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H.B. Warner (1875–1958)

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Henry Byron Warner was the definitive cinematic Jesus Christ in Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings. He was born into a prominent theatrical family on October 26, 1875 in London. His father was Charles Warner, and his grandfather was James Warner, both prominent English actors. He replaced J.B. Warner as Jesus in The King of Kings when J.B... See full bio »

Born:

Harry Byron Warner
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 83) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1956 The Ten Commandments
Amminadab
 
1951 Journey Into Light
Wiz, the Wino
 
1951 Here Comes the Groom
Uncle Elihu
 
1951 Savage Drums
Maou
 
1951 The First Legion
Fr. Jose Sierra
 
1950 Sunset Blvd.
H. B. Warner
 
1949 The Judge Steps Out
Chief Justice Hayes
 
1949 Hellfire
Brother Joseph
 
1949 El Paso
Judge Fletcher
 
1948 The Prince of Thieves
Gilbert Head
 
1947 High Wall
Mr. Slocum
 
1947 Driftwood
Rev. J. 'Grandpappy' Hollingsworth
 
1946 It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. Gower
 
1946 Gentleman Joe Palooka
Sen. McCarden
 
1946 Strange Impersonation
Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon
 
1945 Captain Tugboat Annie
Judge Abbott
 
1944 Rogues Gallery
Professor Reynolds
 
1944 Faces in the Fog
Defense Attorney Rankins
 
1944 Enemy of Women
Col. Eberhart Brandt
 
1944 Prices Unlimited (short)
Uncle Sam (uncredited)
 
1944 Action in Arabia
Abdul El Rashid
 
1943 Women in Bondage
Pastor Renz
 
1943 Hitler's Children
The Bishop
 
1942 The Boss of Big Town
Jeffrey Moore
 
1942 A Yank in Libya
Herbert Forbes
 
1942 Crossroads
Prosecuting Attorney
 
1941 The Corsican Brothers
Dr. Enrico Paoli
 
1941 The Devil and Daniel Webster
Justice John Hathorne
 
1941 South of Tahiti
High Chief
 
1941 Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Ray Jardin
 
1941 City of Missing Girls
Captain McVeigh
 
1941 Topper Returns
Mr. Carrington
 
1940 New Moon
Father Michel
 
1940 The Man from Dakota
Undetermined Supporting Role (scenes deleted)
 
1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senate Majority Leader - Agnew
 
1939 The Rains Came
Maharajah
 
1939 Nurse Edith Cavell
Hugh Gibson
 
1939 Bulldog Drummond's Bride
Colonel Nielson
 
1939 The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Richard Lawrence
 
1939 Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Col. Nielson
 
1939 Let Freedom Ring
Rutledge
 
1939 Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Colonel Nielsen
 
1938 You Can't Take It with You
Ramsey
 
1938 Army Girl
Col. Armstrong
 
1938 Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Col. J.A. Nielsen
 
1938 The Toy Wife
Victor Brigard
 
1938 Kidnapped
Angus Rankeiller
 
1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo
Chen Tsu
 
1938 The Girl of the Golden West
Father Sienna
 
1937 Victoria the Great
Lord Melbourne
 
1937 Torpedoed
British Consul Brent
 
1937 Lost Horizon
Chang
 
1936 Along Came Love
Dr. Martin
 
1936 Blackmailer
Michael Rankin
 
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Judge May
 
1936 Moonlight Murder
Godfrey Chiltern
 
1936 Rose of the Rancho
Don Pasqual Castro
 
1936 The Garden Murder Case
Major Fenwicke-Ralston
 
1935 A Tale of Two Cities
Gabelle
 
1935 Born to Gamble
Carter Mathews
 
1934 Night Alarm
Henry B. Smith
 
1934 Behold My Wife
Hubert Carter
 
1934 In Old Santa Fe
Charlie Miller
 
1934 Grand Canary
Dr. Ismay
 
1934 Viva Villa!
Man (scenes deleted)
 
1933 Sorrell and Son
Captain Stephen Sorrell
 
1933 Christopher Bean
Maxwell Davenport
 
1933 Jennie Gerhardt
William Gerhardt
 
1933 Supernatural
Dr. Carl Houston
 
1933 Justice Takes a Holiday
John Logan
 
1932 The Son-Daughter
Sin Kai
 
1932 The Phantom of Crestwood
Priam Andes
 
1932 The Crusader
Phillip Brandon
 
1932 Tom Brown of Culver
Dr. Brown
 
1932 Unholy Love
Dr. Daniel Gregory
 
1932 Cross-Examination
Gerald Waring, Defense Attorney
 
1932 A Woman Commands
Col. Stradimirovitsch
 
1932 The Menace
Inspector Tracy
 
1932 Charlie Chan's Chance
Inspector Fife
 
1931 Expensive Women
Melville Raymond
 
1931 Five Star Final
Michael Townsend
 
1931 The Reckless Hour
Walter Nichols
 
1931 A Woman of Experience
Major Hugh Schmidt
 
1930 Princess and the Plumber
Prince Conrad of Daritzia
 
1930 Liliom
Chief Magistrate
 
1930 On Your Back
Raymond Pryor
 
1930 Wild Company
Henry Grayson
 
1930 The Second Floor Mystery
Inspector Bray
 
1930 The Furies
Oliver Bedlow
 
1930 The Green Goddess
Major Crespin
 
1929 Wedding Rings
Lewis Dike
 
1929 Tiger Rose
Dr. Cusick
 
1929 The Show of Shows
The Victim - Guillotine Sequence
 
1929 The Argyle Case
Hurley
 
1929 The Gamblers
James Darwin
 
1929 The Trial of Mary Dugan
District Attorney Galway
 
1929 The Divine Lady
Sir William Hamilton
 
1929 Stark Mad
Prof. Dangerfield
 
1929 The Doctor's Secret
Richard Garson
 
1928 Conquest
James Farnham
 
1928 The Naughty Duchess
Duke de St. Maclou
 
1928 Romance of a Rogue
Bruce Lowry
 
1928 Man-Made Women
Jules Moret
 
1927 French Dressing
Phillip Grey
 
1927 Sorrell and Son
Stephen Sorrell
 
1927 The King of Kings
Jesus - the Christ
 
1926/I Silence
Jim Warren
 
1926 Whispering Smith
'Whispering Smith'
 
1924 Is Love Everything?
Jordan Southwick
 
1923 Zaza
Bernard Dufresne
 
1921 When We Were 21
Richard Carewe
 
1920 Dice of Destiny
Jimmy Doyle
 
1920 Felix O'Day
Felix O'Day
 
1920 One Hour Before Dawn
George Clayton
 
1920 Uncharted Channels
Timothy Webb Jr
 
1920 The White Dove
Sylvester Lanyon
 
1919 Haunting Shadows
John Glenarm
 
1919 A Fugitive from Matrimony
Stephen Van Courtlandt
 
1919 The Gray Wolf's Ghost
Doctor West/Harry West
 
1919 For a Woman's Honor
Captain Clyde Mannering
 
1919 The Pagan God
Bruce Winthrop
 
1919 The Man Who Turned White
Captain Rand/aka Ali Zaman
 
1917 Danger Trail
John Howland
 
1917 God's Man
Arnold L'Hommedieu
 
1917 The Seventh Sin
Feodor/The Grand Duke
 
1917 Wrath
Feodor/The Grand Duke
 
1917 The Seven Deadly Sins
Feodor/The Grand Duke - Wrath & Seventh Sin
 
1916 The Vagabond Prince
Prince Tonio
 
1916 Shell 43
William Berner
 
1916 The Market of Vain Desire
John Armstrong (as Henry B. Warner)
 
1916 The Beggar of Cawnpore
Dr. Robert Lowndes
 
1916/I The Raiders
Scott Wells (as Henry B. Warner)
 
1914 The Ghost Breaker
Warren Jarvis
 
1914 The Lost Paradise
Reuben Warren
 
1914 Harp of Tara (short)
Father Daly
 
1900 English Nell (short)
Duke of Monmouth
 
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1921 Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 17 (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
1999 The Making of 'Lost Horizon' (video documentary short)
Chang (uncredited)
 
1992 Jesus Christ, Movie Star (TV documentary)
Jesus Christ
 

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(1906). Stage Play: The Girl Who Has Everything. Comedy. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Henry B. Warner

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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Was survived by a son and daughter by actress Rita Stanwood. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio