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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. In later years, he successfully moved into supporting roles and appeared in numerous films directed by Frank Capra.
The King of Kings is a 1927 American synchronized sound epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It depicts the last weeks of Jesus before his crucifixion and stars H. B. Warner in the lead role.
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The King of Kings: Directed by Cecil B. DeMille. With H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence, Joseph Schildkraut. Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection.
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99+ Photos. 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.
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Having just cleared the temple, Jesus (H.B. Warner) gets an offer from Satan (Alan Brooks) which he rejects before speaking to the masses, in Cecil B. De Mille's King of Kings, 1927, music by Donald Sosin.
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Directed by Cecil B. DeMille • 1927 • United States. Starring H. B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Jacqueline Logan. THE KING OF KINGS is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the life and Passion of Christ into a silent-era blockbuster.
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.
