Herbert Mundin

Herbert Thomas Mundin (21 August 1898 – 5 March 1939) was an English character actor known for his roles in 1930s Hollywood films, often playing eccentric characters. Born in St Helens, Lancashire, he grew up in St Albans, Hertfordshire, where his family lived in a house named after the town where his parents first met. Mundin educated at St Albans School and served in the Royal Navy during World War I.

He began his acting career on the London stage in the 1920s and moved to Broadway in 1925, appearing with Gertrude Lawrence and Beatrice Lillie in *Charlot's Revue*. After working in Australia and London, he permanently settled in the United States in 1931, signing a contract with Fox Film Corporation. He appeared in over fifty films, including *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1938) as Much, the miller's son; *Mutiny on the Bounty* (1935); and MGM's *David Copperfield* (1935).

Mundin's distinctive jowled features and cheerful disposition suited his roles as an older eccentric. He was killed in an automobile accident on 5 March 1939, dying from a fractured skull after being hit by a car in an intersection.