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H.B. Warner

Ur. 25 października 1876Zm. 21 grudnia 1958London, England, UK

Biografia

Henry Byron Warner (often credited as H.B. Warner) was an English actor. He was the definitive cinematic Jesus Christ in Cecil B. DeMille's The King of Kings (1927). 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 (1927) when J.B. died of tuberculosis at age 29. (J.B. was not Henry's brother. J.B. had taken the professional last name "Warner" because Henry's family took him in.) Henry Warner's family wanted him to become a doctor, and he graduated from London University but eventually gave up his medical studies. The theater was in his blood, and he studied acting in Paris and Italy before joining his father's stock company, making his debut in the English production of "Drink." It was from his father that he honed his craft. Warner made it to America in the early 1900s, after touring the British Empire. Billed as Harry Warner, he made his Broadway debut in the American colonial drama "Audrey" at Hoyt's Theatre on November 24, 1902, starring James O'Neill, the father of playwright Eugene O'Neill. He was billed as H.B. Warner in his next appearance on Broadway, in the 1906 comedy "Nurse Marjorie." He appeared in 13 more Broadway productions in his career, from the twin-bill of "Susan in Search of a Husband" & "A Tenement Tragedy" (also 1906) to "Silence" in 1925. He moved into motion pictures, making his debut in the Mutual short Harp of Tara (1914). Also in 1914, he appeared in a film written by Cecil B. DeMille for Famous Players Lasky, The Ghost Breaker (1914), in which he had played on Broadway the year before. Warner became a leading man and a star in silent pictures, reaching the zenith of his career playing Jesus in DeMille's The King of Kings (1927). His excellent performance was actually enhanced by the silent screen, allowing the audience to imagine how Jesus would sound. Warner could be extremely moving in silent pictures, notably in the melodrama Sorrell and Son (1927) as a war veteran father who sacrifices all for his son. When talkies arrived, he became a busy supporting player. A favorite of Frank Capra , appeared in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936). Cast again by Capra, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in Lost Horizon (1937). He also appeared in You Can't Take It with You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). Other major talkies included The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941) and Topper Returns (1941). Other than Jesus, the role he is best remembered role for today is in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), in which he played Mr. Gower, the druggist who is saved from committing a lethal medication error by the young George Bailey (the James Stewart character as a child). H.B. Warner appeared in Sunset Blvd. (1950) as himself. His last credited role was as Amminadab in DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1956), a remake of the earlier silent The Ten Commandments (1923). He last role was an uncredited bit part in Darby's Rangers (1958).

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135 pozycji

A Ressureição de Cristo

Film • 2026

Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking

Film • 2019

jako The Son of God

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Film • 1987

jako Self (archive footage)

Dziesięcioro przykazań

Film • 1956

jako Amminadab

Journey Into Light

Film • 1951

jako Wiz, the Wino

Here Comes the Groom

Film • 1951

jako Uncle Elihu

Savage Drums

Film • 1951

jako Maou

The First Legion

Film • 1951

jako Father José Sierra

Bulwar Zachodzącego Słońca

Film • 1950

jako H.B. Warner

Hellfire

Film • 1949

jako Brother Joseph

El Paso

Film • 1949

jako Judge Fletcher

The Prince of Thieves

Film • 1948

jako Gilbert Head

High Wall

Film • 1947

jako Mr. Slocum

The Judge Steps Out

Film • 1947

jako Chief Justice Hayes

Driftwood

Film • 1947

jako Rev. Hollingsworth

To wspaniałe życie

Film • 1946

jako Mr. Gower

Gentleman Joe Palooka

Film • 1946

jako Sen. McCarden

Strange Impersonation

Film • 1946

jako Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon

Prospecting for Petroleum

Film • 1946

jako The Voice of History (voice)

Captain Tugboat Annie

Film • 1945

jako Judge Abbott

Rogues' Gallery

Film • 1944

jako Professor Reynolds

Faces in the Fog

Film • 1944

jako Defense Attorney Rankins

Enemy of Women

Film • 1944

jako Col. Eberhart Brandt

Action in Arabia

Film • 1944

jako Abdul al-Rashid

Women in Bondage

Film • 1943

jako Pastor Renz

Hitler's Children

Film • 1943

jako The Bishop

The Boss of Big Town

Film • 1942

jako Jeffrey Moore

A Yank in Libya

Film • 1942

jako Herbert Forbes

Crossroads

Film • 1942

jako Prosecuting Attorney

The Corsican Brothers

Film • 1942

jako Dr. Enrico Paoli

All That Money Can Buy

Film • 1941

jako Justice Hawthorne

South of Tahiti

Film • 1941

jako High Chief Kawalima

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Film • 1941

jako Ray Jardin

City of Missing Girls

Film • 1941

jako Capt. McVeigh

Niewidzialny detektyw

Film • 1941

jako Mr. Carrington

New Moon

Film • 1940

jako Father Michel

Pan Smith jedzie do Waszyngtonu

Film • 1939

jako Senate Majority Leader

The Rains Came

Film • 1939

jako Maharajah

Nurse Edith Cavell

Film • 1939

jako Hugh Gibson

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

Film • 1939

jako Colonel Nielson

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

Film • 1939

jako Richard Lawrence

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

Film • 1939

jako Colonel Nielson

Let Freedom Ring

Film • 1939

jako Rutledge

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

Film • 1938

jako Colonel Nielsen

Cieszmy się życiem

Film • 1938

jako Ramsey

Army Girl

Film • 1938

jako Col. Armstrong

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

Film • 1938

jako Colonel J. A. Nielsen

The Toy Wife

Film • 1938

jako Victor Brigard

Kidnapped

Film • 1938

jako Angus Rankeiller

The Adventures of Marco Polo

Film • 1938

jako Chen Tsu

The Girl of the Golden West

jako John Logan

The Son-Daughter

Film • 1932

jako Sin Kai

The Phantom of Crestwood

jako Sir William Hamilton

Conquest

Film • 1928

jako James Farnham

Film • 1924

jako James Sanford Richardson

Zaza

Film • 1923

jako Bernard Dufresne

When We Were Twenty-One

Film • 1921

jako Richard Carewe

Dice of Destiny

Film • 1920

jako Jimmy Doyle

Felix O'Day

Film • 1920

jako Felix O'Day

One Hour Before Dawn

jako Arnold L'Hommedieu

The Seventh Sin

Film • 1917

jako Feodor

Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath

Film • 1917

jako Feodor

The Vagabond Prince

Film • 1916

jako Prince Tonio

Shell 43

Film • 1916

jako William Berner

The Market of Vain Desire

Film • 1916

jako John Armstrong

The Beggar of Cawnpore

Film • 1916

jako Dr. Robert Lowndes

The Raiders

Film • 1916

jako Scott Wells

The Ghost Breaker

Film • 1914

jako Warren Jarvis

The Lost Paradise

Film • 1914

jako Reuben Warren

English Nell

Film • 1900

jako Duke of Monmouth