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Warner Oland was a Swedish-American actor most remembered for playing several Chinese and Chinese-American characters: the Honolulu Police detective, Lieutenant Charlie Chan; Dr. Fu Manchu; and Henry Chang in Shanghai Express. His family emigrated to the United States when he was 13. He pursued a film career that included time on Broadway and dozens of film appearances, including 16 Charlie Chan films.
Birth Name
Johan Verner Öhlund
Born
Friday, 03 October 1879
Died
Saturday, 06 August 1938
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend | Fu Manchu (clip from Daughter of the Dragon (1931)) | 2007 |
| Complicated Women | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2003 |
| Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Dr. Yogami / Archive Footage | 1999 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Charlie Chan at the Opera' | 1997 |
| American Masters | The Cantor / Charlie Chan | 1986 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self | 1961 |
| Days Of Thrills & Laughter | archive footage | 1961 |
| Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo | Charlie Chan | 1938 |
| Charlie Chan on Broadway | Charlie Chan | 1937 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Anna May Wong, Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times and Legend | Fu Manchu (clip from Daughter of the Dragon (1931)) | 2007 |
| Complicated Women | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2003 |
| Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Dr. Yogami / Archive Footage | 1999 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Charlie Chan at the Opera' | 1997 |
| American Masters | The Cantor / Charlie Chan | 1986 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self | 1961 |
| Days Of Thrills & Laughter | archive footage | 1961 |
| Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo | Charlie Chan | 1938 |
| Charlie Chan on Broadway | Charlie Chan | 1937 |
| Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Charlie Chan | 1937 |
| Charlie Chan at the Opera | Charlie Chan | 1936 |
| Charlie Chan at the Race Track | Charlie Chan | 1936 |
| Charlie Chan at the Circus | Charlie Chan | 1936 |
| Charlie Chan's Secret | Charlie Chan | 1936 |
| Charlie Chan in Shanghai | Charlie Chan | 1935 |
| Shanghai | Ambassador Lun Sing | 1935 |
| Charlie Chan in Egypt | Charlie Chan | 1935 |
| Werewolf of London | Dr. Yogami | 1935 |
| The Werewolf of London | Dr. Yogami | 1935 |
| Charlie Chan in Paris | Charlie Chan | 1935 |
| Movies on Sundays | Charlie Chan | 1935 |
| The Painted Veil | General Yu | 1934 |
| Charlie Chan in London | Inspector Charlie Chan / Charlie Chan | 1934 |
| Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | Prince Achmed | 1934 |
| Charlie Chan's Courage | Charlie Chan | 1934 |
| Mandalay | Nick | 1934 |
| As Husbands Go | Hippolitus Lomi | 1934 |
| Charlie Chan's Greatest Case | Charlie Chan | 1933 |
| Before Dawn | Dr. Paul Cornelius | 1933 |
| How to Break 90 #3: Hip Action | Himself / Self | 1933 |
| The Son-Daughter | Fen Sha | 1932 |
| A Passport to Hell | Baron von Sydow, Police Commandant | 1932 |
| Shanghai Express | Henry Chang / Mr. Henry Chang | 1932 |
| Charlie Chan's Chance | Charlie Chan | 1932 |
| Daughter of the Dragon | Fu Manchu | 1931 |
| The Big Gamble | Andrew North | 1931 |
| The Black Camel | Inspector Charlie Chan / Charlie Chan | 1931 |
| Charlie Chan Carries On | Charlie Chan | 1931 |
| Dishonored | Colonel von Hindau | 1931 |
| The Drums of Jeopardy | Dr. Boris Karlov | 1931 |
| The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu | Dr. Fu Manchu | 1930 |
| Paramount on Parade | Fu Manchu (Murder Will Out) | 1930 |
| The Vagabond King | Thibault | 1930 |
| Dangerous Paradise | Schomberg | 1930 |
| The Mighty | Sterky | 1929 |
| The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu | Dr. Fu Manchu | 1929 |
| The Studio Murder Mystery | Rupert Borka | 1929 |
| Chinatown Nights | Boston Charley | 1929 |
| The Faker | Hadrian | 1929 |
| Dream of Love | The Duke / The Duke, Current Dicator | 1928 |
| The Scarlet Lady | Zaneriff | 1928 |
| Wheel of Chance | Mosher Turkeltaub | 1928 |
| Stand and Deliver | Ghika - the Bandit Leader | 1928 |
| The Jazz Singer | The Cantor / Cantor Rabinowitz | 1928 |
| Good Time Charley | 'Good Time' Charley Keene / Good Time Charley Keene | 1927 |
| Sailor Izzy Murphy | Perfume Manufacturer | 1927 |
| Old San Francisco | Chris Buckwell | 1927 |
| What Happened to Father | William Bradberry / W. Bradberry, Father | 1927 |
| A Million Bid | Geoffrey Marsh | 1927 |
| When a Man Loves | André Lescaut | 1927 |
| Tell It to the Marines | Chinese Bandit Chief | 1926 |
| Twinkletoes | Roseleaf | 1926 |
| The Marriage Clause | Max Ravenal | 1926 |
| The Mystery Club | Eli Sinsabaugh | 1926 |
| Don Juan | Cesare Borgia | 1926 |
| The Winding Stair | Petras | 1925 |
| Flower of Night | Luke Rand | 1925 |
| Don Q Son of Zorro | The Archduke / The Archduke Paul | 1925 |
| Riders of the Purple Sage | Lew Walters aka Judge Dyer | 1925 |
| Curlytop | Shanghai Dan | 1924 |
| One Night in Rome | Mario Dorando | 1924 |
| His Children's Children | Dr. Dahl | 1923 |
| The Pride of Palomar | Okada | 1922 |
| Hurricane Hutch | Clifton Marlow | 1921 |
| The Yellow Arm | Joel Bain | 1921 |
| The Phantom Foe | Uncle Leo Sealkirk | 1920 |
| The Twin Pawns | John Bent | 1919 |
| The Witness for the Defense | Captain Ballantyne | 1919 |
| Mandarin's Gold | Li Hsun | 1919 |
| The Lightning Raider | Wu Fang | 1919 |
| The Mysterious Client | Boris Norjunov | 1918 |
| The Naulahka | Maharajah | 1918 |
| Convict 993 | Dan Mallory | 1918 |
| The Fatal Ring | Richard Carslake | 1917 |
| Patria | Baron Huroki | 1917 |
| Patria (Serial) Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 | Baron Huroki | 1917 |
| The Rise of Susan | Sinclair La Salle | 1916 |
| The Eternal Question | Pierre Felix | 1916 |
| The Eternal Sappho | H. Coudal | 1916 |
| The Reapers | James Shaw | 1916 |
| The Fool's Revenge | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1916 |
| A Destruction | Mr. Deleveau | 1915 |
| Sin | Pietro | 1915 |
