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Herbert Mundin

Herbert Mundin

Actor · Died March 5, 1939, aged 40 · St Helens, Lancashire, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Herbert Mundin (21 August 1898 – 5 March 1939) was an English-born Hollywood character actor. He was frequently typecast in films as an older cheeky eccentric, a type helped by his jowled features and cheerful disposition. He was born Herbert Thomas Mundin 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, and joined the Royal Navy during World War I. 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. In 1931, after working in Australia and London, he permanently moved to the US, where he received a contract with Twentieth Century Fox Studios and enjoyed a successful career as a character actor in over 50 films. Perhaps his most celebrated role was as Much 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). He died in Van Nuys, California following a car crash. He was killed instantly when the car in which he was riding collided with another car at a street intersection. The force of the impact threw open the door and hurled Mundin to the street.He received a fractured skull and crushed chest.He was 40 years old. The other occupants of the car were not injured. Description above from the Wikipedia article Herbert Mundin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 20, 1898
Died
March 5, 1939 (aged 40)
From
St Helens, Lancashire, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 54 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 7% in 30 days

What are Herbert Mundin's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Bonds
29%
Power
24%
Self
5%
Society
5%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 5
Trickster
2 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Romantic
5
Melancholic
4
Joyful
2
Bittersweet
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Herbert Mundin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Herbert Mundin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

54 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Society Lawyer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Layton

  • Exposed(1938)

    as Skippy

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lord Jeff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Bosun 'Crusty' Jelks

  • The Adventures of Robin Hood(1938)

    as Much

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Invisible Enemy(1938)

    as Sergeant Alfred M. Higgs

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Angel(1937)

    as Mr. Greenwood

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • That’s My Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Hiram

  • Another Dawn(1937)

    as Wilkins, Wister's Orderly

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • You Can't Beat Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Jasper 'Meadows' Hives

  • Tarzan Escapes(1936)

    as Rawlins

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Champagne Charlie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Mr. Fipps

  • Under Two Flags (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Rake

  • A Message to Garcia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Henry Piper

  • Charlie Chan's Secret(1935)

    as Baxter

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • King of Burlesque(1936)

    as English Impresario

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • The Widow from Monte Carlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as John Torrent

  • Mutiny on the Bounty(1935)

    as Smith

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Frederick Hitch

  • Black Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Oscar

  • Spring Tonic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Thompson

  • Ladies Love Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Actor

  • David Copperfield(1935)

    as Barkis

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Hell in the Heavens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Granny Biggs

  • Love Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Caesar

  • Springtime for Henry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Trivers

  • Call It Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Herbert Biggelwade

  • Such Women Are Dangerous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Horatio Wilson

  • All Men Are Enemies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Actor

  • Bottoms Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Limey Brook aka Lord Brocklehurst

  • Ever Since Eve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Horace Saunders

  • Orient Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Herbert Thomas Peters

  • Hoopla(1933)

    as Hap Spissel

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Shanghai Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Larsen

  • Arizona to Broadway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Kingfish Miller

  • The Devil's in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Bimpy

  • It's Great to Be Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Brooks

  • Adorable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Detective Pipac

  • Pleasure Cruise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Henry

  • Dangerously Yours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    as Grove

  • Cavalcade(1933)

    as Alfred Bridges

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as George

  • One Way Passage(1932)

    as S.S. Maloa Steward (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Life Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Mr. MacGilvairy (uncredited)

  • Love Me Tonight(1932)

    as Groom (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Chandu the Magician (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Albert Miggles

  • Bachelor's Affairs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Jepson

  • The Trial of Vivienne Ware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as William Boggs

  • Devil's Lottery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Trowbridge

  • The Silent Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Henry Hammer

  • The Wrong Mr. Perkins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Jimmy Perkins

  • East Lynne on the Western Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Bob Cox / Lady Isobel

  • Immediate Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    as Peter Bootle

  • Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Cricketeer

  • Enter the Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    as Goss

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 54 titles from 1930 to 1939.

Biggest box office

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

$4.9K worldwide

Highest rated

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting54 of 54: 54 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Herbert Mundin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th5

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Invisible Enemy (1938)

53rd percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Midcredits 97th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Herbert Mundin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Herbert Mundin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Lloyd shares the most, 3.

Directors

Composers

Mixed roles