The Hunter Explained

The Hunter may refer to:

People

• Klaas-Jan Huntelaar or "The Hunter" (born 1983), Dutch footballer

Fictional characters

• Samus Aran or The Hunter, the protagonist of the Metroid video game series
• The Hunter, a character portrayed by Željko Ivanek in Heroes
• The Hunter, a character on King Leonardo and His Short Subjects
• The Hunter, a poacher and taxidermist from Little Nightmares II
• The Hunter, the main protagonist of the 2022 video game Marvel's Midnight Suns

Fiction

Books

• The Hunter, a 1685 book by Gerard Langbaine
• The Hunter and Other Poems, a 1916 poetry book by Walter J. Turner
• The Hunter, a 1926 novel by Ernest Glanville
• The Hunter, a 1950 novel by James Aldridge
• The Hunter (Stark novel), a 1962 novel by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym Richard Stark
• The Hunter, a 1984 novel by John R. Erickson
• The Hunter, a 1990 novel by Rose Estes
  • The Hunter, a 1994 picture book by Paul Geraghty The Hunter, a 1994 novel in the Point Horror series by L. J. Smith, the first installment in The Forbidden Game series
• , a 1996 novel by Asa Nonami
• The Hunter (Leigh novel), a 1999 novel by Julia Leigh
• The Hunter, a 2010 novel by Tom Wood, the first installment in the Victor the Assassin series
• The Hunter, a 2012 novel by John Lescroart, the third installment in the Wyatt Hunt series
• The Hunter, a 2014 novel by Tony Park
• The Hunter, a 2024 novel by Tana French

Comics

• The Hunter (comics), a comic series by Dare Comics

Films

• The Hunter (1980 film), a film starring Steve McQueen
• , a 1991 Indian Hindi-language film
• The Hunter (2010 film), a 2010 Iranian film
• The Hunter (2011 Russian film)
• The Hunter (2011 Australian film)
• The Hunter (cartoon), a 1931 Walter Lantz cartoon
• Vettaiyan or The Hunter, a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action drama film by T. J. Gnanavel

Television

Episodes

• "The Hunter", Armchair Mystery Theatre series 3, episode 3 (1965)
• "The Hunter", Bat Masterson season 3, episode 5 (1960)
• "The Hunter", Beastmaster season 3, episode 12 (2002)
• "The Hunter", Bonanza season 14, episode 16 (1973)
• "The Hunter", Burn Notice season 3, episode 6 (2009)
• "The Hunter", Code Name: Eternity episode 3 (2000)
• "The Hunter", Combat! season 2, episode 24 (1964)
• "The Hunter", Delilah & Julius season 1, episode 22 (2006)
• "The Hunter", Generator Rex season 1, episode 13 (2010)
• "The Hunter", Gilligan's Island season 3, episode 18 (1967)
• "The Hunter", Gunsmoke season 1, episode 9 (1955)
• "The Hunter", Lady Blue episode 6 (1985)
• "The Hunter", Loonatics Unleashed season 2, episode 7 (2007)
• "The Hunter", Power Rangers Mystic Force episode 25 (2006)
• "The Hunter", Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal season 1, episode 10a (1996)
• "The Hunter", Ripcord season 2, episode 12 (1962)
• "The Hunter", Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye season 1, episode 17 (1965)
• "The Hunter", Superman episode 7a (1988)
• "The Hunter", The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet season 2, episode 16 (1954)
• "The Hunter", The King Kong Show episode 5a (1966)
• "The Hunter", The Magic Boomerang episode 5 (1965)
• "The Hunter", The Monroes episode 8 (1966)
• "The Hunter", The New Adventures of Robin Hood season 3, episode 7 (1998)
• "The Hunter", The New Adventures of Zorro season 2, episode 6 (1998)
• "The Hunter", The Office season 2, episode 4 (2019)
• "The Hunter", Voltron: The Third Dimension season 2, episode 5 (1999)

Shows

• The Hunter, a cartoon series about a canine detective featured as a segment in the 1960–63 American animated show King Leonardo and His Short Subjects (list of episodes)
• (Italian: Il cacciatore), a 2018 Italian series also known as The Hunter

Video games

• theHunter, a 2009 free-to-play game by Emote Games and Avalanche Studios

Music

Albums

• The Hunter (Ike & Tina Turner album), 1969
• The Hunter (Blondie album), 1982
• The Hunter (Jennifer Warnes album), 1992
• The Hunter (Mastodon album), 2011
• The Hunter (EP), a 2011 EP by Kele

Songs

• "The Hunter" (Albert King song), 1967
• "The Hunter" (Dokken song), 1985
• "The Hunter" (Clannad song), 1989
• "The Hunter" (Iced Earth song), 1996
• "The Hunter", a 1984 song by Barry Gibb from Now Voyager
• "The Hunter", a 1986 song by GTR from GTR, covered by Asia

Other uses

• Orion (constellation) or the Hunter

See also

• The Hunters (disambiguation)
• Hunter (disambiguation)