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