Johan Verner Ölund

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Johan Verner Ölund, better known as Warner Oland, was a Swedish-American actor famed for portraying characters such as Charlie Chan and Dr. Fu Manchu in early 20th-century Hollywood films.

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Johan Verner Ölund canonical 4

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instanceOf Swedish-American person
film actor
human
stage actor
stage name
activeIn Hollywood
activeYearsEnd 1937
activeYearsStart 1902
alsoKnownAs Warner Oland
causeOfDeath pneumonia
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1879-10-03
dateOfDeath 1938-08-06
ethnicOrigin Swedish
eyeColor brown
gender male
genre silent film
sound film
hairColor dark
immigratedTo United States of America
languagesSpoken English
French
German
Russian
Swedish
marriageStart 1908
name Johan Verner Ölund
notableFor portrayal of Charlie Chan in films
portrayal of Dr. Fu Manchu in films
notableWork Charlie Chan Carries On
Charlie Chan at the Opera
Charlie Chan in Shanghai
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu
occupation actor
film actor
stage actor
placeOfBirth Nyby, Västerbotten County, Sweden
placeOfDeath Stockholm, Sweden
linked to: Stockholm
portrayed fictional detective Charlie Chan
linked to: Charlie Chan

fictional villain Dr. Fu Manchu
linked to: Dr. Fu Manchu
religion Lutheranism
residence Hollywood, Los Angeles
linked to: Hollywood

New York City
spouse Edith Gardener Shearn
workedIn American cinema
Broadway theatre
linked to: Broadway theater

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Warner Oland birthName Johan Verner Ölund
Warner Oland birthName Johan Verner Ölund
subject linked to: Ölund
Ölund usedBy Johan Verner Ölund
Johan Verner Ölund name Johan Verner Ölund