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Warner Anderson

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Warner Anderson

Born March 10, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied August 26, 197644 films

Warner Anderson (March 10, 1911 – August 26, 1976) was an American actor, best known for his starring roles in TV dramas The Lineup and Peyton Place. Anderson was born to "a theatrical family" in Brooklyn, New York, March 10, 1911. He was a Republican.

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Anderson had a small part in a film in 1915. A contemporary newspaper article about the movie Sunbeam, in which Anderson appeared in 1917, noted, "Warner Anderson is one of the cleverest children in motion pictures." "He made his adult screen debut in This Is the Army in 1943.

He had supporting parts in several films through the years. They included The Caine Mutiny, Blackboard Jungle, and Destination Tokyo. Operation Burma with Errol Flynn.

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The Caine Mutiny posterFirst watchThe Caine Mutiny19547.2as Capt. BlakelyWhen a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court martial for mutiny.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Detective Story poster7.0Detective Story1951Blackboard Jungle poster6.9Blackboard Jungle1955The Lineup poster7.1The Lineup1958Objective, Burma! poster6.9Objective, Burma!1945Song of the Thin Man poster6.7Song of the Thin Man1947Destination Tokyo poster6.9Destination Tokyo1943Destination Moon poster5.9Destination Moon1950The Violent Men poster6.5The Violent Men1955

Filmography

44 films as actor
  1. 1969Gidget Grows UpAmbassador Post
  2. 1966The BubbleDoctor
  3. 1964Rio ConchosCol. Wagner
  4. 1961Armored CommandLt. Col. Wilson
  5. 1958The LineupLt. Ben Guthrie
  6. 1955A Lawless StreetHamer Thorne
  7. 1955Blackboard JungleDr. Bradley
  8. 1955The Violent MenJim McCloud
  9. 1954Drum BeatGen. Canby
  10. 1954The Caine MutinyCapt. Blakely
  11. 1954City StoryThe Church Pastor
  12. 1954The Yellow TomahawkMajor Ives
  13. 1953A Lion Is in the StreetsJules Bolduc
  14. 1953The Last PosseRobert Emerson
  15. 1952The StarHarry Stone
  16. 1951The Blue VeilBill Parker
  17. 1951Detective StoryEndicott Sims
  18. 1951BannerlineRoy
  19. 1951Go for Broke!Charles Pence
  20. 1951Only the ValiantTrooper Rutledge
  21. 1951Santa FeDave Baxter
  22. 1950Destination MoonDr. Charles Cargraves
  23. 1949The Doctor and the GirlDr. George Esmond
  24. 1949The Lucky StiffEddie Britt
  25. 1948Command DecisionCol. Earnest Haley
  26. 1948Tenth Avenue AngelJoseph Mills
  27. 1948Alias a GentlemanCapt. Charlie Lopen
  28. 1947High Wallr. George Poward
  29. 1947Song of the Thin ManDr. Monolaw
  30. 1947Dark DelusionTeddy Selkirk
  31. 1947The Arnelo AffairDet. Sam Leonard
  32. 1946Three Wise FoolsThe O'Monahan
  33. 1946Faithful in My FashionWalter Medcraft
  34. 1946Bad BascombLuther Mason
  35. 1946My ReputationFrank Everett
  36. 1945Her Highness and the BellboyPaul MacMillan
  37. 1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in HollywoodNorman Royce
  38. 1945Week-End at the WaldorfRobert Campbell
  39. 1945Dangerous PartnersMiles Kempen
  40. 1945Objective, Burma!Col. J. Carter
  41. 1944Trial by TriggerDan Fallon
  42. 1943Destination TokyoAndy
  43. 1943Oklahoma OutlawsWhip McCord
  44. 1916The SunbeamBobby Rutherford