H.B. Warner
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).
Fotos
Películas (134)
Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking
2019 · The Son of God
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
The Ten Commandments
1956 · Amminadab
Journey Into Light
1951 · Wiz, the Wino
Here Comes the Groom
1951 · Uncle Elihu
Savage Drums
1951 · Maou
The First Legion
1951 · Father José Sierra
Sunset Boulevard
1950 · H.B. Warner
Hellfire
1949 · Brother Joseph
El Paso
1949 · Judge Fletcher
The Prince of Thieves
1948 · Gilbert Head
High Wall
1947 · Mr. Slocum
The Judge Steps Out
1947 · Chief Justice Hayes
Driftwood
1947 · Rev. Hollingsworth
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · Mr. Gower
Gentleman Joe Palooka
1946 · Sen. McCarden
Strange Impersonation
1946 · Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon
Prospecting for Petroleum
1946 · The Voice of History (voice)
Captain Tugboat Annie
1945 · Judge Abbott
Rogues' Gallery
1944 · Professor Reynolds
Faces in the Fog
1944 · Defense Attorney Rankins
Enemy of Women
1944 · Col. Eberhart Brandt
Action in Arabia
1944 · Abdul al-Rashid
Women in Bondage
1943 · Pastor Renz
Hitler's Children
1943 · The Bishop
The Boss of Big Town
1942 · Jeffrey Moore
A Yank in Libya
1942 · Herbert Forbes
Crossroads
1942 · Prosecuting Attorney
The Corsican Brothers
1942 · Dr. Enrico Paoli
All That Money Can Buy
1941 · Justice Hawthorne
South of Tahiti
1941 · High Chief Kawalima
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941 · Ray Jardin
City of Missing Girls
1941 · Capt. McVeigh
Topper Returns
1941 · Mr. Carrington
New Moon
1940 · Father Michel
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939 · Senate Majority Leader
The Rains Came
1939 · Maharajah
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939 · Hugh Gibson
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
1939 · Colonel Nielson
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939 · Richard Lawrence
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939 · Colonel Nielson
Let Freedom Ring
1939 · Rutledge
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
1938 · Colonel Nielsen
You Can't Take It with You
1938 · Ramsey
Army Girl
1938 · Col. Armstrong
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
1938 · Colonel J. A. Nielsen
The Toy Wife
1938 · Victor Brigard
Kidnapped
1938 · Angus Rankeiller
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938 · Chen Tsu
The Girl of the Golden West
1938 · Father Sienna
Our Fighting Navy
1937 · British Consul Brent
Victoria the Great
1937 · Lord Melbourne
Lost Horizon
1937 · Chang
Along Came Love
1936 · Dr. Martin
Blackmailer
1936 · Michael Rankin
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 · Judge May
Moonlight Murder
1936 · Godfrey Chiltern
The Garden Murder Case
1936 · Major Fenwicke-Ralston
Rose of the Rancho
1936 · Don Pasqual Castro
A Tale of Two Cities
1935 · Theophile Gabelle
Born to Gamble
1935 · Carter Mathews
Night Alarm
1934 · Henry B. Smith
Behold My Wife!
1934 · Hubert Carter
In Old Santa Fe
1934 · Charlie Miller
Grand Canary
1934 · Dr Ismay
Viva Villa!
1934 · Man
Sorrell and Son
1934 · Captain Stephen Sorrell
Christopher Bean
1933 · Maxwell Davenport
Jennie Gerhardt
1933 · William Gerhardt
Supernatural
1933 · Dr. Carl Houston
Justice Takes a Holiday
1933 · John Logan
The Son-Daughter
1932 · Sin Kai
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932 · Priam Andes
The Crusader
1932 · Phillip Brandon
Tom Brown of Culver
1932 · Dr. Brown
Unholy Love
1932 · Dr. Daniel Gregory
Cross-Examination
1932 · Gerald Waring
A Woman Commands
1932 · Col. Stradimirovitsch
The Menace
1932 · Inspector Tracy
Charlie Chan's Chance
1932 · Inspector Fife
Expensive Women
1931 · Melville Raymond
Five Star Final
1931 · Michael Townsend
The Reckless Hour
1931 · Walter Nichols
A Woman of Experience
1931 · Hugh Schmidt
The Princess and the Plumber
1930 · Prince Conrad of Daritzia
Liliom
1930 · Chief Magistrate
On Your Back
1930 · Raymond Pryor
Wild Company
1930 · Henry Grayson
The Second Floor Mystery
1930 · Inspector Bray
The Furies
1930 · Oliver Bedlow
The Green Goddess
1930 · Major Crespin
Wedding Rings
1929 · Lewis Dike
Tiger Rose
1929 · Dr. Cusick
The Show of Shows
1929 · The Victim - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)
The Argyle Case
1929 · Hurley
The Gamblers
1929 · James Darwin
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1929 · District Attorney Galway
Stark Mad
1929 · Prof. Dangerfield
The Doctor's Secret
1929 · Richard Garson
The Divine Lady
1928 · Sir William Hamilton
Conquest
1928 · James Farnham
The Naughty Duchess
1928
Romance of a Rogue
1928 · Bruce Lowry
Man-Made Women
1928 · Jules Moret
French Dressing
1927 · Phillip Grey
Sorrell and Son
1927 · Stephen Sorrell
The King of Kings
1927 · Jesus, The Christ
Silence
1926 · Jim Warren
Whispering Smith
1926 · 'Whispering Smith'
Is Love Everything?
1924 · Jordan Southwick
The Man from Broadway
1924 · James Sanford Richardson
Zaza
1923 · Bernard Dufresne
When We Were Twenty-One
1921 · Richard Carewe
Dice of Destiny
1920 · Jimmy Doyle
Felix O'Day
1920 · Felix O'Day
One Hour Before Dawn
1920 · George Clayton
Haunting Shadows
1919 · John Glenarm
A Fugitive from Matrimony
1919 · Stephen Van Courtlandt
The Gray Wolf's Ghost
1919 · Doctor West / Harry West
For a Woman's Honor
1919 · Captain Clyde Mannering
The Pagan God
1919 · Bruce Winthrop
The Man Who Turned White
1919 · Captain Rand / Ali Zaman
Danger Trail
1917 · John Howland
God's Man
1917 · Arnold L'Hommedieu
The Seventh Sin
1917 · Feodor
Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath
1917 · Feodor
The Vagabond Prince
1916 · Prince Tonio
Shell 43
1916 · William Berner
The Market of Vain Desire
1916 · John Armstrong
The Beggar of Cawnpore
1916 · Dr. Robert Lowndes
The Raiders
1916 · Scott Wells
The Ghost Breaker
1914 · Warren Jarvis
The Lost Paradise
1914 · Reuben Warren
English Nell
1900 · Duke of Monmouth
Series (0)
Sin créditos disponibles.