American actor (1909–1975)
Anthony Warde
Born Benjamin Schwartz
(1909-01-01 ) January 1, 1909Died January 8, 1975(1975-01-08) (aged 66) Occupation Actor Years active 1937–1964
Anthony Warde (born Benjamin Schwartz ;[ 1]
Early years
Born as Benjamin Schwartz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on New Year's Day 1909, Warde was raised in Danbury, Connecticut.[ 1]
Stage
Warde gained early acting experience at the Pasadena Playhouse and performed with the Federal Theatre Project .[ 1] Victor Jory and Morris Ankrum , among others.[ 2] summer stock theatre .[ 3]
Film
Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night ,[ 1] feature films before gaining popularity as one of the hardest working henchmen in the 1930s and 1940s serials .
Warde first appeared in his first film bow in 1936, but he spent most of his time bothering serials heroes as a vicious bodyguard, underground leader or infamous rustler, but also was satisfactory in character roles and the occasional sympathetic part. Usually, he played in many unsavory characterizations, including low-budget crime and Western styles throughout his career. He also appeared in popular serials such as Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938), for Universal ; The Spider Returns (1941) and Batman (1943) for Columbia , as well as in The Masked Marvel (1943), The Purple Monster Strikes (1945) and The Black Widow (1947) for Republic .[citation needed
But Warde is probably best remembered for playing Killer Kane , gangster ruler of the Earth in Universal's adaptation of Buck Rogers (1939). In the 1950s, he made a multiple number of TV appearances including a brief turn as a counterfeiter in two episodes of Amos 'N' Andy .[citation needed
Warde made his last screen appearance in The Carpetbaggers , a 1964 film adaptation of Harold Robbins ' best-seller novel. Following his acting career, he owned a men's clothing store.[ 1]
Death
Warde died in Hollywood, California at the age of 66.[ 4]
Selected filmography
Films
Escape by Night A Girl with Ideas Tim Tyler's Luck Hollywood Stadium Mystery King of the Newsboys Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Law of the Underworld The Saint in New York Marie Antoinette The Crowd Roars Come On, Leathernecks! The Affairs of Annabel The Storm Newsboys' Home Pacific Liner Risky Business Twelve Crowded Hours Almost a Gentleman Buck Rogers Tell No Tales Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation Dust Be My Destiny Oklahoma Frontier The Amazing Mr. Williams Chip of the Flying U Charlie McCarthy, Detective The Earl of Chicago Florian Millionaires in Prison The Sea Hawk So You Won't Talk The Green Archer Ridin' on a Rainbow Lady from Louisiana The Spider Returns Singapore Woman Down in San Diego Blues in the Night Johnny Eager Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. The Man with Two Lives Broadway Timber Eyes of the Underworld King of the Mounties Pittsburgh Silent Witness Keep 'Em Slugging The Ghost and the Guest Shantytown White Savage A Gentle Gangster I Escaped from the Gestapo Three Hearts for Julia Captive Wild Woman Crime Doctor Batman Secret Service in Darkest Africa The Masked Marvel So's Your Uncle Where Are Your Children? Riders of the Deadline The Desert Song The Phantom The Impostor The Great Alaskan Mystery Follow the Boys The Chinese Cat Waterfront Are These Our Parents? Sensations of 1945 The Mummy's Ghost Dixie Jamboree Machine Gun Mama Shadow of Suspicion Mystery of the River Boat Brenda Starr, Reporter Here Come the Co-Eds There Goes Kelly The Cisco Kid Returns The Monster and the Ape Bewitched The Purple Monster Strikes Secrets of a Sorority Girl Paris Underground Allotment Wives Captain Tugboat Annie Black Market Babies The Mask of Diijon Hop Harrigan The Wife of Monte Cristo King of the Forest Rangers Dark Alibi The Mysterious Mr. M The Missing Lady Wife Wanted Don Ricardo Returns The Thirteenth Hour Bells of San Fernando Killer Dill High Tide That Hagen Girl The Black Widow King of the Bandits Devil Ship Panhandle Here Comes Trouble Dangers of the Canadian Mounted The Dude Goes West Stage Struck The Big Punch Congo Bill Fighting Fools Trail of the Yukon Radar Patrol vs. Spy King South Sea Sinner Storm Warning The Lemon Drop Kid Roaring City Mysterious Island The Atomic City Hurricane Smith The Stars Are Singing The War of the Worlds The Girl Who Had Everything Houdini Here Come the Girls Casanova's Big Night Rear Window Day of Triumph Strategic Air Command The Man Who Knew Too Much The Delicate Delinquent Inside the Mafia The Carpetbaggers
Television
References
^ a b c d e Mayer, Geoff (2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials ISBN 978-0-7864-7762-3 . Retrieved January 1, 2020 . ^ "Famous Play Is Offered Friday" . The San Bernardino County Sun . California, San Bernardino. The San Bernardino County Sun. April 30, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved March 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Summer Stock Season Ends at San Gabriel" . Covina Argus . California, Covina. Covina Argus. September 3, 1953. p. 18. Retrieved March 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .^ Erickson, Hal. "Anthony Warde" . AllMovie . AllMovie. Archived from the original on January 1, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2020 .
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