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