Warner Baxter
Biography
Warner Baxter was an American film actor whose career ran from the 1910s to the 1940s. Born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1889, he entered pictures as an extra in 1914 and landed his first leading part in Sheltered Daughters in 1921. He often played charming Latin bandit characters in Westerns, most famously the Cisco Kid in In Old Arizona (1928), the first all-talking Western, which brought him the Academy Award for Best Actor. His other films included West of Zanzibar (1928), 42nd Street (1933), Broadway Bill (1934), and The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), which Leonard Maltin called his finest work. In the 1940s he was best known for the Crime Doctor series, playing Dr. Robert Ordway. He received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
62years old at death
- Born Columbus
- Died Beverly Hills
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Warner Leroy Baxter (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 17 years1928 to 1945
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Behind the award
Warner Baxter won the second Academy Award for Best Actor for playing the Cisco Kid in In Old Arizona, the first all-talking Western.
First role
In 1914, Baxter started out in movies as an extra with a stock company. His first starring part came in 1921, in Sheltered Daughters.
Warner Baxter movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Prisoner of Shark Island1936 Biography, Drama, Historyas Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
IMDb rating 7.22.9K votes
Most often with
Gregory Ratoff directed two of these films, Walter Lang two. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Gregory Ratoff
Walter LangDirector, 2 films, 1937 to 1938
All films by Walter Lang
Also two films together3 more actors
- George MeekerThe Crime Doctor's Warning (1945) and Broadway Bill (1934)
- Helen WestleyAdam Had Four Sons (1941) and Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)
- Renie RianoAdam Had Four Sons (1941) and Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Two awards and honors, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 1930 | Best Actor | In Old Arizona | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
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