Warner Baxter - Actor Profile

Warner Baxter

Acting
50Total Films
9.0 Highest Rated
Born: Mar 28, 1889
Birth Place: Columbus, Ohio, USA

About Warner Baxter

Warner Leroy Baxter (March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter became known for his role as The Cisco Kid in the 1928 film In Old Arizona for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 2nd Academy Awards. He frequently played womanizing, charismatic Latin bandit types in westerns, and played The Cisco Kid or a similar character throughout the 1930s, but had a range of other roles throughout his career.

Best Warner Baxter Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Warner Baxter's career based on audience ratings.

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Warner Baxter.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
1996 Ingrid Bergman Remembered Self (archive footage) Hit Similar →
1990 Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (archive footage) Super Hit Similar →
1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Self (archive footage) Average Similar →
1952 O. Henry's Full House Cisco Kid ((Prologue) (archive footage)) (uncredited) Hit Similar →
1950 State Penitentiary Rodger Manners Hit Similar →
1949 The Devil's Henchmen Jess Arno Average Similar →
1949 The Crime Doctor's Diary Dr. Robert Ordway Average Similar →
1948 The Gentleman from Nowhere Earl Donovan / Robert Ashton Average Similar →
1947 The Crime Doctor's Gamble Dr. Robert Ordway Flop Similar →
1947 The Millerson Case Dr. Robert Ordway Average Similar →
1946 Crime Doctor's Man Hunt Dr. Robert Ordway Average Similar →
1946 Just Before Dawn Dr. Robert Ordway Average Similar →
1945 The Crime Doctor's Warning Dr. Robert Ordway Average Similar →
1945 The Crime Doctor's Courage Dr. Robert Ordway Flop Similar →
1944 Shadows in the Night Dr. Robert Ordway Average Similar →
1943 The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case Dr. Robert Ordway Flop Similar →
1943 Crime Doctor Dr. Robert J. Ordway / Phillip Morgan Average Similar →
1941 Adam Had Four Sons Adam Stoddard Average Similar →
1940 Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Self (archive footage) Hit Similar →
1939 Barricade Hank Topping Flop Similar →
1939 The Return of the Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid Flop Similar →
1939 Wife, Husband and Friend Leonard Borland aka Logan Bennett Average Similar →
1938 I'll Give a Million Tony Newlander Average Similar →
1937 Wife, Doctor and Nurse Dr. Judd Lewis Average Similar →
1937 Vogues of 1938 George Curson Flop Similar →
1936 The Road to Glory Captain Paul La Roche Average Similar →
1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd Hit Similar →
1936 King of Burlesque Kerry Bolton Average Similar →
1935 La Fiesta de Santa Barbara Self Average Similar →
1935 Under the Pampas Moon Cesar Campo Flop Similar →
1935 One More Spring Jaret Otkar Average Similar →
1934 Broadway Bill Dan Brooks Average Similar →
1934 Stand Up and Cheer! Lawrence Cromwell Flop Similar →
1933 Penthouse Jackson 'Jack' Durant Hit Similar →
1933 42nd Street Julian Marsh Hit Similar →
1931 Surrender Sergeant Dumaine Flop Similar →
1931 The Cisco Kid The Cisco Kid Average Similar →
1931 The Squaw Man Jim Wingate - aka Jim Carston Flop Similar →
1931 Their Mad Moment Esteban Cristera Flop Similar →
1931 The Stolen Jools Cisco Kid Character Average Similar →
1930 The Arizona Kid The Arizona Kid Average Similar →
1930 Such Men Are Dangerous Ludwig Kranz / Pierre Villard Flop Similar →
1929 Happy Days Minstrel Show Performer Average Similar →
1929 Linda Dr. Paul Randall Average Similar →
1928 In Old Arizona The Cisco Kid Flop Similar →
1928 West of Zanzibar Doc Hit Similar →
1928 Ramona Alessandro Average Similar →
1926 Miss Brewster's Millions Thomas B. Hancock Jr Average Similar →
1925 The Awful Truth Norman Satterlee Flop Similar →
1924 His Forgotten Wife Donald Allen / John Rolfe Flop Similar →

Warner Baxter - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Warner Baxter?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Warner Baxter is "Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To" with a rating of 9.0/10.

How many movies has Warner Baxter acted in?

Warner Baxter has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Warner Baxter?

Other notable films include "42nd Street", "West of Zanzibar", and "The Prisoner of Shark Island".