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H.B. Warner
Acting
25 Oct 1876
† 21 Dec 1958
London, England, UK
Biography
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 Kings (1927) when J.B. died of tuberculosis at age 29. (J.B. was not Henry's brother. J.B. had taken th...
Also Known As
Harry Byron Lickfold, Henry B. Warner, H. B. Warner, Henry Byron Warner






















