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Warner Anderson

Date of birth: 1911-03-10

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Warner Anderson

Biography

Warner Anderson (March 10, 1911 – August 26, 1976) was an American actor, best known for his starring roles in TV dramas The Lineup and Peyton Place. Anderson was born to "a theatrical family" in Brooklyn, New York, March 10, 1911. He was a Republican. Anderson had a small part in a film in 1915. A contemporary newspaper article about the movie Sunbeam, in which Anderson appeared in 1917, noted, "Warner Anderson is one of the cleverest children in motion pictures." "He made his adult screen debut in This Is the Army in 1943. He had supporting parts in several films through the years. They included The Caine Mutiny, Blackboard Jungle, and Destination Tokyo. Operation Burma with Errol Flynn.

Movie Credits

The Caine Mutiny
3.6

The Caine Mutiny

1954-06-24

When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardize his ship, the first office

Detective Story
3.5

Detective Story

1951-10-24

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad.

Destination Tokyo
3.4

Destination Tokyo

1943-12-31

During World War II, Captain Cassidy and his crew of submariners are ordered into Tokyo Bay on a sec

The Lineup
3.5

The Lineup

1958-06-11

In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspe

Destination Moon
3

Destination Moon

1950-06-27

A team composed of an aerospace scientist, an ex-Air Force general, and an industrialist conceives a

Blackboard Jungle
3.5

Blackboard Jungle

1955-03-25

Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupi

High Wall
3.1

High Wall

1947-12-17

Steven Kenet, suffering from a recurring brain injury, appears to have strangled his wife. Having co

The Arnelo Affair
2.5

The Arnelo Affair

1947-02-13

A neglected wife gets mixed up with an hypnotic charmer and murder.

A Lawless Street
2.6

A Lawless Street

1955-11-15

A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of t

The Violent Men
3.2

The Violent Men

1955-01-26

A former Union Army officer plans to sell out to Anchor Ranch and move east with his fiancée, but th

Objective, Burma!
3.4

Objective, Burma!

1945-02-17

A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to loc

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
2.9

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

1945-10-05

When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder

Only the Valiant
3.2

Only the Valiant

1951-04-13

Only the Valiant, a classic western adventure, based on a novel by Charles Marquis Warren, the film

Go for Broke!
2.9

Go for Broke!

1951-05-04

A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with J

The Beginning or the End
3.1

The Beginning or the End

1947-02-19

The research, development, and deployment of the first atomic bomb, as well as the bombing of Hirosh

The Star
3.6

The Star

1952-12-11

Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despi

Week-End at the Waldorf
3

Week-End at the Waldorf

1945-10-04

Anything can happen during a weekend at New York's Waldorf-Astoria: a glamorous movie star meets a w

My Reputation
3.5

My Reputation

1946-01-25

Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems

Dangerous Partners
3.1

Dangerous Partners

1945-06-07

A young couple's accident could make them rich, if they can evade a Nazi spy ring.

A Lion Is in the Streets
2.6

A Lion Is in the Streets

1953-09-23

A charismatic peddler from the Bayous finds his true calling in politics. Is he a demagogue in the m

Tenth Avenue Angel
3

Tenth Avenue Angel

1948-02-20

Flavia's been told that her Aunt Susan's fiancé, Steve, has been on a trip around the world, but in

The Last Posse
3

The Last Posse

1953-07-04

A posse's pursuit of bank robbers ends with loot missing and a sheriff (Broderick Crawford) wounded.

Santa Fe
3.4

Santa Fe

1951-04-01

After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselve

The Lucky Stiff
2.4

The Lucky Stiff

1949-05-26

A lawyer spooks gangsters by faking a framed singer's electrocution.

The Yellow Tomahawk
3

The Yellow Tomahawk

1954-05-01

When the army insists on building a fort on Indian land, in defiance of a treaty, the warnings of a

City Story
0

City Story

1954-05-05

When teen-ager June Kinney is arrested, Warner Anderson, the pastor of a local church she once atten

Gidget Grows Up
3

Gidget Grows Up

1969-12-30

After spending the last two years in Europe as an exchange student, Gidget returns home to Californi

Bannerline
3

Bannerline

1951-10-12

A young crusading reporter in a small town tackles civic corruption.

Song of the Thin Man
3.4

Song of the Thin Man

1947-08-28

Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.

Alias a Gentleman
3.3

Alias a Gentleman

1948-02-03

Aging ex-con tries to stop his daughter from getting involved with shady characters.

Dark Delusion
3

Dark Delusion

1947-06-24

Spoiled socialite Cynthia Grace is suffering from a blood clot. Not unexpectedly, Tommy Coalt falls

Rio Conchos
3.1

Rio Conchos

1964-10-28

Two Army officers, an alcoholic ex-Confederate soldier and a womanizing Mexican travel to Mexico on

Faithful in My Fashion
3.1

Faithful in My Fashion

1946-08-21

A U.S. Army sergeant is home on leave to reconnect with his girlfriend he hopes to marry. However, i

Command Decision
3.2

Command Decision

1948-12-23

High-ranking officers struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing German factories producing ne

Armored Command
2.4

Armored Command

1961-07-09

An American Army tank unit is trapped in a small French town in the Ardennes unaware that a spy amon

The Cinematographer
0.5

The Cinematographer

1951-01-13

A behind-the-scenes look at the responsibilities of the cinematographer. Preserved by the Academy F

Bad Bascomb
3.1

Bad Bascomb

1946-05-26

A western bandit is reformed by his love for a little girl.

The Doctor and the Girl
2.9

The Doctor and the Girl

1949-09-29

Dr. Michael Corday, a recent graduate of the Harvard Medical School, is the son of Dr. John Corday,

Three Wise Fools
2.5

Three Wise Fools

1946-09-26

An orphan girl melts the hearts of three crusty old men.

Drum Beat
3

Drum Beat

1954-11-10

President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and

Let's Go to the Movies
3.5

Let's Go to the Movies

1949-05-13

What goes in to the phrase, "Let's go to the movies"? An off-screen narrator takes us back to the ea

Oklahoma Outlaws
2.5

Oklahoma Outlaws

1943-09-14

In this short western, a gang of outlaws plots to gain control of the town of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Her Highness and the Bellboy
3.1

Her Highness and the Bellboy

1945-11-11

In a fictional European country, a beautiful princess meets a handsome American reporter and falls i

The Blue Veil
3.3

The Blue Veil

1951-10-26

A World War I widow loses her only child and spends the rest of her life as a children's nurse.

Trial by Trigger
1

Trial by Trigger

1944-05-27

California logger Bill Cardigan must save his stand of redwoods from being bought by unscrupulous Da

The Sunbeam
0

The Sunbeam

1916-11-27

Big-hearted Prue, living in the slums, and Danny O'Maddigan, a reformed crook, want to buy a birthda