Person
Warren William
Acting · 1894–1948 · Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
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
Dr. Lloyd
Fear
Police Capt. Burke
The Wolfman
Dr. Lloyd
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Satan Met a Lady
Ted Shane
Gold Diggers of 1933
Lawrence
Lady for a Day
Dave the Dude
Honor of the Family
Captain Boris Barony
The Man in the Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
Stage Struck
Fred Harris
Filmography
- 2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodVarious Roles (archive footage)
- 1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966The WolfmanDr. Lloyd
- 1947The Private Affairs of Bel AmiLaroche-Mathieu
- 1946FearPolice Capt. Burke
- 1945Strange IllusionBrett Curtis
- 1943Passport to SuezMichael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
- 1943One Dangerous NightMichael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
- 1942Counter-EspionageMichael Lanyard
- 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesHarry Farrel
- 1941The Wolf ManDr. Lloyd
- 1941Secrets of the Lone WolfMichael Lanyard
- 1941Wild Geese CallingBlackie Bedford
- 1941The Lone Wolf Takes a ChanceMichael Lanyard
- 1940ArizonaJefferson Carteret
- 1940Trail of the VigilantesMark Dawson
- 1940The Lone Wolf Keeps a DateMichael Lanyard
- 1940The Lone Wolf Meets a LadyMichael Lanyard
- 1940Lillian RussellJesse Lewisohn
- 1940The Lone Wolf StrikesMichael Lanyard
- 1939Day-time WifeBernard Dexter
- 1939The Man in the Iron MaskD'Artagnan
- 1939The Gracie Allen Murder CasePhilo Vance
- 1939The Lone Wolf Spy HuntMichael Lanyard
- 1938Wives Under SuspicionJim Stowell
- 1938The First Hundred YearsHarry Borden
- 1938Arsène Lupin ReturnsSteve Emerson
- 1937The FireflyMajor de Rouchemont
- 1937Madame XBernard Fleuriot
- 1937Midnight MadonnaBlackie Denbo
- 1937OutcastDr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
- 1936Breakdowns of 1936Self
- 1936Go West Young ManMorgan
- 1936Stage StruckFred Harris
- 1936Satan Met a LadyTed Shane
- 1936The Case of the Velvet ClawsPerry Mason
- 1936Times Square PlayboyVictor 'Vic' Arnold
- 1935A Dream Comes TrueSelf (uncredited)
- 1935The Widow from Monte CarloAllan Chepstow
- 1935Things You Never See on the ScreenSelf
- 1935The Case of the Lucky LegsPerry Mason
- 1935Don't Bet on BlondesOscar 'Odds' Owen
- 1935The Case of the Curious BridePerry Mason
- 1935Living on VelvetWalter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
- 1935A Trip Thru a Hollywood StudioHimself (uncredited)
- 1934The Secret BrideRobert Sheldon
- 1934Imitation of LifeStephen 'Steve' Archer
- 1934CleopatraJulius Caesar
- 1934The Case of the Howling DogPerry Mason
- 1934The Dragon Murder CasePhilo Vance
- 1934Dr. MonicaJohn Braden
- 1934SmartyTony
- 1934UpperworldAlexander Stream
- 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
- 1934BedsideBob Brown
- 1933Lady for a DayDave the Dude
- 1933Goodbye AgainKenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
- 1933Hollywood on Parade No. A-12Self
- 1933Gold Diggers of 1933Lawrence
- 1933The Mind ReaderChandra
- 1933Employees' EntranceKurt Anderson
- 1933Just Around the CornerMr. Sears
- 1932The Match KingPaul Kroll
- 1932Three on a MatchRobert Kirkwood
- 1932Skyscraper SoulsDavid Dwight
- 1932The Dark HorseHal Samson Blake
- 1932Beauty and the BossBaron Josef von Ullrich
- 1932The MouthpieceVincent 'Vince' Day
- 1932The Woman from Monte CarloLieutenant d'Ortelles
- 1932Under EighteenRaymond Harding
- 1931Expensive WomenNeil Hartley
- 1931Honor of the FamilyCaptain Boris Barony
- 1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
- 1923PlunderMr. Jones
- 1922The Town That Forgot GodEben
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