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