Ian Hunter was born on June 3, 1939 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England as Ian Hunter Patterson. He is known for his work on Fright Night (1985), Toys (1992) and Breaking the Waves (1996).
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| 1 | Presented the inaugural Classic Songwriter award by Classic Rock magazine in October 2005. |
| 2 | "Roll Away the Stone" is Ian's biggest self-penned song. The single version features spoken vocals by Thunderthighs whereas on the album version this role is performed by Lynsey de Paul, who also provided Mott guitarist Luther Grosvenor with the name Ariel Bender. |
| 3 | Tours with the rock supergroup Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. |
| 4 | David Bowie wrote the song "All the Young Dudes" for Mott the Hoople in 1972. It became Ian's signature song, but was not written by him. |
| 5 | Performed alongside Mick Ronson, David Bowie and Queen at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in April 1992. |
| 6 | Wrote the popular songs "Once Bitten Twice Shy", "Ships" and "Cleveland Rocks". |
| 7 | Appeared as a special musical guest on David Letterman in September 2000. |
| 8 | Joined the English rock band Mott the Hoople as lead singer in 1969. |
| 9 | Began a solo career in 1975 after Mott the Hoople disbanded. |
| 10 | Lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Mott the Hoople. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Mike & Mike | 2013-2017 | TV Series writer - 14 episodes | |
| Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story | 2017 | Documentary performer: "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" / writer: "Sea Diver", "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" | |
| Vinyl | 2016 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Diary of a Teenage Girl | 2015 | writer: "Roll Away the Stone" | |
| Kill the Messenger | 2014 | writer: "Sea Diver" | |
| Supernatural | | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014 | |
| Svengali | 2013 | writer: "Sea Diver" | |
| Yle Live: Michael Monroe | 2012 | TV Movie writer: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | |
| Life on Mars | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Life on Mars | 2007 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| 37 og et halvt | 2005 | performer: "Artful Dodger" / writer: "Artful Dodger" | |
| Hollywood the Hard Way | 2004 | Short performer: "Purgatory" / writer: "Purgatory" | |
| The Drew Carey Show | 1997-2003 | TV Series writer - 20 episodes | |
| Pistvakt - en vintersaga | | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1998 music - 1 episode, 1998 | |
| Breaking the Waves | 1996 | writer: "All the Way from Memphis" | |
| Kasalanan ang buhayin ka | 1990 | writer: "Love Can Make You Cry" | |
| Heart and Soul | 1988 | Documentary short writer: "Every Step of the Way" - as Hunter | |
| Light of Day | 1987 | performer: "Cleveland Rocks" / writer: "Cleveland Rocks" | |
| The Wraith | 1986 | performer: "WAKE UP CALL" | |
| Iron Eagle | 1986 | writer: "Love Can Make You Cry" | |
| Fright Night | 1985 | performer: "GOOD MAN IN A BAD TIME" / producer: "GOOD MAN IN A BAD TIME" | |
| Hanoi Rocks in Concert | 1985 | TV Movie lyrics: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Underwater World" - uncredited / writer: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", "Underwater World" - uncredited | |
| Teachers | 1984 | performer: " I'm The Teacher" | |
| Up the Creek | 1984 | performer: "Great Expectations You Never Know What To Expect / writer: "Great Expectations You Never Know What To Expect | |
| Up the Academy | 1980 | performer: "We Gotta Get Out Of Here" / writer: "We Gotta Get Out Of Here" | |
| Top of the Pops | 1978 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | 1974 | writer: "All the Way from Memphis" 1972 | |
| The Old Grey Whistle Test | 1973 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Bad Company: The Official Authorised 40th Anniversary Documentary | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| How the Brits Rocked America | 2012 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| The Ballad of Mott the Hoople | 2011 | Documentary | |
| Later... With Jools Holland | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tracks | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Classic Albums | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Jools's Hootenanny | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ringo Starr and the All Starr Band 2003 | 2004 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Ringo and His All-starr Band | 2002 | Video | Himself |
| Freddie Mercury, the Untold Story | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Mott The Hoople |
| The Queen Phenomenon | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Chameleon of Pop: David Bowie Story | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Freddie Mercury Tribute: Concert for AIDS Awareness | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Hard 'N Heavy Volume 11 | 1990 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Top of the Pops | 1973 | TV Series | Himself as Mott the Hoople |
| Beat-Club | 1968-1970 | TV Series | |
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