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H. B. Warner

1876 - 1958

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Henry Byron Warner (born Henry Byron Lickfold; 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of H. B. Warner has received more than 593,083 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). H. B. Warner is the 5,118th most popular actor (up from 5,246th in 2019), the 3,876th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,014th in 2019) and the 592nd most popular British Actor.

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  • 590k

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  • 46.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.27

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, H. B. Warner ranks 5,118 out of 13,578. Before him are Lee Sung-kyung, Albrecht Becker, Nina Ananiashvili, Dylan Walsh, Gladys George, and Wendy O. Williams. After him are Edie Adams, Alex Kingston, María Corda, Margarita Xhepa, Saoirse Ronan, and David Selby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, H. B. Warner ranks 167. Before him are Virginia Bolten, Jacoba van Heemskerck, Ellsworth Huntington, Nellie Tayloe Ross, Gaston Peltier, and Havergal Brian. After him are Oscar Dessomville, Ásgrímur Jónsson, Sverre Hassel, Gregory Mathews, Robert Yerkes, and Elisabeth Moore. Among people deceased in 1958, H. B. Warner ranks 152. Before him are Doris Humphrey, Gustaf Söderström, Henri Béraud, Oreste Puliti, José María Caro Rodríguez, and Konstantin Yuon. After him are Eino Kaila, Georgy Ivanov, Petr Bezruč, Ásgrímur Jónsson, Harry Spanjer, and Jalmari Eskola.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, H. B. Warner ranks 3,876 out of 8,785. Before him are Muriel Robb (1878), Stanley Holloway (1890), Jonathan Glazer (1965), Peter Doig (1959), Sharleen Spiteri (1967), and Havergal Brian (1876). After him are Nicholas Culpeper (1616), Thomas Andrew Knight (1759), Alex Kingston (1963), Cassandra Austen (1773), Donald Rayfield (1942), and John Farey Sr. (1766).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, H. B. Warner ranks 592. Before him are Alun Armstrong (1946), Paul Anderson (1978), David Burke (1934), Virginia McKenna (1931), Talulah Riley (1985), and Stanley Holloway (1890). After him are Alex Kingston (1963), David Jason (1940), Julian Richings (1955), Celia Imrie (1952), Rebecca Hall (1982), and Adrian Rawlins (1958).

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Television and Movie Roles

It's a Wonderful Life
Mr. Gower
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Dec 20th 19468.273 / 10
Sunset Boulevard
H.B. Warner
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Aug 10th 19508.311 / 10
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Senate Majority Leader
After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
Oct 19th 19397.9 / 10