Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick (born Robert Taylor Bien, October 9, 1878 – June 6, 1964) was an American stage, film and television actor with over 200 film appearances. A matinee idol during the Silent film era, he prospered with the introduction of sound to cinema thanks to a rich, resonant voice, evolving over time into a highly regarded, aristocratic character actor.

Warwick and his first wife, Arline Peck (m.1903), had one daughter, Rosalind. They divorced in 1909. By 1910, Warwick married actress Josephine Whittell (1883-1961), but the childless marriage also ended in divorce. He next wed Stella Larrimore (1905–60) (a sister of Francine Larrimore) in 1930; they had a daughter, Betsey, who later became a poet in Los Angeles. Warwick died June 6, 1964, in West Los Angeles, California, at age 85. Survivors included his daughters and two grandchildren.

Warwick was born Robert Taylor Bien in 1878 to Louis Bien and Isabel Taylor Bien. Some sources say in England, others Sacramento, California. He studied music in Paris and trained to be an opera singer, but acting proved to be his greater calling.