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Henry Byron Warner was an English film and theatre actor. He was popular during the silent era and played Jesus Christ in The King of Kings. In later years, he successfully transitioned into supporting roles and appeared in numerous films directed by Frank Capra. Warner's most notable role to modern audiences is Mr. Gower in the perennially shown film It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Capra. He appeared in the original 1937 version of Lost Horizon as Chang, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also had a cameo in Sunset Boulevard, directed by Billy Wilder.
Birth Name
Harry Byron Warner
Born
Tuesday, 26 October 1875
Died
Sunday, 21 December 1958
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood: The Golden Years | Actor 'King of Kings' | 1961 |
| Darby's Rangers | Bit Part | 1958 |
| The Ten Commandments | Amminadab | 1956 |
| Journey Into Light | Wiz - the Wino / Wiz, the Wino | 1951 |
| Here Comes the Groom | Uncle Elihu | 1951 |
| Savage Drums | Maou | 1951 |
| The First Legion | Fr. Jose Sierra / Father José Sierra | 1951 |
| Sunset Boulevard | H.B. Warner | 1950 |
| Sunset Blvd. | H. B. Warner / H.B. Warner | 1950 |
| El Paso | Judge Fletcher | 1949 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood: The Golden Years | Actor 'King of Kings' | 1961 |
| Darby's Rangers | Bit Part | 1958 |
| The Ten Commandments | Amminadab | 1956 |
| Journey Into Light | Wiz - the Wino / Wiz, the Wino | 1951 |
| Here Comes the Groom | Uncle Elihu | 1951 |
| Savage Drums | Maou | 1951 |
| The First Legion | Fr. Jose Sierra / Father José Sierra | 1951 |
| Sunset Boulevard | H.B. Warner | 1950 |
| Sunset Blvd. | H. B. Warner / H.B. Warner | 1950 |
| El Paso | Judge Fletcher | 1949 |
| Hellfire | Brother Joseph | 1949 |
| The Prince of Thieves | Gilbert Head | 1948 |
| High Wall | Mr. Slocum | 1947 |
| The Judge Steps Out | Chief Justice Hayes | 1947 |
| Driftwood | Rev. J. 'Grandpappy' Hollingsworth / Rev. Hollingsworth | 1947 |
| It's a Wonderful Life | Mr. Gower | 1946 |
| Gentleman Joe Palooka | Sen. McCarden | 1946 |
| Strange Impersonation | Dr. Mansfield / Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon | 1946 |
| Captain Tugboat Annie | Judge Abbott | 1945 |
| Rogues Gallery | Prof. Reynolds / Professor Reynolds | 1944 |
| Faces in the Fog | Defense Attorney Rankins | 1944 |
| Enemy of Women | Col. Eberhart Brandt | 1944 |
| Action in Arabia | Abdul El Rashid | 1944 |
| Women in Bondage | Pastor Renz | 1943 |
| Hitler's Children | The Bishop | 1943 |
| The Boss of Big Town | Jeffrey Moore | 1942 |
| A Yank in Libya | Herbert Forbes | 1942 |
| Crossroads | Prosecuting Attorney | 1942 |
| The Corsican Brothers | Dr. Enrico Paoli | 1941 |
| South of Tahiti | High Chief Kawalima | 1941 |
| All That Money Can Buy | Justice Hawthorne / Justice John Hawthorne | 1941 |
| Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | Ray Jardin | 1941 |
| City of Missing Girls | Captain McVeigh / Capt. McVeigh | 1941 |
| Topper Returns | Mr. Carrington | 1941 |
| New Moon | Father Michel | 1940 |
| Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Senate Majority Leader | 1939 |
| The Rains Came | Maharajah | 1939 |
| Nurse Edith Cavell | Hugh Gibson / Mr. Hugh Gibson | 1939 |
| Bulldog Drummond's Bride | Colonel Nielson | 1939 |
| The Gracie Allen Murder Case | Richard Lawrence | 1939 |
| Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police | Colonel Nielson | 1939 |
| Let Freedom Ring | Rutledge | 1939 |
| Arrest Bulldog Drummond | Colonel Nielsen | 1938 |
| You Can't Take It with You | Ramsey / Mr. Ramsey | 1938 |
| Army Girl | Col. Armstrong | 1938 |
| Bulldog Drummond in Africa | Colonel J.A. Nielson / Colonel J. A. Nielsen | 1938 |
| The Toy Wife | Victor Brigard | 1938 |
| Kidnapped | Angus Rankeillor / Angus Rankeiller | 1938 |
| The Adventures of Marco Polo | Chen Tsu | 1938 |
| The Girl of the Golden West | Father Sienna | 1938 |
| Victoria the Great | Lord Melbourne | 1937 |
| Torpedoed | British Consul Brent | 1937 |
| Lost Horizon | Chang | 1937 |
| Along Came Love | Dr. Martin | 1936 |
| Blackmailer | Michael Rankin | 1936 |
| Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Judge May | 1936 |
| Moonlight Murder | Godfrey Chiltern | 1936 |
| Rose of the Rancho | Don Pasqual Castro | 1936 |
| The Garden Murder Case | Major Fenwicke-Ralston | 1936 |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Gabelle / Theophile Gabelle | 1935 |
| Born to Gamble | Carter Mathews | 1935 |
| Night Alarm | Henry B. Smith | 1934 |
| Behold My Wife! | Hubert Carter | 1934 |
| In Old Santa Fe | Charlie Miller | 1934 |
| Grand Canary | Dr. Ismay / Dr Ismay | 1934 |
| Viva Villa! | Man | 1934 |
| Sorrell and Son | Captain Stephen Sorrell | 1934 |
| Christopher Bean | Maxwell Davenport | 1933 |
| Jennie Gerhardt | William Gerhardt | 1933 |
| Supernatural | Dr. Carl Houston | 1933 |
| Justice Takes a Holiday | John Logan | 1933 |
| The Son-Daughter | Sin Kai | 1932 |
| The Phantom of Crestwood | Priam Andes | 1932 |
| The Crusader | Phillip Brandon | 1932 |
| Tom Brown of Culver | Dr. Brown | 1932 |
| Unholy Love | Dr. Daniel Gregory | 1932 |
| Cross-Examination | Gerald Waring - Defense Attorney / Gerald Waring | 1932 |
| A Woman Commands | Col. Stradimirovitsch | 1932 |
| The Menace | Inspector Tracy | 1932 |
| Charlie Chan's Chance | Inspector Fife | 1932 |
| Expensive Women | Melville Raymond | 1931 |
| Five Star Final | Michael Townsend | 1931 |
| The Reckless Hour | Walter Nichols | 1931 |
| A Woman of Experience | Major Hugh Schmidt / Hugh Schmidt | 1931 |
| The Princess and the Plumber | Prince Conrad of Daritzia | 1930 |
| Liliom | Chief Magistrate | 1930 |
| On Your Back | Raymond Pryor | 1930 |
| Wild Company | Henry Grayson | 1930 |
| The Second Floor Mystery | Inspector Bray | 1930 |
| The Green Goddess | Major Crespin | 1930 |
| Wedding Rings | Lewis Dike | 1929 |
| Tiger Rose | Dr. Cusick | 1929 |
| Show of Shows | The Victim - Guillotine Sequence | 1929 |
| The Argyle Case | Hurley | 1929 |
| The Gamblers | James Darwin | 1929 |
| The Trial of Mary Dugan | District Attorney Galway | 1929 |
| Stark Mad | Prof. Dangerfield | 1929 |
| The Doctor's Secret | Richard Garson | 1929 |
| The Divine Lady | Sir William Hamilton | 1928 |
| Conquest | James Farnham | 1928 |
| The Naughty Duchess | Duke de St. Maclou | 1928 |
| Romance of a Rogue | Bruce Lowry | 1928 |
| Man-Made Women | Jules Moret | 1928 |
| Sorrell and Son | Stephen Sorrell | 1927 |
| The King of Kings | Jesus - the Christ / Jesus, The Christ | 1927 |
| Silence | Jim Warren | 1926 |
| Whispering Smith | 'Whispering Smith' | 1926 |
| The Man from Broadway | James Sanford Richardson | 1924 |
| Zaza | Bernard Dufresne | 1923 |
| When We Were 21 | Richard Carewe | 1921 |
| Dice of Destiny | Jimmy Doyle | 1920 |
| One Hour Before Dawn | George Clayton | 1920 |
| Haunting Shadows | John Glenarm | 1920 |
| A Fugitive from Matrimony | Stephen Van Courtlandt | 1919 |
| The Gray Wolf's Ghost | Doctor West / Harry West | 1919 |
| For a Woman's Honor | Captain Clyde Mannering | 1919 |
| The Man Who Turned White | Captain Rand / aka Ali Zaman | 1919 |
| The Danger Tree | John Howland | 1917 |
| Wrath | Feodor / The Grand Duke | 1917 |
| God's Man | Arnold L'Hommedieu | 1917 |
| The Vagabond Prince | Prince Tonio | 1916 |
| Shell 43 | William Berner | 1916 |
| The Market of Vain Desire | John Armstrong | 1916 |
| The Beggar of Cawnpore | Dr. Robert Lowndes | 1916 |
| The Raiders | Scott Wells | 1916 |
| The Lost Paradise | Reuben Warren | 1914 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1938 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
