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Jack Warden

Highest Rated: 100% You're in the Navy Now (1951)

Lowest Rated: 0% Problem Child (1990)

Birthday: Sep 18, 1920

Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Gruff, engaging character actor whose craggy-face and distinctive bass voice are known to two generations for his ubiquitous presence as a supporting character in a number of memorable film and TV roles. Usually cast as the heavy, and later in more comedic turns, Warden has enjoyed a long and productive career. Before embarking on acting, Warden was by age 17 a ranked professional middleweight prizefighter. He served in World War II as a paratrooper and it was while recovering from an injury suffered in a jump that Warden began reading plays and decided to try acting. He moved to New York after his discharge and while working as a lifeguard at a New York hotel pool happened to meet Margo Jones, manager of the celebrated Dallas Alley Theater. Jones invited Warden to join the company and he ended up serving a five-year apprenticeship. Returning to New York, Warden was soon cast in Broadway productions of "Golden Boy," "Sing Me No Lullaby," "Picnic" and "Cages," among others.

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Highest rated movies

100% 35% You're in the Navy Now
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100% 79% Run Silent, Run Deep
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100% 97% 12 Angry Men Watchlist
95% 92% Being There
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95% 83% Bullets Over Broadway
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94% 92% All the President's Men
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93% 73% The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
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88% 84% From Here to Eternity Watchlist 88% 88% The Verdict Watchlist
86% 69% Heaven Can Wait
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
41% 66% The Replacements O'Neil (Character) $44.7M 2000
24% 65% A Dog of Flanders Jehan Daas (Character) $2.1M 1999
11% 20% Chairman of the Board Armand McMillan (Character) $306.7K 1998
14% 66% Dirty Work "Pops" McKenna (Character) $10.0M 1998
76% 68% Bulworth Eddie Davers (Character) $26.4M 1998
No Score Yet 75% The Island on Bird Street Boruch (Character) - 1997
6% 22% Ed Chubb (Character) $4.0M 1996
No Score Yet 20% Problem Child 3: Junior in Love Big Ben (Character) - 1995
37% 72% Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead Joe Heff (Character) $232.2K 1995
81% 79% While You Were Sleeping Saul (Character) $81.1M 1995
78% 73% Mighty Aphrodite Tiresias (Character) $4.8M 1995
95% 83% Bullets Over Broadway Julian Marx (Character) $11.4M 1994
38% 43% Guilty as Sin Moe (Character) $22.7M 1993
10% 46% Passed Away Jack Scanlan (Character) $3.8M 1992
26% 39% Toys Old General Zevo (Character) $21.3M 1992
57% 30% Night and the City Al Grossman (Character) $6.2M 1992
7% 42% Problem Child 2 "Big" Ben Healy (Character) $25.1M 1991
No Score Yet 14% Judgment Claude Fortier (Character) - 1990
0% 42% Problem Child Big Ben (Character) $53.5M 1990
13% 35% Everybody Wins Judge Harry Murdoch (Character) $978.9K 1990
No Score Yet No Score Yet Police Story: The Watch Commander Joe Wilson (Character) - 1988
41% 33% The Presidio Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure (Character) $18.9M 1988
No Score Yet 88% Dead Solid Perfect Hubert `'Bad Hair'` Wimberly (Character) - 1988
63% 52% September Lloyd (Character) $404.8K 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War J. Edgar Hoover (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Three Kings David (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Still Crazy Like a Fox Harry Fox (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Three Wishes for Jamie Owen Tavish (Character) - 1986
20% 45% The Aviator Moravia (Character) - 1985
0% 33% Crackers Lou Garvey (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Robert Kennedy and His Times Unknown (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 50% Hobson's Choice Henry Horatio Hobson (Character) - 1983
88% 88% The Verdict Mickey Morrissey (Character) - 1982
No Score Yet 39% Carbon Copy Nelson Longhurst (Character) - 1981
67% 31% So Fine Jack (Character) - 1981
78% 78% The Great Muppet Caper Mike Tarkanian (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chu Chu and the Philly Flash The Commander (Character) - 1981
77% 69% Used Cars Roy L. Fuchs/Luke Fuchs (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Private Battle Cornelius Ryan (Character) - 1980
0% 21% Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Harold Meredith (Character) - 1979
40% 81% The Champ Jackie (Character) - 1979
78% 80% ...And Justice for All Judge Francis Rayford (Character) - 1979
95% 92% Being There President 'Bobby' (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet 73% Dreamer Harry (Character) - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet Topper Cosmo Topper (Character) - 1979
79% 79% Death on the Nile Dr. Bessner (Character) - 1978
86% 69% Heaven Can Wait Max Corkle (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 64% Raid on Entebbe Lt. Gen. Mordechai Gur (Character) - 1977
17% 51% The White Buffalo Charlie Zane (Character) - 1977
94% 92% All the President's Men Harry M. Rosenfeld (Character) - 1976
68% 56% Shampoo Lester (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet Journey From Darkness Fred Hartman (Character) - 1975
No Score Yet No Score Yet They Only Come Out at Night John St. John (Character) - 1975
93% 73% The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Max Kravitz (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Godchild Sgt. Dobbs (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 46% Billy Two Hats Sheriff Henry Gifford (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 49% The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing Dawes (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Remember When Joe Hodges (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lieutenant Schuster's Wife Capt. Patrick Lonergan (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wheeler and Murdoch Sam Wheeler (Character) - 1972
40% 33% Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? Dr. Solomon F. Moses (Character) - 1971
85% 82% Brian's Song Coach George Halas (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Summertree Herb (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Welcome to the Club Gen. Strapp (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet Man on a String Jake Moniker (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Face of Fear Lt. George Coy (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's a Nice Girl Like You...? Lieutenant Joe Burton (Character) - 1971
33% 33% Bye Bye Braverman Barnet Weinstein (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 50% Blindfold General Prat (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Watchman Jack Fleming (Character) - 1966
77% 64% The Thin Red Line First Sgt. Welsh (Character) - 1964
54% 75% Donovan's Reef Dr. William Dedham (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 54% Escape From Zahrain Huston (Character) - 1962
No Score Yet 50% Wake Me When It's Over Captain Dave "Doc" Farrington (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lawbreakers Police captain (Character) - 1960
60% 44% The Sound and the Fury Ben Compson (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 54% That Kind of Woman George Kelly (Character) - 1959
100% 79% Run Silent, Run Deep Yeoman 1st Class Mueller (Character) - 1958
No Score Yet 41% Darby's Rangers MSgt. Saul Rosen/Narrator (Character) - 1958
100% 97% 12 Angry Men Juror No. 7 (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 74% Edge of the City Charles Malik (Character) - 1957
80% 53% The Bachelor Party Eddie Watkins (Character) - 1957
88% 84% From Here to Eternity Cpl. Buckley (Character) - 1953
100% 35% You're in the Navy Now Tommy Morse (Character) - 1951

TV

Credit
67% No Score Yet Norm Unknown (Guest Star) 1999
44% No Score Yet Ink Unknown (Guest Star) 1997
38% No Score Yet Crazy Like a Fox Harrison "Harry" Fox Sr. (Character) 1984-1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet Robert Kennedy and His Times Unknown (Character) 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bad News Bears Morris Buttermaker (Character) 1979-1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet N.Y.P.D. Lt. Mike Haines (Character) 1967-1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Fugitive Alex 'Pat' Patton (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wackiest Ship in the Army Major Simon Butcher (Character) 1965-1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Unknown (Guest Star) 1962 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Virginian Jubal Tatum (Guest Star) 1962 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Unknown (Guest Star) 1965
No Score Yet 48% Bewitched Rex Barker (Guest Star) 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet Route 66 Major Barben (Guest Star) 1962-1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet 77 Sunset Strip Max Eames (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ben Casey Dr. Charles 'Charlie' Kozelka (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bus Stop Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Untouchables Unknown (Guest Star) 1959-1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stagecoach West Unknown (Guest Star) 1960
92% 96% The Twilight Zone James A. Corry (Character) 1959-1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Alcoa Hour Frank Doran (Character) 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tales of Tomorrow Unknown (Character) 1952
No Score Yet No Score Yet Suspense Unknown (Character) 1950