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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

Personal information

Birthday

1898-08-20

Birth Place

St Helens, Lancashire, UK

Movies and TV shows :

A Message to Garcia

A Message to Garcia

1936

5.0

Movie
Adorable

Adorable

1933

3.7

Movie
All Men Are Enemies

All Men Are Enemies

1934

0.0

Movie
Angel

Angel

1937

6.8

Movie
Another Dawn

Another Dawn

1937

6.2

Movie
Arizona to Broadway

Arizona to Broadway

1933

7.0

Movie
Ashes

Ashes

1930

0.0

Movie
Bachelor's Affairs

Bachelor's Affairs

1932

1.0

Movie
Black Sheep

Black Sheep

1935

7.0

Movie
Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up

1934

4.3

Movie
Call It Luck

Call It Luck

1934

6.0

Movie
Cavalcade

Cavalcade

1933

5.5

Movie
Champagne Charlie

Champagne Charlie

1936

4.8

Movie
Chandu the Magician

Chandu the Magician

1932

6.2

Movie
Charlie Chan's Secret

Charlie Chan's Secret

1936

6.8

Movie
Dangerously Yours

Dangerously Yours

1933

0.0

Movie
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

1935

6.6

Movie
Devil's Lottery

Devil's Lottery

1932

0.0

Movie
East Lynne on the Western Front

East Lynne on the Western Front

1931

0.0

Movie
Enter the Queen

Enter the Queen

1930

0.0

Movie
Ever Since Eve

Ever Since Eve

1934

0.0

Movie
Exposed

Exposed

1938

5.0

Movie
Hell in the Heavens

Hell in the Heavens

1934

4.7

Movie
Hoopla

Hoopla

1933

6.0

Movie
Immediate Possession

Immediate Possession

1931

0.0

Movie
Invisible Enemy

Invisible Enemy

1938

6.0

Movie
It's Great to Be Alive

It's Great to Be Alive

1933

5.0

Movie
King of Burlesque

King of Burlesque

1936

5.9

Movie
Ladies Love Danger

Ladies Love Danger

1935

0.0

Movie
Life Begins

Life Begins

1932

6.0

Movie
Lord Jeff

Lord Jeff

1938

7.1

Movie
Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight

1932

6.6

Movie
Love Time

Love Time

1934

0.0

Movie
Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1935

7.3

Movie
One Way Passage

One Way Passage

1932

7.3

Movie
Orient Express

Orient Express

1934

0.0

Movie
Pleasure Cruise

Pleasure Cruise

1933

5.7

Movie
Shanghai Madness

Shanghai Madness

1933

0.0

Movie
Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1932

5.1

Movie
Society Lawyer

Society Lawyer

1939

5.1

Movie
Spring Tonic

Spring Tonic

1935

5.3

Movie
Springtime for Henry

Springtime for Henry

1934

1.0

Movie
Such Women Are Dangerous

Such Women Are Dangerous

1934

0.0

Movie
Tarzan Escapes

Tarzan Escapes

1936

6.3

Movie
The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1938

7.5

Movie
The Devil's in Love

The Devil's in Love

1933

6.0

Movie
The Perfect Gentleman

The Perfect Gentleman

1935

4.5

Movie
The Silent Witness

The Silent Witness

1932

5.5

Movie
The Trial of Vivienne Ware

The Trial of Vivienne Ware

1932

0.0

Movie
The Widow from Monte Carlo

The Widow from Monte Carlo

1935

5.0

Movie
The Wrong Mr. Perkins

The Wrong Mr. Perkins

1931

0.0

Movie
Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags

1936

6.0

Movie
You Can't Beat Love

You Can't Beat Love

1937

6.0

Movie