Warner Oland
Swedish-American actor (1879-1938) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 58
Warner Oland was a Swedish-American actor. His career included time on Broadway and numerous film appearances.
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Charlie Chan at Monte CarloFilm, Charlie Chan1936
Charlie Chan at the CircusFilm, Charlie Chan1935
Charlie Chan in EgyptFilm, Charlie Chan1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackFilm, Prince Achmed1932
A Passport to HellFilm, Baron von Sydow, Police Commandant1931
Daughter of the DragonFilm, Fu Manchu1930
Dangerous ParadiseFilm, Schomberg1929
Chinatown NightsFilm, "Boston Charley" Wu1927The Jazz Singer PremieresIn history, The first full-length feature film with synchronized dialogue and music revolutionized cinema overnight, making silent films obsolete and inaugurating the age of talking pictures.Story: Recap.at CC BY-SA218K Wikipedia readers in the past year
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Old San FranciscoFilm, 1927Chris Buckwell1926
Don JuanFilm, Cesare Borgia1925
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Shanghai Express 1932
Dishonored 1931
The Jazz Singer 1927
Werewolf of London 1935
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Adolph Zukor Produced Shanghai Express and The Vagabond King
Keye Luke Also in Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)
Alan Crosland Directed The Jazz Singer and Don Juan
George B. Seitz Directed The Romance of Elaine (1915)- Eugene Forde Directed Charlie Chan on Broadway (1937)
Theodore Wharton Produced The Romance of Elaine (1915)- John Stone Produced Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
- Leopold Wharton Directed The Romance of Elaine (1915)
- Hamilton MacFadden Directed The Black Camel (1931)
Michael Curtiz Directed Mandalay and A Million Bid
William Fox Produced The Eternal Sapho and Destruction
H. Bruce Humberstone Directed Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
Robert Ellis Wrote Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
Rowland V. Lee Directed Paramount on Parade (1930)
Darryl F. Zanuck Produced The Jazz Singer (1929)
Donald Crisp Directed Don Q, Son of Zorro (1925)
Josef von Sternberg Directed Shanghai Express and Dishonored
Earl Derr Biggers Wrote Charlie Chan Carries On (1931)
Francis Ford Also in Charlie Chan's Secret (1936)
Lloyd Corrigan Directed Daughter of the Dragon (1931)
Thomas Beck Also in Charlie Chan in Egypt (1935)
William Senderling Davis Directed Destruction and The Fool's Revenge
Willie Fung Also in Shanghai Express and Shanghai
Bertram Millhauser Directed The Phantom Foe and The Yellow Arm
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About this person
He is most 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 in 16 films.
