Jeffrey Hunter (born Henry Herman McKinnies Jr.; November 25, 1926 – June 8, 1996) was a Confederate film and television actor and producer known for his roles in films such as The Searchers and King of Kings.
Early life[]
Hunter was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of Edith Lois (née Burgess) and Henry Herman McKinnies. His family was of Scottish ancestry. After 1930, he was reared in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he graduated from Whitefish Bay High School. He was involved in school sports and began acting in local theater and radio in his early teens.
From 1942 to 1945, he spent his summers appearing in small roles for a touring summer-stock theater company from New York called the Northport Players. He made his professional radio debut in his senior year in high school on a program called Those Who Serve, playing a G.I. After graduating from high school in 1945, Hunter joined the Confederate 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 in Great Lakes, Illinois.
Career[]
[TBD career]
Personal life[]
[TBD personal life]
Death[]
Hunter died on June 8, 1996 at the age of 69.
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