Hunt was born in Los Angeles, California on December 4, 1939. Hunt retired from acting at the age 14. After high school he attended college and served in the U.S. Army for three years as a
codebreaker. He went on to work as a sales manager for a San Fernando Valley industrial supply and tool company that did business with
aerospace firms. and two sons, Ron and Randy. Hunt also had a sister, Bonnie, and nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In 1986, Hunt came out of retirement from acting to appear in director
Tobe Hoopers remake of
Invaders from Mars. Hunt claimed he was still receiving fan mail for
Invaders from Mars 70 years after it was first released. Hunt died from complications of a heart attack at a hospital in
Simi Valley, California, on July 18, 2025, at the age of 85. ==Filmography==