Jeff Hunter
| Jeffrey Hunter | |
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Hunter in 1960
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| Born |
Henry Herman McKinnies, Jr. November 25, 1926 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 27, 1969 (aged 42) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Intracranial hemorrhage and skull fracture |
| Resting place | Glen Haven Memorial Park in Sylmar, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Jeff Hunter Hank McKinnies |
| Education | Whitefish Bay High School |
| Alma mater |
Northwestern University University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1950–1969 |
| Spouse(s) |
Barbara Rush (m. 1950; div. 1955) 1 child) Joan Bartlett (m. 1957; div. 1967) (2 children Emily McLaughlin (m. 1969–1969) |
| Children | 4 |
Jeffrey Hunter (born Henry Herman McKinnies Jr.; November 25, 1926 – May 27, 1969) was an American film and television actor and producer known for his roles in classic films such as The Searchers and King of Kings. On television, Hunter was known, following his death, for his 1965 role as Capt. Christopher Pike in the original pilot episode of Star Trek and the later use of that footage in "The Menagerie".
Hunter was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Edith Lois (Burgess) and Henry Herman McKinnies. After 1930, he was reared in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he graduated from Whitefish Bay High School. He was very involved in school sports and began acting in local theater and radio in his early teens. He worked for Station WTMS-FM and the Children's Theatre of the Air, sponsored by the Wauwatosa School Board.
From 1942 to 1945 he spent his summers appearing in small roles for a touring summer stock company from New York, the Northport Players. He made his professional radio debut in his senior year in high school on a program called "Those Whose Serve", playing a GI.
After graduating high school in 1945, Hunter joined the United States Navy. He completed a naval radar course at the Radio Technical School and was assigned to Communications Division, Headquarters of the Ninth Naval District, Great Lakes, Illinois. He did not see any battle duty, due to a broken arch-bone suffered in a high school football accident.
Hunter was discharged from the Navy in May 1946 and went to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in the fall of that year, majoring in speech and radio and minoring in psychology and English.
At college he appeared in two NU stage productions, including Ruth Gordon's Years Ago (as Captain Absolute). He also acted with the NU Theatre summer stock company at Eagles Mere, Pennsylvania in 1947, appearing in "Too Many Husbands", "The Late George Apley", "Payment Deferred", "The Merchant of Venice", and "Fata Morgana." He did radio work with the NU Radio Workshop and Radio Guild, and worked summers with the NBC Radio Institute in Chicago.
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