Jimmy Hunt

For the Canadian singer-songwriter, see Jimmy Hunt (musician).

Jimmy Hunt
Born	(1939-12-04) December 4, 1939 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1947-2004
Spouse	Roswitha T. Jager (1963-present) (3 children)

James Walter Hunt (born December 4, 1939) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as David in Invaders from Mars (1953). In the 1986 remake of the same film he plays the police chief.

Hunt has also appeared in films like Song of Love; Sorry, Wrong Number; Week-End with Father and many more. He often appeared opposite Gigi Perreau.

Filmography

• Song of Love (1947)
• The Mating of Millie (1948)
• Pitfall (1948)
• Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
• Family Honeymoon (1948)
• Holiday Affair (1949)
• Rusty's Birthday (1949)
• Top o' the Morning (1949)
• Special Agent (1949)
• Louisa (1950)
• Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
• Saddle Tramp (1950)
• Shadow on the Wall (1950)
• The Capture (1950)
• Again Pioneers (1950)
• Her First Romance (1951)
• Katie Did It (1951)
• Belles on Their Toes (1952)
• All American (1953)
• Invaders from Mars (1953)
• The Lone Hand (1953)
• She Couldn't Say No (1954)
• Invaders from Mars (1986)

Bibliography

• Goldrup, Tom and Jim (2002). Growing Up on the Set: Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Film and Television. McFarland & Co. p. 130-137. ISBN 1476613702.
• Holmstrom, John (1996). The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich: Michael Russell, p. 216–217.