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Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter

Acting·1889–1951·117 films

Warner Leroy Baxter (March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter became known for his role as The Cisco Kid in the 1928 film In Old Arizona for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 2nd Academy Awards. He frequently played womanizing, charismatic Latin bandit types in westerns, and played The Cisco Kid or a similar character throughout the 1930s, but had a range of other roles throughout his career.

Filmography

42nd Street
42nd Street (1933)Julian Marsh
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House (1952)Cisco Kid ((Prologue) (archive footage)) (uncredited)
West of Zanzibar
West of Zanzibar (1928)Doc
In Old Arizona
In Old Arizona (1928)The Cisco Kid
The Stolen Jools
The Stolen Jools (1931)Cisco Kid Character
Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill (1934)Dan Brooks
Adam Had Four Sons
Adam Had Four Sons (1941)Adam Stoddard
Penthouse
Penthouse (1933)Jackson 'Jack' Durant
Behind That Curtain
Behind That Curtain (1929)Col. John Beetham
Vogues of 1938
Vogues of 1938 (1937)George Curson
Crime Doctor
Crime Doctor (1943)Dr. Robert J. Ordway / Phillip Morgan
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara (1935)Self
The Squaw Man
The Squaw Man (1931)Jim Wingate - aka Jim Carston
Lady in the Dark
Lady in the Dark (1944)Kendall Nesbitt
Stand Up and Cheer!
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)Lawrence Cromwell
Hollywood Handicap
Hollywood Handicap (1938)Himself
King of Burlesque
King of Burlesque (1936)Kerry Bolton
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)Self (archive footage)
6 Hours to Live
6 Hours to Live (1932)Captain Paul Onslow
Slave Ship
Slave Ship (1937)Jim Lovett
The Millerson Case
The Millerson Case (1947)Dr. Robert Ordway
I'll Give a Million
I'll Give a Million (1938)Tony Newlander
Just Before Dawn
Just Before Dawn (1946)Dr. Robert Ordway
The Road to Glory
The Road to Glory (1936)Captain Paul La Roche
Earthbound
Earthbound (1940)Nick Desborough
The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid (1931)The Cisco Kid
Grand Canary
Grand Canary (1934)Dr Harvey Leith
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936)Joaquin Murrieta
The Crime Doctor's Warning
The Crime Doctor's Warning (1945)Dr. Robert Ordway
Ingrid Bergman Remembered
Ingrid Bergman Remembered (1996)Self (archive footage)
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case (1943)Dr. Robert Ordway
Under the Pampas Moon
Under the Pampas Moon (1935)Cesar Campo
Ramona
Ramona (1928)Alessandro
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt
Crime Doctor's Man Hunt (1946)Dr. Robert Ordway
Shadows in the Night
Shadows in the Night (1944)Dr. Robert Ordway
One More Spring
One More Spring (1935)Jaret Otkar
The Crime Doctor's Courage
The Crime Doctor's Courage (1945)Dr. Robert Ordway
I Loved You Wednesday
I Loved You Wednesday (1933)Philip Fletcher
Such Men Are Dangerous
Such Men Are Dangerous (1930)Ludwig Kranz / Pierre Villard
Hell in the Heavens
Hell in the Heavens (1934)Lt. Steve Warner
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990)(archive footage)
Kidnapped
Kidnapped (1938)Alan Breck
Barricade
Barricade (1939)Hank Topping
Renegades
Renegades (1930)Jean Deucalion
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs (1931)Jervis Pendleton
The Crime Doctor's Diary
The Crime Doctor's Diary (1949)Dr. Robert Ordway
The Crime Doctor's Gamble
The Crime Doctor's Gamble (1947)Dr. Robert Ordway
Surrender
Surrender (1931)Sergeant Dumaine
The Golden Bed
The Golden Bed (1925)Bunny O'Neill
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940)Self (archive footage)
Happy Days
Happy Days (1929)Minstrel Show Performer
Wife, Doctor and Nurse
Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)Dr. Judd Lewis
The Arizona Kid
The Arizona Kid (1930)The Arizona Kid
To Mary - with Love
To Mary - with Love (1936)Jack Wallace
Prison Warden
Prison Warden (1949)Warden Victor Burnell
Paddy the Next Best Thing
Paddy the Next Best Thing (1933)Lawrence Blake
The Return of the Cisco Kid
The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939)The Cisco Kid
The Tragedy of Youth
The Tragedy of Youth (1928)Frank Gordon
The Devil's Henchmen
The Devil's Henchmen (1949)Jess Arno
Wife, Husband and Friend
Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)Leonard Borland aka Logan Bennett
Miss Brewster's Millions
Miss Brewster's Millions (1926)Thomas B. Hancock Jr
Linda
Linda (1929)Dr. Paul Randall
The Gentleman from Nowhere
The Gentleman from Nowhere (1948)Earl Donovan / Robert Ashton
State Penitentiary
State Penitentiary (1950)Rodger Manners
Doctors' Wives
Doctors' Wives (1931)Dr. Judson Penning
Their Mad Moment
Their Mad Moment (1931)Esteban Cristera
The Awful Truth
The Awful Truth (1925)Norman Satterlee
His Forgotten Wife
His Forgotten Wife (1924)Donald Allen / John Rolfe
Land of Liberty
Land of Liberty (1939)(archive footage)
Mannequin
Mannequin (1926)John Herrick
A Son of His Father
A Son of His Father (1925)Big Boy Morgan
Those Who Dance
Those Who Dance (1924)Bob Kane
Romance of the Rio Grande
Romance of the Rio Grande (1929)Pablo Wharton Cameron
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (1941)Self (uncredited)
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (1926)Jay Gatsby
Three Sinners
Three Sinners (1928)James Harris
Thru Different Eyes
Thru Different Eyes (1929)Jack Winfield
Mismates
Mismates (1926)Ted Carroll
As Husbands Go
As Husbands Go (1934)Charles Lingard
Lombardi, Ltd.
Lombardi, Ltd. (1919)Bit Part (uncredited)
The Best People
The Best People (1925)Henry Morgan
The Love Charm
The Love Charm (1921)Thomas Morgan
Rugged Water
Rugged Water (1925)Calvin Horner
Such Women Are Dangerous
Such Women Are Dangerous (1934)Michael Shawn
Amateur Daddy
Amateur Daddy (1932)Jim Gladden
Dangerously Yours
Dangerously Yours (1933)Andrew Burke
Singed
Singed (1927)Royce Wingate
Danger Street
Danger Street (1928)Rolly Sigsby
The Telephone Girl
The Telephone Girl (1927)Matthew Standish
Craig's Wife
Craig's Wife (1928)Walter Craig
Blow Your Own Horn
Blow Your Own Horn (1923)Jack Dunbar
First Love
First Love (1921)Donald Halliday
If I Were Queen
If I Were Queen (1922)Vladimir
Welcome Home
Welcome Home (1925)Fred Prouty
Christine of the Hungry Heart
Christine of the Hungry Heart (1924)Stuart Knight
Sheltered Daughters
Sheltered Daughters (1921)Pep Mullins
Man About Town
Man About Town (1932)Stephen Morrow
The Ninety and Nine
The Ninety and Nine (1922)Tom Silverton
White Hunter
White Hunter (1936)Capt. Clark Rutledge
The Coward
The Coward (1927)Clinton Philbrook
Alimony
Alimony (1924)Jimmy Mason
The Female
The Female (1924)Col. Valentia
In Search of a Thrill
In Search of a Thrill (1923)Adrian Torrens
Drums of the Desert
Drums of the Desert (1927)John Curry
The Runaway
The Runaway (1926)Wade Murrell
The Girl in His Room
The Girl in His Room (1922)Kirk Waring
Aloma of the South Seas
Aloma of the South Seas (1926)Nuitane
A Girl's Desire
A Girl's Desire (1922)Jones / Lord Dysart
The Air Mail
The Air Mail (1925)Russ Kane
St. Elmo
St. Elmo (1923)Murray Hammond
Cheated Hearts
Cheated Hearts (1921)Tom Gordon
A Woman's Way
A Woman's Way (1928)Tony
The Garden of Weeds
The Garden of Weeds (1924)Douglas Crawford
Her Own Money
Her Own Money (1922)Lew Alden
All Woman
All Woman (1918)Bit Part
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star
Busby Berkeley: A Journey with a Star (2007)Self (archive footage)