--- name: "Warner Oland" canonical: "https://film.one/person/warner-oland" roles: ["Actor"] born: "3 October 1879" died: "6 August 1938" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-19T22:05:09.939537+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Warner Oland Actor. Born 3 October 1879 in Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden. Died 6 August 1938. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 3 October 1879, Nyby, Västerbottens län, Sweden - **Died:** 6 August 1938 - **Also known as:** Johan Verner Ölund - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Oland, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23957, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0645941/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13342 ## Biography Warner Oland, born Johan Verner Ölund, was a Swedish-American actor. His family emigrated to the United States when he was 13, settling in Connecticut. He began his career in theatre, including appearances on Broadway, before making his film debut in 1912. Oland appeared in more than 30 films over the following 15 years. He played Cantor Rabinowitz in *The Jazz Singer* (1927) and Colonel von Hindau in *Dishonored* (1931). He is best known for roles as Dr. Fu Manchu and, in 16 films, Honolulu police detective Lieutenant Charlie Chan. He portrayed Mr. Henry Chang in *Shanghai Express* (1932) and Dr. Yogami in *Werewolf of London* (1935). Oland died in Stockholm on 6 August 1938. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Shanghai Express* (1932), Fi1m 80, as Mr. Henry Chang — [page](https://film.one/film/shanghai-express.md) ## Complete filmography (94) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood* (2019), as Charlie Chan (archive footage) - *In Search of Charlie Chan* (2006), as Charlie Chan (archive footage) - *The Horror Show* (1979), as (archive footage) - *Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo* (1937), as Charlie Chan - *Charlie Chan on Broadway* (1937), as Charlie Chan - *Charlie Chan at the Olympics* (1937), as Charlie Chan - *Charlie Chan at the Opera* (1936), as Charlie Chan - *Charlie Chan at the Race Track* (1936), as Charlie Chan - *Charlie Chan at the Circus* (1936), as Charlie Chan - *Charlie Chan's Secret* (1936), as Charlie Chan - *Charlie Chan in Shanghai* (1935), as Charlie Chan - *Shanghai* (1935), as Ambassador Lun Sing - *Charlie Chan in Egypt* (1935), as Charlie Chan - *Werewolf of London* (1935), as Dr. Yogami - *Charlie Chan in Paris* (1935), as Charlie Chan - *Movies on Sundays* (1935), as Charlie Chan (uncredited) - *The Painted Veil* (1934), as General Yu - *Charlie Chan in London* (1934), as Charlie Chan - *Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back* (1934), as Prince Achmed - *Charlie Chan's Courage* (1934), as Charlie Chan - *Mandalay* (1934), as Nick - *As Husbands Go* (1934), as Hippolitus Lomi - *Charlie Chan's Greatest Case* (1933), as Charlie Chan - *Before Dawn* (1933), as Dr. Paul Cornelius - *The Son-Daughter* (1932), as Fen Sha - *A Passport to Hell* (1932), as Baron von Sydow, Police Commandant - *Shanghai Express* (1932), as Mr. Henry Chang — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shanghai-express.md) - *Charlie Chan's Chance* (1932), as Charlie Chan - *Daughter of the Dragon* (1931), as Fu Manchu - *The Big Gamble* (1931), as Andrew North - *The Black Camel* (1931), as Charlie Chan - *Charlie Chan Carries On* (1931), as Charlie Chan - *Dishonored* (1931), as Colonel von Hindau - *The Drums of Jeopardy* (1931), as Dr. Boris Karlov - *The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu* (1930), as Dr. Fu Manchu - *Paramount on Parade* (1930), as Fu Manchu (Murder Will Out) - *The Vagabond King* (1930), as Thibault - *Dangerous Paradise* (1930), as Schomberg - *The Mighty* (1929), as Sterky - *The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu* (1929), as Dr. Fu Manchu - *The Studio Murder Mystery* (1929), as Rupert Borka - *Chinatown Nights* (1929), as "Boston Charley" Wu - *The Faker* (1929), as Hadrian - *Dream of Love* (1928), as The Duke - *The Scarlet Lady* (1928), as Ivan Zaneriff - *Wheel of Chance* (1928), as Mosher Turkeltaub - *Stand and Deliver* (1928), as Ghika - the Bandit Leader - *Good Time Charley* (1927), as Good Time Charley Keene - *Sailor Izzy Murphy* (1927), as Perfume Manufacturer - *The Jazz Singer* (1927), as Cantor Rabinowitz - *Old San Francisco* (1927), as Chris Buckwell - *When a Man Loves* (1927), as André Lescaut - *What Happened To Father* (1927), as W. Bradberry, Father - *A Million Bid* (1927), as Geoffrey Marsh - *Man of the Forest* (1926), as Clint Beasley - *Tell It to the Marines* (1926), as Chinese Bandit Chief - *Twinkletoes* (1926), as Roseleaf - *The Marriage Clause* (1926), as Max Ravenal - *The Mystery Club* (1926), as Eli Sinsabaugh - *Don Juan* (1926), as Cesare Borgia - *Infatuation* (1925), as Osman Pasha - *The Winding Stair* (1925), as Petras - *Flower of Night* (1925), as Luke Rand - *Don Q Son of Zorro* (1925), as The Archduke Paul - *Riders of the Purple Sage* (1925), as Lew Walters aka Judge Dyer - *Curlytop* (1924), as Shanghai Dan - *So This Is Marriage?* (1924), as King David - *The Fighting American* (1924), as Fu Shing - *His Children's Children* (1923), as Dr. Dahl - *The Pride of Palomar* (1922), as Okada - *East Is West* (1922), as Charley Yong - *Hurricane Hutch* (1921), as Clifton Marlow - *The Yellow Arm* (1921), as Joel Bain - *The Phantom Foe* (1920), as Uncle Leo Sealkirk - *The Third Eye* (1920), as Curtis Steele / Malcolm Graw - *The Witness for the Defense* (1919), as Captain Ballantyne - *The Avalanche* (1919), as Nick Delano - *The Twin Pawns* (1919), as John Bent - *Mandarin's Gold* (1919), as Li Hsun - *The Lightning Raider* (1919), as Wu Fang - *The Yellow Ticket* (1918), as Baron Andrey - *The Naulahka* (1918), as Maharajah - *The Cigarette Girl* (1917), as Mr. Wilson - *The Fatal Ring* (1917), as Richard Carslake - *Patria* (1917), as Baron Huroki - *The Rise of Susan* (1916), as Sinclair La Salle - *Beatrice Fairfax* (1916), as Detective - *The Eternal Question* (1916), as Pierre Felix - *The Eternal Sapho* (1916), as H. Coudal - *The Reapers* (1916), as James Shaw - *Destruction* (1915), as Mr. Deleveau - *Sin* (1915), as Pietro - *The Romance of Elaine* (1915), Actor - *Pilgrim's Progress* (1912), as John Bunyon ## Gallery - ![Warner Oland](https://film.one/media/person/1225772/gallery-8bf09fdd20a4.jpg) Warner Oland — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Warneroland_1916.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Scene from the American film East Is West (1922). Original work is pre 1923 and is in the public domain.](https://film.one/media/person/1225772/gallery-687e3b0956e0.jpg) Scene from the American film East Is West (1922). Original work is pre 1923 and is in the public domain. — Associated First National, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Warner_Oland_as_Charley_Yong_-_east_is_west_-_1922.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Warner Oland (left) and Béla Lugosi in The Black Camel (1931) - publicity still.](https://film.one/media/person/1225772/gallery-48be5c7bbaa9.jpg) Warner Oland (left) and Béla Lugosi in The Black Camel (1931) - publicity still. — Fox Film Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Warner_Oland-B%C3%A9la_Lugosi_in_The_Black_Camel.jpg/1280px-Warner_Oland-B%C3%A9la_Lugosi_in_The_Black_Camel.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Lobby card for the American drama film The Eternal Sapho (1916).](https://film.one/media/person/1225772/gallery-d88253060dfb.jpg) Lobby card for the American drama film The Eternal Sapho (1916). — Fox Film Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/The_Eternal_Sapho_lobby_card_4.jpg/1280px-The_Eternal_Sapho_lobby_card_4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Warner Oland](https://film.one/media/person/1225772/gallery-ec93b43c6c59.jpg) Warner Oland — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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