Warren William
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 2, 1894
- Died
- September 24, 1948 (aged 53)
- Birthplace
- Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
Biography
Warren William (born Warren William Krech; 2 December 1894 - 24 September 1948) was an American stage, screen, and radio actor, popular as a film leading man during the early 1930s, and later nicknamed the "King of Pre-Code". He is best remembered for portraying amoral businessmen, lawyers, and other heartless types.
Known For
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Filmography
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Movie · as Various Roles (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Movie · as Laroche-Mathieu
Fear
Movie · as Police Capt. Burke
Strange Illusion
Movie · as Brett Curtis
Passport to Suez
Movie · as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
One Dangerous Night
Movie · as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
Counter-Espionage
Movie · as Michael Lanyard
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Movie · as Harry Farrel
The Wolf Man
Movie · as Dr. Lloyd
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Movie · as Michael Lanyard
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Movie · as Michael Lanyard
Wild Geese Calling
Movie · as Blackie Bedford
Arizona
Movie · as Jefferson Carteret
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Movie · as Michael Lanyard
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Movie · as Michael Lanyard
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Movie · as Michael Lanyard
Trail of the Vigilantes
Movie · as Mark Dawson
Lillian Russell
Movie · as Jesse Lewisohn
The Man in the Iron Mask
Movie · as D'Artagnan
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Movie · as Philo Vance
Day-time Wife
Movie · as Bernard Dexter
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Movie · as Michael Lanyard
Arsène Lupin Returns
Movie · as Steve Emerson
Wives Under Suspicion
Movie · as Jim Stowell
The First Hundred Years
Movie · as Harry Borden
Madame X
Movie · as Bernard Fleuriot
The Firefly
Movie · as Major de Rouchemont
Midnight Madonna
Movie · as Blackie Denbo
Outcast
Movie · as Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
Satan Met a Lady
Movie · as Ted Shane
Go West Young Man
Movie · as Morgan
Times Square Playboy
Movie · as Victor 'Vic' Arnold
The Case of the Velvet Claws
Movie · as Perry Mason
Stage Struck
Movie · as Fred Harris
Breakdowns of 1936
Movie · as Self
Don't Bet on Blondes
Movie · as Oscar 'Odds' Owen
The Case of the Curious Bride
Movie · as Perry Mason
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Movie · as Perry Mason
Living on Velvet
Movie · as Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Movie · as Allan Chepstow
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Movie · as Himself (uncredited)
Things You Never See on the Screen
Movie · as Self
A Dream Comes True
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Cleopatra
Movie · as Julius Caesar
Imitation of Life
Movie · as Stephen 'Steve' Archer
The Dragon Murder Case
Movie · as Philo Vance
Dr. Monica
Movie · as John Braden
Bedside
Movie · as Bob Brown
The Case of the Howling Dog
Movie · as Perry Mason
The Secret Bride
Movie · as Robert Sheldon
Upperworld
Movie · as Alexander Stream
Smarty
Movie · as Tony
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Movie
Gold Diggers of 1933
Movie · as Lawrence
Lady for a Day
Movie · as Dave the Dude
Employees' Entrance
Movie · as Kurt Anderson
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Movie · as Self
The Mind Reader
Movie · as Chandra
Just Around the Corner
Movie · as Mr. Sears
Goodbye Again
Movie · as Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
Three on a Match
Movie · as Robert Kirkwood
Skyscraper Souls
Movie · as David Dwight
The Dark Horse
Movie · as Hal Samson Blake
Under Eighteen
Movie · as Raymond Harding
The Mouthpiece
Movie · as Vincent 'Vince' Day
The Match King
Movie · as Paul Kroll
Beauty and the Boss
Movie · as Baron Josef von Ullrich
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Movie · as Lieutenant d'Ortelles
Expensive Women
Movie · as Neil Hartley
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
Movie · as Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
Honor of the Family
Movie · as Captain Boris Barony
Plunder
Movie · as Mr. Jones
The Town That Forgot God
Movie · as Eben