Warren William

Actor · 1894–1948 · 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.

Acted in 68

2000s

2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)

1940s

1947
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Laroche-Mathieu
1946
Fear
Police Capt. Burke
54
1945
Strange Illusion
Brett Curtis
1943
Passport to Suez
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
One Dangerous Night
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
1942
Counter-Espionage
Michael Lanyard
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Harry Farrel
1941
The Wolf Man
Dr. Lloyd
76
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Michael Lanyard
Wild Geese Calling
Blackie Bedford
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Michael Lanyard
1940
Arizona
Jefferson Carteret
67
Trail of the Vigilantes
Mark Dawson
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Michael Lanyard
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Michael Lanyard
Lillian Russell
Jesse Lewisohn
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Michael Lanyard

1930s

1939
Day-time Wife
Bernard Dexter
The Man in the Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
70
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Philo Vance
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Michael Lanyard
1938
Wives Under Suspicion
Jim Stowell
58
The First Hundred Years
Harry Borden
Arsène Lupin Returns
Steve Emerson
1937
The Firefly
Major de Rouchemont
Madame X
Bernard Fleuriot
Midnight Madonna
Blackie Denbo
Outcast
Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
1936
Go West Young Man
Morgan
Stage Struck
Fred Harris
Satan Met a Lady
Ted Shane
58
The Case of the Velvet Claws
Perry Mason
Times Square Playboy
Victor 'Vic' Arnold
1935
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Allan Chepstow
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Perry Mason
63
Don't Bet on Blondes
Oscar 'Odds' Owen
The Case of the Curious Bride
Perry Mason
Living on Velvet
Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
1934
The Secret Bride
Robert Sheldon
61
Imitation of Life
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
The Case of the Howling Dog
Perry Mason
The Dragon Murder Case
Philo Vance
Dr. Monica
John Braden
Smarty
Tony
Upperworld
Alexander Stream
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Movie
Bedside
Bob Brown
1933
Lady for a Day
Dave the Dude
Goodbye Again
Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
Gold Diggers of 1933
Lawrence
82
The Mind Reader
Chandra
Employees' Entrance
Kurt Anderson
Just Around the Corner
Mr. Sears
1932
The Match King
Paul Kroll
Three on a Match
Robert Kirkwood
Skyscraper Souls
David Dwight
The Dark Horse
Hal Samson Blake
Beauty and the Boss
Baron Josef von Ullrich
The Mouthpiece
Vincent 'Vince' Day
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Lieutenant d'Ortelles
Under Eighteen
Raymond Harding
1931
Expensive Women
Neil Hartley
Honor of the Family
Captain Boris Barony
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)