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Charles Denier Warren (29 July 1889 – 27 August 1971) was an Anglo-American actor who appeared extensively on stage and screen from the early 1930s to late 1960s, mostly in Great Britain.[1]
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| Born | Charles Denier Warren July 29, 1889 |
| Died | August 27, 1971 (aged 82) |
| Occupation(s) | Stage, film, television actor |
Life edit
He was born in Chicago the son of Charles Warren and his wife Marguerite Fish. The family moved to England when he was eight.[2]
He is also credited as the writer of Take Off That Hat (1938 screenplay), She Shall Have Music (1935) and the BBC radio show Kentucky Minstrels (1934).[3]
In July 1932 Harry S. Pepper, Stanley Holloway, Joe Morley, Doris Arnold, Jane Carr and Warren revived the White Coons Concert Party show of the Edwardian era for BBC Radio.[4]
He died in Torquay in south west England on 27 August 1971.[5]
Selected filmography edit
- Let Me Explain, Dear (1932) - Jeweller
- Counsel's Opinion (1933) - Manager
- Prince of Arcadia (1933) - Detective
- Channel Crossing (1933) - Purser (uncredited)
- Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934) - Meyer
- Music Hall (1934) - Bendini
- The Great Defender (1934) - Mr.Pryor (uncredited)
- Road House (1934) - Music Hall M C (uncredited)
- Radio Parade of 1935 (1934) - Personal Assistant to Carl Graham
- Temptation (1934) - Director
- Kentucky Minstrels (1934) - Danny Goldman
- A Real Bloke (1935) - Tailor
- Royal Cavalcade (1935) - Smith
- Heat Wave (1935) - Col. D'Alvarez
- Be Careful, Mr. Smith (1935)
- The Clairvoyant (1935) - Bimeter
- Heart's Desire (1935) - Ted Mayer
- The Guv'nor (1935) - Manager (uncredited)
- A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935) - Shuffle
- Birds of a Feather (1935) - Taylor
- Marry the Girl (1935) - Banks
- Charing Cross Road (1935) - Salesman
- The Small Man (1936) - Manager
- They Didn't Know (1936) - Padre
- A Star Fell from Heaven (1936) - Starfel
- The Beloved Vagabond (1936) - Railway Clerk
- It's in the Bag (1936) - Emery
- Everybody Dance (1936) - Dan Fleming
- Spy of Napoleon (1936) - Benicolet
- You Must Get Married (1936) - Mr. Wurtsell
- The Big Noise (1936) - Manager
- Cafe Colette (1937) - Compere
- Good Morning, Boys (1937) - Minister of Education
- Rose of Tralee (1937) - Henry Collett
- Song of the Forge (1937) - Farmer George
- Cotton Queen (1937) - Joseph Cotter
- Keep Fit (1937) - Editor
- Change for a Sovereign (1937) - Mr. Heller
- Who Killed John Savage? (1937) - Scruggs
- Captain's Orders (1937) - Lawson
- Melody and Romance (1937) - Captain Hawkins
- Liebling der Matrosen (1937)
- Little Miss Somebody (1937) - Jonas
- A Romance in Flanders (1937) - Bill Johnson
- The Divorce of Lady X (1938) - Royal Park Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Second Best Bed (1938) - Umpire (uncredited)
- Kicking the Moon Around (1938) - Mark Browd
- Break the News (1938) - Sir Edward Phring
- Strange Boarders (1938) - Fry
- Old Mother Riley in Paris (1938) - Commissaire of Police
- It's in the Air (1938) - Sir Philip
- Little Miss Molly (1938) - Chuck
- Take Off That Hat (1938) - Ginsberg
- Make It Three (1938) - Mr. Cackleberry
- Me and My Pal (1939)
- Trouble Brewing (1939) - Maj. Hopkins
- A Gentleman's Gentleman (1941) - Dr. Bottom
- Come on George (1939) - Banker
- The Body Vanished (1939) - Pip Piper
- We'll Smile Again (1942) - Waiter
- The Shipbuilders (1943)
- The Hundred Pound Window (1944) - Blodgett
- Candles at Nine (1944) - Middleton - Executor
- Kiss the Bride Goodbye (1945) - Reporter
- Twilight Hour (1945) - Photographer (uncredited)
- Don Chicago (1945)
- Old Mother Riley's New Venture (1949) - Hillick
- Night and the City (1950) - Small American from Chicago (uncredited)
- Old Mother Riley Headmistress (1950) - Clifton Hill
- The Dragon of Pendragon Castle (1953) - Fred Morgan
- Alf's Baby (1953) - Cedric Donkin
- House of Blackmail (1953) - Jock
- Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953) - Photographer
- The Gay Dog (1954) - Man In Vets Waiting Room (uncredited)
- No Smoking (1955) - American Delegate
- Handcuffs, London (1955) - Robert Meekers
- Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (1960) - Neighbor (uncredited)
- Escort for Hire (1960) - Porter
- So Evil, So Young (1961) - Sam
- Return of a Stranger (1961) - Manager
- A Taste of Honey (1961) - Tyler
- The Treasure of Monte Cristo (1961) - Cafe owner
- Two Wives at One Wedding (1961) - Fat man
- The Silent Invasion (1962) - Gillie
- Lolita (1962) - Potts
- The Cool Mikado (1963) - Mr. Smith
- The Adding Machine (1969) - Jury foreman (final film role)
Selected Stage Roles edit
- The First Kiss (1924) as Ali-Mon, Chief Magistrate of Seville, at the New Oxford Theatre, London
- The Music Man (1961) as Mayor George Shinn, UK premiere at the Adelphi Theatre, London
References edit
- ^ "C. Denier Warren". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05.
- ^ "C. Denier Warren". IMDb.
- ^ "C. Denier Warren - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ HARRY S. PEPPER revives The White Coons Concert Party : National Programme Daventry, 28 September 1932 22.00 at bbc.co.uk, accessed 28 July 2016
- ^ "C. Denier Warren". IMDb.