Warner Baxter
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Warner Baxter was an American actor who had a successful career in film during the early-to-mid 20th century, living from 1889 to 1951. He is historically significant as a notable figure from Hollywood's early era, though specific details about his most important roles or achievements would require additional context to fully explain his legacy.
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- Born
- Warner Leroy Baxter , ( 1889-03-29 ) March 29, 1889, Columbus, Ohio , U.S.
- Died
- May 7, 1951 (1951-05-07) (aged 62), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
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Warner Leroy Baxter (March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s. Baxter is 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.
Baxter starred in 110 films in total beginning his movie career in silent films with his most notable roles being in The Great Gatsby (1926) and The Awful Truth (1925). Baxter's notable sound films are In Old Arizona (1929), 42nd Street (1933), Slave Ship (1937) with Wallace Beery, Kidnapped (1938) with Freddie Bartholomew, and the 1931 ensemble short film The Stolen Jools. In the 1940s, he was well known for his recurring role as Dr. Robert Ordway in the Crime Doctor series of 10 films.
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