From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaWarner Oland (born Johan Verner Ölund, October 3, 1879 – August 6, 1938) was a Swedish-American actor most remembered for playing several Chinese and Chinese-American characters the Honolulu Police detective, Lieutenant Charlie Chan; Dr. Fu Manchu; and Henry Chang in Shanghai Express. His family emigrated to the United States when he was 13. He pursued a film career that would include time on Broadway and dozens of film appearances, including 16 Charlie Chan films. After several years in theater, including appearances on Broadway as Warner Oland, in 1912 he made his silent film debut in Pilgrims Progress, a film based on the John Bunyan novel. As a result of his training as a Shakespearean actor and his easy adoption of a sinister look, he was much in demand as a villain and in ethnic roles. Over the next 15 years, he appeared in more than 30 films, including a major role in The Jazz Singer (1927), one of the first talkies produced. Olands normal appearance fit the Hollywood expectation of caricatured Asianness of the time, despite his having no definitively proven Asian cultural background. Oland portrayed a variety of Asian characters in several movies before being offered the leading role in the 1929 film, The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu. It was the first onscreen portrayal of the Fu Manchu character in film. Oland continued to appear onscreen as an Asian, probably more often than any other white actor in the history of cinema. In Old San Francisco, Oland played an Asian unsuccessfully impersonating a white man.Oland was the first actor to play a werewolf in a major Hollywood film, biting the protagonist, played by Henry Hull, in Werewolf of London (1935). Once again, Olands character was Asian.A box office success, The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu made Oland a star, and during the next two years he portrayed the evil Dr. Fu Manchu in three more films (although the second one was purely a cameo appearance). Firmly locked into such roles, he was cast as Charlie Chan in the international detective mystery film Charlie Chan Carries On (1931) and then in director Josef von Sternbergs 1932 classic film Shanghai Express opposite Marlene Dietrich and Anna May Wong.The enormous worldwide box office success of his Charlie Chan film led to more, with Oland starring in 16 Chan films in total. The series, Jill Lepore later wrote, kept Fox afloat during the 1930s, while earning Oland $40,000 per movie. Oland took his role seriously, studying the Chinese language and calligraphy.

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Shanghai Express

Mr. Henry Chang

Película 1932

The Jazz Singer

Cantor Rabinowitz

Película 1927

The Romance of Elaine

Película 1915

The Winding Stair

Petras

Película 1925

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Charlie Chan

Película 1937

Charlie Chan at the Circus

Charlie Chan

Película 1936

Charlie Chan's Secret

Charlie Chan

Película 1936

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Charlie Chan

Película 1936

Charlie Chan in Egypt

Charlie Chan

Película 1935

Charlie Chan in Paris

Charlie Chan

Película 1935

Werewolf of London

Dr. Yogami

Película 1935

Man of the Forest

Clint Beasley

Película 1926

Charlie Chan at the Opera

Charlie Chan

Película 1936

The Naulahka

Maharajah

Película 1918

The Big Gamble

Andrew North

Película 1931

The Black Camel

Charlie Chan

Película 1931

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Charlie Chan

Película 1937

Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo

Charlie Chan

Película 1937

As Husbands Go

Hippolitus Lomi

Película 1934

The Painted Veil

General Yu

Película 1934

Dishonored

Colonel von Hindau

Película 1931

Sailor Izzy Murphy

Perfume Manufacturer

Película 1927

Daughter of the Dragon

Fu Manchu

Película 1931

Don Juan

Cesare Borgia

Película 1926

When a Man Loves

André Lescaut

Película 1927

Don Q Son of Zorro

The Archduke Paul

Película 1925

The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu

Dr. Fu Manchu

Película 1929

The Drums of Jeopardy

Dr. Boris Karlov

Película 1931

Before Dawn

Dr. Paul Cornelius

Película 1933

Shanghai

Ambassador Lun Sing

Película 1935

Stand and Deliver

Ghika - the Bandit Leader

Película 1928

The Studio Murder Mystery

Rupert Borka

Película 1929

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Charlie Chan (archive footage)

Película 2019

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu

Dr. Fu Manchu

Película 1930

The Son-Daughter

Fen Sha

Película 1932

The Avalanche

Nick Delano

Película 1919

The Reapers

James Shaw

Película 1916

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

Self (archive footage)

Película 1942

Dangerous Paradise

Schomberg

Película 1930

Pilgrim's Progress

John Bunyon

Película 1912

Wheel of Chance

Mosher Turkeltaub

Película 1928

Mandalay

Nick

Película 1934

Charlie Chan's Chance

Charlie Chan

Película 1932

The Fatal Ring

Richard Carslake

Película 1917

The Lightning Raider

Wu Fang

Película 1919

In Search of Charlie Chan

Charlie Chan (archive footage)

Película 2006

A Passport to Hell

Baron von Sydow, Police Commandant

Película 1932

Tell It to the Marines

Chinese Bandit Chief

Película 1926

The Faker

Hadrian

Película 1929

Old San Francisco

Chris Buckwell

Película 1927

Movies on Sundays

Charlie Chan (uncredited)

Película 1935

Dream of Love

The Duke

Película 1928

Good Time Charley

Good Time Charley Keene

Película 1927

The Marriage Clause

Max Ravenal

Película 1926

Chinatown Nights

"Boston Charley" Wu

Película 1929

Riders of the Purple Sage

Lew Walters aka Judge Dyer

Película 1925

Curlytop

Shanghai Dan

Película 1924

The Vagabond King

Thibault

Película 1930

Patria

Baron Huroki

Película 1917

The Rise of Susan

Sinclair La Salle

Película 1916

The Eternal Sapho

H. Coudal

Película 1916

The Scarlet Lady

Zaneriff

Película 1928

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Self (archive footage)

Película 1961

Flower of Night

Luke Rand

Película 1925

Twinkletoes

Roseleaf

Película 1926

A Million Bid

Geoffrey Marsh

Película 1927

The Mighty

Sterky

Película 1929

Paramount on Parade

Fu Manchu (Murder Will Out)

Película 1930

How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action

Himself

Película 1933

Beatrice Fairfax

Detective

Película 1916

The Twin Pawns

John Bent

Película 1919

Complicated Women

Self (archive footage)

Película 2003

What Happened To Father

W. Bradberry, Father

Película 1927

East Is West

Charley Yong

Película 1922

Hurricane Hutch

Clifton Marlow

Película 1921

His Children's Children

Dr. Dahl

Película 1923

The Pride of Palomar

Okada

Película 1922

The Eternal Question

Pierre Felix

Película 1916

Infatuation

Osman Pasha

Película 1925

Destruction

Mr. Deleveau

Película 1915

The Fighting American

Fu Shing

Película 1924

The Third Eye

Curtis Steele / Malcolm Graw

Película 1920

The Witness for the Defense

Captain Ballantyne

Película 1919

Sin

Pietro

Película 1915

The Yellow Ticket

Baron Andrey

Película 1918

The Phantom Foe

Uncle Leo Sealkirk

Película 1920

So This Is Marriage?

King David

Película 1924

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

Self (archive footage)

Película 1999