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H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Acting·1876–1958·127 films

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.)

Filmography

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)Mr. Gower
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)H.B. Warner
The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments (1956)Amminadab
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)Senate Majority Leader
You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)Ramsey
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)Judge May
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon (1937)Chang
All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)Justice Hawthorne
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities (1935)Theophile Gabelle
The King of Kings
The King of Kings (1927)Jesus, The Christ
Topper Returns
Topper Returns (1941)Mr. Carrington
Five Star Final
Five Star Final (1931)Michael Townsend
Crossroads
Crossroads (1942)Prosecuting Attorney
Viva Villa!
Viva Villa! (1934)Man
Supernatural
Supernatural (1933)Dr. Carl Houston
High Wall
High Wall (1947)Mr. Slocum
The Rains Came
The Rains Came (1939)Maharajah
The Divine Lady
The Divine Lady (1928)Sir William Hamilton
Zaza
Zaza (1923)Bernard Dufresne
Hitler's Children
Hitler's Children (1943)The Bishop
Strange Impersonation
Strange Impersonation (1946)Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon
The Adventures of Marco Polo
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)Chen Tsu
Here Comes the Groom
Here Comes the Groom (1951)Uncle Elihu
The Phantom of Crestwood
The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)Priam Andes
El Paso
El Paso (1949)Judge Fletcher
Liliom
Liliom (1930)Chief Magistrate
Hellfire
Hellfire (1949)Brother Joseph
The Garden Murder Case
The Garden Murder Case (1936)Major Fenwicke-Ralston
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939)Colonel Nielson
The Green Goddess
The Green Goddess (1930)Major Crespin
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939)Colonel Nielson
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938)Colonel Nielsen
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Bulldog Drummond in Africa (1938)Colonel J. A. Nielsen
Nurse Edith Cavell
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)Hugh Gibson
City of Missing Girls
City of Missing Girls (1941)Capt. McVeigh
Action in Arabia
Action in Arabia (1944)Abdul al-Rashid
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers (1941)Dr. Enrico Paoli
Driftwood
Driftwood (1947)Rev. Hollingsworth
Cross-Examination
Cross-Examination (1932)Gerald Waring
New Moon
New Moon (1940)Father Michel
Victoria the Great
Victoria the Great (1937)Lord Melbourne
The Toy Wife
The Toy Wife (1938)Victor Brigard
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)Richard Lawrence
A Yank in Libya
A Yank in Libya (1942)Herbert Forbes
Grand Canary
Grand Canary (1934)Dr Ismay
Enemy of Women
Enemy of Women (1944)Col. Eberhart Brandt
Expensive Women
Expensive Women (1931)Melville Raymond
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)Ray Jardin
In Old Santa Fe
In Old Santa Fe (1934)Charlie Miller
Moonlight Murder
Moonlight Murder (1936)Godfrey Chiltern
Unholy Love
Unholy Love (1932)Dr. Daniel Gregory
The Boss of Big Town
The Boss of Big Town (1942)Jeffrey Moore
The Girl of the Golden West
The Girl of the Golden West (1938)Father Sienna
The Menace
The Menace (1932)Inspector Tracy
Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking
Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking (2019)The Son of God
The Trial of Mary Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929)District Attorney Galway
Night Alarm
Night Alarm (1934)Henry B. Smith
The First Legion
The First Legion (1951)Father José Sierra
A Woman of Experience
A Woman of Experience (1931)Hugh Schmidt
Rogues' Gallery
Rogues' Gallery (1944)Professor Reynolds
The Prince of Thieves
The Prince of Thieves (1948)Gilbert Head
Born to Gamble
Born to Gamble (1935)Carter Mathews
Kidnapped
Kidnapped (1938)Angus Rankeiller
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows (1929)The Victim - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)
The Reckless Hour
The Reckless Hour (1931)Walter Nichols
Sorrell and Son
Sorrell and Son (1927)Stephen Sorrell
Army Girl
Army Girl (1938)Col. Armstrong
Women in Bondage
Women in Bondage (1943)Pastor Renz
Let Freedom Ring
Let Freedom Ring (1939)Rutledge
The Son-Daughter
The Son-Daughter (1932)Sin Kai
Journey Into Light
Journey Into Light (1951)Wiz, the Wino
Behold My Wife!
Behold My Wife! (1934)Hubert Carter
The Judge Steps Out
The Judge Steps Out (1947)Chief Justice Hayes
Faces in the Fog
Faces in the Fog (1944)Defense Attorney Rankins
Savage Drums
Savage Drums (1951)Maou
Along Came Love
Along Came Love (1936)Dr. Martin
Jennie Gerhardt
Jennie Gerhardt (1933)William Gerhardt
Charlie Chan's Chance
Charlie Chan's Chance (1932)Inspector Fife
Tom Brown of Culver
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)Dr. Brown
Silence
Silence (1926)Jim Warren
French Dressing
French Dressing (1927)Phillip Grey
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)Self (archive footage)
A Woman Commands
A Woman Commands (1932)Col. Stradimirovitsch
South of Tahiti
South of Tahiti (1941)High Chief Kawalima
Wild Company
Wild Company (1930)Henry Grayson
Blackmailer
Blackmailer (1936)Michael Rankin
Stark Mad
Stark Mad (1929)Prof. Dangerfield
The Doctor's Secret
The Doctor's Secret (1929)Richard Garson
Tiger Rose
Tiger Rose (1929)Dr. Cusick
The Princess and the Plumber
The Princess and the Plumber (1930)Prince Conrad of Daritzia
Rose of the Rancho
Rose of the Rancho (1936)Don Pasqual Castro
Wedding Rings
Wedding Rings (1929)Lewis Dike
The Furies
The Furies (1930)Oliver Bedlow
Christopher Bean
Christopher Bean (1933)Maxwell Davenport
The Gamblers
The Gamblers (1929)James Darwin
Captain Tugboat Annie
Captain Tugboat Annie (1945)Judge Abbott
Felix O'Day
Felix O'Day (1920)Felix O'Day
Sorrell and Son
Sorrell and Son (1934)Captain Stephen Sorrell
Conquest
Conquest (1928)James Farnham
On Your Back
On Your Back (1930)Raymond Pryor
For a Woman's Honor
For a Woman's Honor (1919)Captain Clyde Mannering
The Argyle Case
The Argyle Case (1929)Hurley
Romance of a Rogue
Romance of a Rogue (1928)Bruce Lowry
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith (1926)'Whispering Smith'
When We Were Twenty-One
When We Were Twenty-One (1921)Richard Carewe
Is Love Everything?
Is Love Everything? (1924)Jordan Southwick
Man-Made Women
Man-Made Women (1928)Jules Moret
The Second Floor Mystery
The Second Floor Mystery (1930)Inspector Bray
The Seventh Sin
The Seventh Sin (1917)Feodor
One Hour Before Dawn
One Hour Before Dawn (1920)George Clayton
A Fugitive from Matrimony
A Fugitive from Matrimony (1919)Stephen Van Courtlandt
The Man Who Turned White
The Man Who Turned White (1919)Captain Rand / Ali Zaman
The Gray Wolf's Ghost
The Gray Wolf's Ghost (1919)Doctor West / Harry West
The Pagan God
The Pagan God (1919)Bruce Winthrop
Justice Takes a Holiday
Justice Takes a Holiday (1933)John Logan
The Resurrection of Christ
The Resurrection of Christ (2026)
God's Man
God's Man (1917)Arnold L'Hommedieu
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946)Sen. McCarden
The Ghost Breaker
The Ghost Breaker (1914)Warren Jarvis
Danger Trail
Danger Trail (1917)John Howland
The Lost Paradise
The Lost Paradise (1914)Reuben Warren
The Raiders
The Raiders (1916)Scott Wells
Prospecting for Petroleum
Prospecting for Petroleum (1946)The Voice of History (voice)
Shell 43
Shell 43 (1916)William Berner
Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath
Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath (1917)Feodor
The Market of Vain Desire
The Market of Vain Desire (1916)John Armstrong
The Man from Broadway
The Man from Broadway (1924)James Sanford Richardson