- Films
- 45
- Avg rating
- 7.06
- Peak run
- 1936’39
- Oscar noms
- 1
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
H.B. by the numbers
Average
7.06
16 rated films
Vote weighted
7.21
bigger films count more
Median
7.1
half are better
Consistency
±0.83
rating spread
Career
29y
1923 to 1951
Total votes
807K
across every film
Best
8.6
It's a Wonderful Life
Worst
7.5
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Newest first
Filmography
| 1951 | Here Comes the Groom | Uncle Elihu | 6.3 | 1,284 |
| 1949 | El Paso | Judge Fletcher | · | 536 |
| 1949 | Hellfire | Brother Joseph | · | 485 |
| 1948 | The Judge Steps Out | Chief Justice Hayes | · | 379 |
| 1947 | Driftwood | Rev. J. 'Grandpappy' Hollingsworth | · | 510 |
| 1947 | High Wall | Mr. Slocum | 6.9 | 2,446 |
| 1946 |  It's a Wonderful Life | Mr. Gower | 8.6 | 561K |
| 1946 | Strange Impersonation | Dr. Mansfield | · | 948 |
| 1944 | Action in Arabia | Abdul El Rashid | · | 674 |
| 1943 | Hitler's Children | The Bishop | 6.4 | 1,149 |
| 1942 | Crossroads | Prosecuting Attorney | 6.7 | 2,046 |
| 1941 | City of Missing Girls | Captain McVeigh | · | 370 |
| 1941 | The Corsican Brothers | Dr. Enrico Paoli | · | 841 |
| 1941 | The Devil and Daniel Webster | Justice Hawthorne | 7.5 | 6,648 |
| 1941 | Topper Returns | Mr. Carrington | 6.8 | 3,887 |
| 1940 | New Moon | Father Michel | · | 734 |
| 1939 | Bulldog Drummond's Bride | Colonel Nielson | · | 636 |
| 1939 | Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police | Colonel Nielson | · | 780 |
| 1939 | The Gracie Allen Murder Case | Richard Lawrence | · | 325 |
| 1939 |  Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | Senator Agnew - Majority Leader | 8.1 | 131K |
Better together?
H.B. Warner's regulars
- Heather AngelCo-star · 4 films
- Reginald DennyCo-star · 4 films
- John HowardCo-star · 4 films
- E.E. CliveCo-star · 3 films
- James P. HoganDirector and actor · 3 films
- Herbert WilcoxDirector and actor · 2 films
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On H.B. Warner
1 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1938H. B. Warner
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