Anthony Warde

Anthony Warde (November 4, 1908 – January 8, 1975) was a noted American actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1937 and 1964.

Warde participated in athletics at Marquette University, lettering in boxing, track, hockey, and swimming.

In 1940, Warde toured with the Eighteen Actors dramatic group, which included Victor Jory and Morris Ankrum, among others. In 1953, he worked in summer stock theatre.

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.

Films

• The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
• Marie Antoinette (1938)
• Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation (1939)
• Chip of the Flying U (1940)
• Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
• Blues in the Night (1941)
• Johnny Eager (1942)
• White Savage (1943)
• Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat (1944)
• Sensations of 1945 (1944)
• The Cisco Kid Returns (1945)
• Allotment Wives (1945)
• Black Market Babies (1945)
• The Mask of Diijon (1946)
• Dark Alibi (1946)
• Stage Struck (1948)
• Trail of the Yukon (1949)
• Hurricane Smith (1952)
• Houdini (1953) - Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
• The War of the Worlds (1953)
• Casanova's Big Night (1954) - Gondolier (uncredited)
• Rear Window (1954) - Detective (uncredited)
• Day of Triumph (1954) - Barabbas
• Strategic Air Command (1955) - Yakotda Controller (uncredited)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - French Policeman (uncredited)
• The Delicate Delinquent (1957) - Police Academy Drill Instructor (uncredited)
• Inside the Mafia (1959) - Bob Kalen (uncredited)
• The Carpetbaggers (1964) - Moroni

Serials

Kane Richmond seems to have Buster Crabbe at a disadvantage in Flash Gordon's Trip To Mars.

• Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
• Buck Rogers (1939)
• The Green Archer (1940)
• The Spider Returns (1941)
• Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (1941)
• King of the Mounties (1942)
• Batman (1943)
• Secret Service in Darkest Africa (1943)
• The Masked Marvel (1943)
• The Phantom
• The Great Alaskan Mystery (1944)
• Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)
• The Monster and the Ape (1945)
• The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)
• Hop Harrigan (1946)
• King of the Forest Rangers (1946)
• The Mysterious Mr. M (1946)
• Congo Bill (1948)
• Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949)

• The Amos 'n Andy Show (1952)
• Sky King (1952)
• The Abbott and Costello Show (1953)
• The Loretta Young Show (1954)
• Topper (1955)
• The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956) - Deshon
• The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1960) - Curt Dance
• The Jack Benny Show (1961)
• Mister Ed (1961–63) - Sam Morgan / Policeman

• Anthony Warde at the Internet Movie Database
• Anthony Warde at AllMovie
• Google Books