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Warner Oland (born Johan Verner Ölund; October 3, 1879 – August 6, 1938) was a Swedish-American actor. His career included time on Broadway and numerous film appearances.
- Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan is a fictional Honolulu police detective...
- The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu is a 1929 American pre-Code...
- Mr. Moto's Gamble
At the same time, the studio announced three Charlie Chan...
- Charlie Chan
Warner Oland. Actor: The Black Camel. Warner Oland was born Johan Verner Olund in the small village of Nyby in Bjurholm parish in the county of Vasterbotten, Sweden, on October 3, 1879. Bjurholm is situated about 60 kilometers outside the town of Umea. His family emigrated to the US on October 15, 1892.
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- Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden
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- Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Warner Oland (born Johan Verner Ölund, October 3, 1879 – August 6, 1938) was a Swedish-American actor most remembered for playing several Chinese and Chinese-American characters: the Honolulu Police detective, Lieutenant Charlie Chan; Dr. Fu Manchu; and Henry Chang in Shanghai Express.
Warner Oland. Warner Oland (3 October 1879 – 6 August 1938) was a Swedish-American movie actor. He is best remembered for playing several Chinese and Chinese-American characters: Dr. Fu Manchu; Henry Chang in Shanghai Express and most notably Honolulu Police detective Lieutenant Charlie Chan.
- Actor
- Johan Verner Ölund, October 3, 1879, Nyby, Bjurholm Municipality, Sweden
- Southborough Rural Cemetery, Southborough, Massachusetts
- August 6, 1938 (aged 58), Stockholm, Sweden
Aug 2, 2010 · Books. Chan, the Man. By Jill Lepore. August 2, 2010. Charlie Chan, based on a real detective with the Honolulu Police, became best known through Warner Oland’s portrayal. Photograph from...
- Jill Lepore
Jan 21, 2013 · Today, the name Warner Oland (1879-1938) is synonymous with Charlie Chan, the fictional Honolulu detective created by Earl Derr Biggers. But Mr. Oland was much more than a talented character actor. He spoke several languages and, with his wife Edith, made the first English language translations of plays by August Strindberg.
Werner Ohlund. Birth Place. Sweden. Born. October 03, 1880. Died. August 06, 1938. Biography. Read More. In the US from boyhood. Oland entered films in 1912, often as character heavies, and in 1931 played the first of his Charlie Chan roles for which is chiefly remembered.... Filmography. Read More. Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1938)
