H.B. Warner
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
The Resurrection of Christ
2026
Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking
2019
as The Son of God
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Amminadab
The First Legion
1951
as Father José Sierra
Journey Into Light
1951
as Wiz, the Wino
Savage Drums
1951
as Maou
Here Comes the Groom
1951
as Uncle Elihu
Sunset Boulevard
1950
as H.B. Warner
El Paso
1949
as Judge Fletcher
Hellfire
1949
as Brother Joseph
The Prince of Thieves
1948
as Gilbert Head
High Wall
1947
as Mr. Slocum
Driftwood
1947
as Rev. Hollingsworth
The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Chief Justice Hayes
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Mr. Gower
Strange Impersonation
1946
as Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon
Prospecting for Petroleum
1946
as The Voice of History (voice)
Gentleman Joe Palooka
1946
as Sen. McCarden
Captain Tugboat Annie
1945
as Judge Abbott
Rogues' Gallery
1944
as Professor Reynolds
Enemy of Women
1944
as Col. Eberhart Brandt
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Defense Attorney Rankins
Action in Arabia
1944
as Abdul al-Rashid
Hitler's Children
1943
as The Bishop
Women in Bondage
1943
as Pastor Renz
Crossroads
1942
as Prosecuting Attorney
The Boss of Big Town
1942
as Jeffrey Moore
A Yank in Libya
1942
as Herbert Forbes
The Corsican Brothers
1942
as Dr. Enrico Paoli
All That Money Can Buy
1941
as Justice Hawthorne
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
1941
as Ray Jardin
City of Missing Girls
1941
as Capt. McVeigh
Topper Returns
1941
as Mr. Carrington
South of Tahiti
1941
as High Chief Kawalima
New Moon
1940
as Father Michel
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Senate Majority Leader
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Richard Lawrence
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
1939
as Colonel Nielson
Bulldog Drummond's Bride
1939
as Colonel Nielson
Let Freedom Ring
1939
as Rutledge
Nurse Edith Cavell
1939
as Hugh Gibson
The Rains Came
1939
as Maharajah
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Ramsey
Arrest Bulldog Drummond
1938
as Colonel Nielsen
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Father Sienna
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
1938
as Colonel J. A. Nielsen
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Chen Tsu
The Toy Wife
1938
as Victor Brigard
Army Girl
1938
as Col. Armstrong
Kidnapped
1938
as Angus Rankeiller
Lost Horizon
1937
as Chang
Victoria the Great
1937
as Lord Melbourne
Our Fighting Navy
1937
as British Consul Brent
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936
as Judge May
The Garden Murder Case
1936
as Major Fenwicke-Ralston
Along Came Love
1936
as Dr. Martin
Moonlight Murder
1936
as Godfrey Chiltern
Rose of the Rancho
1936
as Don Pasqual Castro
Blackmailer
1936
as Michael Rankin
A Tale of Two Cities
1935
as Theophile Gabelle
Born to Gamble
1935
as Carter Mathews
In Old Santa Fe
1934
as Charlie Miller
Behold My Wife!
1934
as Hubert Carter
Night Alarm
1934
as Henry B. Smith
Grand Canary
1934
as Dr Ismay
Sorrell and Son
1934
as Captain Stephen Sorrell
Viva Villa!
1934
as Man
Supernatural
1933
as Dr. Carl Houston
Jennie Gerhardt
1933
as William Gerhardt
Christopher Bean
1933
as Maxwell Davenport
Justice Takes a Holiday
1933
as John Logan
The Phantom of Crestwood
1932
as Priam Andes
Cross-Examination
1932
as Gerald Waring
The Menace
1932
as Inspector Tracy
The Son-Daughter
1932
as Sin Kai
Unholy Love
1932
as Dr. Daniel Gregory
The Crusader
1932
as Phillip Brandon
Charlie Chan's Chance
1932
as Inspector Fife
Tom Brown of Culver
1932
as Dr. Brown
A Woman Commands
1932
as Col. Stradimirovitsch
Five Star Final
1931
as Michael Townsend
Expensive Women
1931
as Melville Raymond
The Reckless Hour
1931
as Walter Nichols
A Woman of Experience
1931
as Hugh Schmidt
The Furies
1930
as Oliver Bedlow
Liliom
1930
as Chief Magistrate
The Green Goddess
1930
as Major Crespin
The Second Floor Mystery
1930
as Inspector Bray
Wild Company
1930
as Henry Grayson
On Your Back
1930
as Raymond Pryor
The Princess and the Plumber
1930
as Prince Conrad of Daritzia
The Doctor's Secret
1929
as Richard Garson
Tiger Rose
1929
as Dr. Cusick
The Trial of Mary Dugan
1929
as District Attorney Galway
The Show of Shows
1929
as The Victim - Guillotine Sequence (uncredited)
Stark Mad
1929
as Prof. Dangerfield
The Argyle Case
1929
as Hurley
The Gamblers
1929
as James Darwin
Wedding Rings
1929
as Lewis Dike
Romance of a Rogue
1928
as Bruce Lowry
The Divine Lady
1928
as Sir William Hamilton
Conquest
1928
as James Farnham
Man-Made Women
1928
as Jules Moret
The Naughty Duchess
1928
French Dressing
1927
as Phillip Grey
The King of Kings
1927
as Jesus, The Christ
Sorrell and Son
1927
as Stephen Sorrell
Whispering Smith
1926
as 'Whispering Smith'
Silence
1926
as Jim Warren
Is Love Everything?
1924
as Jordan Southwick
The Man from Broadway
1924
as James Sanford Richardson
Zaza
1923
as Bernard Dufresne
When We Were Twenty-One
1921
as Richard Carewe
One Hour Before Dawn
1920
as George Clayton
Felix O'Day
1920
as Felix O'Day
Dice of Destiny
1920
as Jimmy Doyle
The Pagan God
1919
as Bruce Winthrop
The Gray Wolf's Ghost
1919
as Doctor West / Harry West
For a Woman's Honor
1919
as Captain Clyde Mannering
A Fugitive from Matrimony
1919
as Stephen Van Courtlandt
The Man Who Turned White
1919
as Captain Rand / Ali Zaman
Haunting Shadows
1919
as John Glenarm
Danger Trail
1917
as John Howland
Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath
1917
as Feodor
The Seventh Sin
1917
as Feodor
God's Man
1917
as Arnold L'Hommedieu
Shell 43
1916
as William Berner
The Beggar of Cawnpore
1916
as Dr. Robert Lowndes
The Raiders
1916
as Scott Wells
The Vagabond Prince
1916
as Prince Tonio
The Market of Vain Desire
1916
as John Armstrong
The Lost Paradise
1914
as Reuben Warren
The Ghost Breaker
1914
as Warren Jarvis
English Nell
1900
as Duke of Monmouth