Acting
Warren William
Born 2 December 1894 in Aitkin, Minnesota, USA · Died 24 September 1948
75 credits
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 75
- 2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodFilmVarious Roles (archive footage)
- 1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageFilmSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1947The Private Affairs of Bel AmiFilmLaroche-Mathieu
- 1946FearFilmPolice Capt. Burke
- 1945Strange IllusionFilmBrett Curtis
- 1943One Dangerous NightFilmMichael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
- 1943Passport to SuezFilmMichael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
- 1942Counter-EspionageFilmMichael Lanyard
- 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesFilmHarry Farrel
- 1941The Wolf ManFilmDr. Lloyd
- 1941The Lone Wolf Takes a ChanceFilmMichael Lanyard
- 1941Secrets of the Lone WolfFilmMichael Lanyard
- 1941Wild Geese CallingFilmBlackie Bedford
- 1940ArizonaFilmJefferson Carteret
- 1940Lillian RussellFilmJesse Lewisohn
- 1940The Lone Wolf Meets a LadyFilmMichael Lanyard
- 1940The Lone Wolf Keeps a DateFilmMichael Lanyard
- 1940The Lone Wolf StrikesFilmMichael Lanyard
- 1940Trail of the VigilantesFilmMark Dawson
- 1939The Man in the Iron MaskFilmD'Artagnan
- 1939The Lone Wolf Spy HuntFilmMichael Lanyard
- 1939Day-time WifeFilmBernard Dexter
- 1939The Gracie Allen Murder CaseFilmPhilo Vance
- 1938Wives Under SuspicionFilmJim Stowell
- 1938Arsène Lupin ReturnsFilmSteve Emerson
- 1938The First Hundred YearsFilmHarry Borden
- 1937Madame XFilmBernard Fleuriot
- 1937The FireflyFilmMajor de Rouchemont
- 1937OutcastFilmDr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
- 1937Midnight MadonnaFilmBlackie Denbo
- 1936Satan Met a LadyFilmTed Shane
- 1936Go West Young ManFilmMorgan
- 1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsFilmPerry Mason
- 1936Times Square PlayboyFilmVictor 'Vic' Arnold
- 1936Stage StruckFilmFred Harris
- 1936Breakdowns of 1936FilmSelf
- 1935The Case of the Curious BrideFilmPerry Mason
- 1935The Case of the Lucky LegsFilmPerry Mason
- 1935A Trip Thru a Hollywood StudioFilmHimself (uncredited)
- 1935A Dream Comes TrueFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1935Don't Bet on BlondesFilmOscar 'Odds' Owen
- 1935Living on VelvetFilmWalter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
- 1935The Widow from Monte CarloFilmAllan Chepstow
- 1935Things You Never See on the ScreenFilmSelf
- 1934CleopatraFilmJulius Caesar
- 1934Imitation of LifeFilmStephen 'Steve' Archer
- 1934The Dragon Murder CaseFilmPhilo Vance
- 1934The Case of the Howling DogFilmPerry Mason
- 1934The Secret BrideFilmRobert Sheldon
- 1934UpperworldFilmAlexander Stream
- 1934BedsideFilmBob Brown
- 1934Dr. MonicaFilmJohn Braden
- 1934SmartyFilmTony
- 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1Film
- 1933Gold Diggers of 1933FilmLawrence
- 1933Lady for a DayFilmDave the Dude
- 1933Employees' EntranceFilmKurt Anderson
- 1933Goodbye AgainFilmKenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
- 1933The Mind ReaderFilmChandra
- 1933Just Around the CornerFilmMr. Sears
- 1933Hollywood on Parade No. A-12FilmSelf
- 1932Three on a MatchFilmRobert Kirkwood
- 1932Skyscraper SoulsFilmDavid Dwight
- 1932Under EighteenFilmRaymond Harding
- 1932The MouthpieceFilmVincent 'Vince' Day
- 1932Beauty and the BossFilmBaron Josef von Ullrich
- 1932The Dark HorseFilmHal Samson Blake
- 1932The Match KingFilmPaul Kroll
- 1932The Woman from Monte CarloFilmLieutenant d'Ortelles
- 1931Expensive WomenFilmNeil Hartley
- 1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'FilmWarren William - the Husband (uncredited)
- 1931Honor of the FamilyFilmCaptain Boris Barony
- 1923PlunderFilmMr. Jones
- 1922The Town That Forgot GodFilmEben
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