Charles Denier Warren (29 July 1889 – 27 August 1971) was an Anglo-American actor who appeared extensively on stage and screen from the early 1930s to late 1960s, mostly in Great Britain.

Life

He was born in

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the son of Charles Warren and his wife Marguerite Fish. The family moved to

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when he was eight. He is also credited as the writer of '' Take Off That Hat'' (1938 screenplay), ''

She Shall Have Music ''She Shall Have Music'' is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Jack Hylton, June Clyde and Claude Dampier. Hylton played himself in a story built around a millionaire shipowner who hires a band (led by ...

'' (1935) and the BBC radio show ''Kentucky Minstrels'' (1934). In July 1932

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and Warren revived the White Coons Concert Party show of the

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for

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. He died in

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in south west England on 27 August 1971.

Selected filmography

* ''

Let Me Explain, Dear ''Let Me Explain, Dear'' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Gene Gerrard and Frank Miller and starring Gerrard, Viola Lyel and Claude Hulbert. It was adapted from the play '' A Little Bit of Fluff'' by Walter Ellis. It was made by British ...

'' (1932) - Jeweller * ''

Counsel's Opinion ''Counsel's Opinion'' is a 1933 British romantic comedy film starring Henry Kendall and Binnie Barnes. It was one of three films directed in Britain in the early 1930s by Canadian-American Allan Dwan and was an early production from Alexande ...

'' (1933) - Manager * ''

Prince of Arcadia ''Prince of Arcadia'' is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Carl Brisson, Margot Grahame, Ida Lupino and Peter Gawthorne. The screenplay concerns a Ruritanian Prince who is due to marry a princess with acti ...

'' (1933) - Detective * ''

Channel Crossing ''Channel Crossing'' is a 1933 British crime film directed by Milton Rosmer and starring Matheson Lang, Constance Cummings, Anthony Bushell and Nigel Bruce. It was shot partly on location and at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush.Wood ...

'' (1933) - Purser (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1934) - Meyer * '' Music Hall'' (1934) - Bendini * ''

The Great Defender ''The Great Defender'' is a 1934 British mystery film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Matheson Lang, Margaret Bannerman and Arthur Margetson. Its plot concerns a top barrister who conducts the defence of an artist facing the death pe ...

'' (1934) - Mr.Pryor (uncredited) * '' Road House'' (1934) - Music Hall M C (uncredited) * ''

Radio Parade of 1935 ''Radio Parade of 1935'' (1934), released in the US as ''Radio Follies'', is a British comedy film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Will Hay, Clifford Mollison and Helen Chandler. It followed on from the 1933 film ''Radio Parade''. Pl ...

'' (1934) - Personal Assistant to Carl Graham * ''

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'' (1934) - Director * '' Kentucky Minstrels'' (1934) - Danny Goldman * ''

A Real Bloke ''A Real Bloke'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring George Carney, Mary Clare and Diana Beaumont. It was made at Cricklewood Studios as a quota quickie for release by MGM.Chibnall p.285 Cast * George Carney as Bil ...

'' (1935) - Tailor * ''

Royal Cavalcade ''Royal Cavalcade'', also known as ''Regal Cavalcade'', is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley (Supervising Director), Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, W. P. Kellino and Ma ...

'' (1935) - Smith * ''

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'' (1935) - Col. D'Alvarez * ''Be Careful, Mr. Smith'' (1935) * '' The Clairvoyant'' (1935) - Bimeter * '' Heart's Desire'' (1935) - Ted Mayer * '' The Guv'nor'' (1935) - Manager (uncredited) * '' A Fire Has Been Arranged'' (1935) - Shuffle * ''

Birds of a Feather ''Birds of a Feather'' is a British sitcom originally broadcast on BBC One from 16 October 1989 to 24 December 1998, then revived on ITV from 2 January 2014 to 24 December 2020. The series stars Pauline Quirke and Linda Robson, with Lesley Jos ...

'' (1935) - Taylor * '' Marry the Girl'' (1935) - Banks * ''

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'' (1935) - Salesman * ''

The Small Man ''The Small Man'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring George Carney, Minnie Rayner and Lilian Oldland Lilian Mary Oldland (7 February 1903 – 29 September 1984) was an English actress who appeared in more tha ...

'' (1936) - Manager * ''

They Didn't Know ''They Didn't Know'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Eve Gray, Leslie Perrins and Kenneth Villiers.Wood p.92 It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie. Cast * Eve Gray as Cutie * Leslie Perr ...

'' (1936) - Padre * '' A Star Fell from Heaven'' (1936) - Starfel * '' The Beloved Vagabond'' (1936) - Railway Clerk * '' It's in the Bag'' (1936) - Emery * '' Everybody Dance'' (1936) - Dan Fleming * ''

Spy of Napoleon ''Spy of Napoleon'' is a 1936 British historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Richard Barthelmess, Dolly Haas, Frank Vosper, Henry Oscar and James Carew. It is based on the 1934 novel ''A Spy of Napoleon'' by Baroness Em ...

'' (1936) - Benicolet * '' You Must Get Married'' (1936) - Mr. Wurtsell * '' The Big Noise'' (1936) - Manager * ''

Cafe Colette ''Cafe Colette'' is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Paul Cavanagh, Greta Nissen in her final film role and Sally Gray. It was also released under the alternative title ''Danger in Paris''. The film was made a ...

'' (1937) - Compere * '' Good Morning, Boys'' (1937) - Minister of Education * '' Rose of Tralee'' (1937) - Henry Collett * ''

Song of the Forge ''Song of the Forge'' is a 1937 British musical film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Stanley Holloway, Lawrence Grossmith and Eleanor Fayre. The screenplay concerns an elderly blacksmith who refuses assistance from his wealthy son in s ...

'' (1937) - Farmer George * '' Cotton Queen'' (1937) - Joseph Cotter * ''

Keep Fit ''Keep Fit'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring George Formby, Kay Walsh and Guy Middleton. Formby was at his British top box-office peak when this comedy was made. Synopsis George Formby again plays his worki ...

'' (1937) - Editor * '' Change for a Sovereign'' (1937) - Mr. Heller * ''

Who Killed John Savage? ''Who Killed John Savage?'' is a 1937 British mystery film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Nicholas Hannen, Barry MacKay, Kathleen Kelly, Henry Oscar and Edward Chapman. The film is based on a novel by Philip MacDonald and is a remake ...

'' (1937) - Scruggs * ''

Captain's Orders ''Captain's Orders'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Ivar Campbell and starring Henry Edwards, Jane Carr, Marie La Varre, Wally Patch and Basil Radford. The film's sets were designed by Clifford Pember, in his final production. Cast ...

'' (1937) - Lawson * '' Melody and Romance'' (1937) - Captain Hawkins * ''Liebling der Matrosen'' (1937) * ''Little Miss Somebody'' (1937) - Jonas * ''

A Romance in Flanders ''A Romance in Flanders'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Paul Cavanagh, Marcelle Chantal, Olga Lindo and Alastair Sim. It is set during the First World War with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders. It ...

'' (1937) - Bill Johnson * ''

The Divorce of Lady X ''The Divorce of Lady X'' is a 1938 British Technicolor romantic comedy film produced by London Films; it stars Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and Binnie Barnes. It was directed by Tim Whelan and produced by Alexander Korda fro ...

'' (1938) - Royal Park Hotel Clerk (uncredited) * ''

Second Best Bed ''Second Best Bed'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Jane Baxter and Veronica Rose. The screenplay is by Ben Travers, based on an earlier story of his. Walls and Travers had worked together on the Aldwy ...

'' (1938) - Umpire (uncredited) * '' Kicking the Moon Around'' (1938) - Mark Browd * ''

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'' (1938) - Sir Edward Phring * ''

Strange Boarders ''Strange Boarders'' is a 1938 British comedy thriller film, directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Edward Black for Gainsborough Pictures, and starring Tom Walls, Renée Saint-Cyr, Googie Withers and Ronald Adam. The film is an adaptati ...

'' (1938) - Fry * ''

Old Mother Riley in Paris ''Old Mother Riley in Paris'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Oswald Mitchell and starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane, Magda Kun and C. Denier Warren. It is the second in the Old Mother Riley series of films, and is also known by its ...

'' (1938) - Commissaire of Police * '' It's in the Air'' (1938) - Sir Philip * '' Little Miss Molly'' (1938) - Chuck * ''Take Off That Hat'' (1938) - Ginsberg * ''

Make It Three ''Make It Three'' is a 1938 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Hugh Wakefield, Edmund Willard and Diana Beaumont. The screenplay concerns a bank clerk who is left a very large inheritance on condition that he firs ...

'' (1938) - Mr. Cackleberry * '' Me and My Pal'' (1939) * '' Trouble Brewing'' (1939) - Maj. Hopkins * '' A Gentleman's Gentleman'' (1941) - Dr. Bottom * '' Come on George'' (1939) - Banker * '' The Body Vanished'' (1939) - Pip Piper * ''

We'll Smile Again ''We'll Smile Again'' is a 1942 British musical comedy film directed by John Baxter and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen and Meinhart Maur. Premise A ring of Nazi spies infiltrate a film studio planning to use it for sending coded messag ...

'' (1942) - Waiter * ''

The Shipbuilders ''The Shipbuilders'' is a 1943 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring Clive Brook, Morland Graham and Nell Ballantyne. The film is set in a Clyde shipyard in the build-up to the Second World War. It was made by British Natio ...

'' (1943) * ''

The Hundred Pound Window ''The Hundred Pound Window'' is a 1944 British crime film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Anne Crawford, David Farrar, Frederick Leister and Richard Attenborough. The film follows an accountant who has to take a second job working ...

'' (1944) - Blodgett * ''

Candles at Nine ''Candles at Nine'' is a 1944 British mystery film directed by John Harlow and starring Jessie Matthews, John Stuart and Beatrix Lehmann. A wealthy man taunts his relations and staff about which of them shall inherit his estate after he chang ...

'' (1944) - Middleton - Executor * '' Kiss the Bride Goodbye'' (1945) - Reporter * ''

Twilight Hour ''Twilight Hour'' is a 1945 British drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Mervyn Johns, Basil Radford, and Marie Lohr. It was shot at the British National Studios in Elstree. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ar ...

'' (1945) - Photographer (uncredited) * ''

Don Chicago ''Don Chicago'' is a 1945 British crime comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Jackie Hunter, Joyce Heron and Claud Allister. It is based on the novel by C. E. Bechhofer Roberts. Plot An aspiring but timid gangster is forced to l ...

'' (1945) * ''

Old Mother Riley's New Venture ''Old Mother Riley's New Venture'' is a low-budget black-and-white 1949 British comedy film, starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Chili Bouchier. It is the twelfth in the long-running Old Mother Riley films, and was the first of the series to ...

'' (1949) - Hillick * ''

Night and the City ''Night and the City'' is a 1950 film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney and Googie Withers. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gerald Kersh. Shot on location in London and at Shepperton Studios ...

'' (1950) - Small American from Chicago (uncredited) * ''

Old Mother Riley Headmistress ''Old Mother Riley, Headmistress'' is a low budget black and white 1950 British comedy film, starring Arthur Lucan and Kitty McShane. The 13th film in the Old Mother Riley series, it features the Luton Girls Choir playing many of Mother Ril ...

'' (1950) - Clifton Hill * '' The Dragon of Pendragon Castle'' (1953) - Fred Morgan * ''

Alf's Baby ''Alf's Baby'', also known as ''Her Three Bachelors'', is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Jerry Desmonde, Pauline Stroud and Olive Sloane.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.103 It was made by ACT Films, and released a ...

'' (1953) - Cedric Donkin * ''

House of Blackmail ''House of Blackmail'' is a 1953 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mary Germaine, William Sylvester and Alexander Gauge. Its plot follows a soldier and his girlfriend, who become mixed up with a blackmailer. Cast * ...

'' (1953) - Jock * '' Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary?'' (1953) - Photographer * ''

The Gay Dog ''The Gay Dog'' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Wilfred Pickles, Petula Clark and Megs Jenkins. It was filmed at Southall Studios, and features Petula Clark singing "A Long Way to Go", written by Joe Hender ...

'' (1954) - Man In Vets Waiting Room (uncredited) * '' No Smoking'' (1955) - American Delegate * ''Handcuffs, London'' (1955) - Robert Meekers * '' Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons'' (1960) - Neighbor (uncredited) * ''

Escort for Hire ''Escort for Hire'' is a low budget 1960 British thriller film. It starred June Thorburn, Pete Murray, Noel Trevarthen, Jan Holden and Peter Butterworth. Plot Unemployed actor Steve gets a job with Miss Kennedy's agency as an escort-bodyguard, bu ...

'' (1960) - Porter * ''

So Evil, So Young ''So Evil, So Young'' is a 1961 British Technicolor reform school prison film produced by the Danzigers, directed by Godfrey Grayson, and starring Jill Ireland and Ellen Pollock. Synopsis Lucy and Claire are at a house where Lucy used to work ...

'' (1961) - Sam * '' Return of a Stranger'' (1961) - Manager * ''

A Taste of Honey ''A Taste of Honey'' is the first play by the British dramatist Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 19. It was intended as a novel, but she turned it into a play because she hoped to revitalise British theatre and address social issues that ...

'' (1961) - Tyler * '' The Treasure of Monte Cristo'' (1961) - Cafe owner * ''

Two Wives at One Wedding ''Two Wives One Wedding'' is a low budget 1961 British crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Gordon Jackson, Christina Gregg, and Lisa Daniely Lisa Daniely (born Mary Elizabeth Bodington; 4 June 1929 – 24 January 2014) was a ...

'' (1961) - Fat man * ''

The Silent Invasion ''The Silent Invasion'' is a low budget 1962 British film. Plot During WW II, a German garrison is stationed in the small French town of Mereux. French local Maria falls in love with German captain Eric Von Strafen. However, the romance comes to ...

'' (1962) - Gillie * ''

Lolita ''Lolita'' is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The novel is notable for its controversial subject: the protagonist and unreliable narrator, a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert Hum ...

'' (1962) - Potts * ''

The Cool Mikado ''The Cool Mikado'' is a British musical film released in 1963, directed by Michael Winner (who makes a short appearance as an airline passenger à la Hitchcock near the start of the film), and produced by Harold Baim, with music arranged by M ...

'' (1963) - Mr. Smith * ''

The Adding Machine ''The Adding Machine'' is a 1923 play by Elmer Rice; it has been called "... a landmark of American Expressionism, reflecting the growing interest in this highly subjective and nonrealistic form of modern drama." Plot The author of this play ...

'' (1969) - Jury foreman (final film role)

Selected Stage Roles

* ''The First Kiss'' (1924) as Ali-Mon, Chief Magistrate of Seville, at the New Oxford Theatre, London * ''

The Music Man ''The Music Man'' is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments ...

'' (1961) as Mayor George Shinn, UK premiere at the Adelphi Theatre, London

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, C. Denier 1889 births 1971 deaths American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Male actors from Chicago American emigrants to the United Kingdom 20th-century American male actors