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H.B. Warner was the son of Charles Warner and the grandson of James Warner, both prominent British stage actors. A tentative stab at studying medicine was abandoned when the younger Warner took drama lessons in Paris and Italy, then joined his father's stock company.
- October 26, 1876
- December 21, 1958
The son of noted British stage actor Charles Warner, H. B. Warner made his stage debut at age seven in 1883, but at first chose to study medicine.
Charles Warner (father) Henry Byron Warner (born Henry Byron Lickfold; [1] 26 October 1876 – 21 December 1958) was an English film and theatre actor. He was popular during the silent era and played Jesus Christ in The King of Kings .
Early life. Warner was born on 29 July 1941 in Manchester, Lancashire, [5] the son of Ada Doreen Hattersley and Herbert Simon Warner, a nursing home proprietor. [6] . He was born out of wedlock and frequently taken to be brought up by each of his parents, eventually settling with his stepmother and Russian Jewish father. [7] [5] [8]
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A character lead in silent films and a character player in sound films, H.B. Warner is best recalled for three roles: Jesus Christ is Cecil B. DeMille's "King of Kings" (1927), Chang, assistant to the High Lama, in "Lost Horizon" (1937), and Mr. Gower the pharmacist is the perennial "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946).
- October 26, 1875
A fourth-generation actor, Henry Byron Warner was born into a prominent theatrical family on Oct. 26, 1875, in London. His father was Charles Warner, and his grandfather was James Warner,...
May 16, 1990 · 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...
