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James Walter Hunt was an American film actor, most prominent as a child star who appeared in 35 pictures between 1945 and 1953. He is perhaps best known for his role as David in Invaders from Mars (1953). In the 1986 remake of Invaders from Mars he plays the police chief.

Life and career
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==
Filmography
Song of Love (1947) • The Mating of Millie (1948) • Pitfall (1948) • Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) • Family Honeymoon (1948) • ''Rusty's Birthday'' (1949) • ''Top o' the Morning'' (1949) • Special Agent (1949) • Louisa (1950) • Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) • Saddle Tramp (1950) • Shadow on the Wall (1950) • The Capture (1950) • Again Pioneers (1950) • Her First Romance (1951) • Katie Did It (1951) • Belles on Their Toes (1952) • All American (1953) • Invaders from Mars (1953) • The Lone Hand (1953) • ''She Couldn't Say No'' (1954) • Invaders from Mars (1986) ==References==
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