Jack Warner
Known for Acting · 43 credits
- Born
- 1895-10-24
- Died
- 1981-05-24
- Place of birth
- Bromley-by-Bow, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Джек Уорнер · Horace John Waters
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Jack Warner OBE was an English film and television actor.
He was born in London, his real name being Horace John Waters. His sisters Elsie and Doris Waters were well-known comediennes under the names Gert and Daisy. Like them, Jack Warner made his name in music hall and radio, but he became known to cinema audiences as the patriarch in a trio of popular post-World War II family films beginning with Here Come the Huggetts. He also co-starred in the 1955 Hammer film version of The Quatermass Xperiment and as a police superintendent in the 1955 Ealing Studios black comedy The Ladykillers.
Warner attended the Coopers' Company's Grammar School for Boys in Mile End, while his sisters both attended the nearby sister school, Coborn School for Girls in Bow. The three children were choristers at St. Leonard's Church, Bromley-by-Bow, and for a time, Warner was the choir's soloist.
By the early war years Warner was nationally known and starred in a BBC radio comedy show Garrison Theatre, invariably opening with, "A Monologue Entitled...".
Known For
TV Shows (5)
Movies (38)
Scrooge
1951
as Jorkins
The Ladykillers
1955
as The Superintendent
Dominique
1980
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955
as Inspector Lomax
Jigsaw
1962
as Det. Insp. Fred Fellows
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
as Mr. Bushell
Holiday Camp
1947
as Joe Huggett
It Always Rains on Sunday
1947
as Detective Sergeant Fothergill
The Blue Lamp
1950
as PC George Dixon
Hue and Cry
1947
as Nightingale
Against the Wind
1948
as Max Cronk
Albert R.N.
1953
as Capt Maddox
The Square Ring
1953
as Danny Felton
Emergency Call
1952
as Inspector Lane
Train of Events
1949
as Jim Hardcastle
The Captive Heart
1946
as Cpl. Ted Horsfall
Boys in Brown
1949
as Governor
The Brothers Warner
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Forbidden Cargo
1954
as Maj. Alec White
Dear Murderer
1947
as Inspector Penbury
Easy Money
1948
as Philip Stafford
My Brother's Keeper
1948
as George Martin
The Huggetts Abroad
1949
as Joe Huggett
Valley of the Eagles
1951
as Inspector Peterson
Now and Forever
1956
as Mr. J. Pritchard
The Dummy Talks
1943
as Jack
Aladdin
1974
as George Dixon (uncredited)
Here Come the Huggetts
1948
as Joe Huggett
Vote for Huggett
1949
as Joe Huggett
The Final Test
1953
as Sam Palmer
Home and Away
1956
as George Knowles
The Ealing Comedies
1970
as Self
Meet Me Tonight
1952
as Murdoch
Those People Next Door
1953
as Sam Twigg
Talk of a Million
1951
as Bartley Murnahan
The Day Begins Early
1950
as Joe Huggett
Bang! You're Dead
1954
as Bonsell
The Postman
1952
About Jack Warner
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jack Warner OBE was an English film and television actor. He was born in London, his real name being Horace John Waters. His sisters Elsie and Doris Waters were well-known comediennes under the names Gert and Daisy. Like them, Jack Warner made his name in music hall and radio, but he became known to cinema audiences as the patriarch in a trio of popular post-World War II family films beginning with Here Come the Huggetts. He also co-starred in the 1955 Hammer film version of The Quatermass Xperiment and a… With 43 credits spanning from 1943 to 2008, Jack Warner has appeared in 38 films and 5 TV shows.
Fans searching for Jack Warner movies, Jack Warner filmography, or the latest projects starring Jack Warner can stream many of these titles on Bowood.TV, free and in HD, with no subscription required.
Most Popular Jack Warner Movies
- Scrooge (1951) — as Jorkins
- The Ladykillers (1955) — as The Superintendent
- Dominique (1980)
- The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) — as Inspector Lomax
- Jigsaw (1962) — as Det. Insp. Fred Fellows
Where to Watch Jack Warner Films
Most Jack Warner movies and series are available to stream on Bowood.TV in full HD, completely free and without signup. Browse the complete filmography above to jump directly to any title. For more films and the latest web series featuring Jack Warner, check our movies catalogue and browse page.