Warner Oland

Career timeline

1. 1879 · Born

   Born in Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden

2. 1912 · Screen debut

   Pilgrim's Progress (Movie)

3. 1927 · Breakthrough

   The Jazz Singer (Movie)

4. 1938 · Died

   August 6, 1938

5. 2019 · Latest release

   Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (Movie)

Career in numbers

14 1910s

30 1920s

35 1930s

1 1970s

1 2010s

• Drama40
• Mystery21
• Crime20
• Romance18
• Thriller12
• Comedy10

Highest-rated title Shanghai Express 1932 7.0 Most popular title The Jazz Singer 1927 6.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Warner Oland in our catalogue.

Robert Ellis

5 titles together

Jonathan Hale

3 titles together

John Barrymore

3 titles together

Mischa Auer

3 titles together

Josef von Sternberg

2 titles together

Herbert Stothart

2 titles together

Gustav von Seyffertitz

2 titles together

Max Wagner

2 titles together

Marlene Dietrich

2 titles together

H.B. Warner

2 titles together

1. 2019 Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood as Charlie Chan (archive footage) Movie
2. 1979 The Horror Show as (archive footage) Movie
3. 1937 Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo as Charlie Chan 6.4 Movie
4. 1937 Charlie Chan on Broadway as Charlie Chan 7.1 Movie
5. 1937 Charlie Chan at the Olympics as Charlie Chan 6.8 Movie
6. 1936 Charlie Chan at the Opera as Charlie Chan 6.8 Movie
7. 1936 Charlie Chan at the Race Track as Charlie Chan 7.1 Movie
8. 1936 Charlie Chan at the Circus as Charlie Chan 6.4 Movie
9. 1936 Charlie Chan's Secret as Charlie Chan 7.0 Movie
10. 1935 Charlie Chan in Shanghai as Charlie Chan 6.7 Movie
11. 1935 Shanghai as Ambassador Lun Sing Movie
12. 1935 Charlie Chan in Egypt as Charlie Chan 6.9 Movie
13. 1935 Werewolf of London as Dr. Yogami 6.1 Movie
14. 1935 Charlie Chan in Paris as Charlie Chan 6.5 Movie
15. 1935 Movies on Sundays as Charlie Chan (uncredited) Movie
16. 1934 The Painted Veil as General Yu 6.4 Movie
17. 1934 Charlie Chan in London as Charlie Chan 6.9 Movie
18. 1934 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back as Prince Achmed Movie
19. 1934 Charlie Chan's Courage as Charlie Chan Movie
20. 1934 Mandalay as Nick Movie
21. 1934 As Husbands Go as Hippolitus Lomi Movie
22. 1933 Charlie Chan's Greatest Case as Charlie Chan Movie
23. 1933 Before Dawn as Dr. Paul Cornelius Movie
24. 1932 The Son-Daughter as Fen Sha Movie
25. 1932 A Passport to Hell as Baron von Sydow, Police Commandant Movie
26. 1932 Shanghai Express as Mr. Henry Chang 7.0 Movie
27. 1932 Charlie Chan's Chance as Charlie Chan Movie
28. 1931 Daughter of the Dragon as Fu Manchu 5.3 Movie
29. 1931 The Big Gamble as Andrew North Movie
30. 1931 The Black Camel as Charlie Chan 6.0 Movie
31. 1931 Charlie Chan Carries On as Charlie Chan Movie
32. 1931 Dishonored as Colonel von Hindau 7.0 Movie
33. 1931 The Drums of Jeopardy as Dr. Boris Karlov Movie
34. 1930 The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu as Dr. Fu Manchu Movie
35. 1930 Paramount on Parade as Fu Manchu (Murder Will Out) Movie
36. 1930 The Vagabond King as Thibault Movie
37. 1930 Dangerous Paradise as Schomberg Movie
38. 1929 The Mighty as Sterky Movie
39. 1929 The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu as Dr. Fu Manchu Movie
40. 1929 The Studio Murder Mystery as Rupert Borka Movie
41. 1929 Chinatown Nights as "Boston Charley" Wu Movie
42. 1929 The Faker as Hadrian Movie
43. 1928 Wheel of Chance as Mosher Turkeltaub Movie
44. 1928 Stand and Deliver as Ghika - the Bandit Leader Movie
45. 1927 Sailor Izzy Murphy as Perfume Manufacturer Movie
46. 1927 The Jazz Singer as Cantor Rabinowitz 6.1 Movie
47. 1927 Old San Francisco as Chris Buckwell Movie
48. 1927 When a Man Loves as André Lescaut Movie
49. 1927 What Happened To Father as W. Bradberry, Father Movie
50. 1927 A Million Bid as Geoffrey Marsh Movie
51. 1926 Man of the Forest as Clint Beasley Movie
52. 1926 Tell It to the Marines as Chinese Bandit Chief 6.5 Movie
53. 1926 Twinkletoes as Roseleaf Movie
54. 1926 The Marriage Clause as Max Ravenal Movie
55. 1926 Don Juan as Cesare Borgia Movie
56. 1925 Infatuation as Osman Pasha Movie
57. 1925 The Winding Stair as Petras Movie
58. 1925 Don Q Son of Zorro as The Archduke Paul 6.7 Movie
59. 1925 Riders of the Purple Sage as Lew Walters aka Judge Dyer Movie
60. 1924 So This Is Marriage? as King David Movie
61. 1924 The Fighting American as Fu Shing Movie
62. 1923 His Children's Children as Dr. Dahl Movie
63. 1922 The Pride of Palomar as Okada Movie
64. 1922 East Is West as Charley Yong Movie
65. 1921 Hurricane Hutch as Clifton Marlow Movie
66. 1920 The Phantom Foe as Uncle Leo Sealkirk Movie
67. 1920 The Third Eye as Curtis Steele / Malcolm Graw Movie
68. 1919 The Witness for the Defense as Captain Ballantyne Movie
69. 1919 The Avalanche as Nick Delano Movie
70. 1919 The Twin Pawns as John Bent Movie
71. 1919 Mandarin's Gold as Li Hsun Movie
72. 1919 The Lightning Raider as Wu Fang Movie
73. 1917 The Cigarette Girl as Mr. Wilson Movie
74. 1917 The Fatal Ring as Richard Carslake Movie
75. 1917 Patria as Baron Huroki Movie
76. 1916 The Rise of Susan as Sinclair La Salle Movie
77. 1916 The Reapers as James Shaw Movie
78. 1915 Destruction as Mr. Deleveau Movie
79. 1915 Sin as Pietro Movie
80. 1915 The Romance of Elaine Movie
81. 1912 Pilgrim's Progress as John Bunyon Movie

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