Anthony Warde

American actor in over 150 movies from 1937 to 1964, probably best remembered for playing Killer Kane, gangster ruler of the Earth in Universal's adaptation of Buck Rogers (1939).

He often played the henchman, either a vicious bodyguard, underground leader, infamous rustler, or other unsavoury character, but occasionally played a sympathetic role. Usually, he appeared in low-budget crime and Western styles throughout his career.

He also appeared in popular serials such as Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938), for Universal; The Spider Returns (1941) and Batman (1943) for Columbia, as well as in The Masked Marvel (1943), The Purple Monster Strikes (1945) and The Black Widow (1947) for Republic.

Warde made his last screen appearance in The Carpetbaggers, a 1964 film adaptation of Harold Robbins' best-seller novel. Following his acting career, he owned a men's clothing store. Anthony Warde died on 8 January 1975 at the age of 66 in Hollywood, California. He was survived by his wife Frances, son Robert and grandson Benjamin.