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Warren William

Warren William

Born: 1894-12-02 • Aitkin, Minnesota, USA

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
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood poster
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 • Various Roles (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her poster
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994 • Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage poster
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wolfman poster
The Wolfman
1966 • Dr. Lloyd
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami poster
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
1947 • Laroche-Mathieu
Fear poster
Fear
1946 • Police Capt. Burke
Strange Illusion poster
Strange Illusion
1945 • Brett Curtis
Passport to Suez poster
Passport to Suez
1943 • Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
One Dangerous Night poster
One Dangerous Night
1943 • Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
Counter-Espionage poster
Counter-Espionage
1942 • Michael Lanyard
Wild Bill Hickok Rides poster
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942 • Harry Farrel
The Wolf Man poster
The Wolf Man
1941 • Dr. Lloyd
Secrets of the Lone Wolf poster
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941 • Michael Lanyard
Wild Geese Calling poster
Wild Geese Calling
1941 • Blackie Bedford
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance poster
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 • Michael Lanyard
Arizona poster
Arizona
1940 • Jefferson Carteret
Trail of the Vigilantes poster
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940 • Mark Dawson
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date poster
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940 • Michael Lanyard
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady poster
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940 • Michael Lanyard
Lillian Russell poster
Lillian Russell
1940 • Jesse Lewisohn
The Lone Wolf Strikes poster
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940 • Michael Lanyard
Day-time Wife poster
Day-time Wife
1939 • Bernard Dexter
The Man in the Iron Mask poster
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939 • D'Artagnan
The Gracie Allen Murder Case poster
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939 • Philo Vance
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt poster
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939 • Michael Lanyard
Wives Under Suspicion poster
Wives Under Suspicion
1938 • District Attorney Jim Stowell
The First Hundred Years poster
The First Hundred Years
1938 • Harry Borden
Arsène Lupin Returns poster
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938 • Steve Emerson
The Firefly poster
The Firefly
1937 • Major de Rouchemont
Madame X poster
Madame X
1937 • Bernard Fleuriot
No Image
Midnight Madonna
1937 • Blackie Denbo
Outcast poster
Outcast
1937 • Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
Breakdowns of 1936 poster
Breakdowns of 1936
1936 • Self
Go West Young Man poster
Go West Young Man
1936 • Morgan
Stage Struck poster
Stage Struck
1936 • Fred Harris
Satan Met a Lady poster
Satan Met a Lady
1936 • Ted Shane
The Case of the Velvet Claws poster
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 • Perry Mason
Times Square Playboy poster
Times Square Playboy
1936 • Victor 'Vic' Arnold
A Dream Comes True poster
A Dream Comes True
1935 • Self (uncredited)
The Widow from Monte Carlo poster
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935 • Allan Chepstow
Things You Never See on the Screen poster
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935 • Self
The Case of the Lucky Legs poster
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 • Perry Mason
Don't Bet on Blondes poster
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935 • Oscar 'Odds' Owen
The Case of the Curious Bride poster
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935 • Perry Mason
Living on Velvet poster
Living on Velvet
1935 • Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio poster
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935 • Himself (uncredited)
The Secret Bride poster
The Secret Bride
1934 • Robert Sheldon
Imitation of Life poster
Imitation of Life
1934 • Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Cleopatra poster
Cleopatra
1934 • Julius Caesar
The Case of the Howling Dog poster
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934 • Perry Mason
The Dragon Murder Case poster
The Dragon Murder Case
1934 • Philo Vance
Dr. Monica poster
Dr. Monica
1934 • John Braden
Smarty poster
Smarty
1934 • Tony
Upperworld poster
Upperworld
1934 • Alexander Stream
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 poster
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
Bedside poster
Bedside
1934 • Bob Brown
Lady for a Day poster
Lady for a Day
1933 • Dave the Dude
Goodbye Again poster
Goodbye Again
1933 • Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 poster
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
1933 • Self
Gold Diggers of 1933 poster
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 • Lawrence
The Mind Reader poster
The Mind Reader
1933 • Chandra
Employees' Entrance poster
Employees' Entrance
1933 • Kurt Anderson
Just Around the Corner poster
Just Around the Corner
1933 • Mr. Sears
The Match King poster
The Match King
1932 • Paul Kroll
Three on a Match poster
Three on a Match
1932 • Robert Kirkwood
Skyscraper Souls poster
Skyscraper Souls
1932 • David Dwight
The Dark Horse poster
The Dark Horse
1932 • Hal Samson Blake
Beauty and the Boss poster
Beauty and the Boss
1932 • Baron Josef von Ullrich
The Mouthpiece poster
The Mouthpiece
1932 • Vincent 'Vince' Day
The Woman from Monte Carlo poster
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932 • Lieutenant d'Ortelles
Under Eighteen poster
Under Eighteen
1932 • Raymond Harding
Expensive Women poster
Expensive Women
1931 • Neil Hartley
Honor of the Family poster
Honor of the Family
1931 • Captain Boris Barony
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon' poster
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
1931 • Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
Plunder poster
Plunder
1923 • Mr. Jones
The Town That Forgot God poster
The Town That Forgot God
1922 • Eben