Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: October 9, 1878

Death Date: June 6, 1964

Birth Place: Sacramento, California

Over a lengthy career, actor Robert Warwick played in hundreds of productions, finding fame on Broadway, in both silent films and talkies, and carrying on into the golden age of television. He grew up singing in the church choir, inspiring him to pursue a musical career, studying opera in Paris before being drawn to acting when hired as an understudy for the 1903 Broadway production of "Glad of It." Sticking to the stage, his star rose over the next few years, paving the way for his transition into leading roles in numerous silent films, beginning in 1914.

In the '20s, he returned to the Great White Way until sound entered the picture, after which he slipped back into features, lending his well-trained pipes and dignified good looks to strong supporting parts such as Lord Montague in George Cukor's 1936 version of "Romeo and Juliet." He was a regular player in Errol Flynn's costume dramas, including "The Adventures of Robin Hood," as well as the films of Preston Sturges, such as "Sullivan's Travels." While he was commonly cast as military officials or distinguished gentlemen, he occasionally found more interesting fare such as the overwrought Shakespearean actor in the Humphrey Bogart gem, "In a Lonely Place." Working into his 80s, he shifted primarily into small screen roles in his golden years, filling guest spots on such hit series as "The Twilight Zone" and "Dr. Kildare."

Credits

Dr. Kildare

Guest Star
Series
1961

The Law and Mr. Jones

Guest Star
Show
1960

Mr. LuckyStream

Guest Star
Series
1959

The Twilight ZoneStream

Actor
A.V.M. Alexander "Leadbottom" Mackaye, R.A.F.
Series
1959
92%

The DeputyStream

Guest Star
Series
1959

It Started With a Kiss

Actor
Congressman Muir
Movie
1959

Behind Closed Doors

Actor
Show
1958

Bronco

Guest Star
Series
1958

The Buccaneer

Actor
Capt. Lockyer
Movie
1958

Sugarfoot

Guest Star
Series
1957

Shoot-Out at Medicine BendStream

Actor
Brother Abraham
Movie
1957

Zane Grey Theater

Actor
Series
1956

Circus Boy

Guest Star
Show
1956

While the City SleepsStream

Actor
Amos Kyne
Movie
1956
91%

Walk the Proud Land

Actor
Chief Eskiminzin
Movie
1956
0%

Hour of Stars

Actor
Show
1955

Alfred Hitchcock PresentsStream

Actor
Matthew Kelson
Series
1955

Cheyenne

Guest Star
Series
1955

Escape to Burma

Actor
The Sawbwa
Movie
1955

Chief Crazy Horse

Actor
Spotted Tail
Movie
1955

Lady Godiva

Actor
Humbert
Movie
1955

Father Knows BestStream

Guest Star
Series
1954

Passion

Actor
Padre
Movie
1954

Silver Lode

Actor
Judge Cranston
Movie
1954

The Loretta Young Show

Actor
Pandit Rau
Show
1953

The Mississippi Gambler

Actor
Gov. Paul Monet
Movie
1953

Jamaica Run

Actor
Court Judge
Movie
1953

Death Valley DaysStream

Actor
Yellow Wolf
Series
1952

Death Valley DaysStream

Guest Star
Wise Fox
Series
1952

Cavalcade of AmericaStream

Guest Star
Alexander Majors
Series
1952

Against All Flags

Actor
Capt. Kidd
Movie
1952

The Sword of Monte Cristo

Actor
Marquis de Montableau
Movie
1951

Mark of the Renegade

Actor
Col. Vega
Movie
1951

Sugarfoot

Actor
J.C. Crane
Movie
1951

Vendetta

Actor
The French Prefect
Movie
1950

In a Lonely PlaceStream

Actor
Charlie Waterman
Movie
1950
96%

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

Actor
High Priest
Movie
1950

A Woman's Secret

Actor
Assistant District Attorney Roberts
Movie
1949
43%

Impact

Actor
Capt. Callahan
Movie
1949

FrancisStream

Actor
Col. Carmichael
Movie
1949

Adventures of Don JuanStream

Actor
Don José - Count de Polan
Movie
1948

Fury at Furnace Creek

Actor
Gen. Fletcher Blackwell
Movie
1948

The Three MusketeersStream

Actor
D'Artagnan Sr.
Movie
1948
75%

Gun Smugglers

Actor
Colonel Davis
Movie
1948

Pirates of Monterey

Actor
Governor de Sola
Movie
1947

Criminal Court

Actor
Mr. Marquette
Movie
1946

The Falcon's Adventure

Actor
Kenneth Sutton
Movie
1946

Sudan

Actor
Maatet
Movie
1945

Oriental Dream

Actor
Alfife
Movie
1944

The Princess and the Pirate

Actor
The King
Movie
1944

Two Tickets to London

Actor
Ormsby
Movie
1943

I Married a WitchStream

Actor
J.B. Masterson
Movie
1942
95%

The Palm Beach Story

Actor
Mr. Hinch, Ale and Quail Club
Movie
1942

Secret Enemies

Actor
Otto Zimmer
Movie
1942

Sullivan's TravelsStream

Actor
Mr. Lebrand
Movie
1941
100%

Louisiana Purchase

Actor
Speaker of the House
Movie
1941

A Woman's FaceStream

Actor
Associate Judge
Movie
1941
100%

Murder in the Air

Actor
Dr. B.C. Finchley
Movie
1940

On the Spot

Actor
Cyrus Haddon
Movie
1940

Teddy the Rough Rider

Actor
Capt. Leonard Wood
Movie
1940

The Great McGintyStream

Actor
Opposition speaker
Movie
1940
100%

Devil's Island

Actor
Demonpre
Movie
1940

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and EssexStream

Actor
Lord Mountjoy
Movie
1939
80%

In Old Monterey

Actor
Major Forbes
Movie
1939

Almost a Gentleman

Actor
Robert Mabrey
Movie
1939

Going Places

Actor
Walter Frome
Movie
1939

Blockade

Actor
General Vallejo
Movie
1938

Gangster's Boy

Actor
Tim Kelly
Movie
1938

Bar 20 Justice

Film Editing
Movie
1938

The Adventures of Robin HoodStream

Actor
SIr Geoffrey
Movie
1938
100%

The Awful TruthStream

Actor
Mr. Vance
Movie
1937
90%

The Prince and the Pauper

Actor
Lord Warwick
Movie
1937

The Life of Emile Zola

Actor
Major Henry
Movie
1937

High Hat

Actor
Dupont Sr.
Movie
1937

Hills of Old Wyoming

Film Editing
Movie
1937

Ace Drummond

Actor
Winstom
Show
1936

The Vigilantes Are Coming

Actor
Count Ivan Raspinoff
Show
1936

Give Me Liberty

Actor
George Washington
Movie
1936

Charlie Chan at the Race Track

Actor
Police Chief (uncredited)
Movie
1936

The Bold Caballero

Actor
Governor Palma
Movie
1936

Tough Guy

Actor
Mr. Frederick Martindale Vincent II
Movie
1936

The Bride Walks Out

Actor
Mr. McKenzie
Movie
1936

Zorro, the Bold Caballero

Actor
Governor Palma
Movie
1936

Bars of Hate

Actor
The Governor
Movie
1935

A Thrill for Thelma

Actor
Captain Richard Kyne
Movie
1935

Whipsaw

Actor
Robert W. Wadsworth
Movie
1935

A Shot in the Dark

Actor
Joseph Harris
Movie
1935

Code of the Mounted

Actor
Inspector Malloy
Movie
1935

The Murder Man

Actor
Coleville
Movie
1935

Hopalong Cassidy Enters

Actor
Jim Meeker
Movie
1935

Cleopatra

Actor
Gen. Achillas
Movie
1934

Female

Actor
Attorney Bradley (uncredited)
Movie
1933

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

Actor
Dan Winterslip
Movie
1933

The Whispering Shadow

Actor
Detective Robert Raymond
Movie
1933

Silver Dollar

Actor
Colonel Stanton
Movie
1933

Fighting With Kit Carson

Actor
Chief Dark Eagle
Movie
1933

The Woman From Monte Carlo

Actor
Morbraz
Movie
1932

So Big

Actor
Simeon Peake
Movie
1932

Doctor X

Actor
Police Commissioner Stevens
Movie
1932

Girl From Calgary

Actor
Bill Webster
Movie
1932

The Dark Horse

Actor
Mr. Clark
Movie
1932

Afraid to Talk

Actor
Jake Stranskey
Movie
1932

A Holy Terror

Actor
John Bard aka Thomas Woodbury
Movie
1931

Not Exactly Gentlemen

Actor
Layne Hunter
Movie
1931

Jack Straw

Actor
Jack Straw
Movie
1920

A Girl's Folly

Actor
Kenneth Driscoll
Movie
1917

The Stolen Voice

Actor
Gerald D'Orville
Movie
1915