Warren William
View on IMDb ↗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
Trail of the Vigilantes
Midnight Madonna
Outcast
Plunder
The Town That Forgot God
The Wolfman
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
The Dark Horse
The First Hundred Years
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1Filmography (76)
- 2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodVarious Roles (archive footage) - 1994
Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerSelf (archive footage) - 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) - 1966
The WolfmanDr. Lloyd - 1947
The Private Affairs of Bel AmiLaroche-Mathieu - 1946
FearPolice Capt. Burke - 1945
Strange IllusionBrett Curtis - 1943
Passport to SuezMichael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf - 1943
One Dangerous NightMichael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf - 1942
Counter-EspionageMichael Lanyard - 1942
Wild Bill Hickok RidesHarry Farrel - 1941
The Wolf ManDr. Lloyd - 1941
Secrets of the Lone WolfMichael Lanyard - 1941
Wild Geese CallingBlackie Bedford - 1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a ChanceMichael Lanyard - 1940
Trail of the VigilantesMark Dawson - 1940
The Lone Wolf StrikesMichael Lanyard - 1940
Lillian RussellJesse Lewisohn - 1940
ArizonaJefferson Carteret - 1940
The Lone Wolf Meets a LadyMichael Lanyard - 1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a DateMichael Lanyard - 1939
The Man in the Iron MaskD'Artagnan - 1939
The Lone Wolf Spy HuntMichael Lanyard - 1939
The Gracie Allen Murder CasePhilo Vance - 1939
Day-time WifeBernard Dexter - 1938
The First Hundred YearsHarry Borden - 1938
Arsène Lupin ReturnsSteve Emerson - 1938
Wives Under SuspicionJim Stowell - 1937
Midnight MadonnaBlackie Denbo - 1937
OutcastDr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones - 1937
The FireflyMajor de Rouchemont - 1937
Madame XBernard Fleuriot - 1936
The Case of the Velvet ClawsPerry Mason - 1936
Satan Met a LadyTed Shane - 1936
Go West Young ManMorgan - 1936
Stage StruckFred Harris - 1936
Times Square PlayboyVictor 'Vic' Arnold - 1936
Breakdowns of 1936Self - 1935
A Dream Comes TrueSelf (uncredited) - 1935
The Case of the Curious BridePerry Mason - 1935
The Case of the Lucky LegsPerry Mason - 1935
Living on VelvetWalter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham - 1935
A Trip Thru a Hollywood StudioHimself (uncredited) - 1935
Don't Bet on BlondesOscar 'Odds' Owen - 1935
The Widow from Monte CarloAllan Chepstow - 1935
Things You Never See on the ScreenSelf - 1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 - 1934
Imitation of LifeStephen 'Steve' Archer - 1934
The Case of the Howling DogPerry Mason - 1934
The Secret BrideRobert Sheldon - 1934
UpperworldAlexander Stream - 1934
CleopatraJulius Caesar - 1934
The Dragon Murder CasePhilo Vance - 1934
BedsideBob Brown - 1934
Dr. MonicaJohn Braden - 1934
SmartyTony - 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933Lawrence - 1933
Lady for a DayDave the Dude - 1933
The Mind ReaderChandra - 1933
Employees' EntranceKurt Anderson - 1933
Just Around the CornerMr. Sears - 1933
Goodbye AgainKenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby - 1933
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12Self - 1932
The Dark HorseHal Samson Blake - 1932
Beauty and the BossBaron Josef von Ullrich - 1932
The Match KingPaul Kroll - 1932
The Woman from Monte CarloLieutenant d'Ortelles - 1932
Three on a MatchRobert Kirkwood - 1932
Under EighteenRaymond Harding - 1932
The MouthpieceVincent 'Vince' Day - 1932
Skyscraper SoulsDavid Dwight - 1931
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'Warren William - the Husband (uncredited) - 1931
Honor of the FamilyCaptain Boris Barony - 1931
Expensive WomenNeil Hartley - 1923
PlunderMr. Jones - 1922
The Town That Forgot GodEben