Warren William
Known for
Acting
Life
1894 – 1948 (aged 53)
Born in
Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
Credits
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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
The Wolf Man
09 Dec 1941
Gold Diggers of 1933
27 May 1933
Cleopatra
05 Oct 1934
Lady for a Day
13 Sep 1933
Imitation of Life
23 Nov 1934
Three on a Match
29 Oct 1932
The Man in the Iron Mask
13 Jul 1939
Satan Met a Lady
22 Jul 1936
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Filmography
2008
- Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywoodas Various Roles (archive footage)
1947
- The Private Affairs of Bel Amias Laroche-Mathieu
1946
- Fearas Police Capt. Burke
1945
- Strange Illusionas Brett Curtis
1943
- Passport to Suezas Michael Lanyard
- One Dangerous Nightas Michael Lanyard
1942
- Counter-Espionageas Michael Lanyard
- Wild Bill Hickok Ridesas Harry Farrel
1941
- The Wolf Manas Dr. Lloyd
- Secrets of the Lone Wolfas Michael Lanyard
- Wild Geese Callingas Blackie Bedford
- The Lone Wolf Takes a Chanceas Michael Lanyard
1940
- Arizonaas Jefferson Carteret
- Trail of the Vigilantesas Mark Dawson
- The Lone Wolf Keeps a Dateas Michael Lanyard
- The Lone Wolf Meets a Ladyas Michael Lanyard
- Lillian Russellas Jesse Lewisohn
- The Lone Wolf Strikesas Michael Lanyard
1939
- Day-time Wifeas Bernard Dexter
- The Man in the Iron Maskas D'Artagnan
- The Gracie Allen Murder Caseas Philo Vance
- The Lone Wolf Spy Huntas Michael Lanyard
1938
- Wives Under Suspicionas Jim Stowell
- The First Hundred Yearsas Harry Borden
- Arsène Lupin Returnsas Steve Emerson
1937
- The Fireflyas Major de Rouchemont
- Madame Xas Bernard Fleuriot
- Midnight Madonnaas Blackie Denbo
- Outcastas Dr. Wendell Phillips
1936
- Go West Young Manas Morgan
- Stage Struckas Fred Harris
- Satan Met a Ladyas Ted Shane
- The Case of the Velvet Clawsas Perry Mason
- Times Square Playboyas Victor 'Vic' Arnold
1935
- The Widow from Monte Carloas Allan Chepstow
- The Case of the Lucky Legsas Perry Mason
- Don't Bet on Blondesas Oscar 'Odds' Owen
- The Case of the Curious Brideas Perry Mason
- Living on Velvetas Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
1934
- The Secret Brideas Robert Sheldon
- Imitation of Lifeas Stephen 'Steve' Archer
- Cleopatraas Julius Caesar
- The Case of the Howling Dogas Perry Mason
- The Dragon Murder Caseas Philo Vance
- Dr. Monicaas John Braden
- Smartyas Tony
- Upperworldas Alexander Stream
- Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
- Bedsideas Bob Brown
1933
- Lady for a Dayas Dave the Dude
- Goodbye Againas Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
- Gold Diggers of 1933as Lawrence
- The Mind Readeras Chandra
- Employees' Entranceas Kurt Anderson
- Just Around the Corneras Mr. Sears
1932
- The Match Kingas Paul Kroll
- Three on a Matchas Robert Kirkwood
- Skyscraper Soulsas David Dwight
- The Dark Horseas Hal Samson Blake
- Beauty and the Bossas Baron Josef von Ullrich
- The Mouthpieceas Vincent 'Vince' Day
- The Woman from Monte Carloas Lieutenant d'Ortelles
- Under Eighteenas Raymond Harding
1931
- Expensive Womenas Neil Hartley
- Honor of the Familyas Captain Boris Barony
- How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'as Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
1923
- Plunderas Mr. Jones
1922
- The Town That Forgot Godas Eben