Warren William
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 2, 1894 (131 years old)
Place of Birth
Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
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
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodVarious Roles (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1966 | The WolfmanDr. Lloyd | |
| 1947 | The Private Affairs of Bel AmiLaroche-Mathieu | |
| 1946 | FearPolice Capt. Burke | |
| 1945 | Strange IllusionBrett Curtis | |
| 1943 | Passport to SuezMichael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf | |
| 1943 | One Dangerous NightMichael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf | |
| 1942 | Counter-EspionageMichael Lanyard | |
| 1942 | Wild Bill Hickok RidesHarry Farrel | |
| 1941 | The Wolf ManDr. Lloyd | |
| 1941 | The Lone Wolf Takes a ChanceMichael Lanyard | |
| 1941 | Secrets of the Lone WolfMichael Lanyard | |
| 1941 | Wild Geese CallingBlackie Bedford | |
| 1940 | ArizonaJefferson Carteret | |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Meets a LadyMichael Lanyard | |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf StrikesMichael Lanyard | |
| 1940 | The Lone Wolf Keeps a DateMichael Lanyard | |
| 1940 | Trail of the VigilantesMark Dawson | |
| 1940 | Lillian RussellJesse Lewisohn | |
| 1939 | The Man in the Iron MaskD'Artagnan | |
| 1939 | The Gracie Allen Murder CasePhilo Vance | |
| 1939 | Day-time WifeBernard Dexter | |
| 1939 | The Lone Wolf Spy HuntMichael Lanyard | |
| 1938 | Arsène Lupin ReturnsSteve Emerson | |
| 1938 | Wives Under SuspicionDistrict Attorney Jim Stowell | |
| 1938 | The First Hundred YearsHarry Borden | |
| 1937 | Madame XBernard Fleuriot | |
| 1937 | The FireflyMajor de Rouchemont | |
| 1937 | Midnight MadonnaBlackie Denbo | |
| 1937 | OutcastDr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones | |
| 1936 | Satan Met a LadyTed Shane | |
| 1936 | Go West Young ManMorgan | |
| 1936 | Times Square PlayboyVictor 'Vic' Arnold | |
| 1936 | The Case of the Velvet ClawsPerry Mason | |
| 1936 | Stage StruckFred Harris | |
| 1936 | Breakdowns of 1936Self | |
| 1935 | Don't Bet on BlondesOscar 'Odds' Owen | |
| 1935 | The Case of the Curious BridePerry Mason | |
| 1935 | The Case of the Lucky LegsPerry Mason | |
| 1935 | Living on VelvetWalter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham | |
| 1935 | The Widow from Monte CarloAllan Chepstow | |
| 1935 | A Trip Thru a Hollywood StudioHimself (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Things You Never See on the ScreenSelf | |
| 1935 | A Dream Comes TrueSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | CleopatraJulius Caesar | |
| 1934 | Imitation of LifeStephen 'Steve' Archer | |
| 1934 | The Dragon Murder CasePhilo Vance | |
| 1934 | Dr. MonicaJohn Braden | |
| 1934 | BedsideBob Brown | |
| 1934 | The Case of the Howling DogPerry Mason | |
| 1934 | The Secret BrideRobert Sheldon | |
| 1934 | UpperworldAlexander Stream | |
| 1934 | SmartyTony | |
| 1934 | Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 | |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933Lawrence | |
| 1933 | Lady for a DayDave the Dude | |
| 1933 | Employees' EntranceKurt Anderson | |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-12Self | |
| 1933 | The Mind ReaderChandra | |
| 1933 | Just Around the CornerMr. Sears | |
| 1933 | Goodbye AgainKenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby | |
| 1932 | Three on a MatchRobert Kirkwood | |
| 1932 | Skyscraper SoulsDavid Dwight | |
| 1932 | The Dark HorseHal Samson Blake | |
| 1932 | Under EighteenRaymond Harding | |
| 1932 | The MouthpieceVincent 'Vince' Day | |
| 1932 | The Match KingPaul Kroll | |
| 1932 | Beauty and the BossBaron Josef von Ullrich | |
| 1932 | The Woman from Monte CarloLieutenant d'Ortelles | |
| 1931 | Expensive WomenNeil Hartley | |
| 1931 | How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'Warren William - the Husband (uncredited) | |
| 1931 | Honor of the FamilyCaptain Boris Barony | |
| 1923 | PlunderMr. Jones | |
| 1922 | The Town That Forgot GodEben |