Gareth Hunt(1943-2007)

Actor
Composer
Music Department

Fiona Curzon and Gareth Hunt in Undercover Lover (1979)

Six scientists investigate a strange phenomenon at the creepy Headstone Manor, the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier that took the lives of 18 guests in one night.

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Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)

Gareth Hunt was born on 7 February 1943 in Battersea, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Fierce Creatures (1997), Undercover Lover (1979) and The New Avengers (1976). He was married to Amanda, Annette Walter-Lax and Carol. He died on 14 March 2007 in Redhill, Surrey, England, UK.

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Known for

Fierce Creatures

6.4

Inspector Masefield

1997

Undercover Lover

4.3

Charles Bind

1979

The New Avengers

7.2

TV Series

Mike Gambit

Doctor Who

8.4

TV Series

Arak

Credits

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Actor

The Riddle
4.8
Video
- Roy McBride
- 2007
Doctors
4.6
TV Series
- Arthur Collison
- Jack Watkins
- 2004–2006
New Tricks
8.0
TV Series
- Rob Petty
- 2006
Two's Company
5.8
Short
- Blind man
- 2005
Powers
7.8
TV Series
- Tom Watkins
- 2004
Absolute Power
8.1
TV Series
- Gareth Hunt
- 2003
Night & Day
7.4
TV Series
- Charlie Doyle
- 2001–2003
EastEnders
4.7
TV Series
- Richie Stringer
- 2001
Harry and the Wrinklies
7.5
TV Series
- Percy 'Beastly' Priestly
- 1999
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
4.7
- Grand Master
- 1998
Parting Shots
5.1
- Inspector Bass
- 1998
Animal Ark
6.8
TV Series
- Sam Western
- 1997–1998
My Funny Valentine
Short
- Harold
- 1997
The New Adventures of Robin Hood
5.9
TV Series
- Lord Rupert
- 1997
Fierce Creatures
6.4
- Inspector Masefield
- 1997

Composer

Music Department

Videos4

The New Avengers: Season 1

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The New Avengers: Season 2

Personal details

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Height
- 6′ (1.83 m)
Born
- February 7, 1943
- Battersea, London, England, UK
Died
- March 14, 2007
- Redhill, Surrey, England, UK(pancreatic cancer)
Spouses
Relatives
- Martita Hunt(Aunt or Uncle)
Other works
He acted in Sir Alan Ayckbourn's play, "Man of the Moment", at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Sir Michael Gambon CBE, Peter Bowles, Samantha Bond, Nigel Planer and Louisa Rix in the cast.
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview
- 4 Articles

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Trivia
After six years in the Merchant Navy, he jumped ship in New Zealand and worked in a car plant for a year. He was eventually caught and spent three months in military detention, before being repatriated back to Britain. There, he took a course in design at the BBC, while making money doing various jobs, ranging from stage hand to butcher, hairdresser to door-to-door salesman.

Quotes
My job is entertainment. I'm not there to get across any great messages. I don't want to be Prime Minister; I just want to be an actor, make people laugh, make people cry and say other people's lines. And if I believe in the lines, then I'm going to do the show to the best of my ability.