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Warner Oland (1879–1938)

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Warner Oland was born Johan Verner Olund in the small village of Nyby in Bjurholm parish in the county of Vasterbotten, Sweden, on October 3, 1879. Bjurholm is situated about 60 kilometers outside the town of Umea. His family emigrated to the US on October 15, 1892. His father Jonas was a shopkeeper and his mother was Maria Johanna (nee Forsberg)... See full bio »

Born:

Johan Verner Öhlund
in Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden

Died:

(age 58) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
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1937 Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo
Charlie Chan
 
1937 Charlie Chan on Broadway
Charlie Chan
 
1937 Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Charlie Chan
 
1936 Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan
 
1936 Charlie Chan at the Race Track
Charlie Chan
 
1936 Charlie Chan at the Circus
Charlie Chan
 
1936 Charlie Chan's Secret
Charlie Chan
 
1935 Charlie Chan in Shanghai
Charlie Chan
 
1935 Shanghai
Ambassador Lun Sing
 
1935 Charlie Chan in Egypt
Charlie Chan
 
1935 Werewolf of London
Dr. Yogami
 
1935 Charlie Chan in Paris
Charlie Chan
 
1934 The Painted Veil
General Yu
 
1934 Charlie Chan in London
Inspector Charlie Chan
 
1934 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Prince Achmed
 
1934 Charlie Chan's Courage
Charlie Chan
 
1934 Mandalay
Nick
 
1934 As Husbands Go
Hippolitus Lomi
 
1933 Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Charlie Chan
 
1933 Before Dawn
Dr. Paul Cornelius
 
1932 The Son-Daughter
Fen Sha/The Sea Crab
 
1932 A Passport to Hell
Baron von Sydow, Police Commandant
 
1932 Shanghai Express
Mr. Henry Chang
 
1932 Charlie Chan's Chance
Charlie Chan
 
1931 The Big Gamble
Andrew North
 
1931 Daughter of the Dragon
Fu Manchu
 
1931 The Black Camel
Inspector Charlie Chan
 
1931 Charlie Chan Carries On
Charlie Chan
 
1931 Dishonored
Colonel von Hindau
 
1931 The Drums of Jeopardy
Dr. Boris Karlov
 
1930 The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
 
1930 Paramount on Parade
Fu Manchu (Murder Will Out)
 
1930 The Vagabond King
Thibault
 
1930 Dangerous Paradise
Schomberg
 
1929 The Mighty
Sterky
 
1929 The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
Dr. Fu Manchu
 
1929 The Studio Murder Mystery
Rupert Borka
 
1929 Chinatown Nights
Boston Charley
 
1929 The Faker
Hadrian (the faker)
 
1928 Dream of Love
The Duke, Current Dicator
 
1928 The Scarlet Lady
Zaneriff
 
1928 Wheel of Chance
Mosher Turkeltaub
 
1928 Stand and Deliver
Ghika - the Bandit Leader
 
1927 Good Time Charley
Good Time Charley Keene
 
1927 Sailor Izzy Murphy
The girl's father
 
1927 The Jazz Singer
The Cantor
 
1927 What Happened to Father?
W. Bradberry, Father
 
1927 Old San Francisco
Chris Buckwell
 
1927 A Million Bid
Geoffrey Marsh
 
1927 When a Man Loves
André Lescaut
 
1926 Man of the Forest
Clint Beasley
 
1926 Tell It to the Marines
Chinese bandit leader
 
1926 Twinkletoes
Roseleaf
 
1926 The Marriage Clause
Max Ravenal
 
1926 The Mystery Club
Eli Sinsabaugh
 
1926 Don Juan
Cesare Borgia
 
1925 Infatuation
Osman Pasha
 
1925 The Winding Stair
Petras
 
1925 Flower of Night
Luke Rand
 
1925 Don Q Son of Zorro
The Archduke Paul
 
1925 Riders of the Purple Sage
Lew Walters aka Judge Dyer
 
1924 Curlytop
Shanghai Dan
 
1924 So This Is Marriage?
King David
 
1924 One Night in Rome
Mario Dorando
 
1924 The Fighting American
Fu Shing
 
1923 His Children's Children
Dr. Dahl
 
1922 The Pride of Palomar
Okada
 
1922 East Is West
Charley Yong
 
1921 Hurricane Hutch
Clifton Marlow
 
1921 The Yellow Arm
Joel Bain
 
1920 The Phantom Foe
Uncle Lew Selkirk
 
1920 The Third Eye
Curtis Steele/Malcolm Graw
 
1919 The Witness for the Defense
Captain Ballantyne
 
1919 The Avalanche
Nick Delano
 
1919 The Twin Pawns
John Bent
 
1919 Mandarin's Gold
Li Hsun
 
1919 The Lightning Raider
Wu Fang
 
1918 The Yellow Ticket
Baron Andrey
 
1918 The Mysterious Client
Boris Norjunov
 
1918 The Naulahka
Maharajah
 
1918 Convict 993
Dan Mallory
 
1917 The Cigarette Girl
Mr. Wilson
 
1917 The Fatal Ring
Richard Carslake
 
1917 Patria
Baron Huroki
 
1916 The Rise of Susan
Sinclair La Salle
 
1916 Beatrice Fairfax
Detective
 
1916 The Eternal Question
Pierre Felix
 
1916 The Eternal Sappho
H. Coudal
 
1916 The Reapers
James Shaw
 
1916 The Fool's Revenge
 
1916 Beatrice Fairfax Episode 4: The Stone God
Detective in office
 
1915 Destruction
Mr. Deleveau
 
1915 The Unfaithful Wife
 
1915 Sin
Pietro
 
1915 The Romance of Elaine
 
1912 Pilgrim's Progress
John Bunyon
 
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1927 The Jazz Singer (performer: "Kol Nidre" - uncredited)
 
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1933 How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action (short)
Himself, Warner Oland (uncredited)
 
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2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Hollywood on Cayuga (documentary)
Baron Huroki - Patria
 
1980 Hollywood
Himself
 
1979 The Horror Show (documentary)
 
1961 Days of Thrills and Laughter (documentary)
Himself
 
1956 Some of the Greatest (short)
Cesare Borgia
 
1954 Thrills from the Past (documentary short)
From 'Old San Francisco, 1927'
 

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(1902) Stage: Appeared (Broadway debut) in "The Eternal City" on Broadway. Melodrama. Music by / arranged by Pietro Mascagni. Written by Hall Caine. Victoria Theatre: 17 Nov 1902-Feb 1903 (closing date unknown/92 performances). Cast: C. Leslie Allen, Viola Allen, Augusta Bertrand... See more »

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Height:

5' 11" (1.80 m)
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Trivia:

Soon after his last film, another Chan entry titled Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo, which was completed in the fall of 1937, Oland began experiencing symptoms of dementia. He was apprehended walking outside his neighborhood in his underwear in the company of his prized miniature schnauzer completely disoriented. He returned to Sweden and sadly, Oland died the following August after a brief bout with pneumonia. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Libra