Warren William

Warren William

Birthday: 1894-12-02
Deathday: 1948-09-24
Place of birth: Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
Also know as: Warren William Krech

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.

Filmography

Fear

1946

As Police Capt. Burke

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

As J. Lawrence Bradford

Satan Met a Lady

1936

As Ted Shane

The Wolf Man

1941

As Dr. Lloyd

Arizona

1940

As Jefferson Carteret

Strange Illusion

1945

As Brett Curtis

Three on a Match

1932

As Robert Kirkwood

Lady for a Day

1933

As Dave the Dude

Employees' Entrance

1933

As Kurt Anderson

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

As D'Artagnan

The Firefly

1937

As Major de Rouchemont

Madame X

1937

As Bernard Fleuriot

Cleopatra

1934

As Julius Caesar

Imitation of Life

1934

As Stephen 'Steve' Archer

The Dragon Murder Case

1934

As Philo Vance

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939

As Philo Vance

Go West Young Man

1936

As Morgan

Day-time Wife

1939

As Bernard Dexter

Skyscraper Souls

1932

As David Dwight

Expensive Women

1931

As Neil Hartley

Times Square Playboy

1936

As Victor 'Vic' Arnold

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935

As Oscar 'Odds' Owen

The Case of the Curious Bride

1935

As Perry Mason

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

As Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940

As Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

As Michael Lanyard

The Dark Horse

1932

As Hal Samson Blake

Counter-Espionage

1942

As Michael Lanyard

Under Eighteen

1932

As Raymond Harding

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

As Harry Farrel

Passport to Suez

1943

As Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

The Mind Reader

1933

As Chandra

Dr. Monica

1934

As John Braden

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

As Steve Emerson

The Mouthpiece

1932

As Vincent 'Vince' Day

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

As Perry Mason

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940

As Michael Lanyard

The Match King

1932

As Paul Kroll

Bedside

1934

As Bob Brown

Wives Under Suspicion

1938

As District Attorney Jim Stowell

One Dangerous Night

1943

As Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

Beauty and the Boss

1932

As Baron Josef von Ullrich

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935

As Perry Mason

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947

As Laroche-Mathieu

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

As Michael Lanyard

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

1941

As Michael Lanyard

The Secret Bride

1934

As Robert Sheldon

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

As Mark Dawson

Lillian Russell

1940

As Jesse Lewisohn

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Upperworld

1934

As Alexander Stream

Stage Struck

1936

As Fred Harris

Just Around the Corner

1933

As Mr. Sears

Living on Velvet

1935

As Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham

Smarty

1934

As Tony

Goodbye Again

1933

As Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby

The First Hundred Years

1938

As Harry Borden

The Widow from Monte Carlo

1935

As Allan Chepstow

The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932

As Lieutenant d'Ortelles

Wild Geese Calling

1941

As Blackie Bedford

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936

As Perry Mason

Midnight Madonna

1937

As Blackie Denbo

Breakdowns of 1936

1936

As Self

Plunder

1923

As Mr. Jones

A Trip Through A Hollywood Studio

1935

As Himself (uncredited)

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'

1931

As Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)

Outcast

1937

As Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

As Self

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934

As

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008

As Various Roles (archive footage)

Honor of the Family

1931

As Captain Boris Barony

A Dream Comes True

1935

As Self (uncredited)

The Wolf Man

1966

As Dr. Lloyd

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

1933

As Self

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994

As Self (archive footage)