H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Acting

Birthday

1875/10/25

Day of death

1958/12/21 (83 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also know as

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

Biography

Henry Byron Warner 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...Read more

Acting
Sunset Boulevard
8.3

(1950) Sunset Boulevard

as H.B. Warner

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

(1946) It's a Wonderful Life

as Mr. Gower

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
7.9

(1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

as Senate Majority Leader

Lost Horizon
7.0

(1937) Lost Horizon

as Chang

One Hour Before Dawn
0.0

(1920) One Hour Before Dawn

as George Clayton

Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking
7.5

(2019) Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking

as The Son of God

Strange Impersonation
6.0

(1946) Strange Impersonation

as Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon

Prospecting for Petroleum
0.0

(1946) Prospecting for Petroleum

as The Voice of History (voice)

Rogues' Gallery
4.9

(1944) Rogues' Gallery

as Professor Reynolds

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
7.5

(1936) Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

as Judge May

The Phantom of Crestwood
6.0

(1932) The Phantom of Crestwood

as Priam Andes

You Can't Take It with You
7.5

(1938) You Can't Take It with You

as Mr. Ramsey

Romance of a Rogue
0.0

(1928) Romance of a Rogue

as Bruce Lowry

High Wall
6.1

(1947) High Wall

as Mr. Slocum

The Doctor's Secret
0.0

(1929) The Doctor's Secret

as Richard Garson

A Tale of Two Cities
6.8

(1935) A Tale of Two Cities

as Theophile Gabelle

All That Money Can Buy
7.0

(1941) All That Money Can Buy

as Justice Hawthorne

Danger Trail
0.0

(1917) Danger Trail

as John Howland

Five Star Final
6.6

(1931) Five Star Final

as Michael Townsend

Crossroads
5.9

(1942) Crossroads

as Prosecuting Attorney

Arrest Bulldog Drummond
6.7

(1938) Arrest Bulldog Drummond

as Colonel Nielsen

New Moon
6.8

(1940) New Moon

as Father Michel

The Girl of the Golden West
4.6

(1938) The Girl of the Golden West

as Father Sienna

French Dressing
1.0

(1927) French Dressing

as Phillip Grey

Tiger Rose
0.0

(1929) Tiger Rose

as Dr. Cusick

The Boss of Big Town
5.0

(1942) The Boss of Big Town

as Jeffrey Moore

The King of Kings
6.4

(1927) The King of Kings

as Jesus, The Christ

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
5.8

(1941) Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

as Ray Jardin

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
5.5

(1939) The Gracie Allen Murder Case

as Richard Lawrence

Expensive Women
4.8

(1931) Expensive Women

as Melville Raymond

Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
6.1

(1939) Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police

as Colonel Nielson

Is Love Everything?
0.0

(1924) Is Love Everything?

as Jordan Southwick

Whispering Smith
0.0

(1926) Whispering Smith

as 'Whispering Smith'

Felix O'Day
0.0

(1920) Felix O'Day

as Felix O'Day

The Furies
0.0

(1930) The Furies

as Oliver Bedlow

The Divine Lady
5.3

(1928) The Divine Lady

as Sir William Hamilton

Driftwood
6.1

(1947) Driftwood

as Rev. Hollingsworth

Bulldog Drummond's Bride
6.3

(1939) Bulldog Drummond's Bride

as Colonel Nielson

Supernatural
6.0

(1933) Supernatural

as Dr. Carl Houston

The Trial of Mary Dugan
6.0

(1929) The Trial of Mary Dugan

as District Attorney Galway

Bulldog Drummond in Africa
5.5

(1938) Bulldog Drummond in Africa

as Colonel J. A. Nielsen

The Garden Murder Case
5.5

(1936) The Garden Murder Case

as Major Fenwicke-Ralston

Liliom
6.8

(1930) Liliom

as Chief Magistrate

The Green Goddess
4.5

(1930) The Green Goddess

as Major Crespin

Cross-Examination
5.1

(1932) Cross-Examination

as Gerald Waring

The Adventures of Marco Polo
6.0

(1938) The Adventures of Marco Polo

as Chen Tsu

Enemy of Women
5.5

(1944) Enemy of Women

as Col. Eberhart Brandt

The Reckless Hour
7.0

(1931) The Reckless Hour

as Walter Nichols

In Old Santa Fe
5.0

(1934) In Old Santa Fe

as Charlie Miller

Behold My Wife!
7.0

(1934) Behold My Wife!

as Hubert Carter

Zaza
6.1

(1923) Zaza

as Bernard Dufresne

The Toy Wife
4.8

(1938) The Toy Wife

as Victor Brigard

Sorrell and Son
5.5

(1927) Sorrell and Son

as Stephen Sorrell

The Second Floor Mystery
0.0

(1930) The Second Floor Mystery

as Inspector Bray

Born to Gamble
4.8

(1935) Born to Gamble

as Carter Mathews

Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath
0.0

(1917) Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath

as Feodor

The Seventh Sin
0.0

(1917) The Seventh Sin

as Feodor

0.0

(1936) Along Came Love

as Dr. Martin

Jennie Gerhardt
4.0

(1933) Jennie Gerhardt

as William Gerhardt

Army Girl
6.0

(1938) Army Girl

as Col. Armstrong

Let Freedom Ring
6.0

(1939) Let Freedom Ring

as Rutledge

Moonlight Murder
5.0

(1936) Moonlight Murder

as Godfrey Chiltern

The Menace
4.5

(1932) The Menace

as Inspector Tracy

El Paso
5.6

(1949) El Paso

as Judge Fletcher

The Son-Daughter
7.0

(1932) The Son-Daughter

as Sin Kai

Unholy Love
3.0

(1932) Unholy Love

as Dr. Daniel Gregory

The Crusader
5.0

(1932) The Crusader

as Phillip Brandon

The Pagan God
0.0

(1919) The Pagan God

as Bruce Winthrop

City of Missing Girls
4.1

(1941) City of Missing Girls

as Capt. McVeigh

Nurse Edith Cavell
6.4

(1939) Nurse Edith Cavell

as Hugh Gibson

Topper Returns
6.4

(1941) Topper Returns

as Mr. Carrington

Show of Shows
5.5

(1929) Show of Shows

as The Victim - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)

Charlie Chan's Chance
6.5

(1932) Charlie Chan's Chance

as Inspector Fife

The First Legion
6.8

(1951) The First Legion

as Father José Sierra

Hitler's Children
5.9

(1943) Hitler's Children

as The Bishop

A Yank in Libya
4.3

(1942) A Yank in Libya

as Herbert Forbes

God's Man
0.0

(1917) God's Man

as Arnold L'Hommedieu

Shell 43
0.0

(1916) Shell 43

as William Berner

Captain Tugboat Annie
0.0

(1945) Captain Tugboat Annie

as Judge Abbott

A Woman of Experience
5.2

(1931) A Woman of Experience

as Hugh Schmidt

The Rains Came
5.9

(1939) The Rains Came

as Maharajah

Night Alarm
3.7

(1934) Night Alarm

as Henry B. Smith

Wild Company
5.0

(1930) Wild Company

as Henry Grayson

The Corsican Brothers
6.8

(1941) The Corsican Brothers

as Dr. Enrico Paoli

Journey Into Light
6.0

(1951) Journey Into Light

as Wiz, the Wino

Stark Mad
3.0

(1929) Stark Mad

as Prof. Dangerfield

The Judge Steps Out
7.0

(1947) The Judge Steps Out

as Chief Justice Hayes

Kidnapped
6.0

(1938) Kidnapped

as Angus Rankeiller

Faces in the Fog
3.0

(1944) Faces in the Fog

as Defense Attorney Rankins

Rose of the Rancho
0.0

(1936) Rose of the Rancho

as Don Pasqual Castro

The Argyle Case
0.0

(1929) The Argyle Case

as Hurley

Victoria the Great
5.3

(1937) Victoria the Great

as Lord Melbourne

0.0

(1916) The Beggar of Cawnpore

as Dr. Robert Lowndes

The Raiders
0.0

(1916) The Raiders

as Scott Wells

0.0

(1916) The Vagabond Prince

as Prince Tonio

Women in Bondage
5.7

(1943) Women in Bondage

as Pastor Renz

6.0

(1951) Savage Drums

as Maou

Tom Brown of Culver
5.2

(1932) Tom Brown of Culver

as Dr. Brown

A Woman Commands
8.0

(1932) A Woman Commands

as Col. Stradimirovitsch

Hellfire
5.8

(1949) Hellfire

as Brother Joseph

The Lost Paradise
0.0

(1914) The Lost Paradise

as Reuben Warren

Here Comes the Groom
5.2

(1951) Here Comes the Groom

as Uncle Elihu

On Your Back
0.0

(1930) On Your Back

as Raymond Pryor

South of Tahiti
6.0

(1941) South of Tahiti

as High Chief Kawalima

3.0

(1937) Our Fighting Navy

as British Consul Brent

Silence
7.0

(1926) Silence

as Jim Warren

Grand Canary
4.1

(1934) Grand Canary

as Dr Ismay

The Gamblers
0.0

(1929) The Gamblers

as James Darwin

The Ten Commandments
7.8

(1956) The Ten Commandments

as Amminadab

Sorrell and Son
5.0

(1934) Sorrell and Son

as Captain Stephen Sorrell

The Prince Of Thieves
5.7

(1948) The Prince Of Thieves

as Gilbert Head

Conquest
0.0

(1928) Conquest

as James Farnham

Action in Arabia
5.9

(1944) Action in Arabia

as Abdul al-Rashid

Viva Villa!
6.3

(1934) Viva Villa!

as Man

The Princess and the Plumber
0.0

(1930) The Princess and the Plumber

as Prince Conrad of Daritzia

The Man from Broadway
0.0

(1924) The Man from Broadway

as James Sanford Richardson

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.0

(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Blackmailer
5.0

(1936) Blackmailer

as Michael Rankin

Gentleman Joe Palooka
0.0

(1946) Gentleman Joe Palooka

as Sen. McCarden

The Market of Vain Desire
0.0

(1916) The Market of Vain Desire

as John Armstrong

When We Were Twenty-One
0.0

(1921) When We Were Twenty-One

as Richard Carewe

Christopher Bean
0.0

(1933) Christopher Bean

as Maxwell Davenport

Man-Made Women
0.0

(1928) Man-Made Women

as Jules Moret

Wedding Rings
0.0

(1929) Wedding Rings

as Lewis Dike

The Ghost Breaker
0.0

(1914) The Ghost Breaker

as Warren Jarvis

0.0

(1900) English Nell

as Duke of Monmouth