Anthony Warde
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Anthony Warde (November 4, 1908 – January 8, 1975) was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.
A native of Pennsylvania, Warde started his Hollywood career in Escape by Night, appearing in a handful of undistinguished 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.
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.
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.
Anthony Warde died in Hollywood, California at the age of 66.
Acting
Movie
Rear Window
as Detective (uncredited)
1954
Movie
The Man Who Knew Too Much
as French Policeman (uncredited)
1956
Movie
The War of the Worlds
as Military Police Driver (uncredited)
1953
Movie
The Sea Hawk
as Whipper
1940
Movie
Batman
as Stone
1943
Movie
The Mummy's Ghost
as Detective at Museum (uncredited)
1944
Movie
Johnny Eager
as Guard Outside Luce's Office Door (uncredited)
1941
Movie
Storm Warning
as Jukebox Collector (uncredited)
1951
Movie
The Carpetbaggers
as Moroni
1964
Movie
Captive Wild Woman
as Tony - Handler (uncredited)
1943
Movie
Marie Antoinette
as Marat (uncredited)
1938
Movie
The Lemon Drop Kid
as Thoughtful Man (uncredited)
1951
Movie
Here Come the Co-Eds
as Carlton Basketball Coach (uncredited)
1945
Movie
Dark Alibi
as Jimmy Slade
1946
Movie
Bewitched
as Masher on Street (uncredited)
1945
TV
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Blackie
1952
Movie
Dust Be My Destiny
as Second Thug on Train (uncredited)
1939
Movie
High Tide
as Nick Dyke
1947
Movie
The Thirteenth Hour
as Ranford
1947
Movie
Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation
as Joe Rubla
1939
Movie
Casanova's Big Night
as (uncredited)
1954
Movie
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat
as Catlen
1944
Movie
The Atomic City
as Arnie Molter
1952
Movie
The Saint in New York
as Maury Yule (Uncredited)
1938