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'''Herbert Thomas Mundin''' (21 August 1898 – 5 March 1939) was an English [[character actor]]. He was frequently typecast in 1930s [[Hollywood]] films like ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (film)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' as an older cheeky eccentric, a type helped by his jowled features and cheerful disposition. |
'''Herbert Thomas Mundin''' (21 August 1898 – 5 March 1939) was an English [[character actor]]. He was frequently typecast in 1930s [[Hollywood]] films like ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (film)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' as an older cheeky eccentric, a type helped by his jowled features and cheerful disposition. |
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==Early Life== |
==Early Life== |
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Herbert Mundin | |
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 Mundin in Tarzan Escapes, 1936 | |
| Born | Herbert Thomas Mundin 21 August 1898 St Helens, England, UK |
| Died | 5 March 1939 (aged 40) Van Nuys, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Car crash |
| Resting place | Inglewood Park Cemetery |
| Years active | 1930-1939 |
| Spouse(s) | Hilda Frances Hoyes (1921-?) Kathleen Ann Reed (1925-1934)[1] |
Herbert Thomas Mundin (21 August 1898 – 5 March 1939) was an English character actor. He was frequently typecast in 1930s Hollywood films like The Adventures of Robin Hood as an older cheeky eccentric, a type helped by his jowled features and cheerful disposition.
Early Life
Mundin was born 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. During World War 1 he served with the Royal Navy.[2]
Career
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.[3]
In 1931, after working in Australia and London, he permanently moved to the United States, where he received a contract with Twentieth Century Fox Studios and had a successful career as a character actor in over 50 films. Perhaps his most celebrated role was as Much, the miller's son 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) as Barkis.
Death
Mundin died at Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California in a car crash. He was killed instantly when the car in which he was a passenger in collided with another car at a street intersection. The force of the impact threw open the door and threw him out of the vehicle on to the street, Mundin sustaining a fractured skull and crushed chest. He was 40 years old. The other occupants of the car were not injured. His body was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, his gravestone has the initials 'R.N.' upon it, referencing his war service with the British Royal Navy.[4]
Personal life
According to his nephew in 2012, "he was the only man who could drink Errol Flynn under the table".[citation needed]
Filmography
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Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | East Lynne on the Western Front | Bob Cox / Lady Isobel | |
| 1932 | The Silent Witness | Henry Hammer | |
| Devil's Lottery | Trowbridge | ||
| The Trial of Vivienne Ware | William Boggs | ||
| Bachelor's Affairs | Jepson | ||
| Almost Married | Jenkins, the butler | Uncredited | |
| Chandu the Magician | Albert Miggles | ||
| Love Me Tonight | Groom | Uncredited | |
| The Painted Woman | Georgie, Mess Boy | Uncredited | |
| Life Begins | Mr. MacGilvairy | Uncredited | |
| One Way Passage | S.S.Maloa Steward | Uncredited | |
| Sherlock Holmes | George | ||
| 1933 | Cavalcade | Alfred Bridges | |
| Dangerously Yours | Grove | ||
| Pleasure Cruise | Henry | ||
| Adorable | The Detective, Pipac | ||
| It's Great to Be Alive | Brooks | ||
| The Devil's in Love | Bimby | ||
| Arizona to Broadway | Kingfish Miller | ||
| Shanghai Madness | Larsen | ||
| Hoop-La | Hap Spissel | ||
| 1934 | Orient Express | Herbert Thomas Peters | |
| Ever Since Eve | Horace Saunders | ||
| Bottoms Up | Limey Brook / Lord Brocklehurst | ||
| All Men Are Enemies | Noggins | ||
| Orient Express | Horatio Hollingsworth Wilson | ||
| Call It Luck | Herbert Biggelwade | ||
| Springtime for Henry | Trivers | ||
| Love Time | Caesar | ||
| Hell in the Heavens | Granny Biggs | ||
| 1935 | David Copperfield | Barkis | |
| Black Sheep | Oscar | ||
| Spring Tonic | Thompson - the Butler | ||
| Ladies Love Danger | Giffins | ||
| Mutiny on the Bounty | Smith | ||
| The Imperfect Lady | Frederick Hitch | ||
| The Widow from Monte Carlo | John Torrent | ||
| 1936 | King of Burlesque | English Impresario | |
| Charlie Chan's Secret | Baxter the butler | ||
| A Message to Garcia | Henry Piper | ||
| Under Two Flags | Rake | ||
| Champagne Charlie | Mr. Fipps | ||
| Tarzan Escapes | Herbert Henry Rawlins | ||
| 1937 | Another Dawn | Wilkins | |
| You Can't Beat Love | Jasper 'Meadows' Hives | ||
| Angel | Mr Greenwood | ||
| That's My Story | Hiram | ||
| 1938 | Invisible Enemy | Sergeant Alfred M. Higgs | |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Much | ||
| Lord Jeff | Bosun 'Crusty' Jelks | ||
| Exposed | Skippy | ||
| 1939 | Society Lawyer | Layton | (final film role) |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-1922 | A to Z | Prince of Wales's Theatre | His London debut |
| 1921-1922 | Pot Luck | Vaudeville Theatre, London | |
| 1922-1923 | Snap | Vaudeville Theatre, London | |
| 1923 | Rats | Vaudeville Theatre, London | |
| Yes! | Vaudeville Theatre, London | ||
| 1925 | Charlot's Revue | Prince of Wales Theatre |
References
- ^ http://www.herbertmundin.org.uk/stageyears.html
- ^ Wearing, The London Stage 1920-1929, p. 355
- ^ Wearing, The London Stage 1920-1929, p. 355
- ^ Entry for Mundin in Findagrave website (2019). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7901241/herbert-mundin/photo
Bibliography
- Wearing, J. P. (2014). The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers and Personnel. Rowman and Littlefield
- Hischak, Thomas S. (2009). Broadway Plays and Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows through 2007. McFarland
External links
- Herbert Mundin at IMDb
- Herbert Mundin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Herbert Mundin the Hollywood Scene Stealer - Herbert Mundin Website
- Herbert Mundin at Find a Grave
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
- English male film actors
- People from St Albans
- People from St Helens, Merseyside
- People educated at St Albans School, Hertfordshire
- 1898 births
- 1939 deaths
- 20th-century English male actors
- 20th Century Fox contract players
- Male actors from Hertfordshire
- English male stage actors
- Road incident deaths in California
- Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery
- British expatriate male actors in the United States
- Vaudeville performers