H.B. Warner

Person

H.B. Warner

Born 25 October 1876 Died 21 December 1958, aged 82 London, England, UK TMDB ↗

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.)

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The numbers

Computed from the record
23age in their first credit on record (1900)
56years on screen and counting
9credits in 1932, their busiest year
131dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
The Resurrection of Christ poster

The Resurrection of Christ

2026
Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking poster

Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking

2019
as The Son of God
The Ten Commandments poster Age: 79

The Ten Commandments

1956
as Amminadab
Journey Into Light poster Age: 74

Journey Into Light

1951
as Wiz, the Wino
Here Comes the Groom poster Age: 74

Here Comes the Groom

1951
as Uncle Elihu
Savage Drums poster Age: 74

Savage Drums

1951
as Maou
The First Legion poster Age: 74

The First Legion

1951
as Father José Sierra
Sunset Boulevard poster Age: 73

Sunset Boulevard

1950
as H.B. Warner
Hellfire poster Age: 72

Hellfire

1949
as Brother Joseph
El Paso poster Age: 72

El Paso

1949
as Judge Fletcher
The Prince of Thieves poster Age: 71

The Prince of Thieves

1948
as Gilbert Head
High Wall poster Age: 71

High Wall

1947
as Mr. Slocum
The Judge Steps Out poster Age: 71

The Judge Steps Out

1947
as Chief Justice Hayes
Driftwood poster Age: 70

Driftwood

1947
as Rev. Hollingsworth
It's a Wonderful Life poster Age: 70

It's a Wonderful Life

1946
as Mr. Gower
Gentleman Joe Palooka poster Age: 69

Gentleman Joe Palooka

1946
as Sen. McCarden
Strange Impersonation poster Age: 69

Strange Impersonation

1946
as Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon
Prospecting for Petroleum poster Age: 69

Prospecting for Petroleum

1946
as The Voice of History (voice)
Captain Tugboat Annie poster Age: 69

Captain Tugboat Annie

1945
as Judge Abbott
Rogues' Gallery poster Age: 68

Rogues' Gallery

1944
as Professor Reynolds
Faces in the Fog poster Age: 68

Faces in the Fog

1944
as Defense Attorney Rankins
Enemy of Women poster Age: 68

Enemy of Women

1944
as Col. Eberhart Brandt
Action in Arabia poster Age: 67

Action in Arabia

1944
as Abdul al-Rashid
Women in Bondage poster Age: 67

Women in Bondage

1943
as Pastor Renz
Hitler's Children poster Age: 66

Hitler's Children

1943
as The Bishop
The Boss of Big Town poster Age: 66

The Boss of Big Town

1942
as Jeffrey Moore
A Yank in Libya poster Age: 65

A Yank in Libya

1942
as Herbert Forbes
Crossroads poster Age: 65

Crossroads

1942
as Prosecuting Attorney
The Corsican Brothers poster Age: 65

The Corsican Brothers

1941
as Dr. Enrico Paoli
All That Money Can Buy poster Age: 64

All That Money Can Buy

1941
as Justice Hawthorne
South of Tahiti poster Age: 64

South of Tahiti

1941
as High Chief Kawalima
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime poster Age: 64

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1941
as Ray Jardin
City of Missing Girls poster Age: 64

City of Missing Girls

1941
as Capt. McVeigh
Topper Returns poster Age: 64

Topper Returns

1941
as Mr. Carrington
New Moon poster Age: 63

New Moon

1940
as Father Michel
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington poster Age: 62

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939
as Senate Majority Leader
The Rains Came poster Age: 62

The Rains Came

1939
as Maharajah
Nurse Edith Cavell poster Age: 62

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939
as Hugh Gibson
Bulldog Drummond's Bride poster Age: 62

Bulldog Drummond's Bride

1939
as Colonel Nielson
The Gracie Allen Murder Case poster Age: 62

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939
as Richard Lawrence
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police poster Age: 62

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

1939
as Colonel Nielson
Let Freedom Ring poster Age: 62

Let Freedom Ring

1939
as Rutledge
Arrest Bulldog Drummond poster Age: 62

Arrest Bulldog Drummond

1938
as Colonel Nielsen
You Can't Take It with You poster Age: 61

You Can't Take It with You

1938
as Ramsey
Army Girl poster Age: 61

Army Girl

1938
as Col. Armstrong
Bulldog Drummond in Africa poster Age: 61

Bulldog Drummond in Africa

1938
as Colonel J. A. Nielsen
The Toy Wife poster Age: 61

The Toy Wife

1938
as Victor Brigard
Kidnapped poster Age: 61

Kidnapped

1938
as Angus Rankeiller
The Adventures of Marco Polo poster Age: 61

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938
as Chen Tsu
The Girl of the Golden West poster Age: 61

The Girl of the Golden West

1938
as Father Sienna
No poster
Age: 60

Our Fighting Navy

1937
as British Consul Brent
Victoria the Great poster Age: 60

Victoria the Great

1937
as Lord Melbourne
Lost Horizon poster Age: 60

Lost Horizon

1937
as Chang
Along Came Love poster Age: 60

Along Came Love

1936
as Dr. Martin
Blackmailer poster Age: 59

Blackmailer

1936
as Michael Rankin
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town poster Age: 59

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936
as Judge May
Moonlight Murder poster Age: 59

Moonlight Murder

1936
as Godfrey Chiltern
The Garden Murder Case poster Age: 59

The Garden Murder Case

1936
as Major Fenwicke-Ralston
Rose of the Rancho poster Age: 59

Rose of the Rancho

1936
as Don Pasqual Castro
A Tale of Two Cities poster Age: 59

A Tale of Two Cities

1935
as Theophile Gabelle
Born to Gamble poster Age: 58

Born to Gamble

1935
as Carter Mathews
Night Alarm poster Age: 58

Night Alarm

1934
as Henry B. Smith
Behold My Wife! poster Age: 58

Behold My Wife!

1934
as Hubert Carter
In Old Santa Fe poster Age: 58

In Old Santa Fe

1934
as Charlie Miller
Grand Canary poster Age: 57

Grand Canary

1934
as Dr Ismay
Viva Villa! poster Age: 57

Viva Villa!

1934
as Man
Sorrell and Son poster Age: 57

Sorrell and Son

1934
as Captain Stephen Sorrell
Christopher Bean poster Age: 57

Christopher Bean

1933
as Maxwell Davenport
Jennie Gerhardt poster Age: 56

Jennie Gerhardt

1933
as William Gerhardt
Supernatural poster Age: 56

Supernatural

1933
as Dr. Carl Houston
Justice Takes a Holiday poster Age: 56

Justice Takes a Holiday

1933
as John Logan
The Son-Daughter poster Age: 56

The Son-Daughter

1932
as Sin Kai
The Phantom of Crestwood poster Age: 55

The Phantom of Crestwood

1932
as Priam Andes
No poster
Age: 55

The Crusader

1932
as Phillip Brandon
Tom Brown of Culver poster Age: 55

Tom Brown of Culver

1932
as Dr. Brown
Unholy Love poster Age: 55

Unholy Love

1932
as Dr. Daniel Gregory
Cross-Examination poster Age: 55

Cross-Examination

1932
as Gerald Waring
A Woman Commands poster Age: 55

A Woman Commands

1932
as Col. Stradimirovitsch
The Menace poster Age: 55

The Menace

1932
as Inspector Tracy
Charlie Chan's Chance poster Age: 55

Charlie Chan's Chance

1932
as Inspector Fife
Expensive Women poster Age: 54

Expensive Women

1931
as Melville Raymond
Five Star Final poster Age: 54

Five Star Final

1931
as Michael Townsend
The Reckless Hour poster Age: 54

The Reckless Hour

1931
as Walter Nichols
A Woman of Experience poster Age: 54

A Woman of Experience

1931
as Hugh Schmidt
The Princess and the Plumber poster Age: 54

The Princess and the Plumber

1930
as Prince Conrad of Daritzia
Liliom poster Age: 53

Liliom

1930
as Chief Magistrate
On Your Back poster Age: 53

On Your Back

1930
as Raymond Pryor
Wild Company poster Age: 53

Wild Company

1930
as Henry Grayson
The Second Floor Mystery poster Age: 53

The Second Floor Mystery

1930
as Inspector Bray
The Furies poster Age: 53

The Furies

1930
as Oliver Bedlow
The Green Goddess poster Age: 53

The Green Goddess

1930
as Major Crespin
Wedding Rings poster Age: 53

Wedding Rings

1929
as Lewis Dike
Tiger Rose poster Age: 53

Tiger Rose

1929
as Dr. Cusick
The Show of Shows poster Age: 53

The Show of Shows

1929
as The Victim - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)
The Argyle Case poster Age: 52

The Argyle Case

1929
as Hurley
The Gamblers poster Age: 52

The Gamblers

1929
as James Darwin
The Trial of Mary Dugan poster Age: 52

The Trial of Mary Dugan

1929
as District Attorney Galway
Stark Mad poster Age: 52

Stark Mad

1929
as Prof. Dangerfield
The Doctor's Secret poster Age: 52

The Doctor's Secret

1929
as Richard Garson
The Divine Lady poster Age: 52

The Divine Lady

1928
as Sir William Hamilton
Conquest poster Age: 52

Conquest

1928
as James Farnham
Romance of a Rogue poster Age: 51

Romance of a Rogue

1928
as Bruce Lowry
Man-Made Women poster Age: 51

Man-Made Women

1928
as Jules Moret
French Dressing poster Age: 51

French Dressing

1927
as Phillip Grey
Sorrell and Son poster Age: 51

Sorrell and Son

1927
as Stephen Sorrell
The King of Kings poster Age: 50

The King of Kings

1927
as Jesus, The Christ
Silence poster Age: 49

Silence

1926
as Jim Warren
Whispering Smith poster Age: 49

Whispering Smith

1926
as 'Whispering Smith'
Is Love Everything? poster Age: 48

Is Love Everything?

1924
as Jordan Southwick
The Man from Broadway poster Age: 47

The Man from Broadway

1924
as James Sanford Richardson
Zaza poster Age: 46

Zaza

1923
as Bernard Dufresne
When We Were Twenty-One poster Age: 44

When We Were Twenty-One

1921
as Richard Carewe
No poster
Age: 44

Dice of Destiny

1920
as Jimmy Doyle
Felix O'Day poster Age: 43

Felix O'Day

1920
as Felix O'Day
One Hour Before Dawn poster Age: 43

One Hour Before Dawn

1920
as George Clayton
No poster
Age: 43

Haunting Shadows

1919
as John Glenarm
A Fugitive from Matrimony poster Age: 43

A Fugitive from Matrimony

1919
as Stephen Van Courtlandt
The Gray Wolf's Ghost poster Age: 43

The Gray Wolf's Ghost

1919
as Doctor West / Harry West
For a Woman's Honor poster Age: 42

For a Woman's Honor

1919
as Captain Clyde Mannering
The Pagan God poster Age: 42

The Pagan God

1919
as Bruce Winthrop
The Man Who Turned White poster Age: 42

The Man Who Turned White

1919
as Captain Rand / Ali Zaman
Danger Trail poster Age: 40

Danger Trail

1917
as John Howland
God's Man poster Age: 40

God's Man

1917
as Arnold L'Hommedieu
The Seventh Sin poster Age: 40

The Seventh Sin

1917
as Feodor
Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath poster Age: 40

Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath

1917
as Feodor
No poster
Age: 39

The Vagabond Prince

1916
as Prince Tonio
Shell 43 poster Age: 39

Shell 43

1916
as William Berner
The Market of Vain Desire poster Age: 39

The Market of Vain Desire

1916
as John Armstrong
No poster
Age: 39

The Beggar of Cawnpore

1916
as Dr. Robert Lowndes
The Raiders poster Age: 39

The Raiders

1916
as Scott Wells
The Ghost Breaker poster Age: 38

The Ghost Breaker

1914
as Warren Jarvis
The Lost Paradise poster Age: 37

The Lost Paradise

1914
as Reuben Warren
No poster
Age: 23

English Nell

1900
as Duke of Monmouth
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