- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 3, 1879
- Place of Birth
- Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden
- Died
- August 6, 1938
Warner Oland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. His family emigrated to the United States when he was 13. He pursued a film career that would include time on Broadway and dozens of film appearances, including 16 Charlie Chan films. After several years in theater, including appearances on Broadway as Warner Oland, in 1912 he made his silent film debut in Pilgrim's Progress, a film based on the John Bunyan novel. As a result of his training as a Shakespearean actor and his easy adoption of a sinister look, he was much in demand as a villain and in ethnic roles. Over the next 15 years, he appeared in more than 30 fil…
Filmography
movieYellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019 · Charlie Chan (archive footage)
In Search of Charlie Chan
movieIn Search of Charlie Chan
2006 · Charlie Chan (archive footage)
movieComplicated Women
2003 · Self (archive footage)
movieMonster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Horror Show
1979 · (archive footage)
movieDays of Thrills and Laughter
1961 · Self (archive footage)
movieScreen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942 · Self (archive footage)
movieCharlie Chan at Monte Carlo
1937 · Charlie Chan
movieCharlie Chan on Broadway
1937 · Charlie Chan
movieCharlie Chan at the Olympics
1937 · Charlie Chan
movieCharlie Chan at the Opera
1936 · Charlie Chan
movieCharlie Chan at the Race Track
1936 · Charlie Chan
movieCharlie Chan at the Circus
1936 · Charlie Chan
movieCharlie Chan's Secret
1936 · Charlie Chan
movieCharlie Chan in Shanghai
1935 · Charlie Chan
movieShanghai
1935 · Ambassador Lun Sing
movieCharlie Chan in Egypt
1935 · Charlie Chan
movieWerewolf of London
1935 · Dr. Yogami
movieCharlie Chan in Paris
1935 · Charlie Chan
Movies on Sundays
movieMovies on Sundays
1935 · Charlie Chan (uncredited)
movieThe Painted Veil
1934 · General Yu
movieCharlie Chan in London
1934 · Charlie Chan
movieBulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934 · Prince Achmed
movieCharlie Chan's Courage
1934 · Charlie Chan
movieMandalay
1934 · Nick
movieAs Husbands Go
1934 · Hippolitus Lomi
movieCharlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933 · Charlie Chan
movieBefore Dawn
1933 · Dr. Paul Cornelius
How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
movieHow to Break 90 #3: Hip Action
1933 · Himself
movieThe Son-Daughter
1932 · Fen Sha
movieA Passport to Hell
1932 · Baron von Sydow, Police Commandant
movieShanghai Express
1932 · Mr. Henry Chang
movieCharlie Chan's Chance
1932 · Charlie Chan
movieDaughter of the Dragon
1931 · Fu Manchu
movieThe Big Gamble
1931 · Andrew North
movieThe Black Camel
1931 · Charlie Chan
movieCharlie Chan Carries On
1931 · Charlie Chan
movieDishonored
1931 · Colonel von Hindau
movieThe Drums of Jeopardy
1931 · Dr. Boris Karlov
movieThe Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
1930 · Dr. Fu Manchu
movieParamount on Parade
1930 · Fu Manchu (Murder Will Out)
movieThe Vagabond King
1930 · Thibault
movieDangerous Paradise
1930 · Schomberg
movieThe Mighty
1929 · Sterky
movieThe Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
1929 · Dr. Fu Manchu
movieThe Studio Murder Mystery
1929 · Rupert Borka
movieChinatown Nights
1929 · "Boston Charley" Wu
movieThe Faker
1929 · Hadrian
movieDream of Love
1928 · The Duke
movieThe Scarlet Lady
1928 · Ivan Zaneriff
movieWheel of Chance
1928 · Mosher Turkeltaub
movieStand and Deliver
1928 · Ghika - the Bandit Leader
movieGood Time Charley
1927 · Good Time Charley Keene
movieSailor Izzy Murphy
1927 · Perfume Manufacturer
movieThe Jazz Singer
1927 · Cantor Rabinowitz
movieOld San Francisco
1927 · Chris Buckwell
movieWhen a Man Loves
1927 · André Lescaut
movieWhat Happened To Father
1927 · W. Bradberry, Father
movieA Million Bid
1927 · Geoffrey Marsh
movieMan of the Forest
1926 · Clint Beasley
movieTell It to the Marines
1926 · Chinese Bandit Chief
movieTwinkletoes
1926 · Roseleaf
movieThe Marriage Clause
1926 · Max Ravenal
movieThe Mystery Club
1926 · Eli Sinsabaugh
movieDon Juan
1926 · Cesare Borgia
movieInfatuation
1925 · Osman Pasha
movieThe Winding Stair
1925 · Petras
Flower of Night
movieFlower of Night
1925 · Luke Rand
movieDon Q Son of Zorro
1925 · The Archduke Paul
movieRiders of the Purple Sage
1925 · Lew Walters aka Judge Dyer
movieCurlytop
1924 · Shanghai Dan
movieSo This Is Marriage?
1924 · King David
movieThe Fighting American
1924 · Fu Shing
movieHis Children's Children
1923 · Dr. Dahl
movieThe Pride of Palomar
1922 · Okada
movieEast Is West
1922 · Charley Yong
movieHurricane Hutch
1921 · Clifton Marlow
movieThe Yellow Arm
1921 · Joel Bain
movieThe Phantom Foe
1920 · Uncle Leo Sealkirk
movieThe Third Eye
1920 · Curtis Steele / Malcolm Graw
movieThe Witness for the Defense
1919 · Captain Ballantyne
movieThe Avalanche
1919 · Nick Delano
movieThe Twin Pawns
1919 · John Bent
movieMandarin's Gold
1919 · Li Hsun
movieThe Lightning Raider
1919 · Wu Fang
movieThe Yellow Ticket
1918 · Baron Andrey
movieThe Naulahka
1918 · Maharajah
movieThe Cigarette Girl
1917 · Mr. Wilson
movieThe Fatal Ring
1917 · Richard Carslake
moviePatria
1917 · Baron Huroki
movieThe Rise of Susan
1916 · Sinclair La Salle
movieBeatrice Fairfax
1916 · Detective
movieThe Eternal Question
1916 · Pierre Felix
movieThe Eternal Sapho
1916 · H. Coudal
movieThe Reapers
1916 · James Shaw
movieDestruction
1915 · Mr. Deleveau
movieSin
1915 · Pietro
movieThe Romance of Elaine
1915
moviePilgrim's Progress
1912 · John Bunyon