Warren William
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 2, 1894
- Died
- Sep 24, 1948 (aged 53)
- Place of birth
- Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
- Credits
- 75
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
The Wolf Man
1941Movie
Dr. Lloyd
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933Movie
Lawrence
Cleopatra
1934Movie
Julius Caesar
Lady for a Day
1933Movie
Dave the Dude
Imitation of Life
1934Movie
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Three on a Match
1932Movie
Robert Kirkwood
Filmography
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008Movie
Various Roles (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
1947Movie
Laroche-Mathieu
Fear
1946Movie
Police Capt. Burke
Strange Illusion
1945Movie
Brett Curtis
Passport to Suez
1943Movie
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
One Dangerous Night
1943Movie
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
Counter-Espionage
1942Movie
Michael Lanyard
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942Movie
Harry Farrel
The Wolf Man
1941Movie
Dr. Lloyd
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941Movie
Michael Lanyard
Wild Geese Calling
1941Movie
Blackie Bedford
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941Movie
Michael Lanyard
Arizona
1940Movie
Jefferson Carteret
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940Movie
Mark Dawson
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940Movie
Michael Lanyard
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940Movie
Michael Lanyard
Lillian Russell
1940Movie
Jesse Lewisohn
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940Movie
Michael Lanyard
Day-time Wife
1939Movie
Bernard Dexter
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939Movie
D'Artagnan
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939Movie
Philo Vance
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939Movie
Michael Lanyard
Wives Under Suspicion
1938Movie
Jim Stowell
The First Hundred Years
1938Movie
Harry Borden
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938Movie
Steve Emerson
The Firefly
1937Movie
Major de Rouchemont
Madame X
1937Movie
Bernard Fleuriot
Midnight Madonna
1937Movie
Blackie Denbo
Outcast
1937Movie
Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
Breakdowns of 1936
1936Movie
Self
Go West Young Man
1936Movie
Morgan
Stage Struck
1936Movie
Fred Harris
Satan Met a Lady
1936Movie
Ted Shane
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936Movie
Perry Mason
Times Square Playboy
1936Movie
Victor 'Vic' Arnold
A Dream Comes True
1935Movie
Self (uncredited)
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935Movie
Allan Chepstow
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935Movie
Self
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935Movie
Perry Mason
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935Movie
Oscar 'Odds' Owen
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935Movie
Perry Mason
Living on Velvet
1935Movie
Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935Movie
Himself (uncredited)
The Secret Bride
1934Movie
Robert Sheldon
Imitation of Life
1934Movie
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Cleopatra
1934Movie
Julius Caesar
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934Movie
Perry Mason
The Dragon Murder Case
1934Movie
Philo Vance
Dr. Monica
1934Movie
John Braden
Smarty
1934Movie
Tony
Upperworld
1934Movie
Alexander Stream
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934Movie
Bedside
1934Movie
Bob Brown
Lady for a Day
1933Movie
Dave the Dude
Goodbye Again
1933Movie
Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
1933Movie
Self
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933Movie
Lawrence
The Mind Reader
1933Movie
Chandra
Employees' Entrance
1933Movie
Kurt Anderson
Just Around the Corner
1933Movie
Mr. Sears
The Match King
1932Movie
Paul Kroll
Three on a Match
1932Movie
Robert Kirkwood
Skyscraper Souls
1932Movie
David Dwight
The Dark Horse
1932Movie
Hal Samson Blake
Beauty and the Boss
1932Movie
Baron Josef von Ullrich
The Mouthpiece
1932Movie
Vincent 'Vince' Day
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932Movie
Lieutenant d'Ortelles
Under Eighteen
1932Movie
Raymond Harding
Expensive Women
1931Movie
Neil Hartley
Honor of the Family
1931Movie
Captain Boris Barony
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
1931Movie
Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
Plunder
1923Movie
Mr. Jones
The Town That Forgot God
1922Movie
Eben