Herbert Mundin

Herbert Mundin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Herbert Mundin (21 August 1898 – 5 March 1939) was an English-born Hollywood character actor. He was frequently typecast in films as an older cheeky eccentric, a type helped by his jowled features and cheerful disposition. He was born Herbert Thomas Mundin in St Helens, then in Lancashire (now part of Merseyside). His father was a nomadic, Primitive Methodist home missionary. His family moved within a short time of his birth to St Albans in Hertfordshire (the 1901 census data reveal that the family lived at St Helens Villa, Paxton Road, St Albans; his parents William and Jane apparently naming their house after the town where they first met and where Herbert was born). Mundin was educated at St Albans School, and joined the Royal Navy during World War I. He began his acting career on the London stage during the 1920s. Mundin first travelled to America on 18 December 1923 for a series of theatrical engagements in New York. He sailed from Southampton on the RMS Aquitania and described himself in ship’s passenger manifest as 5'7" tall with a fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes and a scar over his left eye. His big break as an actor was arguably with Gertrude Lawrence and Beatrice Lillie in Charlot's Revue when it appeared on Broadway in 1925. In 1931, after working in Australia and London, he permanently moved to the US, where he received a contract with Twentieth Century Fox Studios and enjoyed a successful career as a character actor in over 50 films. Perhaps his most celebrated role was as Much in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), alongside Errol Flynn. Other film appearances included Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) with Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, and MGM's David Copperfield (1935). He died in Van Nuys, California following a car crash. He was killed instantly when the car in which he was riding collided with another car at a street intersection. The force of the impact threw open the door and hurled Mundin to the street.He received a fractured skull and crushed chest.He was 40 years old. The other occupants of the car were not injured. Description above from the Wikipedia article Herbert Mundin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1898-08-20
Place of Birth: St Helens, Lancashire, UK
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Movies List of Herbert Mundin

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Mutiny on the Bounty

1935 Movie
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Charlie Chan's Secret

1936 Movie
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Love Me Tonight

1932 Movie
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Shanghai Madness

1933 Movie
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Angel

1937 Movie
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Dangerously Yours

1933 Movie
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Tarzan Escapes

1936 Movie
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Devil's Lottery

1932 Movie
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Love Time

1934 Movie
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Hoopla

1933 Movie
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Cavalcade

1933 Movie
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Another Dawn

1937 Movie
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Chandu the Magician

1932 Movie
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Lord Jeff

1938 Movie
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A Message to Garcia

1936 Movie
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Society Lawyer

1939 Movie
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Ladies Love Danger

1935 Movie
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King of Burlesque

1936 Movie
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Exposed

1938 Movie
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The Devil's in Love

1933 Movie
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Pleasure Cruise

1933 Movie
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Springtime for Henry

1934 Movie
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Bachelor's Affairs

1932 Movie
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Under Two Flags

1936 Movie
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Black Sheep

1935 Movie
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Arizona to Broadway

1933 Movie
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Bottoms Up

1934 Movie
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Adorable

1933 Movie
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Champagne Charlie

1936 Movie
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Ever Since Eve

1934 Movie
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The Perfect Gentleman

1935 Movie
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Ashes

1930 Movie
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One Way Passage

1932 Movie
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You Can't Beat Love

1937 Movie
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David Copperfield

1935 Movie
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Invisible Enemy

1938 Movie
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The Silent Witness

1932 Movie
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Call It Luck

1934 Movie
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Life Begins

1932 Movie
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Enter the Queen

1930 Movie
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The Wrong Mr. Perkins

1931 Movie
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Sherlock Holmes

1932 Movie
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Hell in the Heavens

1934 Movie
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All Men Are Enemies

1934 Movie
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Spring Tonic

1935 Movie
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Orient Express

1934 Movie
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Immediate Possession

1931 Movie