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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.
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.
Six months later, on January 17, 1938, during the filming of Charlie Chan at the Ringside, Warner Oland walked off the set. He clearly needed to regain his life. Reportedly suffering from a nervous breakdown, Oland spent the month of February in a hospital.
Jan 21, 2013 · On the Set with Warner Oland. 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.
Warner Oland, famous as an actor in Hollywood Oriental roles, died today at 3 P. M. (9 A. M., E. S. T.), at the age of 57. Death came at a Stockholm hospital where he had been ill of...
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.
Aug 2, 2010 · Charlie Chan, based on a real detective with the Honolulu Police, became best known through Warner Oland’s portrayal. Photograph from 20Th Century Fox / Everett Collection.
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....
SANTA BARBARA. (JP) —Johann Warner Oland, the Charlie Chan who escaped a thousand terrible deaths on the screen, died of bronchial pneumonia today in his native Sweden. News that the 58-year-old and portly stage and screen star died came from the home of his estranged wife, the former Edith Shearn of the stage, who was preparing for a hurried ...
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.
