Warren William
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 2, 1894
- Died
- September 24, 1948
- Birthplace
- 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 2008
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her 1994
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage 1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami 1947
as Laroche-Mathieu
Fear 1946
as Police Capt. Burke
Strange Illusion 1945
as Brett Curtis
Passport to Suez 1943
as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
One Dangerous Night 1943
as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
Counter-Espionage 1942
as Michael Lanyard
Wild Bill Hickok Rides 1942
as Harry Farrel
The Wolf Man 1941
as Dr. Lloyd
Secrets of the Lone Wolf 1941
as Michael Lanyard
Wild Geese Calling 1941
as Blackie Bedford
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance 1941
as Michael Lanyard
Arizona 1940
as Jefferson Carteret
Trail of the Vigilantes 1940
as Mark Dawson
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date 1940
as Michael Lanyard
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady 1940
as Michael Lanyard
Lillian Russell 1940
as Jesse Lewisohn
The Lone Wolf Strikes 1940
as Michael Lanyard
Day-time Wife 1939
as Bernard Dexter
The Man in the Iron Mask 1939
as D'Artagnan
The Gracie Allen Murder Case 1939
as Philo Vance
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt 1939
as Michael Lanyard
Wives Under Suspicion 1938
as Jim Stowell
The First Hundred Years 1938
as Harry Borden
Arsène Lupin Returns 1938
as Steve Emerson
The Firefly 1937
as Major de Rouchemont
Madame X 1937
as Bernard Fleuriot
Midnight Madonna 1937
as Blackie Denbo
Outcast 1937
as Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
Breakdowns of 1936 1936
as Self
Go West Young Man 1936
as Morgan
Stage Struck 1936
as Fred Harris
Satan Met a Lady 1936
as Ted Shane
The Case of the Velvet Claws 1936
as Perry Mason
Times Square Playboy 1936
as Victor 'Vic' Arnold
A Dream Comes True 1935
as Self (uncredited)
The Widow from Monte Carlo 1935
as Allan Chepstow
Things You Never See on the Screen 1935
as Self
The Case of the Lucky Legs 1935
as Perry Mason
Don't Bet on Blondes 1935
as Oscar 'Odds' Owen
The Case of the Curious Bride 1935
as Perry Mason
Living on Velvet 1935
as Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio 1935
as Himself (uncredited)
The Secret Bride 1934
as Robert Sheldon
Imitation of Life 1934
as Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Cleopatra 1934
as Julius Caesar
The Case of the Howling Dog 1934
as Perry Mason
The Dragon Murder Case 1934
as Philo Vance
Dr. Monica 1934
as John Braden
Smarty 1934
as Tony
Upperworld 1934
as Alexander Stream
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 1934
Actor
Bedside 1934
as Bob Brown
Lady for a Day 1933
as Dave the Dude
Goodbye Again 1933
as Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 1933
as Self
Gold Diggers of 1933 1933
as Lawrence
The Mind Reader 1933
as Chandra
Employees' Entrance 1933
as Kurt Anderson
Just Around the Corner 1933
as Mr. Sears
The Match King 1932
as Paul Kroll
Three on a Match 1932
as Robert Kirkwood
Skyscraper Souls 1932
as David Dwight
The Dark Horse 1932
as Hal Samson Blake
Beauty and the Boss 1932
as Baron Josef von Ullrich
The Mouthpiece 1932
as Vincent 'Vince' Day
The Woman from Monte Carlo 1932
as Lieutenant d'Ortelles
Under Eighteen 1932
as Raymond Harding
Expensive Women 1931
as Neil Hartley
Honor of the Family 1931
as Captain Boris Barony
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon' 1931
as Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
Plunder 1923
as Mr. Jones
The Town That Forgot God 1922
as Eben
Credits from TMDB.