Warren William
Known for acting · Born 2 December 1894 · Died 24 September 1948 · aged 53 · Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
75 credits
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
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933
The Wolf Man
1941
Cleopatra
1934
Lady for a Day
1933
Imitation of Life
1934
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
Satan Met a Lady
1936
Arizona
1940
Employees' Entrance
1933
Strange Illusion
1945
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935
The Dragon Murder Case
1934
Acting (75)
2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodVarious Roles (archive footage)Film
1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf (archive footage)Film
1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1947The Private Affairs of Bel AmiLaroche-MathieuFilm
1946FearPolice Capt. BurkeFilm
1945Strange IllusionBrett CurtisFilm
1943One Dangerous NightMichael Lanyard / The Lone WolfFilm
1943Passport to SuezMichael Lanyard / The Lone WolfFilm
1942Counter-EspionageMichael LanyardFilm
1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesHarry FarrelFilm
1941The Wolf ManDr. LloydFilm
1941The Lone Wolf Takes a ChanceMichael LanyardFilm
1941Secrets of the Lone WolfMichael LanyardFilm
1941Wild Geese CallingBlackie BedfordFilm
1940ArizonaJefferson CarteretFilm
1940The Lone Wolf Meets a LadyMichael LanyardFilm
1940Lillian RussellJesse LewisohnFilm
1940The Lone Wolf Keeps a DateMichael LanyardFilm
1940The Lone Wolf StrikesMichael LanyardFilm
1940Trail of the VigilantesMark DawsonFilm
1939The Man in the Iron MaskD'ArtagnanFilm
1939Day-time WifeBernard DexterFilm
1939The Lone Wolf Spy HuntMichael LanyardFilm
1939The Gracie Allen Murder CasePhilo VanceFilm
1938Wives Under SuspicionJim StowellFilm
1938Arsène Lupin ReturnsSteve EmersonFilm
1938The First Hundred YearsHarry BordenFilm
1937Madame XBernard FleuriotFilm
1937The FireflyMajor de RouchemontFilm
1937Midnight MadonnaBlackie DenboFilm
1937OutcastDr. Wendell Phillips / Phil JonesFilm
1936Satan Met a LadyTed ShaneFilm
1936Go West Young ManMorganFilm
1936Times Square PlayboyVictor 'Vic' ArnoldFilm
1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsPerry MasonFilm
1936Stage StruckFred HarrisFilm
1936Breakdowns of 1936SelfFilm
1935The Case of the Curious BridePerry MasonFilm
1935The Case of the Lucky LegsPerry MasonFilm
1935Living on VelvetWalter 'Gibraltar' PritchamFilm
1935A Trip Thru a Hollywood StudioHimself (uncredited)Film
1935Don't Bet on BlondesOscar 'Odds' OwenFilm
1935The Widow from Monte CarloAllan ChepstowFilm
1935Things You Never See on the ScreenSelfFilm
1935A Dream Comes TrueSelf (uncredited)Film
1934CleopatraJulius CaesarFilm
1934Imitation of LifeStephen 'Steve' ArcherFilm
1934The Dragon Murder CasePhilo VanceFilm
1934The Case of the Howling DogPerry MasonFilm
1934The Secret BrideRobert SheldonFilm
1934SmartyTonyFilm
1934BedsideBob BrownFilm
1934UpperworldAlexander StreamFilm
1934Dr. MonicaJohn BradenFilm
1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1Film
1933Gold Diggers of 1933LawrenceFilm
1933Lady for a DayDave the DudeFilm
1933Employees' EntranceKurt AndersonFilm
1933The Mind ReaderChandraFilm
1933Goodbye AgainKenneth L. 'Ken' BixbyFilm
1933Just Around the CornerMr. SearsFilm
1933Hollywood on Parade No. A-12SelfFilm
1932Three on a MatchRobert KirkwoodFilm
1932Skyscraper SoulsDavid DwightFilm
1932Under EighteenRaymond HardingFilm
1932The MouthpieceVincent 'Vince' DayFilm
1932Beauty and the BossBaron Josef von UllrichFilm
1932The Dark HorseHal Samson BlakeFilm
1932The Match KingPaul KrollFilm
1932The Woman from Monte CarloLieutenant d'OrtellesFilm
1931Expensive WomenNeil HartleyFilm
1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)Film
1931Honor of the FamilyCaptain Boris BaronyFilm
1923PlunderMr. JonesFilm
1922The Town That Forgot GodEbenFilm