Warren William

Known For: Acting
Born: December 2, 1894
Place of Birth: Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
Died: September 24, 1948

Warren William

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 · Various Roles (archive footage)

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994 · Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Wolfman

1966 · Dr. Lloyd

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947 · Laroche-Mathieu

Fear

1946 · Police Capt. Burke

Strange Illusion

1945 · Brett Curtis

Passport to Suez

1943 · Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

One Dangerous Night

1943 · Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

Counter-Espionage

1942 · Michael Lanyard

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942 · Harry Farrel

The Wolf Man

1941 · Dr. Lloyd

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

1941 · Michael Lanyard

Wild Geese Calling

1941 · Blackie Bedford

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941 · Michael Lanyard

Arizona

1940 · Jefferson Carteret

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940 · Mark Dawson

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940 · Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940 · Michael Lanyard

Lillian Russell

1940 · Jesse Lewisohn

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940 · Michael Lanyard

Day-time Wife

1939 · Bernard Dexter

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939 · D'Artagnan

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939 · Philo Vance

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939 · Michael Lanyard

Wives Under Suspicion

1938 · Jim Stowell

The First Hundred Years

1938 · Harry Borden

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938 · Steve Emerson

The Firefly

1937 · Major de Rouchemont

Madame X

1937 · Bernard Fleuriot

Midnight Madonna

1937 · Blackie Denbo

Outcast

1937 · Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones

Breakdowns of 1936

1936 · Self

Go West Young Man

1936 · Morgan

Stage Struck

1936 · Fred Harris

Satan Met a Lady

1936 · Ted Shane

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936 · Perry Mason

Times Square Playboy

1936 · Victor 'Vic' Arnold

A Dream Comes True

1935 · Self (uncredited)

The Widow from Monte Carlo

1935 · Allan Chepstow

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935 · Self

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935 · Perry Mason

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935 · Oscar 'Odds' Owen

The Case of the Curious Bride

1935 · Perry Mason

Living on Velvet

1935 · Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

1935 · Himself (uncredited)

The Secret Bride

1934 · Robert Sheldon

Imitation of Life

1934 · Stephen 'Steve' Archer

Cleopatra

1934 · Julius Caesar

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934 · Perry Mason

The Dragon Murder Case

1934 · Philo Vance

Dr. Monica

1934 · John Braden

Smarty

1934 · Tony

Upperworld

1934 · Alexander Stream

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934

Bedside

1934 · Bob Brown

Lady for a Day

1933 · Dave the Dude

Goodbye Again

1933 · Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

1933 · Self

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933 · Lawrence

The Mind Reader

1933 · Chandra

Employees' Entrance

1933 · Kurt Anderson

Just Around the Corner

1933 · Mr. Sears

The Match King

1932 · Paul Kroll

Three on a Match

1932 · Robert Kirkwood

Skyscraper Souls

1932 · David Dwight

The Dark Horse

1932 · Hal Samson Blake

Beauty and the Boss

1932 · Baron Josef von Ullrich

The Mouthpiece

1932 · Vincent 'Vince' Day

The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932 · Lieutenant d'Ortelles

Under Eighteen

1932 · Raymond Harding

Expensive Women

1931 · Neil Hartley

Honor of the Family

1931 · Captain Boris Barony

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'

1931 · Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)

Plunder

1923 · Mr. Jones

The Town That Forgot God

1922 · Eben

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