Warren William
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 2 December 1894 · Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- 24 September 1948
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
Acting 76
- 2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood as Various Roles (archive footage)
- 1994Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her as Self (archive footage)
- 1983Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966The Wolfman as Dr. Lloyd
- 1947The Private Affairs of Bel Ami as Laroche-Mathieu
- 1946Fear as Police Capt. Burke
- 1945Strange Illusion as Brett Curtis
- 1943Passport to Suez as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
- 1943One Dangerous Night as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
- 1942Counter-Espionage as Michael Lanyard
- 1942Wild Bill Hickok Rides as Harry Farrel
- 1941The Wolf Man as Dr. Lloyd
- 1941Secrets of the Lone Wolf as Michael Lanyard
- 1941Wild Geese Calling as Blackie Bedford
- 1941The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Michael Lanyard
- 1940Arizona as Jefferson Carteret
- 1940Trail of the Vigilantes as Mark Dawson
- 1940The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date as Michael Lanyard
- 1940The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady as Michael Lanyard
- 1940Lillian Russell as Jesse Lewisohn
- 1940The Lone Wolf Strikes as Michael Lanyard
- 1939Day-time Wife as Bernard Dexter
- 1939The Man in the Iron Mask as D'Artagnan
- 1939The Gracie Allen Murder Case as Philo Vance
- 1939The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt as Michael Lanyard
- 1938Wives Under Suspicion as Jim Stowell
- 1938The First Hundred Years as Harry Borden
- 1938Arsène Lupin Returns as Steve Emerson
- 1937The Firefly as Major de Rouchemont
- 1937Madame X as Bernard Fleuriot
- 1937Midnight Madonna as Blackie Denbo
- 1937Outcast as Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
- 1936Breakdowns of 1936 as Self
- 1936Go West Young Man as Morgan
- 1936Stage Struck as Fred Harris
- 1936Satan Met a Lady as Ted Shane
- 1936The Case of the Velvet Claws as Perry Mason
- 1936Times Square Playboy as Victor 'Vic' Arnold
- 1935A Dream Comes True as Self (uncredited)
- 1935The Widow from Monte Carlo as Allan Chepstow
- 1935Things You Never See on the Screen as Self
- 1935The Case of the Lucky Legs as Perry Mason
- 1935Don't Bet on Blondes as Oscar 'Odds' Owen
- 1935The Case of the Curious Bride as Perry Mason
- 1935Living on Velvet as Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
- 1935A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio as Himself (uncredited)
- 1934The Secret Bride as Robert Sheldon
- 1934Imitation of Life as Stephen 'Steve' Archer
- 1934Cleopatra as Julius Caesar
- 1934The Case of the Howling Dog as Perry Mason
- 1934The Dragon Murder Case as Philo Vance
- 1934Dr. Monica as John Braden
- 1934Smarty as Tony
- 1934Upperworld as Alexander Stream
- 1934Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
- 1934Bedside as Bob Brown
- 1933Lady for a Day as Dave the Dude
- 1933Goodbye Again as Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
- 1933Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 as Self
- 1933Gold Diggers of 1933 as Lawrence
- 1933The Mind Reader as Chandra
- 1933Employees' Entrance as Kurt Anderson
- 1933Just Around the Corner as Mr. Sears
- 1932The Match King as Paul Kroll
- 1932Three on a Match as Robert Kirkwood
- 1932Skyscraper Souls as David Dwight
- 1932The Dark Horse as Hal Samson Blake
- 1932Beauty and the Boss as Baron Josef von Ullrich
- 1932The Mouthpiece as Vincent 'Vince' Day
- 1932The Woman from Monte Carlo as Lieutenant d'Ortelles
- 1932Under Eighteen as Raymond Harding
- 1931Expensive Women as Neil Hartley
- 1931Honor of the Family as Captain Boris Barony
- 1931How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon' as Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
- 1923Plunder as Mr. Jones
- 1922The Town That Forgot God as Eben