Warren William
Acting
Born December 2, 1894 — Died September 24, 1948
From Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
Also known as Warren William Krech, Warren Krech, King of Pre-Code
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 othe...
Filmography
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
20086.1
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self (archive footage)
1994
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
19837.0
The Wolfman
Dr. Lloyd
19667.7
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Laroche-Mathieu
19476.2
Fear
Police Capt. Burke
19464.6
Strange Illusion
Brett Curtis
19455.6
Passport to Suez
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
19436.3
One Dangerous Night
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
19435.1
Counter-Espionage
Michael Lanyard
19426.7
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Harry Farrel
19425.5
The Wolf Man
Dr. Lloyd
19417.0
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Michael Lanyard
19417.0
Wild Geese Calling
Blackie Bedford
19416.5
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Michael Lanyard
19416.1
Arizona
Jefferson Carteret
19406.5
Trail of the Vigilantes
Mark Dawson
194010.0
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Michael Lanyard
19406.2
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Michael Lanyard
19406.4
Lillian Russell
Jesse Lewisohn
19406.7
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Michael Lanyard
19406.8
Day-time Wife
Bernard Dexter
19396.0
The Man in the Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
19397.1
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Philo Vance
19396.3
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Michael Lanyard
19396.6
Wives Under Suspicion
Jim Stowell
19385.3
The First Hundred Years
Harry Borden
19387.3
Arsène Lupin Returns
Steve Emerson
19386.3
The Firefly
Major de Rouchemont
19376.5
Madame X
Bernard Fleuriot
19376.1
Midnight Madonna
Blackie Denbo
19378.0
Outcast
Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
19378.0
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
1936
Go West Young Man
Morgan
19365.5
Stage Struck
Fred Harris
19365.3
Satan Met a Lady
Ted Shane
19365.8
The Case of the Velvet Claws
Perry Mason
19367.2
Times Square Playboy
Victor 'Vic' Arnold
19364.8
A Dream Comes True
Self (uncredited)
19356.3
The Widow from Monte Carlo
Allan Chepstow
19355.8
Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
19355.3
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Perry Mason
19356.0
Don't Bet on Blondes
Oscar 'Odds' Owen
19355.8
The Case of the Curious Bride
Perry Mason
19356.0
Living on Velvet
Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
19355.9
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Himself (uncredited)
19355.9
The Secret Bride
Robert Sheldon
19346.2
Imitation of Life
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
19347.0
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
19346.1
The Case of the Howling Dog
Perry Mason
19346.3
The Dragon Murder Case
Philo Vance
19345.9
Dr. Monica
John Braden
19345.0
Smarty
Tony
19344.6
Upperworld
Alexander Stream
19346.1
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
19347.3
Bedside
Bob Brown
19345.6
Lady for a Day
Dave the Dude
19337.1
Goodbye Again
Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
19334.9
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Self
1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
Lawrence
19337.2
The Mind Reader
Chandra
19336.3
Employees' Entrance
Kurt Anderson
19336.1
Just Around the Corner
Mr. Sears
19336.0
The Match King
Paul Kroll
19326.7
Three on a Match
Robert Kirkwood
19326.3
Skyscraper Souls
David Dwight
19325.5
The Dark Horse
Hal Samson Blake
19327.4
Beauty and the Boss
Baron Josef von Ullrich
19327.0
The Mouthpiece
Vincent 'Vince' Day
19326.1
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Lieutenant d'Ortelles
19326.3
Under Eighteen
Raymond Harding
19326.3
Expensive Women
Neil Hartley
19315.7
Honor of the Family
Captain Boris Barony
19317.0
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
19317.5
Plunder
Mr. Jones
19238.0
The Town That Forgot God
Eben
19228.0