H.B. Warner

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It's a Wonderful Life1946
Sunset Boulevard1950
The Ten Commandments1956
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939

About H.B. Warner

Known for: Acting
Born: October 25, 1876
Died: December 21, 1958 (age 82)
Birthplace: 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…

Also credited as

Harry Byron Lickfold, Henry B. Warner, H. B. Warner, Henry Byron Warner

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Filmography

The Resurrection of Christ2026

Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking2019as The Son of God
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987as Self (archive footage)
The Ten Commandments1956as Amminadab
Journey Into Light1951as Wiz, the Wino
Here Comes the Groom1951as Uncle Elihu
Savage Drums1951as Maou
The First Legion1951as Father José Sierra
Sunset Boulevard1950as H.B. Warner
Hellfire1949as Brother Joseph
El Paso1949as Judge Fletcher
The Prince of Thieves1948as Gilbert Head
High Wall1947as Mr. Slocum
The Judge Steps Out1947as Chief Justice Hayes
Driftwood1947as Rev. Hollingsworth
It's a Wonderful Life1946as Mr. Gower
Gentleman Joe Palooka1946as Sen. McCarden
Strange Impersonation1946as Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon
Prospecting for Petroleum1946as The Voice of History (voice)
Captain Tugboat Annie1945as Judge Abbott
Rogues' Gallery1944as Professor Reynolds
Faces in the Fog1944as Defense Attorney Rankins
Enemy of Women1944as Col. Eberhart Brandt
Action in Arabia1944as Abdul al-Rashid
Women in Bondage1943as Pastor Renz
Hitler's Children1943as The Bishop
The Boss of Big Town1942as Jeffrey Moore
A Yank in Libya1942as Herbert Forbes
Crossroads1942as Prosecuting Attorney
The Corsican Brothers1942as Dr. Enrico Paoli
All That Money Can Buy1941as Justice Hawthorne
South of Tahiti1941as High Chief Kawalima
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime1941as Ray Jardin
City of Missing Girls1941as Capt. McVeigh
Topper Returns1941as Mr. Carrington
New Moon1940as Father Michel
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington1939as Senate Majority Leader
The Rains Came1939as Maharajah
Nurse Edith Cavell1939as Hugh Gibson
Bulldog Drummond's Bride1939as Colonel Nielson
The Gracie Allen Murder Case1939as Richard Lawrence
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police1939as Colonel Nielson
Let Freedom Ring1939as Rutledge
Arrest Bulldog Drummond1938as Colonel Nielsen
You Can't Take It with You1938as Ramsey
Army Girl1938as Col. Armstrong
Bulldog Drummond in Africa1938as Colonel J. A. Nielsen
The Toy Wife1938as Victor Brigard
Kidnapped1938as Angus Rankeiller
The Adventures of Marco Polo1938as Chen Tsu
The Girl of the Golden West1938as Father Sienna
Our Fighting Navy1937as British Consul Brent
Victoria the Great1937as Lord Melbourne
Lost Horizon1937as Chang
Along Came Love1936as Dr. Martin
Blackmailer1936as Michael Rankin
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town1936as Judge May
Moonlight Murder1936as Godfrey Chiltern
The Garden Murder Case1936as Major Fenwicke-Ralston
Rose of the Rancho1936as Don Pasqual Castro
A Tale of Two Cities1935as Theophile Gabelle
Born to Gamble1935as Carter Mathews
Night Alarm1934as Henry B. Smith
Behold My Wife!1934as Hubert Carter
In Old Santa Fe1934as Charlie Miller
Grand Canary1934as Dr Ismay
Viva Villa!1934as Man
Sorrell and Son1934as Captain Stephen Sorrell
Christopher Bean1933as Maxwell Davenport
Jennie Gerhardt1933as William Gerhardt
Supernatural1933as Dr. Carl Houston
Justice Takes a Holiday1933as John Logan
The Son-Daughter1932as Sin Kai
The Phantom of Crestwood1932as Priam Andes
The Crusader1932as Phillip Brandon
Tom Brown of Culver1932as Dr. Brown
Unholy Love1932as Dr. Daniel Gregory
Cross-Examination1932as Gerald Waring
A Woman Commands1932as Col. Stradimirovitsch
The Menace1932as Inspector Tracy
Charlie Chan's Chance1932as Inspector Fife
Expensive Women1931as Melville Raymond
Five Star Final1931as Michael Townsend
The Reckless Hour1931as Walter Nichols
A Woman of Experience1931as Hugh Schmidt
The Princess and the Plumber1930as Prince Conrad of Daritzia
Liliom1930as Chief Magistrate
On Your Back1930as Raymond Pryor
Wild Company1930as Henry Grayson
The Second Floor Mystery1930as Inspector Bray
The Furies1930as Oliver Bedlow
The Green Goddess1930as Major Crespin
Wedding Rings1929as Lewis Dike
Tiger Rose1929as Dr. Cusick
The Show of Shows1929as The Victim - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)
The Argyle Case1929as Hurley
The Gamblers1929as James Darwin
The Trial of Mary Dugan1929as District Attorney Galway
Stark Mad1929as Prof. Dangerfield
The Doctor's Secret1929as Richard Garson
The Divine Lady1928as Sir William Hamilton
Conquest1928as James Farnham
The Naughty Duchess1928
Romance of a Rogue1928as Bruce Lowry
Man-Made Women1928as Jules Moret
French Dressing1927as Phillip Grey
Sorrell and Son1927as Stephen Sorrell
The King of Kings1927as Jesus, The Christ
Silence1926as Jim Warren
Whispering Smith1926as 'Whispering Smith'
Is Love Everything?1924as Jordan Southwick
The Man from Broadway1924as James Sanford Richardson
Zaza1923as Bernard Dufresne
When We Were Twenty-One1921as Richard Carewe
Dice of Destiny1920as Jimmy Doyle
Felix O'Day1920as Felix O'Day
One Hour Before Dawn1920as George Clayton
Haunting Shadows1919as John Glenarm
A Fugitive from Matrimony1919as Stephen Van Courtlandt
The Gray Wolf's Ghost1919as Doctor West / Harry West
For a Woman's Honor1919as Captain Clyde Mannering
The Pagan God1919as Bruce Winthrop
The Man Who Turned White1919as Captain Rand / Ali Zaman
Danger Trail1917as John Howland
God's Man1917as Arnold L'Hommedieu
The Seventh Sin1917as Feodor
Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath1917as Feodor
The Vagabond Prince1916as Prince Tonio
Shell 431916as William Berner
The Market of Vain Desire1916as John Armstrong
The Beggar of Cawnpore1916as Dr. Robert Lowndes
The Raiders1916as Scott Wells
The Ghost Breaker1914as Warren Jarvis
The Lost Paradise1914as Reuben Warren
English Nell1900as Duke of Monmouth

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