Warren William

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.

Appearances

Fear
4.6
Fear
Police Capt. Burke
Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2
Gold Diggers of 1933
Lawrence
Satan Met a Lady
5.8
Satan Met a Lady
Ted Shane
The Wolf Man
7.0
The Wolf Man
Dr. Lloyd
Arizona
6.5
Arizona
Jefferson Carteret
Strange Illusion
5.6
Strange Illusion
Brett Curtis
Three on a Match
6.3
Three on a Match
Robert Kirkwood
Lady for a Day
7.1
Lady for a Day
Dave the Dude
Employees' Entrance
6.1
Employees' Entrance
Kurt Anderson
The Man in the Iron Mask
7.1
The Man in the Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
Madame X
6.1
Madame X
Bernard Fleuriot
The Firefly
6.5
The Firefly
Major de Rouchemont
Cleopatra
6.1
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Imitation of Life
7.0
Imitation of Life
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
The Dragon Murder Case
5.9
The Dragon Murder Case
Philo Vance
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
6.0
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Philo Vance
Go West Young Man
5.5
Go West Young Man
Morgan
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Self
Day-time Wife
6.0
Day-time Wife
Bernard Dexter
Skyscraper Souls
5.5
Skyscraper Souls
David Dwight
Expensive Women
5.7
Expensive Women
Neil Hartley
Times Square Playboy
4.8
Times Square Playboy
Victor 'Vic' Arnold
Don't Bet on Blondes
5.8
Don't Bet on Blondes
Oscar 'Odds' Owen
The Case of the Curious Bride
6.0
The Case of the Curious Bride
Perry Mason
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
6.4
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Michael Lanyard
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
6.1
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Michael Lanyard
The Lone Wolf Strikes
6.8
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Michael Lanyard
The Dark Horse
7.4
The Dark Horse
Hal Samson Blake
Counter-Espionage
6.7
Counter-Espionage
Michael Lanyard
Under Eighteen
6.3
Under Eighteen
Raymond Harding
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
5.5
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Harry Farrel
The Mind Reader
6.3
The Mind Reader
Chandra
Passport to Suez
6.3
Passport to Suez
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
Dr. Monica
5.0
Dr. Monica
John Braden
The Mouthpiece
6.0
The Mouthpiece
Vincent 'Vince' Day
Arsène Lupin Returns
6.3
Arsène Lupin Returns
Steve Emerson
The Match King
6.7
The Match King
Paul Kroll
Bedside
5.6
Bedside
Bob Brown
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
6.2
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Michael Lanyard
The Case of the Howling Dog
6.3
The Case of the Howling Dog
Perry Mason
Wives Under Suspicion
5.3
Wives Under Suspicion
District Attorney Jim Stowell
The Case of the Lucky Legs
6.0
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Perry Mason
Beauty and the Boss
7.0
Beauty and the Boss
Baron Josef von Ullrich
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
6.2
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Laroche-Mathieu
One Dangerous Night
5.1
One Dangerous Night
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
The Secret Bride
6.2
The Secret Bride
Robert Sheldon
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
6.6
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Michael Lanyard
The Case of the Velvet Claws
7.2
The Case of the Velvet Claws
Perry Mason
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
7.0
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Michael Lanyard
Trail of the Vigilantes
10.0
Trail of the Vigilantes
Mark Dawson
Lillian Russell
6.7
Lillian Russell
Jesse Lewisohn
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Upperworld
6.1
Upperworld
Alexander Stream
Stage Struck
5.3
Stage Struck
Fred Harris
Just Around the Corner
6.0
Just Around the Corner
Mr. Sears
Living on Velvet
5.9
Living on Velvet
Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
Smarty
4.6
Smarty
Tony
Goodbye Again
4.9
Goodbye Again
Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
The First Hundred Years
8.0
The First Hundred Years
Harry Borden
The Widow from Monte Carlo
5.8
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Allan Chepstow
The Woman from Monte Carlo
6.3
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Lieutenant d'Ortelles
Wild Geese Calling
6.5
Wild Geese Calling
Blackie Bedford
Midnight Madonna
8.0
Midnight Madonna
Blackie Denbo
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self (archive footage)
Breakdowns of 1936
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
Plunder
8.0
Plunder
Mr. Jones
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
5.8
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Himself (uncredited)
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
9.0
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
Outcast
8.0
Outcast
Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
Things You Never See on the Screen
5.0
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
7.3
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
6.1
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
Honor of the Family
7.0
Honor of the Family
Captain Boris Barony
A Dream Comes True
6.7
A Dream Comes True
Self (uncredited)
The Town That Forgot God
8.0
The Town That Forgot God
Eben
The Wolfman
7.7
The Wolfman
Dr. Lloyd

Crew

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