[3] In 1919 Warmington landed his first cinematic role in the silent film Wisp o' the Woods[4] and he went on to play supporting roles, typically a detective or police officer, in some of Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest films including Sabotage, The 39 Steps, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Murder!.
[5] In the late 1930s Warmington gained national fame for playing the title role in the BBC radio drama Inspector Hornleigh Investigates.
1891 – d. 1949)[6][7][8][9] S. J. Warmington was killed at the age of 56 during the Second World War when the German Luftwaffe intentionally bombed residential areas in Great Britain.
On the evening of 10 May 1941 Warmington was in bed at his home, Number 39, Elvaston Place,[10] in Kensington, London, when his neighbourhood was showered with incendiary bombs.
The civilian casualties from the bombing campaign lasting more than a year were high, with tens of thousands killed and injured.