Anthony Warde
Acting
Born November 4, 1908, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Filmography
- 1977Buck Rogers — Killer Kane
- 1966Destination Saturn — Killer Kane
- 1966Sakima and the Masked Marvel — Killer Mace (archive footage)
- 1964The Carpetbaggers — Moroni
- 1956The Man Who Knew Too Much — French Policeman (uncredited)
- 1954Casanova's Big Night — (uncredited)
- 1954Day of Triumph — Barabbas
- 1954Rear Window — Detective (uncredited)
- 1953Planet Outlaws — Killer Kane
- 1953Raiders of the Seven Seas — Don Delgado
- 1953The War of the Worlds — Military Police Driver (uncredited)
- The Abbott and Costello Show — Blackie
- 1952The Atomic City — Arnie Molter
- 1951Mysterious Island — Confederate Officer
- 1951Roaring City — Bill Rafferty
- 1951Storm Warning — Jukebox Collector (uncredited)
- 1951The Lemon Drop Kid — Thoughtful Man (uncredited)
- 1949Radar Patrol vs. Spy King — Ricco Morgan
- 1949Trail of the Yukon — Muskeg Joe
- 1948Congo Bill — Rogan
- 1948Dangers of the Canadian Mounted — Mort Fowler
- 1948Here Comes Trouble — Police Reporter (uncredited)
- 1948Panhandle — Kenney (uncredited)
- 1948Stage Struck — Mr. Barda
- 1948The Big Punch — Con Festig
- 1947Bells of San Fernando — Juan Mendoza
- 1947Devil Ship — Burke
- 1947High Tide — Nick Dyke
- 1947Killer Dill — Louie Moronie
- 1947King of the Bandits — Smoke Kirby
- 1947That Hagen Girl — Eddie (uncredited)
- 1947The Black Widow — Nick Ward
- 1947The Thirteenth Hour — Ranford
- 1947Where the North Begins — Joe
- 1946Dark Alibi — Jimmy Slade
- 1946Don Ricardo Returns — Don Jose Luerra
- 1946King of the Forest Rangers — Burt Spear
- 1946North of the Border — Henchman Jean Gaspee (as Anthony Ward)
- 1946The Mask of Diijon — Hold-Up Man (Uncredited)
- 1945Allotment Wives — Joe Agnew
- 1945Bewitched — Masher on Street (uncredited)
- 1945Black Market Babies
- 1945Captain Tugboat Annie — Jake
- 1945Here Come the Co-Eds — Carlton Basketball Coach (uncredited)
- 1945Secrets of a Sorority Girl — Nick Vegas
- 1945The Monster and the Ape — Joe Flint
- 1945There Goes Kelly — Bob Farrell
- 1944Are These Our Parents? — Sam Bailey
- 1944Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat — Catlen
- 1944Dixie Jamboree — 'Double', Phony Indian (as Tony Warde)
- 1944Follow the Boys — Captain (uncredited)
- 1944Mystery of the Riverboat — Bruno Bloch
- 1944Sensations of 1945 — Moroni (uncredited)
- 1944Shadow of Suspicion — Bill
- 1944The Great Alaskan Mystery — Brandon
- 1944The Mummy's Ghost — Detective at Museum (uncredited)
- 1943Batman — Stone
- 1943Captive Wild Woman — Tony - Handler (uncredited)
- 1943Crime Doctor — First Reporter in Court (uncredited)
- 1943I Escaped from the Gestapo — Lokin
- 1943Keep 'Em Slugging — Thug
- 1943Riders of the Deadline — "Gunner" Madigan
- 1943Secret Service In Darkest Africa — Relzah
- 1943Shantytown — Gangster (uncredited)
- 1943So's Your Uncle — Stagehand
- 1943The Ghost and the Guest — Killer Blake
- 1943The Masked Marvel — 'Killer' Mace
- 1943Where Are Your Children? — Jim Wilson
- 1943White Savage — Clerk
- 1942Broadway — Gangster (uncredited)
- 1942Eyes of the Underworld — Doorman (uncredited)
- 1942King of the Mounties — Stark
- 1942Man With Two Lives — Hugo
- 1941Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. — John Corey
- 1941Down in San Diego — Tony
- 1941Johnny Eager — Guard Outside Luce's Office Door (uncredited)
- 1941Lady from Louisiana — Lottery Thug
- 1941Ridin' on a Rainbow — Scoop Morrison, Bank Robber
- 1941Singapore Woman — Tough Seaman in Crow's Nest (uncredited)
- 1941The Spider Returns — Henchman Trigger
- 1940Florian — Rider
- 1940Millionaires in Prison — Max, Convict (uncredited)
- 1940So You Won't Talk? — Dolf
- 1940The Earl of Chicago — Kilmount Salesman (uncredited)
- 1940The Green Archer — Lefty Brent
- 1940The Sea Hawk — Whipper
- 1939Almost a Gentleman — Kidnapper
- 1939Buck Rogers — Killer Kane
- 1939Charlie McCarthy, Detective — Photographer
- 1939Chip of the Flying U — Ed Duncan
- 1939Dust Be My Destiny — Second Thug on Train (uncredited)
- 1939Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation — Joe Rubla
- 1939Oklahoma Frontier — Wayne
- 1939Pacific Liner — Crew Member (uncredited)
- 1939Tell No Tales — Frankie Lewis (uncredited)
- 1939The Amazing Mr. Williams — Bouncer (uncredited)
- 1939Twelve Crowded Hours — Jerry Miller (uncredited)
- 1938Come On, Leathernecks! — Nick
- 1938Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars — King Turan of the Forest People
- 1938Law of the Underworld — Henchman Larry
- 1938Marie Antoinette — Marat (uncredited)
- 1938The Affairs of Annabel — Bailey
- 1938The Saint in New York — Maury Yule (Uncredited)
- 1937Escape by Night — Mike Grayson
- 1937Tim Tyler's Luck — Garry Drake