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)
One Dangerous Night
as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
(1943)
Passport to Suez
as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Harry Farrel
(1942)
Counter-Espionage
as Michael Lanyard
(1941)
The Wolf Man
as Dr. Lloyd
(1941)
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
as Michael Lanyard
(1941)
Wild Geese Calling
as Blackie Bedford
(1941)
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Michael Lanyard
(1940)
Lillian Russell
as Jesse Lewisohn
(1940)
Arizona
as Jefferson Carteret
(1940)
The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Michael Lanyard
(1940)
Trail of the Vigilantes
as Mark Dawson
(1940)
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as Michael Lanyard
(1940)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Michael Lanyard
(1939)
The Man in the Iron Mask
as D'Artagnan
(1939)
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Philo Vance
(1939)
Day-time Wife
as Bernard Dexter
(1939)
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Michael Lanyard
(1938)
The First Hundred Years
as Harry Borden
(1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns
as Steve Emerson
(1938)
Wives Under Suspicion
as District Attorney Jim Stowell
(1937)
Madame X
as Bernard Fleuriot
(1937)
The Firefly
as Major de Rouchemont
(1937)
Outcast
as Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
(1937)
Midnight Madonna
as Blackie Denbo
(1936)
The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Perry Mason
(1936)
Satan Met a Lady
as Ted Shane
(1936)
Breakdowns of 1936
as Self
(1936)
Go West Young Man
as Morgan
(1936)
Stage Struck
as Fred Harris
(1936)
Times Square Playboy
as Victor 'Vic' Arnold
(1935)
The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Perry Mason
(1935)
Don't Bet on Blondes
as Oscar 'Odds' Owen
(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)
The Widow from Monte Carlo
as Allan Chepstow
(1935)
Living on Velvet
as Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
(1935)
(1934)
Cleopatra
as Julius Caesar
(1934)
Imitation of Life
as Stephen 'Steve' Archer
(1934)
The Dragon Murder Case
as Philo Vance
(1934)
The Case of the Howling Dog
as Perry Mason
(1934)
The Secret Bride
as Robert Sheldon
(1934)
Upperworld
as Alexander Stream
(1934)
Smarty
as Tony
(1934)
(1934)
Bedside
as Bob Brown
(1934)
Dr. Monica
as John Braden
(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)
Just Around the Corner
as Mr. Sears
(1933)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
as Self
(1932)
Skyscraper Souls
as David Dwight
(1932)
Three on a Match
as Robert Kirkwood
(1932)
The Dark Horse
as Hal Samson Blake
(1932)
Under Eighteen
as Raymond Harding
(1932)
The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Lieutenant d'Ortelles
(1932)
The Mouthpiece
as Vincent 'Vince' Day
(1932)
The Match King
as Paul Kroll
(1932)
Beauty and the Boss
as Baron Josef von Ullrich
(1931)
Honor of the Family
as Captain Boris Barony
(1931)
Expensive Women
as Neil Hartley
(1931)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
as Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
(1923)
Plunder
as Mr. Jones