H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Actor Oct 25 (died age 82) London, England, UK 1900–2019 (119 year career)
5.7 avg rating

Biography

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 th…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (131)

Movies (131)

Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking

Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking

2019

as The Son of God

7.4
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956

as Amminadab

7.8
Journey Into Light

Journey Into Light

1951

as Wiz, the Wino

6.0
The First Legion

The First Legion

1951

as Father José Sierra

6.8
Savage Drums

Savage Drums

1951

as Maou

6.0
Here Comes the Groom

Here Comes the Groom

1951

as Uncle Elihu

5.2
Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

as H.B. Warner

8.3
El Paso

El Paso

1949

as Judge Fletcher

5.7
Hellfire

Hellfire

1949

as Brother Joseph

6.3
The Prince of Thieves

The Prince of Thieves

1948

as Gilbert Head

5.8
Driftwood

Driftwood

1947

as Rev. Hollingsworth

6.1
High Wall

High Wall

1947

as Mr. Slocum

6.3
The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out

1947

as Chief Justice Hayes

7.0
It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

as Mr. Gower

8.3
Strange Impersonation

Strange Impersonation

1946

as Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon

6.0
Prospecting for Petroleum

Prospecting for Petroleum

1946

as The Voice of History (voice)

Gentleman Joe Palooka

Gentleman Joe Palooka

1946

as Sen. McCarden

Captain Tugboat Annie

Captain Tugboat Annie

1945

as Judge Abbott

Faces in the Fog

Faces in the Fog

1944

as Defense Attorney Rankins

3.0
Action in Arabia

Action in Arabia

1944

as Abdul al-Rashid

5.9
Enemy of Women

Enemy of Women

1944

as Col. Eberhart Brandt

4.8
Rogues' Gallery

Rogues' Gallery

1944

as Professor Reynolds

4.9
Hitler's Children

Hitler's Children

1943

as The Bishop

5.9
Women in Bondage

Women in Bondage

1943

as Pastor Renz

5.7
Crossroads

Crossroads

1942

as Prosecuting Attorney

5.8
A Yank in Libya

A Yank in Libya

1942

as Herbert Forbes

3.5
The Boss of Big Town

The Boss of Big Town

1942

as Jeffrey Moore

5.0
Topper Returns

Topper Returns

1941

as Mr. Carrington

6.4
South of Tahiti

South of Tahiti

1941

as High Chief Kawalima

6.0
The Corsican Brothers

The Corsican Brothers

1941

as Dr. Enrico Paoli

6.9
All That Money Can Buy

All That Money Can Buy

1941

as Justice Hawthorne

7.0
City of Missing Girls

City of Missing Girls

1941

as Capt. McVeigh

4.0
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1941

as Ray Jardin

5.8
New Moon

New Moon

1940

as Father Michel

6.5
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

as Senate Majority Leader

7.8
The Rains Came

The Rains Came

1939

as Maharajah

5.8
Let Freedom Ring

Let Freedom Ring

1939

as Rutledge

6.0
Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

as Hugh Gibson

6.4
Bulldog Drummond's Bride

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

1939

as Colonel Nielson

6.1
The Gracie Allen Murder Case

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939

as Richard Lawrence

5.6
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

1939

as Colonel Nielson

6.1
You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

as Mr. Ramsey

7.5
Bulldog Drummond in Africa

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

1938

as Colonel J. A. Nielsen

5.5
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1938

as Angus Rankeiller

4.7
Army Girl

Army Girl

1938

as Col. Armstrong

6.0
The Adventures of Marco Polo

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

as Chen Tsu

6.0
The Toy Wife

The Toy Wife

1938

as Victor Brigard

4.3
Arrest Bulldog Drummond

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

1938

as Colonel Nielsen

6.6
The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

as Father Sienna

4.6
Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

1937

as Chang

7.0
Victoria the Great

Victoria the Great

1937

as Lord Melbourne

5.4
Our Fighting Navy

Our Fighting Navy

1937

as British Consul Brent

2.3
Blackmailer

Blackmailer

1936

as Michael Rankin

5.0
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

as Judge May

7.5
Along Came Love

Along Came Love

1936

as Dr. Martin

5.0
Moonlight Murder

Moonlight Murder

1936

as Godfrey Chiltern

4.2
The Garden Murder Case

The Garden Murder Case

1936

as Major Fenwicke-Ralston

5.4
Rose of the Rancho

Rose of the Rancho

1936

as Don Pasqual Castro

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1935

as Theophile Gabelle

6.8
Born to Gamble

Born to Gamble

1935

as Carter Mathews

4.8
Viva Villa!

Viva Villa!

1934

as Man

6.2
Night Alarm

Night Alarm

1934

as Henry B. Smith

3.7
Behold My Wife!

Behold My Wife!

1934

as Hubert Carter

7.0
Grand Canary

Grand Canary

1934

as Dr Ismay

4.1
In Old Santa Fe

In Old Santa Fe

1934

as Charlie Miller

5.0
Sorrell and Son

Sorrell and Son

1934

as Captain Stephen Sorrell

5.0
Supernatural

Supernatural

1933

as Dr. Carl Houston

6.1
Jennie Gerhardt

Jennie Gerhardt

1933

as William Gerhardt

4.0
Christopher Bean

Christopher Bean

1933

as Maxwell Davenport

The Son-Daughter

The Son-Daughter

1932

as Sin Kai

7.0
The Crusader

The Crusader

1932

as Phillip Brandon

6.3
The Menace

The Menace

1932

as Inspector Tracy

4.5
Tom Brown of Culver

Tom Brown of Culver

1932

as Dr. Brown

5.2
Cross-Examination

Cross-Examination

1932

as Gerald Waring

4.7
Unholy Love

Unholy Love

1932

as Dr. Daniel Gregory

2.5
The Phantom of Crestwood

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932

as Priam Andes

5.9
A Woman Commands

A Woman Commands

1932

as Col. Stradimirovitsch

8.0
Charlie Chan's Chance

Charlie Chan's Chance

1932

as Inspector Fife

6.5
The Reckless Hour

The Reckless Hour

1931

as Walter Nichols

7.0
Five Star Final

Five Star Final

1931

as Michael Townsend

6.5
Expensive Women

Expensive Women

1931

as Melville Raymond

4.8
A Woman of Experience

A Woman of Experience

1931

as Hugh Schmidt

5.2
The Princess and the Plumber

The Princess and the Plumber

1930

as Prince Conrad of Daritzia

The Second Floor Mystery

The Second Floor Mystery

1930

as Inspector Bray

Liliom

Liliom

1930

as Chief Magistrate

6.8
Wild Company

Wild Company

1930

as Henry Grayson

5.0
The Green Goddess

The Green Goddess

1930

as Major Crespin

4.5
On Your Back

On Your Back

1930

as Raymond Pryor

The Furies

The Furies

1930

as Oliver Bedlow

The Argyle Case

The Argyle Case

1929

as Hurley

The Gamblers

The Gamblers

1929

as James Darwin

Wedding Rings

Wedding Rings

1929

as Lewis Dike

The Show of Shows

The Show of Shows

1929

as The Victim - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)

5.5
Stark Mad

Stark Mad

1929

as Prof. Dangerfield

3.0
The Doctor's Secret

The Doctor's Secret

1929

as Richard Garson

The Trial of Mary Dugan

The Trial of Mary Dugan

1929

as District Attorney Galway

6.0
Tiger Rose

Tiger Rose

1929

as Dr. Cusick

The Divine Lady

The Divine Lady

1928

as Sir William Hamilton

5.2
Conquest

Conquest

1928

as James Farnham

Romance of a Rogue

Romance of a Rogue

1928

as Bruce Lowry

Man-Made Women

Man-Made Women

1928

as Jules Moret

The King of Kings

The King of Kings

1927

as Jesus, The Christ

6.4
French Dressing

French Dressing

1927

as Phillip Grey

1.0
Sorrell and Son

Sorrell and Son

1927

as Stephen Sorrell

5.7
Silence

Silence

1926

as Jim Warren

7.0
Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

1926

as 'Whispering Smith'

The Man from Broadway

The Man from Broadway

1924

as James Sanford Richardson

Is Love Everything?

Is Love Everything?

1924

as Jordan Southwick

Zaza

Zaza

1923

as Bernard Dufresne

6.0
When We Were Twenty-One

When We Were Twenty-One

1921

as Richard Carewe

One Hour Before Dawn

One Hour Before Dawn

1920

as George Clayton

Felix O'Day

Felix O'Day

1920

as Felix O'Day

Dice of Destiny

Dice of Destiny

1920

as Jimmy Doyle

The Pagan God

The Pagan God

1919

as Bruce Winthrop

The Gray Wolf's Ghost

The Gray Wolf's Ghost

1919

as Doctor West / Harry West

A Fugitive from Matrimony

A Fugitive from Matrimony

1919

as Stephen Van Courtlandt

For a Woman's Honor

For a Woman's Honor

1919

as Captain Clyde Mannering

The Man Who Turned White

The Man Who Turned White

1919

as Captain Rand / Ali Zaman

Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath

Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath

1917

as Feodor

God's Man

God's Man

1917

as Arnold L'Hommedieu

The Seventh Sin

The Seventh Sin

1917

as Feodor

Danger Trail

Danger Trail

1917

as John Howland

The Vagabond Prince

The Vagabond Prince

1916

as Prince Tonio

The Beggar of Cawnpore

The Beggar of Cawnpore

1916

as Dr. Robert Lowndes

The Market of Vain Desire

The Market of Vain Desire

1916

as John Armstrong

The Raiders

The Raiders

1916

as Scott Wells

Shell 43

Shell 43

1916

as William Berner

The Lost Paradise

The Lost Paradise

1914

as Reuben Warren

The Ghost Breaker

The Ghost Breaker

1914

as Warren Jarvis

English Nell

English Nell

1900

as Duke of Monmouth