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{{Infobox person
| name = Robert Warwick
| name = Robert Warwick
| image = Robert Warwick circa1915.jpg
| image = Robert Warwick in Impact.jpg
| caption = Warwick in 1915
| caption = Warwick in ''[[Impact (1949 film)|Impact]]'' (1949)
| birthname = Robert Taylor Bien
| birth_name = Robert Taylor Bien
| birth_date = {{birth date|1878|10|9}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1878|10|9}}
| birth_place =
| birth_place = [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]], [[California]], U.S.{{Citation needed|date=February 2018}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1964|6|6|1878|10|9}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1964|6|6|1878|10|9}}
| death_place = [[West Los Angeles, California|West Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| death_place = [[West Los Angeles, California|West Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| resting_place = [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City]]
| resting_place = [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City]]
| othername =
| other_names =
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1903–1960
| years_active = 1903–1960
| spouse = {{plainlist|
| spouse = {{marriage|Arline Peck|1903|1909|end=divorced}}<br>[[Josephine Whittell]]<br>({{abbr|m.|married}} 1910; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 19??)<br>{{marriage|Stella Larrimore|1930|1960|end=died}}
* {{marriage|Arline Peck|1902|1909|end=divorced}}<br>[[Josephine Whittell]]<br>({{abbr|m.|married}} 1910; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 19??)
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| relatives = [[Francine Larrimore]]<br>(sister-in-law)
* {{marriage|Stella Larrimore|1930|1960|end=died}}
}}
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| relatives = [[Francine Larrimore]]<br>(sister-in-law)
}}
}}


'''Robert Warwick''' (born '''Robert Taylor Bien''', October 9, 1878 &ndash; June 6, 1964) was an American actor with over 200 film appearances. A [[matinee idol]] during the [[Silent film era]], he prospered with the introduction of [[Talkies|sound]] to cinema thanks to a rich, resonant voice, evolving over time into a highly regarded, aristocratic [[character actor]].
'''Robert Warwick''' (born '''Robert Taylor Bien'''; October 9, 1878 &ndash; June 6, 1964) was an American stage, film and television actor with over 200 film appearances. A [[matinee idol]] during the [[silent film era]], he also prospered after the introduction of [[Talkies|sound]] to cinema. As a young man he had studied opera singing in [[Paris]] and had a rich, resonant voice. At the age of 50, he developed as a highly regarded, aristocratic [[character actor]] and made numerous "talkies".


==Early life==
==Early life==
Warwick was born Robert Taylor Bien in 1878<ref name="clac">{{cite book |last1=Ellenberger |first1=Allan R. |title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory |year=2001 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0786450190 |page=155 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Robert+Taylor+Bien%22&pg=PA155 |access-date=9 February 2018 |language=en}}</ref> to Louis Bien<ref>{{cite news |title=Will be married soon in Chicago |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49264051/san-francisco-chronicle/ |access-date=April 22, 2020 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=February 13, 1902 |page=14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> and Isabel Taylor Bien.<ref>{{cite news |title=Death of Louis Bien |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49265793/oakland-tribune/ |access-date=April 22, 2020 |work=[[Oakland Tribune]] |date=November 7, 1908 |page=14 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Warwick was born Robert Taylor Bien in 1878<ref name="clac">{{cite book |last1=Ellenberger |first1=Allan R. |title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory |year=2001 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0786450190 |page=155 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZraJCgAAQBAJ&q=%22Robert+Taylor+Bien%22&pg=PA155 |access-date=9 February 2018 |language=en}}</ref> to Louis<ref>{{cite news |title=Will be married soon in Chicago |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49264051/san-francisco-chronicle/ |access-date=April 22, 2020 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=February 13, 1902 |page=14 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> and Isabel (Taylor) Bien.<ref>{{cite news |title=Death of Louis Bien |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49265793/oakland-tribune/ |access-date=April 22, 2020 |work=[[Oakland Tribune]] |date=November 7, 1908 |page=14 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

Some sources say in England,<ref name="clac"/> others Sacramento, California.<ref name="nyt" />{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2014}} He studied music in Paris and trained to be an [[opera]] singer, but acting proved to be his greater calling.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Arline Peck to wed on March 15th |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49264572/the-san-francisco-examiner/ |access-date=April 22, 2020 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Examiner]] |date=February 18, 1902 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Some sources say he was born in England;<ref name="clac"/> others say Sacramento, California.<ref name="nyt" />{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2014}} His father was of French ethnicity. Bien studied music in Paris and trained for two years to be an [[opera]] singer, but acting proved to be his greater calling. He met his future wife, Arline Peck in Paris; the American couple married in 1902.<ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Arline Peck to wed on March 15th |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49264572/the-san-francisco-examiner/ |access-date=April 22, 2020 |newspaper=[[San Francisco Examiner]] |date=February 18, 1902 |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> After his return to the United States, he started in theatre and then film.


== Stage ==
== Stage ==
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Warwick made his Broadway debut in 1903 in the play ''Glad of It''.<ref>{{cite web|title=("Robert Warwick" search results)|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robert-warwick-64156|website=Internet Broadway Database|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209033809/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robert-warwick-64156|archive-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> One of his co-stars was a young [[John Barrymore]], also making his Broadway debut. Both actors, over time, became [[matinee idol]]s. For the next twenty years Warwick appeared in such plays as ''[[Anna Karenina]]'' (1906), ''Two Women'' (1910), with [[Mrs. Leslie Carter]], and ''The Kiss Waltz'' (1911) and ''Miss Prince'' (1912), in both of which he was able to display his singing voice, ''The Secret'' (1913), ''A Celebrated Case'' (1915) and ''Drifting'' (1922) with [[Alice Brady]], not to mention several other plays through the end of the 1920s.
Warwick (by then using his stage name) made his Broadway debut in 1903 in the play ''Glad of It''.<ref>{{cite web|title=("Robert Warwick" search results)|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robert-warwick-64156|website=Internet Broadway Database|publisher=The Broadway League|access-date=9 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209033809/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/robert-warwick-64156|archive-date=9 February 2018}}</ref> One of his co-stars was a young [[John Barrymore]], also making his Broadway debut. Both actors, over time, became [[matinee idol]]s. For the next twenty years Warwick appeared in such plays as ''[[Anna Karenina]]'' (1906), ''Two Women'' (1910), with [[Mrs. Leslie Carter]]; and ''The Kiss Waltz'' (1911) and ''Miss Prince'' (1912), in both of which he was able to display his singing voice.

He also appeared in ''The Secret'' (1913), ''A Celebrated Case'' (1915) and ''Drifting'' (1922) with [[Alice Brady]], not to mention several other plays through the end of the 1920s.


== Military service ==
== Military service ==
Warwick served in the [[United States Army]] during [[World War I]] as an infantry captain and as a liaison officer with the French Army.<ref name="nyt" />
Warwick served in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] during [[World War I]] as an [[infantry]] [[Captain (United States O-3)|captain]] and as a [[liaison officer]] with the [[French Army]].<ref name="nyt" />


==Film career==
==Film career==
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[[File:Robert Warwick 2.jpg|thumb|''Motion Picture Classic Magazine'', 1915]]
[[File:Robert Warwick 2.jpg|thumb|''Motion Picture Classic Magazine'', 1915]]
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Warwick started making silent films in 1914, with his early work including ''The Mad Lover'' (1917) and ''Thou Art the Man'' (1920).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Harty |first1=John P. Jr. |title=The Cinematic Challenge: Filming Colonial America: Volume 1: The Golden Age, 1930-1950 |year=2016 |publisher=Hillcrest Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-63505-146-9 |page=142 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oUWQDAAAQBAJ&q=%22Robert+Taylor+Bien%22&pg=PA142 |access-date=April 22, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He made numerous productions in the 1910s primarily in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]]. Two films, ''[[Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915 film)|Alias Jimmy Valentine]]'' and ''A Girl's Folly'', both directed by [[Maurice Tourneur]], have been preserved, and showcase Warwick as a [[silent actor]], as well as Tourneur's directing talent. Both are available in the 21st century on home video.


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From the 1920s on, Warwick alternated doing plays and silent films. He was fifty when [[Talkies|sound films]] arrived, and though middle aged and with his matinee idol looks fading, he found plenty of work in character roles, much enhanced by his rich, resonant voice, eloquent diction, and aristocratic manner. When the studios moved to [[Los Angeles]], Warwick followed.
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Warwick started making silent films in 1914,{{Citation needed |date=April 2020}} with his early work including ''The Mad Lover'', ''A Modern Othello'' and ''Thou Art the Man''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Harty |first1=John P., Jr. |title=The Cinematic Challenge: Filming Colonial America: Volume 1: The Golden Age, 1930-1950 |year=2016 |publisher=Hillcrest Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-63505-146-9 |page=142 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oUWQDAAAQBAJ&q=%22Robert+Taylor+Bien%22&pg=PA142 |access-date=April 22, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He made numerous productions in the 1910s primarily in [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]]. Two films, ''[[Alias Jimmy Valentine (1915 film)|Alias Jimmy Valentine]]'' and ''A Girl's Folly'', both directed by [[Maurice Tourneur]] have been preserved, and showcase Warwick as a [[silent actor]], as well as Tourneur's directing talent, and both are available on home video.


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Warwick's extensive filmography includes such classics as ''[[The Little Colonel (1935 film)|The Little Colonel]]'' (1935) with [[Shirley Temple]] and ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (film)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' (1938) with [[Errol Flynn]]. He was one of a number of actors [[Preston Sturges Unofficial Stock Company Actors|favored by director Preston Sturges]] and appeared in many of his films, among them ''[[Sullivan's Travels]]'' (1941), ''[[The Palm Beach Story]]'' (1942) and ''[[Hail the Conquering Hero]]'' (1944). He also appeared in ''[[I Married a Witch]]'' (1942) and ''[[Man from Frisco]]'' (1944).
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From the 1920s on, Warwick alternated doing plays and silent films. He was fifty when [[Talkies|sound films]] arrived, and though middle aged with his matinee idol looks fading found plenty of work in character roles, much enhanced by his rich, resonant voice, eloquent diction, and aristocratic manner. When the studios moved to [[Los Angeles]], Warwick followed. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Warwick's dependable acting and superb voice ensured that he was seldom out of work.

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His immense filmography includes such classics as ''[[The Little Colonel (1935 film)|The Little Colonel]]'' (1935) with [[Shirley Temple]] and ''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood (film)|The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' (1938) with [[Errol Flynn]]. He was one of a number of actors [[Preston Sturges Unofficial Stock Company Actors|favored by director Preston Sturges]] and appeared in many of his films, among them ''[[Sullivan's Travels]]'' (1941), ''[[The Palm Beach Story]]'' (1942) and ''[[Hail the Conquering Hero]]'' (1944). He also appeared in ''[[I Married a Witch]]'' (1942) and ''[[Man from Frisco]]'' (1944).


==Television and later life==
==Television and later life==
Warwick made numerous appearances on television almost from its initial popularity in the late 1940s. In his seventies he was still hard at work and made appearances on every type of television show from westerns like ''[[Broken Arrow (TV series)|Broken Arrow]]'' and ''[[Sugarfoot]]'' to the adventure series ''[[Rescue 8]]'', to the science fiction series ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]],'' to the [[anthology series]] ''[[The Loretta Young Show]]''.
Warwick made numerous appearances on television almost from its initial popularity in the late 1940s. In his seventies he was still hard at work and made appearances on every type of television show, from Westerns such as ''[[Broken Arrow (TV series)|Broken Arrow]]'' and ''[[Sugarfoot]]'', to the adventure series ''[[Rescue 8]]'', to the science fiction series ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]],'' to the [[anthology series]] ''[[The Loretta Young Show]]''.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Warwick married Arline Peck in 1902; they had a daughter, Rosalind. They divorced in 1909.{{Citation needed |date=February 2023}}
Warwick and his first wife, Arline Peck (m.1903), had one daughter, Rosalind. They divorced in 1909. By 1910, Warwick married actress Josephine Whittell (1883-1961), but the childless marriage also ended in divorce. He next wed Stella Larrimore (1905–60) (a sister of [[Francine Larrimore]]) in 1930; they had a daughter, Betsey, who later became a poet in Los Angeles.


By 1910, Warwick married actress [[Josephine Whittell]] (1883–1961), but the childless marriage also ended in divorce.{{Citation needed |date=February 2023}}
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Warwick died June 6, 1964, in [[West Los Angeles]], [[California]], at age 85. Survivors included his daughters and two grandchildren.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news| title=Robert Warwick of Films and TV| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/07/robert-warwick-of-films-and-tv.html| access-date=9 February 2018| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| agency=[[United Press International]]| date=June 7, 1964| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209032421/http://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/07/robert-warwick-of-films-and-tv.html| archive-date=February 9, 2018| url-status=dead| df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 1930 he married Stella Larrimore (1905–1960) (a sister of [[Francine Larrimore]]). They had a daughter, Betsey, who later became a poet in Los Angeles. {{Citation needed |date=February 2023}}

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Warwick died June 6, 1964, in [[West Los Angeles]], [[California]], at age 85. He was buried in [[Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City]].<ref>Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.</ref> Survivors included his daughters and two grandchildren.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news| title=Robert Warwick of Films and TV| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/07/robert-warwick-of-films-and-tv.html| access-date=9 February 2018| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| agency=[[United Press International]]| date=June 7, 1964| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209032421/http://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/07/robert-warwick-of-films-and-tv.html| archive-date=February 9, 2018| url-status=dead| df=mdy-all}}</ref>


==Complete filmography==
==Complete filmography==


[[File:The Man Who Forgot.jpg|thumb|[[The Man Who Forgot (1917 film)]]]]
[[File:The Man Who Forgot.jpg|thumb|''[[The Man Who Forgot (1917 film)|The Man Who Forgot]]'' (1917)]]
[[File:Robert Warwick in Secret Service.jpg|thumb|[[Secret Service (1919 film)]]]]
[[File:Robert Warwick in Secret Service.jpg|thumb|''[[Secret Service (1919 film)|Secret Service]]'' (1919)]]


===Silent===
===Silent===
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*''The Dollar Mark'' (1914) as James "Jim" Gresham
*''The Dollar Mark'' (1914) as James "Jim" Gresham
*''[[The Man of the Hour (1914 film)|The Man of the Hour]]'' (1914, extant) as Henry Garrison
*''[[The Man of the Hour (1914 film)|The Man of the Hour]]'' (1914, extant) as Henry Garrison
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*''[[Human Driftwood]]'' (1916, lost) as Robert Hendricks
*''[[Human Driftwood]]'' (1916, lost) as Robert Hendricks
*''Sudden Riches'' (1916) as Robert Crewe
*''Sudden Riches'' (1916) as Robert Crewe
*''Friday the 13th'' (1916) as Robert Brownley
*''[[Friday the 13th (1916 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' (1916) as Robert Brownley
*''[[The Heart of a Hero]]'' (1916, extant) as Nathan Hale
*''[[The Heart of a Hero]]'' (1916, extant) as Nathan Hale
*''All Man'' (1916) as Jim Blake
*''All Man'' (1916) as Jim Blake
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*''[[The Fourteenth Man]]'' (1920, lost) as Captain Douglas Gordon
*''[[The Fourteenth Man]]'' (1920, lost) as Captain Douglas Gordon
*''[[The Spitfire (1924 film)|The Spitfire]]'' (1924, lost) as Oliver Blair
*''[[The Spitfire (1924 film)|The Spitfire]]'' (1924, lost) as Oliver Blair
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===Sound===
===Sound===
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*''Unmasked'' (1929) as Craig Kennedy
* ''[[Unmasked (1929 film)|Unmasked]]'' (1929) as Craig Kennedy
*''[[The Royal Bed]]'' (1931) as Premier Northrup - Prime Minister
*''[[The Royal Bed]]'' (1931) as Premier Northrup - Prime Minister
*''[[Not Exactly Gentlemen]]'' (1931) as Layne Hunter
*''[[Not Exactly Gentlemen]]'' (1931) as Layne Hunter
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*''[[Ladies They Talk About]]'' (1933) as Warden (uncredited)
*''[[Ladies They Talk About]]'' (1933) as Warden (uncredited)
*''[[Racetrack (1933 film)|Racetrack]]'' (1933) as Minor Role (uncredited)
*''[[Racetrack (1933 film)|Racetrack]]'' (1933) as Minor Role (uncredited)
*''[[The Three Musketeers (1933 serial)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1933, Serial) as Col. Brent [Ch. 1]
*''[[The Three Musketeers (1933 serial)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1933, Serial) as Colonel Brent [Ch. 1]
*''[[The Whispering Shadow]]'' (1933 serial) as Detective Robert Raymond
*''[[The Whispering Shadow]]'' (1933 serial) as Detective Robert Raymond
*''[[Fighting with Kit Carson]]'' (1933) as Chief Dark Eagle (uncredited)
*''[[Fighting with Kit Carson]]'' (1933) as Chief Dark Eagle (uncredited)
*''[[Pilgrimage (1933 film)|Pilgrimage]]'' (1933) as Maj. Albertson
*''[[Pilgrimage (1933 film)|Pilgrimage]]'' (1933) as Major Albertson
*''[[The Power and the Glory (1933 film)|The Power and the Glory]]'' (1933) as Edward - Chairman of Board Meeting (uncredited)
*''[[The Power and the Glory (1933 film)|The Power and the Glory]]'' (1933) as Edward - Chairman of Board Meeting (uncredited)
*''[[Charlie Chan's Greatest Case]]'' (1933) as Dan Winterslip
*''[[Charlie Chan's Greatest Case]]'' (1933) as Dan Winterslip
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*''[[The Little Colonel (1935 film)|The Little Colonel]]'' (1935) as Colonel Gray
*''[[The Little Colonel (1935 film)|The Little Colonel]]'' (1935) as Colonel Gray
*''[[Night Life of the Gods]]'' (1935) as Neptune
*''[[Night Life of the Gods]]'' (1935) as Neptune
*''Code of the Mounted'' (1935) as Inspector Malloy
*''[[Code of the Mounted]]'' (1935) as Inspector Malloy
*''[[The Murder Man]]'' (1935) as Colville
*''[[The Murder Man]]'' (1935) as Colville
*''[[Hop-Along Cassidy (film)|Hop-Along Cassidy]]'' (1935) as Jim Meeker
*''[[Hop-Along Cassidy (film)|Hop-Along Cassidy]]'' (1935) as Jim Meeker
*''[[The Farmer Takes a Wife (film)|The Farmer Takes a Wife]]'' (1935) as Junius Brutus Booth (uncredited)
*''[[The Farmer Takes a Wife (film)|The Farmer Takes a Wife]]'' (1935) as Junius Brutus Booth (uncredited)
*''[[Anna Karenina (1935 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' (1935) as Colonel at Banquet (uncredited)
*''[[Anna Karenina (1935 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' (1935) as Colonel at Banquet (uncredited)
*''Two Sinners'' (1935) as Minor Role (uncredited)
*''[[Two Sinners]]'' (1935) as Minor Role (uncredited)
*''[[Bars of Hate]]'' (1935) as The Governor
*''[[Bars of Hate]]'' (1935) as The Governor
*''[[Timber War]]'' (1935) as Ferguson
*''[[Timber War]]'' (1935) as Ferguson
*''[[The Fighting Marines]]'' (1935, Serial) as Col. W. R. Bennett
*''[[The Fighting Marines]]'' (1935, Serial) as Colonel W. R. Bennett
*''A Thrill for Thelma'' (1935, Short) as Captain Richard Kyne (uncredited)
*''A Thrill for Thelma'' (1935, Short) as Captain Richard Kyne (uncredited)
*''[[Whipsaw (film)|Whipsaw]]'' (1935) as Robert W. Wadsworth
*''[[Whipsaw (film)|Whipsaw]]'' (1935) as Robert W. Wadsworth
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*''[[Tough Guy (film)|Tough Guy]]'' (1936) as Mr. Frederick Martindale Vincent II
*''[[Tough Guy (film)|Tough Guy]]'' (1936) as Mr. Frederick Martindale Vincent II
*''[[The Return of Jimmy Valentine]]'' (1936) as Jimmy Davis
*''[[The Return of Jimmy Valentine]]'' (1936) as Jimmy Davis
*''[[Sutter's Gold]]'' (1936) as Gen. Alexander Rotscheff
*''[[Sutter's Gold]]'' (1936) as General Alexander Rotscheff
*''[[The Bride Walks Out]]'' (1936) as Mr. McKenzie
*''[[The Bride Walks Out]]'' (1936) as Mr. McKenzie
*''[[Mary of Scotland (film)|Mary of Scotland]]'' (1936) as Sir Francis Knollys
*''[[Mary of Scotland (film)|Mary of Scotland]]'' (1936) as Sir Francis Knollys
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*''[[The Vigilantes Are Coming]]'' (1936, Serial) as Count Ivan Raspinoff
*''[[The Vigilantes Are Coming]]'' (1936, Serial) as Count Ivan Raspinoff
*''[[Bulldog Edition]]'' (1936) as Evans
*''[[Bulldog Edition]]'' (1936) as Evans
*''In His Steps'' (1936) as Judge Grey
* ''[[In His Steps (1936 film)|In His Steps]]'' (1936) as Judge Grey
*''[[Adventure in Manhattan]]'' (1936) as Phillip
*''[[Adventure in Manhattan]]'' (1936) as Phillip
*''[[Can This Be Dixie?]]'' (1936) as Winston
*''[[Can This Be Dixie?]]'' (1936) as Winston
*''White Legion'' (1936) as Capt. Parker
*''[[White Legion (film)|White Legion]]'' (1936) as Captain Parker
*''[[Can This Be Dixie?]]'' (1936) as Gen. Beauregard Peachtree
*''[[Can This Be Dixie?]]'' (1936) as General Beauregard Peachtree
*''[[The Bold Caballero (1936 film)|The Bold Caballero]]'' (1936) as Governor Palma
*''[[The Bold Caballero (1936 film)|The Bold Caballero]]'' (1936) as Governor Palma
*''[[Give Me Liberty (1936 film)|Give Me Liberty]]'' (1936, Short) as George Washington
*''[[Give Me Liberty (1936 film)|Give Me Liberty]]'' (1936, Short) as George Washington
*''[[High Hat (1937 film)|High Hat]]'' (1937) as Craig Dupont Sr.
*''[[High Hat (1937 film)|High Hat]]'' (1937) as Craig Dupont Sr.
*''Woman in Distress'' (1937) as Van Alsten (uncredited)
*''[[Woman in Distress]]'' (1937) as Van Alsten (uncredited)
*''[[Let Them Live]]'' (1937) as The Mayor
*''[[Let Them Live]]'' (1937) as The Mayor
*''[[The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)|The Prince and the Pauper]]'' (1937) as Lord Warwick
*''[[The Prince and the Pauper (1937 film)|The Prince and the Pauper]]'' (1937) as Lord Warwick
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*''[[Souls at Sea]]'' (1937) as Vice Admiral (uncredited)
*''[[Souls at Sea]]'' (1937) as Vice Admiral (uncredited)
*''[[The Life of Emile Zola]]'' (1937) as Major Henry
*''[[The Life of Emile Zola]]'' (1937) as Major Henry
*''[[Jungle Menace]]'' (1937 serial) as Chief Insp. Angus MacLeod
*''[[Jungle Menace]]'' (1937 serial) as Chief Inspector Angus MacLeod
*''[[Fit for a King]]'' (1937) as Prime Minister
*''[[Fit for a King]]'' (1937) as Prime Minister
*''[[Counsel for Crime]]'' (1937) as Asa Stewart
*''[[Counsel for Crime]]'' (1937) as Asa Stewart
*''[[The Trigger Trio]]'' (1937) as John Evans
*''[[The Trigger Trio]]'' (1937) as John Evans
*''[[The Awful Truth]]'' (1937) as Mr. Vance
*''[[The Awful Truth]]'' (1937) as Mr. Vance
*''[[Conquest (1937 film)|Conquest]]'' (1937) as Capt. Laroux (uncredited)
*''[[Conquest (1937 film)|Conquest]]'' (1937) as Captain Laroux (uncredited)
*''[[The Spy Ring]]'' (1938) as Col. Burdette
*''[[The Spy Ring]]'' (1938) as Colonel Burdette
*''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' (1938) as Sir Geoffrey
*''[[The Adventures of Robin Hood]]'' (1938) as Sir Geoffrey
* ''[[Law of the Plains]]'' (1938) as Willard McGowan
* ''[[Law of the Plains]]'' (1938) as Willard McGowan
*''[[Blockade (1938 film)|Blockade]]'' (1938) as Vallejo
*''[[Blockade (1938 film)|Blockade]]'' (1938) as Vallejo
*''[[Squadron of Honor]]'' (1938) as Kimball
*''[[Squadron of Honor]]'' (1938) as Kimball
*''[[Come On, Leathernecks!]]'' (1938) as Colonal Butler
*''[[Come On, Leathernecks!]]'' (1938) as Colonel Butler
*''[[Army Girl]]'' (1938) as Brig. Gen. Matthews
*''[[Army Girl]]'' (1938) as Brigadier General Matthews
*''[[Gangster's Boy]]'' (1938) as Tim Kelly
*''[[Gangster's Boy]]'' (1938) as Tim Kelly
*''[[Annabel Takes a Tour]]'' (1938) as Race Track Announcer (uncredited)
*''[[Annabel Takes a Tour]]'' (1938) as Race Track Announcer (uncredited)
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*''[[Devil's Island (1939 film)|Devil's Island]]'' (1939) as Demonpre
*''[[Devil's Island (1939 film)|Devil's Island]]'' (1939) as Demonpre
*''[[Almost a Gentleman (1939 film)|Almost a Gentleman]]'' (1939) as Major Mabrey
*''[[Almost a Gentleman (1939 film)|Almost a Gentleman]]'' (1939) as Major Mabrey
*''[[Juarez (film)|Juarez]]'' (1939) as Maj. Du Pont (uncredited)
*''[[Juarez (film)|Juarez]]'' (1939) as Major Du Pont (uncredited)
*''[[The Magnificent Fraud]]'' (1939) as General Pablo Hernandez
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*''[[In Old Monterey]]'' (1939) as Major Forbes
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*''[[Four Wives]]'' (1939) as Mr. Roberts (scenes deleted)
*''[[The Earl of Chicago]]'' (1940) as Clerk at Parliament (uncredited)
*''[[The Earl of Chicago]]'' (1940) as Clerk at Parliament (uncredited)
*''[[Teddy, the Rough Rider]]'' (1940, Short) as Capt. Leonard Wood (uncredited)
*''[[Teddy, the Rough Rider]]'' (1940, Short) as Captain Leonard Wood (uncredited)
*''[[Murder in the Air (film)|Murder in the Air]]'' (1940) as Doctor Finchley
*''[[Murder in the Air (film)|Murder in the Air]]'' (1940) as Doctor Finchley
*''[[On the Spot (film)|On the Spot]]'' (1940) as Cyrus Haddon
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*''[[Dixie (film)|Dixie]]'' (1943) as Mr. LaPlant
*''[[Dixie (film)|Dixie]]'' (1943) as Mr. LaPlant
*''[[Women at War]]'' (1943 short) as Maj. Gen. "Blood and Thunder" Travis
*''[[Women at War]]'' (1943 short) as Major General "Blood and Thunder" Travis
*''[[Deerslayer (1943 film)|Deerslayer]]'' (1943) as Chief Uncas
*''[[Deerslayer (1943 film)|Deerslayer]]'' (1943) as Chief Uncas
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*''[[Gentleman's Agreement]]'' (1947) as Irving Weisman (uncredited)
*''[[Pirates of Monterey]]'' (1947) as Governor de Sola
*''[[Pirates of Monterey]]'' (1947) as Governor de Sola
*''[[Fury at Furnace Creek]]'' (1948) as Gen. Fletcher Blackwell
*''[[Fury at Furnace Creek]]'' (1948) as General Fletcher Blackwell
*''[[The Three Musketeers (1948 film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1948) as D'Artagnan Sr. (uncredited)
*''[[The Three Musketeers (1948 film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1948) as D'Artagnan Sr. (uncredited)
*''[[Million Dollar Weekend]]'' (1948) as Dave Dietrich
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*''[[Gun Smugglers]]'' (1948) as Colonel Davis
*''[[A Woman's Secret]]'' (1949) as Roberts
*''[[A Woman's Secret]]'' (1949) as Roberts
*''[[Impact (1949 film)|Impact]]'' (1949) as Capt. Callahan
*''[[Impact (1949 film)|Impact]]'' (1949) as Captain Callahan
*''[[Francis (1950 film)|Francis]]'' (1950) as Col. Carmichael
*''[[Francis (1950 film)|Francis]]'' (1950) as Colonel Carmichael
*''[[In a Lonely Place]]'' (1950) as Charlie Waterman
*''[[In a Lonely Place]]'' (1950) as Charlie Waterman
*''[[Tarzan and the Slave Girl]]'' (1950) as High Priest
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*''[[The Mark of the Renegade]]'' (1951) as Colonel Vega
*''[[The Mark of the Renegade]]'' (1951) as Colonel Vega
*''[[The Star (1952 film)|The Star]]'' (1952) as R.J., Aging Actor at Party
*''[[The Star (1952 film)|The Star]]'' (1952) as R.J., Aging Actor at Party
*''[[Against All Flags]]'' (1952) as Capt. Kidd
*''[[Against All Flags]]'' (1952) as Captain Kidd
*''[[The Mississippi Gambler (1953 film)|The Mississippi Gambler]]'' (1953) as Gov. Paul Monet
*''[[The Mississippi Gambler (1953 film)|The Mississippi Gambler]]'' (1953) as Governor Paul Monet
*''[[Salome (1953 film)|Salome]]'' (1953) as Courier (uncredited)
*''[[Salome (1953 film)|Salome]]'' (1953) as Courier (uncredited)
*''[[Jamaica Run]]'' (1953) as Court Judge
*''[[Jamaica Run]]'' (1953) as Court Judge
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*''[[Silver Lode (film)|Silver Lode]]'' (1954) as Judge Cranston
*''[[Silver Lode (film)|Silver Lode]]'' (1954) as Judge Cranston
*''[[Passion (1954 film)|Passion]]'' (1954) as Padre (uncredited)
*''[[Passion (1954 film)|Passion]]'' (1954) as Padre (uncredited)
*''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' (1955) (Season 1 Episode 9: "The Long Shot") as Matthew Kelson
*''[[Escape to Burma]]'' (1955) as The Sawbwa
*''[[Escape to Burma]]'' (1955) as The Sawbwa
*''[[Chief Crazy Horse (1955 film)|Chief Crazy Horse]]'' (1955) as Spotted Tail
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*''[[Walk the Proud Land]]'' (1956) as Chief Eskiminzin
*''[[Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend]]'' (1957) as Brother Abraham
*''[[Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend]]'' (1957) as Brother Abraham
*''[[The Buccaneer (1958 film)|The Buccaneer]]'' (1958) as Capt. Lockyer
*''[[The Buccaneer (1958 film)|The Buccaneer]]'' (1958) as Captain Lockyer
*''[[Night of the Quarter Moon]]'' (1959) as Judge
*''[[Night of the Quarter Moon]]'' (1959) as Judge
*''[[It Started with a Kiss (film)|It Started with a Kiss]]'' (1959) as Congressman Muir
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Robert Warwick
Warwick in Impact (1949)
Born
Robert Taylor Bien

(1878-10-09)October 9, 1878
DiedJune 6, 1964(1964-06-06) (aged 85)
West Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City
OccupationActor
Years active1903–1960
Spouses
Arline Peck
​
​
(m. 1902; div. 1909)​

Josephine Whittell
(m. 1910; div. 19??)
Stella Larrimore
​
​
(m. 1930; died 1960)​
RelativesFrancine Larrimore
(sister-in-law)

Robert Warwick (born Robert Taylor Bien; October 9, 1878 – June 6, 1964) was an American stage, film and television actor with over 200 film appearances. A matinee idol during the silent film era, he also prospered after the introduction of sound to cinema. As a young man he had studied opera singing in Paris and had a rich, resonant voice. At the age of 50, he developed as a highly regarded, aristocratic character actor and made numerous "talkies".

Early life

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Warwick was born Robert Taylor Bien in 1878[1] to Louis[2] and Isabel (Taylor) Bien.[3]

Some sources say he was born in England;[1] others say Sacramento, California.[4] His father was of French ethnicity. Bien studied music in Paris and trained for two years to be an opera singer, but acting proved to be his greater calling. He met his future wife, Arline Peck in Paris; the American couple married in 1902.[5] After his return to the United States, he started in theatre and then film.

Stage

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Warwick (by then using his stage name) made his Broadway debut in 1903 in the play Glad of It.[6] One of his co-stars was a young John Barrymore, also making his Broadway debut. Both actors, over time, became matinee idols. For the next twenty years Warwick appeared in such plays as Anna Karenina (1906), Two Women (1910), with Mrs. Leslie Carter; and The Kiss Waltz (1911) and Miss Prince (1912), in both of which he was able to display his singing voice.

He also appeared in The Secret (1913), A Celebrated Case (1915) and Drifting (1922) with Alice Brady, not to mention several other plays through the end of the 1920s.

Military service

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Warwick served in the U.S. Army during World War I as an infantry captain and as a liaison officer with the French Army.[4]

Film career

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Motion Picture Classic Magazine, 1915

Warwick started making silent films in 1914, with his early work including The Mad Lover (1917) and Thou Art the Man (1920).[7] He made numerous productions in the 1910s primarily in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Two films, Alias Jimmy Valentine and A Girl's Folly, both directed by Maurice Tourneur, have been preserved, and showcase Warwick as a silent actor, as well as Tourneur's directing talent. Both are available in the 21st century on home video.

From the 1920s on, Warwick alternated doing plays and silent films. He was fifty when sound films arrived, and though middle aged and with his matinee idol looks fading, he found plenty of work in character roles, much enhanced by his rich, resonant voice, eloquent diction, and aristocratic manner. When the studios moved to Los Angeles, Warwick followed.

Warwick's extensive filmography includes such classics as The Little Colonel (1935) with Shirley Temple and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) with Errol Flynn. He was one of a number of actors favored by director Preston Sturges and appeared in many of his films, among them Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Palm Beach Story (1942) and Hail the Conquering Hero (1944). He also appeared in I Married a Witch (1942) and Man from Frisco (1944).

Television and later life

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Warwick made numerous appearances on television almost from its initial popularity in the late 1940s. In his seventies he was still hard at work and made appearances on every type of television show, from Westerns such as Broken Arrow and Sugarfoot, to the adventure series Rescue 8, to the science fiction series The Twilight Zone, to the anthology series The Loretta Young Show.

Personal life

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Warwick married Arline Peck in 1902; they had a daughter, Rosalind. They divorced in 1909.[citation needed]

By 1910, Warwick married actress Josephine Whittell (1883–1961), but the childless marriage also ended in divorce.[citation needed]

In 1930 he married Stella Larrimore (1905–1960) (a sister of Francine Larrimore). They had a daughter, Betsey, who later became a poet in Los Angeles. [citation needed]

Warwick died June 6, 1964, in West Los Angeles, California, at age 85. He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City.[8] Survivors included his daughters and two grandchildren.[4]

Complete filmography

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The Man Who Forgot (1917)
Secret Service (1919)

Silent

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Sound

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 155. ISBN 978-0786450190. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Will be married soon in Chicago". San Francisco Chronicle. February 13, 1902. p. 14. Retrieved April 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Death of Louis Bien". Oakland Tribune. November 7, 1908. p. 14. Retrieved April 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c "Robert Warwick of Films and TV". The New York Times. United Press International. June 7, 1964. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  5. ^ "Miss Arline Peck to wed on March 15th". San Francisco Examiner. February 18, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved April 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "("Robert Warwick" search results)". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  7. ^ Harty, John P. Jr. (2016). The Cinematic Challenge: Filming Colonial America: Volume 1: The Golden Age, 1930-1950. Hillcrest Publishing Group. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-63505-146-9. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  8. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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