H.B. Warner actor
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Henry Byron Warner was the definitive cinematic Jesus Christ in Cecil B. DeMilles 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 Henrys brother. J.B. had taken the professional last name Warner because Henrys family took him in.)Henry Warners 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 fathers 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 Hoyts Theatre on November 24, 1902, starring James ONeill, the father of playwright Eugene ONeill. 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 DeMilles 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 Cant 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 Its 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 DeMilles The Ten Commandments (1956), a remake of the earlier silent The Ten Commandments (1923). He last role was an uncredited bit part in Darbys Rangers (1958).
H.B. Warner
Film 1950
Chang
Film 1937
George Clayton
Film 1920
The Son of God
Film 2019
Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon
Film 1946
The Voice of History (voice)
Film 1946
Professor Reynolds
Film 1944
Priam Andes
Film 1932
Bruce Lowry
Film 1928
Mr. Slocum
Film 1947
Richard Garson
Film 1929
John Howland
Film 1917
Michael Townsend
Film 1931
Prosecuting Attorney
Film 1942
Father Michel
Film 1940
Phillip Grey
Film 1927
Dr. Cusick
Film 1929
Jeffrey Moore
Film 1942
Jesus, The Christ
Film 1927
Ray Jardin
Film 1941
Richard Lawrence
Film 1939
Melville Raymond
Film 1931
Colonel Nielson
Film 1939
Jordan Southwick
Film 1924
'Whispering Smith'
Film 1926
Felix O'Day
Film 1920
Oliver Bedlow
Film 1930
Sir William Hamilton
Film 1928
Rev. Hollingsworth
Film 1947
Colonel Nielson
Film 1939
Dr. Carl Houston
Film 1933
District Attorney Galway
Film 1929
Colonel J. A. Nielsen
Film 1938
Chief Magistrate
Film 1930
Major Crespin
Film 1930
Gerald Waring
Film 1932
Chen Tsu
Film 1938
Col. Eberhart Brandt
Film 1944
Walter Nichols
Film 1931
Charlie Miller
Film 1934
Hubert Carter
Film 1934
Victor Brigard
Film 1938
Bernard Dufresne
Film 1923
Stephen Sorrell
Film 1927
Inspector Bray
Film 1930
Carter Mathews
Film 1935
Feodor
Film 1917
Feodor
Film 1917
Dr. Martin
Film 1936
William Gerhardt
Film 1933
Col. Armstrong
Film 1938
Rutledge
Film 1939
Godfrey Chiltern
Film 1936
Inspector Tracy
Film 1932
Judge Fletcher
Film 1949
Sin Kai
Film 1932
Dr. Daniel Gregory
Film 1932
Phillip Brandon
Film 1932
Bruce Winthrop
Film 1919
Capt. McVeigh
Film 1941
Hugh Gibson
Film 1939
The Victim - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)
Film 1929
Inspector Fife
Film 1932
Father José Sierra
Film 1951
The Bishop
Film 1943
Herbert Forbes
Film 1942
Arnold L'Hommedieu
Film 1917
William Berner
Film 1916
Judge Abbott
Film 1945
Hugh Schmidt
Film 1931
Maharajah
Film 1939
Henry B. Smith
Film 1934
Henry Grayson
Film 1930
Dr. Enrico Paoli
Film 1941
Wiz, the Wino
Film 1951
Prof. Dangerfield
Film 1929
Defense Attorney Rankins
Film 1944
Don Pasqual Castro
Film 1936
Hurley
Film 1929
Lord Melbourne
Film 1937
Dr. Robert Lowndes
Film 1916
Scott Wells
Film 1916
Prince Tonio
Film 1916
Pastor Renz
Film 1943
Maou
Film 1951
Col. Stradimirovitsch
Film 1932
Brother Joseph
Film 1949
Reuben Warren
Film 1914
Raymond Pryor
Film 1930
High Chief Kawalima
Film 1941
British Consul Brent
Film 1937
Jim Warren
Film 1926
Dr Ismay
Film 1934
James Darwin
Film 1929
Captain Stephen Sorrell
Film 1934
Gilbert Head
Film 1948
James Farnham
Film 1928
Man
Film 1934
Prince Conrad of Daritzia
Film 1930
James Sanford Richardson
Film 1924
Self (archive footage)
Film 1988
Sen. McCarden
Film 1946
John Armstrong
Film 1916
Richard Carewe
Film 1921
Maxwell Davenport
Film 1933
Jules Moret
Film 1928
Lewis Dike
Film 1929
Warren Jarvis
Film 1914
Duke of Monmouth
Film 1900
