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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代表作

1932 · Col. Stradimirovitsch

史密斯先生到华盛顿

1939 · Senate Majority Leader

Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking

2019 · The Son of God

The Reckless Hour

1931 · Walter Nichols

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全部作品

Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking

2019 •The Son of God

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 •Self (archive footage)

十诫

1956 •Amminadab

The First Legion

1951 •Father José Sierra

Journey Into Light

1951 •Wiz, the Wino

Savage Drums

1951 •Maou

Here Comes the Groom

1951 •Uncle Elihu

日落大道

1950 •H.B. Warner

虎将征西

1949 •Judge Fletcher

Hellfire

1949 •Brother Joseph

展开全部作品

The Prince of Thieves

1948 •Gilbert Head

铜墙铁壁

1947 •Mr. Slocum

浮木

1947 •Rev. Hollingsworth

The Judge Steps Out

1947 •Chief Justice Hayes

生活多美好

1946 •Mr. Gower

Strange Impersonation

1946 •Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon

Prospecting for Petroleum

1946 •The Voice of History (voice)

Gentleman Joe Palooka

1946 •Sen. McCarden

Captain Tugboat Annie

1945 •Judge Abbott

Rogues' Gallery

1944 •Professor Reynolds

Enemy of Women

1944 •Col. Eberhart Brandt

Faces in the Fog

1944 •Defense Attorney Rankins

Action in Arabia

1944 •Abdul al-Rashid

Hitler's Children

1943 •The Bishop

Women in Bondage

1943 •Pastor Renz

十字路口

1942 •Prosecuting Attorney

The Boss of Big Town

1942 •Jeffrey Moore

A Yank in Libya

1942 •Herbert Forbes

黑夜煞星

1941 •Justice Hawthorne

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1941 •Ray Jardin

City of Missing Girls

1941 •Capt. McVeigh

礼帽回归

1941 •Mr. Carrington

The Corsican Brothers

1941 •Dr. Enrico Paoli

South of Tahiti

1941 •High Chief Kawalima

新月

1940 •Father Michel

史密斯先生到华盛顿

1939 •Senate Majority Leader

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939 •Richard Lawrence

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

1939 •Colonel Nielson

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

1939 •Colonel Nielson

Let Freedom Ring

1939 •Rutledge

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939 •Hugh Gibson

雨季来临

1939 •Maharajah

浮生若梦

1938 •Mr. Ramsey

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

1938 •Colonel Nielsen

The Girl of the Golden West

1938 •Father Sienna

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

1938 •Colonel J. A. Nielsen

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938 •Chen Tsu

The Toy Wife

1938 •Victor Brigard

女童军

1938 •Col. Armstrong

Kidnapped

1938 •Angus Rankeiller

消失的地平线

1937 •Chang

维多利亚女王

1937 •Lord Melbourne

Our Fighting Navy

1937 •British Consul Brent

迪兹先生进城

1936 •Judge May

The Garden Murder Case

1936 •Major Fenwicke-Ralston

Along Came Love

1936 •Dr. Martin

Moonlight Murder

1936 •Godfrey Chiltern

Rose of the Rancho

1936 •Don Pasqual Castro

Blackmailer

1936 •Michael Rankin

双城记

1935 •Theophile Gabelle

Born to Gamble

1935 •Carter Mathews

In Old Santa Fe

1934 •Charlie Miller

Behold My Wife!

1934 •Hubert Carter

Night Alarm

1934 •Henry B. Smith

Grand Canary

1934 •Dr Ismay

Sorrell and Son

1934 •Captain Stephen Sorrell

自由万岁

1934 •Man

邪恶力量

1933 •Dr. Carl Houston

Jennie Gerhardt

1933 •William Gerhardt

Christopher Bean

1933 •Maxwell Davenport

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932 •Priam Andes

Cross-Examination

1932 •Gerald Waring

The Menace

1932 •Inspector Tracy

The Son-Daughter

1932 •Sin Kai

Unholy Love

1932 •Dr. Daniel Gregory

The Crusader

1932 •Phillip Brandon

陈查理的机会

1932 •Inspector Fife

Tom Brown of Culver

1932 •Dr. Brown

A Woman Commands

1932 •Col. Stradimirovitsch

最后的五颗星

1931 •Michael Townsend

Expensive Women

1931 •Melville Raymond

The Reckless Hour

1931 •Walter Nichols

A Woman of Experience

1931 •Hugh Schmidt

The Furies

1930 •Oliver Bedlow

利力姆

1930 •Chief Magistrate

The Green Goddess

1930 •Major Crespin

The Second Floor Mystery

1930 •Inspector Bray

Wild Company

1930 •Henry Grayson

On Your Back

1930 •Raymond Pryor

The Princess and the Plumber

1930 •Prince Conrad of Daritzia

The Doctor's Secret

1929 •Richard Garson

Tiger Rose

1929 •Dr. Cusick

The Trial of Mary Dugan

1929 •District Attorney Galway

The Show of Shows

1929 •The Victim - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)

Stark Mad

1929 •Prof. Dangerfield

菱花谜案

1929 •Hurley

The Gamblers

1929 •James Darwin

Wedding Rings

1929 •Lewis Dike

Romance of a Rogue

1928 •Bruce Lowry

The Divine Lady

1928 •Sir William Hamilton

Conquest

1928 •James Farnham

Man-Made Women

1928 •Jules Moret

French Dressing

1927 •Phillip Grey

万王之王

1927 •Jesus, The Christ

情同父子

1927 •Stephen Sorrell

Whispering Smith

1926 •'Whispering Smith'

Silence

1926 •Jim Warren

Is Love Everything?

1924 •Jordan Southwick

The Man from Broadway

1924 •James Sanford Richardson

扎扎

1923 •Bernard Dufresne

When We Were Twenty-One

1921 •Richard Carewe

One Hour Before Dawn

1920 •George Clayton

Felix O'Day

1920 •Felix O'Day

The Pagan God

1919 •Bruce Winthrop

The Gray Wolf's Ghost

1919 •Doctor West / Harry West

For a Woman's Honor

1919 •Captain Clyde Mannering

Danger Trail

1917 •John Howland

Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath

1917 •Feodor

The Seventh Sin

1917 •Feodor

God's Man

1917 •Arnold L'Hommedieu

Shell 43

1916 •William Berner

The Beggar of Cawnpore

1916 •Dr. Robert Lowndes

The Raiders

1916 •Scott Wells

The Vagabond Prince

1916 •Prince Tonio

The Market of Vain Desire

1916 •John Armstrong

The Lost Paradise

1914 •Reuben Warren

The Ghost Breaker

1914 •Warren Jarvis

English Nell

1900 •Duke of Monmouth