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Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter

Acting

Born March 28, 1889 · Columbus, Ohio, USA

Biography

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.

Known For · 40 titles

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case

1943
42nd Street

42nd Street

1933
First Love

First Love

1921
Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

Walter Wanger's Vogues of 1938

1937
Prison Warden

Prison Warden

1949
Stand Up and Cheer!

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

1975
Amateur Daddy

Amateur Daddy

1932
The Crime Doctor's Gamble

The Crime Doctor's Gamble

1947
The Millerson Case

The Millerson Case

1947
Happy Days

Happy Days

1929
Adam Had Four Sons

Adam Had Four Sons

1941
St. Elmo

St. Elmo

1923
The Crime Doctor's Diary

The Crime Doctor's Diary

1949
Ingrid Bergman Remembered

Ingrid Bergman Remembered

1996
The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936
Mismates

Mismates

1926
Wife, Husband and Friend

Wife, Husband and Friend

1939
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

La Fiesta de Santa Barbara

1935
The Squaw Man

The Squaw Man

1931
The Crime Doctor's Courage

The Crime Doctor's Courage

1945
The Devil's Henchmen

The Devil's Henchmen

1949
The Stolen Jools

The Stolen Jools

1931
Man About Town

Man About Town

1932
The Road to Glory

The Road to Glory

1936
Land of Liberty

Land of Liberty

1939
The Telephone Girl

The Telephone Girl

1927
Hell in the Heavens

Hell in the Heavens

1934
Studio Highlights

Studio Highlights

1934
In Old Arizona

In Old Arizona

1928
Romance of the Rio Grande

Romance of the Rio Grande

1929
Craig's Wife

Craig's Wife

1928
The Crime Doctor's Warning

The Crime Doctor's Warning

1945
Lady in the Dark

Lady in the Dark

1944
I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million

1938
Danger Street

Danger Street

1928
Robin Hood of El Dorado

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936
Slave Ship

Slave Ship

1937
Mannequin

Mannequin

1926
Linda

Linda

1929