Warren William
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-12-02
Day of Death
1948-09-24 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
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
Acting
(2008)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Various Roles (archive footage)
(1994)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
as Self (archive footage)
(1983)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1947)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
as Laroche-Mathieu
(1946)
Fear
as Police Capt. Burke
(1945)
Strange Illusion
as Brett Curtis
(1943)
Passport to Suez
as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
(1943)
One Dangerous Night
as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
(1942)
Counter-Espionage
as Michael Lanyard
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Harry Farrel
(1941)
The Wolf Man
as Dr. Lloyd
(1941)
Wild Geese Calling
as Blackie Bedford
(1941)
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
as Michael Lanyard
(1941)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Michael Lanyard
(1940)
Arizona
as Jefferson Carteret
(1940)
Lillian Russell
as Jesse Lewisohn
(1940)
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as Michael Lanyard
(1940)
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Mark Dawson
(1940)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Michael Lanyard
(1940)
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Michael Lanyard
(1939)
The Man in the Iron Mask
as D'Artagnan
(1939)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Michael Lanyard
(1939)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Philo Vance
(1939)
Day-time Wife
as Bernard Dexter
(1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Steve Emerson
(1938)
Wives Under Suspicion
as District Attorney Jim Stowell
(1938)
The First Hundred Years
as Harry Borden
(1937)
Madame X
as Bernard Fleuriot
(1937)
Midnight Madonna
as Blackie Denbo
(1937)
Outcast
as Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
(1937)
The Firefly
as Major de Rouchemont
(1936)
Go West Young Man
as Morgan
(1936)
Stage Struck
as Fred Harris
(1936)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Perry Mason
(1936)
Satan Met a Lady
as Ted Shane
(1936)
Times Square Playboy
as Victor 'Vic' Arnold
(1936)
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
(1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Perry Mason
(1935)
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Himself (uncredited)
(1935)
The Case of the Curious Bride
as Perry Mason
(1935)
A Dream Comes True
as Self (uncredited)
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Oscar 'Odds' Owen
(1935)
Living on Velvet
as Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
(1935)
(1935)
The Widow from Monte Carlo
as Allan Chepstow
(1934)
Imitation of Life
as Stephen 'Steve' Archer
(1934)
The Secret Bride
as Robert Sheldon
(1934)
Cleopatra
as Julius Caesar
(1934)
Smarty
as Tony
(1934)
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Perry Mason
(1934)
The Dragon Murder Case
as Philo Vance
(1934)
(1934)
Dr. Monica
as John Braden
(1934)
Bedside
as Bob Brown
(1934)
Upperworld
as Alexander Stream
(1933)
Lady for a Day
as Dave the Dude
(1933)
Gold Diggers of 1933
as Lawrence
(1933)
Employees' Entrance
as Kurt Anderson
(1933)
The Mind Reader
as Chandra
(1933)
Goodbye Again
as Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
(1933)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
as Self
(1933)
Just Around the Corner
as Mr. Sears
(1932)
The Dark Horse
as Hal Samson Blake
(1932)
The Match King
as Paul Kroll
(1932)
Three on a Match
as Robert Kirkwood
(1932)
Skyscraper Souls
as David Dwight
(1932)
The Mouthpiece
as Vincent 'Vince' Day
(1932)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Lieutenant d'Ortelles
(1932)
Beauty and the Boss
as Baron Josef von Ullrich
(1932)
Under Eighteen
as Raymond Harding
(1931)
Expensive Women
as Neil Hartley
(1931)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
as Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
(1931)
Honor of the Family
as Captain Boris Barony
(1923)
Plunder
as Mr. Jones