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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 | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 2003 |
| Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Dr. Yogami / Archive Footage | 1999 |
| 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Charlie Chan at the Opera' | 1997 |
| American Masters | Charlie Chan, The Cantor | 1986 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self | 1961 |
| Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo | Charlie Chan | 1938 |
| Charlie Chan on Broadway | Charlie Chan | 1937 |
| Charlie Chan at the Olympics | 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 | Himself (archive footage) / Self | 2003 |
| Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Dr. Yogami / Archive Footage | 1999 |
| 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years | Actor 'Charlie Chan at the Opera' | 1997 |
| American Masters | Charlie Chan, The Cantor | 1986 |
| The Horror Show | (archive footage) | 1979 |
| Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| So This Is Marriage | King David | 1929 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Old San Francisco | Chris Buckwell | 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 |
| Don Juan | Cesare Borgia | 1926 |
| 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 |
| Hurricane Hutch | Clifton Marlow | 1921 |
| The Phantom Foe | Uncle Leo Sealkirk | 1920 |
| The Twin Pawns | John Bent | 1919 |
| The Lightning Raider | Wu Fang | 1919 |
| The Fatal Ring | Richard Carslake | 1917 |
| Patria | Baron Huroki | 1917 |
| The Eternal Sappho | H. Coudal | 1916 |
