H.B. Warner

Actor

Born: October 25, 1876
Died: December 21, 1958 (age 82)
From: London, England, UK

Henry Byron Warner (often credited as H.B. Warner) was an English actor. He 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. He replaced J.B. Warner as Jesus in The King of…

Filmography (134)

The Resurrection of Christ (2026)
Lux Æterna: The Art of Filmmaking (2019)
The Son of God
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
Self (archive footage)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Amminadab
Journey Into Light (1951)
Wiz, the Wino
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
Uncle Elihu
Savage Drums (1951)
Maou
The First Legion (1951)
Father José Sierra
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
H.B. Warner
Hellfire (1949)
Brother Joseph
El Paso (1949)
Judge Fletcher
The Prince of Thieves (1948)
Gilbert Head
High Wall (1947)
Mr. Slocum
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
Chief Justice Hayes
Driftwood (1947)
Rev. Hollingsworth
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Gower
Gentleman Joe Palooka (1946)
Sen. McCarden
Strange Impersonation (1946)
Dr. Mansfield, plastic surgeon
Prospecting for Petroleum (1946)
The Voice of History (voice)
Captain Tugboat Annie (1945)
Judge Abbott
Rogues' Gallery (1944)
Professor Reynolds
Faces in the Fog (1944)
Defense Attorney Rankins
Enemy of Women (1944)
Col. Eberhart Brandt
Action in Arabia (1944)
Abdul al-Rashid
Women in Bondage (1943)
Pastor Renz
Hitler's Children (1943)
The Bishop
The Boss of Big Town (1942)
Jeffrey Moore
A Yank in Libya (1942)
Herbert Forbes
Crossroads (1942)
Prosecuting Attorney
The Corsican Brothers (1941)
Dr. Enrico Paoli