Warren William
- Acting
- December 2, 1894 · Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
- September 24, 1948
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
Filmography
- Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood · Various Roles (archive footage)
- Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her · Self
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · Self
- The Private Affairs of Bel Ami · Laroche-Mathieu
- Fear · Police Capt. Burke
- Strange Illusion · Brett Curtis
- Passport to Suez · Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
- One Dangerous Night · Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
- Counter-Espionage · Michael Lanyard
- Wild Bill Hickok Rides · Harry Farrel
- The Wolf Man · Dr. Lloyd
- Secrets of the Lone Wolf · Michael Lanyard
- Wild Geese Calling · Blackie Bedford
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance · Michael Lanyard
- Arizona · Jefferson Carteret
- 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
- Day-time Wife · Bernard Dexter
- The Man in the Iron Mask · D'Artagnan
- The Gracie Allen Murder Case · Philo Vance
- The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt · Michael Lanyard
- Wives Under Suspicion · Jim Stowell
- The First Hundred Years · Harry Borden
- Arsène Lupin Returns · Steve Emerson
- The Firefly · Major de Rouchemont
- Madame X · Bernard Fleuriot
- Midnight Madonna · Blackie Denbo
- Outcast · Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
- Breakdowns of 1936 · Self
- Go West Young Man · Morgan
- Stage Struck · Fred Harris
- Satan Met a Lady · Ted Shane
- The Case of the Velvet Claws · Perry Mason
- Times Square Playboy · Victor 'Vic' Arnold
- A Dream Comes True · Self
- The Widow from Monte Carlo · Allan Chepstow
- Things You Never See on the Screen · Self
- The Case of the Lucky Legs · Perry Mason
- Don't Bet on Blondes · Oscar 'Odds' Owen
- The Case of the Curious Bride · Perry Mason
- Living on Velvet · Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
- A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio · Self
- The Secret Bride · Robert Sheldon
- 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
- Bedside · Bob Brown
- Lady for a Day · Dave the Dude
- Goodbye Again · Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
- Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 · Self
- Gold Diggers of 1933 · Lawrence
- The Mind Reader · Chandra
- Employees' Entrance · Kurt Anderson
- Just Around the Corner · Mr. Sears
- 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
- 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)
- Plunder · Mr. Jones
- The Town That Forgot God · Eben