Warren William

Known for: Acting

Born: 1894-12-02 – 1948-09-24 (aged 53)

From: 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 (76)

MOVIE★ 6.1
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
as Various Roles (archive footage)
MOVIE
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Wolfman
1966
as Dr. Lloyd
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
1947
as Laroche-Mathieu
MOVIE★ 4.6
Fear
1946
as Police Capt. Burke
MOVIE★ 5.6
Strange Illusion
1945
as Brett Curtis
MOVIE★ 6.3
Passport to Suez
1943
as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
MOVIE★ 5.1
One Dangerous Night
1943
as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
MOVIE★ 6.7
Counter-Espionage
1942
as Michael Lanyard
MOVIE★ 5.5
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Harry Farrel
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Wolf Man
1941
as Dr. Lloyd
MOVIE★ 7.0
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941
as Michael Lanyard
MOVIE★ 6.5
Wild Geese Calling
1941
as Blackie Bedford
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941
as Michael Lanyard
MOVIE★ 6.5
Arizona
1940
as Jefferson Carteret
MOVIE★ 10.0
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940
as Mark Dawson
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Michael Lanyard
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940
as Michael Lanyard
MOVIE★ 6.7
Lillian Russell
1940
as Jesse Lewisohn
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940
as Michael Lanyard
MOVIE★ 6.0
Day-time Wife
1939
as Bernard Dexter
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as D'Artagnan
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939
as Philo Vance
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939
as Michael Lanyard
MOVIE★ 5.3
Wives Under Suspicion
1938
as Jim Stowell
MOVIE★ 7.3
The First Hundred Years
1938
as Harry Borden
MOVIE★ 6.3
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938
as Steve Emerson
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Firefly
1937
as Major de Rouchemont
MOVIE★ 6.1
Madame X
1937
as Bernard Fleuriot
MOVIE★ 8.0
Midnight Madonna
1937
as Blackie Denbo
MOVIE★ 8.0
Outcast
1937
as Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
MOVIE
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Go West Young Man
1936
as Morgan
MOVIE★ 5.3
Stage Struck
1936
as Fred Harris
MOVIE★ 5.8
Satan Met a Lady
1936
as Ted Shane
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936
as Perry Mason
MOVIE★ 4.8
Times Square Playboy
1936
as Victor 'Vic' Arnold
MOVIE★ 6.3
A Dream Comes True
1935
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935
as Allan Chepstow
MOVIE★ 5.3
Things You Never See on the Screen
1935
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935
as Perry Mason
MOVIE★ 5.8
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935
as Oscar 'Odds' Owen
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935
as Perry Mason
MOVIE★ 5.9
Living on Velvet
1935
as Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
MOVIE★ 5.9
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Secret Bride
1934
as Robert Sheldon
MOVIE★ 7.0
Imitation of Life
1934
as Stephen 'Steve' Archer
MOVIE★ 6.1
Cleopatra
1934
as Julius Caesar
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934
as Perry Mason
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Dragon Murder Case
1934
as Philo Vance
MOVIE★ 5.0
Dr. Monica
1934
as John Braden
MOVIE★ 4.6
Smarty
1934
as Tony
MOVIE★ 6.1
Upperworld
1934
as Alexander Stream
MOVIE★ 7.3
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934
MOVIE★ 5.6
Bedside
1934
as Bob Brown
MOVIE★ 7.1
Lady for a Day
1933
as Dave the Dude
MOVIE★ 4.9
Goodbye Again
1933
as Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
MOVIE
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
1933
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
as Lawrence
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Mind Reader
1933
as Chandra
MOVIE★ 6.1
Employees' Entrance
1933
as Kurt Anderson
MOVIE★ 6.0
Just Around the Corner
1933
as Mr. Sears
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Match King
1932
as Paul Kroll
MOVIE★ 6.3
Three on a Match
1932
as Robert Kirkwood
MOVIE★ 5.5
Skyscraper Souls
1932
as David Dwight
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Dark Horse
1932
as Hal Samson Blake
MOVIE★ 7.0
Beauty and the Boss
1932
as Baron Josef von Ullrich
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Mouthpiece
1932
as Vincent 'Vince' Day
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932
as Lieutenant d'Ortelles
MOVIE★ 6.3
Under Eighteen
1932
as Raymond Harding
MOVIE★ 5.7
Expensive Women
1931
as Neil Hartley
MOVIE★ 7.0
Honor of the Family
1931
as Captain Boris Barony
MOVIE★ 7.5
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
1931
as Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Plunder
1923
as Mr. Jones
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Town That Forgot God
1922
as Eben