Warner Baxter

Birth Name:

Warner Leroy Baxter

Birth Place:

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Won the second Oscar for Best Actor in the history of the awards for his portrayal of the Cisco Kid in "In Old Arizona․"
Worked as an insurance agent, a sales manager and a commercial traveler
Started his film career in 1914 when he got a job as an extra in a stock company
Was in vaudeville by 1910 and soon worked up to stage acting
Known for acting in such films as "The Arizona Kid," "Daddy long Legs," "42nd Street," "Broadway Bill" and "Under the Pampas Moon․"
Frequently played womanizing, charismatic, Latin bandits in western films
Played Dr․ Ordway" in a series of crime films toward the end of his life
Lived in a tent with his family for two weeks following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
An inventor in his off-time, he co-created a revolver searchlight that would allow a gunman to shoot a target in the dark and a radio device that would let emergency crews change traffic signals from two blocks away
Was the highest paid actor in Hollywood in 1936 at the height of his career

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