In 1979 he appeared in the films "Licensed to Love and Kill", in which he portrayed secret agent Charles Bind, and "The World Is Full of Married Men". During the late 1970s and 1980s Hunt made appearances in "Sunday Night Thriller", "Minder" and "Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense". He appeared alongside Julia McKenzie in "That Beryl Marston...!" in 1981, and also in the films "Funny Money" (1983) and "Bloodbath at the House of Death" (1984) as well as the children's film "Gabrielle and the Doodleman". In 1988 he played many parts in the Pet Shop Boys' film "It Couldn't Happen Here".