H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Acting 1876-10-25 London, England, UK

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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2019 The Son of God
1987 Self (archive footage)
1956 Amminadab
1951 Father José Sierra
1951 Wiz, the Wino
1951 Maou
1951 Uncle Elihu
1950 H.B. Warner
1949 Judge Fletcher
1949 Brother Joseph
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1948 Gilbert Head
1947 Mr. Slocum
1947 Rev. Hollingsworth
1947 Chief Justice Hayes
1946 Mr. Gower
1946 Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon
1946 The Voice of History (voice)
1946 Sen. McCarden
1945 Judge Abbott
1944 Professor Reynolds
1944 Col. Eberhart Brandt
1944 Defense Attorney Rankins
1944 Abdul al-Rashid
1943 The Bishop
1943 Pastor Renz
1942 Prosecuting Attorney
1942 Jeffrey Moore
1942 Herbert Forbes
1941 Justice Hawthorne
1941 Capt. McVeigh
1941 Mr. Carrington
1941 Dr. Enrico Paoli
1941 High Chief Kawalima
1940 Father Michel
1939 Senate Majority Leader
1939 Richard Lawrence
1939 Colonel Nielson
1939 Colonel Nielson
1939 Rutledge
1939 Hugh Gibson
1939 Maharajah
1938 Mr. Ramsey
1938 Colonel Nielsen
1938 Father Sienna
1938 Colonel J. A. Nielsen
1938 Chen Tsu
1938 Victor Brigard
1938 Col. Armstrong
1938 Angus Rankeiller
1937 Chang
1937 Lord Melbourne
1937 British Consul Brent
1936 Judge May
1936 Major Fenwicke-Ralston
1936 Dr. Martin
1936 Godfrey Chiltern
1936 Don Pasqual Castro
1936 Michael Rankin
1935 Theophile Gabelle
1935 Carter Mathews
1934 Charlie Miller
1934 Hubert Carter
1934 Henry B. Smith
1934 Dr Ismay
1934 Captain Stephen Sorrell
1934 Man
1933 Dr. Carl Houston
1933 William Gerhardt
1933 Maxwell Davenport
1932 Priam Andes
1932 Gerald Waring
1932 Inspector Tracy
1932 Sin Kai
1932 Dr. Daniel Gregory
1932 Phillip Brandon
1932 Inspector Fife
1932 Dr. Brown
1932 Col. Stradimirovitsch
1931 Michael Townsend
1931 Melville Raymond
1931 Walter Nichols
1931 Hugh Schmidt
1930 Oliver Bedlow
1930 Chief Magistrate
1930 Major Crespin
1930 Inspector Bray
1930 Henry Grayson
1930 Raymond Pryor
1930 Prince Conrad of Daritzia
1929 Richard Garson
1929 Dr. Cusick
1929 District Attorney Galway
1929 The Victim - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)
1929 Prof. Dangerfield
1929 Hurley
1929 James Darwin
1929 Lewis Dike
1928 Bruce Lowry
1928 Sir William Hamilton
1928 James Farnham
1928 Jules Moret
1927 Phillip Grey
1927 Jesus, The Christ
1927 Stephen Sorrell
1926 'Whispering Smith'
1926 Jim Warren
1924 Jordan Southwick
1924 James Sanford Richardson
1923 Bernard Dufresne
1921 Richard Carewe
1920 George Clayton
1920 Felix O'Day
1919 Bruce Winthrop
1919 Doctor West / Harry West
1919 Captain Clyde Mannering
1917 John Howland
1917 Feodor
1917 Feodor
1917 Arnold L'Hommedieu
1916 William Berner
1916 Dr. Robert Lowndes
1916 Scott Wells
1916 Prince Tonio
1916 John Armstrong
1914 Reuben Warren
1914 Warren Jarvis
1900 Duke of Monmouth