Warren William
Born in Aitkin, Minnesota, USA — Dec 02 1894• Died Sep 24 1948
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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.
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Warren William's Credits
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Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wolf Man
Dr. Lloyd
The Man in the Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
Imitation of Life
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Harry Farrel
Arizona
Jefferson Carteret
Madame X
Bernard Fleuriot
Gold Diggers of 1933
Lawrence
Upperworld
Alexander Stream
The Firefly
Major de Rouchemont
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Lady for a Day
Dave the Dude
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Laroche-Mathieu
Don't Bet on Blondes
Oscar 'Odds' Owen
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Michael Lanyard
The Wolfman
Dr. Lloyd
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Michael Lanyard
Outcast
Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Philo Vance
The Case of the Curious Bride
Perry Mason
Bedside
Bob Brown
Three on a Match
Robert Kirkwood
Stage Struck
Fred Harris
The Mouthpiece
Vincent 'Vince' Day
Skyscraper Souls
David Dwight
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Michael Lanyard
Day-time Wife
Bernard Dexter
Living on Velvet
Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Michael Lanyard
The Mind Reader
Chandra
The Case of the Howling Dog
Perry Mason
Fear
Police Capt. Burke
The Match King
Paul Kroll
Under Eighteen
Raymond Harding
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Perry Mason
The First Hundred Years
Harry Borden
Wives Under Suspicion
District Attorney Jim Stowell
The Dragon Murder Case
Philo Vance
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Michael Lanyard
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Lieutenant d'Ortelles
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Himself (uncredited)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Allan Chepstow
The Dark Horse
Hal Samson Blake
One Dangerous Night
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
Dr. Monica
John Braden
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Michael Lanyard
Go West Young Man
Morgan
Satan Met a Lady
Ted Shane
Smarty
Tony
Employees' Entrance
Kurt Anderson
The Case of the Velvet Claws
Perry Mason
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self (archive footage)
Arsène Lupin Returns
Steve Emerson
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
The Secret Bride
Robert Sheldon
Lillian Russell
Jesse Lewisohn
Beauty and the Boss
Baron Josef von Ullrich
Honor of the Family
Captain Boris Barony
Plunder
Mr. Jones
Wild Geese Calling
Blackie Bedford
Trail of the Vigilantes
Mark Dawson
Midnight Madonna
Blackie Denbo
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
A Dream Comes True
Self (uncredited)
Passport to Suez
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
Times Square Playboy
Victor 'Vic' Arnold
Goodbye Again
Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
Strange Illusion
Brett Curtis
Counter-Espionage
Michael Lanyard
Expensive Women
Neil Hartley
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Self
Just Around the Corner
Mr. Sears
The Town That Forgot God
Eben