Warden guest-starred in many television series over the years, such as Marilyn Maxwell's ABC drama series, Bus Stop, and on David Janssen's ABC drama, The Fugitive. 7, a salesman who wants a quick decision in a murder case, in 12 Angry Men. Warden's breakthrough film role was Juror No. In 1953, he was cast as a sympathetic corporal in From Here to Eternity. From 1952 to 1955, he appeared in the television series Mister Peepers with Wally Cox. Warden appeared in his first credited film role in 1951 in The Man with My Face. Warden (left) as Mike Haines with Frank Converse as Det.
His first film role, uncredited, was in the 1951 film You're in the Navy Now, a film that also featured the screen debuts of Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson. In 1948, he made his television debut on the anthology series The Philco Television Playhouse and also appeared on the series Studio One. He joined the company of the Dallas Alley Theatre and performed on stage for five years. Īfter leaving the armed services, he moved to New York City and studied acting on the G.I. Notably, Warden later portrayed a paratrooper from the 101st's rivals-the 82nd Airborne Division-in That Kind of Woman. He spent almost 8 months in the hospital recuperating, during which time he read a Clifford Odets play and decided to become an actor. In 1944, on the eve of the D-Day invasion (in which many of his friends died), Warden, then a staff sergeant, shattered his leg when he landed in a tree during a night-time practice jump in England. In 1941, he joined the United States Merchant Marine, but he quickly tired of the long convoy runs, and in 1942, he moved to the United States Army, where he served as a paratrooper in the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, with the 101st Airborne Division in World War II. He was stationed for three years in China with the Yangtze Patrol. Warden worked as a nightclub bouncer, tugboat deckhand, and lifeguard, before joining the United States Navy in 1938. He fought in 13 bouts as a welterweight, but earned little money. Raised in Louisville, Kentucky, he was expelled from high school for fighting and eventually fought as a professional boxer under the name Johnny Costello. He was of Pennsylvania Dutch (German) and Irish ancestry. ( née Costello) and John Warden Lebzelter, who was an engineer and technician. Warden was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Laura M.
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