H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner
H.B. Warner was the son of Charles Warner and the grandson of James Warner, both prominent British stage actors. A tentative stab at studying medicine was abandoned when the younger Warner took drama lessons in Paris and Italy, then joined his father's stock company. After touring the British empire, Warner made his first American stage appearance in 1905. A leading man in his younger days, Warner starred in the first stage and screen versions of that hardy perennial The Ghost Breaker. His most celebrated silent film role was as Christ in Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings (1927). Though Warner sometimes complained that this most daunting of portrayals ruined his career, in point of fact he remained extremely busy as a character actor in the 1930s and 1940s. A favorite of director Frank Capra, Warner appeared as Chang in Lost Horizon (1937) (for which he was Oscar-nominated) and as old man Gower in the Christmas perennial It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Warner also played Inspector Nielsen in several of the Bulldog Drummond B-pictures of the 1930s, and had a cameo as one of Gloria Swanson's "waxworks" in Sunset Boulevard. H.B. Warner's final screen appearance was in DeMille's 1956 remake of The Ten Commandments. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of H.B. Warner:
- The King of Kings with Ernest Torrence , Joseph Schildkraut , Jacqueline Logan , Victor Varconi , Montagu Love , George Siegmann , Dot Farley , Bryant Washburn , Julia Swayne Gordon , Louis Natheaux , Edward Sr. Peil , May Robson , Charles A. Sellon , Carl Stockdale , Josef Swickard , Sidney Franklin , Edwin Brady
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town with Gary Cooper , Jean Arthur , George Bancroft , Lionel Stander , Douglas Dumbrille , Raymond Walburn , Ruth Donnelly , Emma Dunn , Walter Catlett , Stanley Andrews , Billy Bevan , Cecil Cunningham , Ann Doran , Bess Flowers , George "Gabby" Hayes , Edward J. LeSaint , Gene Morgan , Franklin Pangborn , Lee Shumway , Charles Sullivan , Dale vanSickel , Gustav vonSeyffertitz , Dennis O'Keefe
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington with James Stewart , Jean Arthur , Claude Rains , Edward Arnold , Thomas Mitchell , Guy Kibbee , Beulah Bondi , Eugene Pallette , Harry Sr. Carey , Ruth Donnelly , Grant Mitchell , Porter Hall , William Demarest , Dick Elliott , Stanley Andrews , Jack Carson , Vernon Dent , Ann Doran , Helen Jerome Eddy , Frances Gifford , Mary Gordon , John Ince , Frank Jaquet , Robert Middlemass , Charles Moore , Gene Morgan , Jack Richardson , Larry Simms , Walter Soderling , Wyndham Standing , Craig Stevens , Carl Stockdale , Dub Taylor , Fred "Snowflake" Toones , Dave Willock , Frank O'Connor , John Russell
- You Can't Take It with You with Jean Arthur , Lionel Barrymore , James Stewart , Edward Arnold , Mischa Auer , Ann Miller , Spring Byington , Donald Meek , Dub Taylor , Clarence H. Wilson , Josef Swickard , Ann Doran , Harry Davenport , Eddie "Rochester" Anderson , Stanley Andrews , Joseph Bernard , Ward Bond , Dick Curtis , Edgar Dearing , Vernon Dent , James Flavin , Bess Flowers , Kit Guard , Chuck Hamilton , John Hamilton , Sam Harris , John Ince , Boyd Irwin , Gene Morgan , Edward Sr. Peil , Dick Rush , Harry Semels , Edwin Stanley , Rosemary Theby , John Tyrrell , Walter Walker , Pat West , Ian Wolfe , Louis King , Frank Mills , Bruce Mitchell , Betty Farrington
- A Tale of Two Cities with Ronald Colman , Edna May Oliver , Reginald Owen , Basil Rathbone , Blanche Yurka , Henry B. Walthall , Donald Woods , Walter Catlett , Billy Bevan , Isabel Jewell , E.E. Clive , Robert Warwick , Boyd Irwin , Eily Malyon , Tully Marshall , Edward Sr. Peil , Rolfe Sedan , C. Montague Shaw
- The Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston , Yul Brynner , Anne Baxter , Edward G. Robinson , Yvonne DeCarlo , Debra Paget , Nina Foch , Cedric Hardwicke , Martha Scott , Judith Anderson , Vincent Price , John Carradine , Douglas Dumbrille , Frank DeKova , Henry Wilcoxon , Lawrence Dobkin , Woody Strode , Charlton Heston , Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer , Michael Ansara , Henry Brandon , Frankie Darro , Edward Earle , Franklin Farnum , Frank Lackteen , Kenneth MacDonald , Peter Mamakos , Robert Vaughn , Clint Walker , Michael Connors , Cecil B. DeMille , John Hart , Stanley Price , James Coburn
- It's a Wonderful Life with James Stewart , Donna Reed , Lionel Barrymore , Thomas Mitchell , Henry Travers , Beulah Bondi , Ward Bond , Gloria Grahame , Frank Faylen , Frank S. Hagney , Sheldon Leonard , Larry Simms , Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer , Stanley Andrews , Ellen Corby , Dick Elliott , John Farrell MacDonald , Bert Moorhouse
H.B. Warner Trivia
When was H.B. Warner born?
H.B. Warner date of birth: October 26, 1876
Who did H.B. Warner portray in City of Missing Girls?
H.B. Warner was Capt. McVeigh in City of Missing Girls
What role did H.B. Warner play in A Yank in Libya?
H.B. Warner played Herbert Forbes in A Yank in Libya
Who did H.B. Warner play in The King of Kings?
H.B. Warner was Jesus Christ in The King of Kings
What role did H.B. Warner portray in Bulldog Drummond in Africa?
H.B. Warner played Col. Nielson in Bulldog Drummond in Africa
What role did H.B. Warner play in Rogues' Gallery?
H.B. Warner played Reynolds in Rogues' Gallery
What role did H.B. Warner play in Lost Horizon?
H.B. Warner played Chang in Lost Horizon
Who did H.B. Warner play in Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police?
H.B. Warner was Col. Nielson in Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Who did H.B. Warner play in Bulldog Drummond's Bride?
H.B. Warner was Col. Nielson in Bulldog Drummond's Bride
Who did H.B. Warner play in Arrest Bulldog Drummond?
H.B. Warner was Col. Nielson in Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Who did H.B. Warner portray in Enemy of Women?
H.B. Warner was Col. Brandt in Enemy of Women
What role did H.B. Warner portray in Topper Returns?
H.B. Warner played Mr. Carrington in Topper Returns
What role did H.B. Warner play in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town?
H.B. Warner played Judge Walker in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
What role did H.B. Warner portray in The Adventures of Marco Polo?
H.B. Warner played Chen Tsu in The Adventures of Marco Polo
Who did H.B. Warner play in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?
H.B. Warner was Senator Fuller in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
What role did H.B. Warner play in You Can't Take It with You?
H.B. Warner played Ramsey in You Can't Take It with You
Who did H.B. Warner play in A Tale of Two Cities?
H.B. Warner was Gabelle in A Tale of Two Cities
Who did H.B. Warner portray in The Rains Came?
H.B. Warner was Maharajah in The Rains Came
Who did H.B. Warner portray in The Ten Commandments?
H.B. Warner was Amminadab in The Ten Commandments
What role did H.B. Warner play in It's a Wonderful Life?
H.B. Warner played Mr. Gower in It's a Wonderful Life
Who did H.B. Warner play in Strange Impersonation?
H.B. Warner was Dr. Mansfield in Strange Impersonation
Who did H.B. Warner portray in The Devil and Daniel Webster?
H.B. Warner was Justice Hawthorne in The Devil and Daniel Webster
