Jeffrey Hunter (born Henry Herman "Hank" McKinnies Jr., November 25, 1926 — May 27, 1969) was an American actor best known for The Searchers, King of Kings, and the unaired Star Trek: The Original Series pilot episode "The Cage".
He was married to actress Barbara Rush, Joan Bartlett, and actress Emily Mc Laughlin, and had four children.
He died in 1969 at the age 42 from an internal hemorrhage and skull fracture following a fall.
Filmography
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Film Roles
- Julius Caesar (1950) as Third Plebeian (Uncredited Role)
- Call Me Mister as The Kid
- Fourteen Hours as Danny Klempner
- The Frogmen as Peppy Creighton
- Take Care Of My Little Girl as Chad Carnes
- Red Skies Of Montana as Edward J. "Ed" Miller
- Belles On Their Toes as Dr. Bob Grayson
- Lure Of The Wilderness as Ben Tyler
- Dreamboat as Bill Ainslee
- Sailor of the King as Signalman Andrew "Canada" Brown
- Three Young Texans as Johnny Colt
- Princess Of The Nile as Prince Haidi
- White Feather as Little Dog
- Seven Angry Men as Owen Brown
- Seven Cities Of Gold as Matuwir
- The Great Locomotive Chase as William A Fuller
- A Kiss Before Dying as Gordon Grant
- The Searchers as Martin Pawley
- The Proud Ones as Thad Anderson
- Gun For A Coward as Bless Keough
- The True Story Of Jesse James as Frank James
- The Way To The Gold as Joe Mundy
- No Down Payment as David Martin
- Count Five And Die as Captain Bill Ranson
- The Last Hurrah as Adam Caulfield
- In Love and War (1958) as Sgt. Nico Kantaylis
- Sergeant Rutledge as Lt. Tom Cantrell
- Hell To Eternity as Guy Gabaldon
- Key Witness as Fred Morrow
- Man Trap as Matt Jameson
- King of Kings as Jesus
- No Man Is An Island as George R. Tweed
- The Longest Day as Sgt./Lt. John H. Fuller
- Gold For The Caesars as Lancer
- Murieta as Joaquin Murrieta
- Brainstorm as Jim Grayam
- Dimension 5 as Justin Power
- Strange Portrait as Mark
- A Witch Without A Broom as Garver Logan
- A Guide for the Married Man as Tech Adviser (cameo)
- The Christmas Kid as Joe Novak
- Custer Of The West as Capt. Frederick Benteen
- The Private Navy Of Sgt O Farrell as Lt. Jg. Lyman P. Jones
- Find A Place To Die as Joe Collins
- Sexy Susan Sins Again as Count Enrico
- Viva America as Frank Mannata
Television Roles
- Climax as Wesley Jerome Penn/Phil Aubry (2 episodes)
- Pursuit as Lt. Aaron Gibbs (1 episode)
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Harold (1 episode)
- Combat! (1962) as Sgt. Dane (1 episode)
- Temple Houston as Temple Houston (1 episode)
- The F.B.I. as Francis Jerome/Ralph Stuart (2 episodes)
- The Legend Of Jesse James as Jeremy Thrallkill (1 episode)
- Daniel Boone as Roark Logan (1 episode)
- The Green Hornet as Emmet Crown (1 episode)
- Star Trek: The Original Series as Captain Christopher Pike ("The Cage")
- The Monroes as Ed Stanley (1 episode)
- Insight as James Smith/Ken (2 episodes)
