Warren William
Born
December 2, 1894
Died
September 24, 1948 (53 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
2008

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
Self (archive footage)
1994

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Laroche-Mathieu
1947

Fear
Police Capt. Burke
1946

Strange Illusion
Brett Curtis
1945

Passport to Suez
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
1943

One Dangerous Night
Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
1943

Counter-Espionage
Michael Lanyard
1942

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Harry Farrel
1942

The Wolf Man
Dr. Lloyd
1941

Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Michael Lanyard
1941

Wild Geese Calling
Blackie Bedford
1941

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Michael Lanyard
1941

Arizona
Jefferson Carteret
1940

Trail of the Vigilantes
Mark Dawson
1940

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Michael Lanyard
1940

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Michael Lanyard
1940

Lillian Russell
Jesse Lewisohn
1940

The Lone Wolf Strikes
Michael Lanyard
1940

Day-time Wife
Bernard Dexter
1939

The Man in the Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
1939

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
Philo Vance
1939

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
Michael Lanyard
1939

Wives Under Suspicion
District Attorney Jim Stowell
1938

The First Hundred Years
Harry Borden
1938

Arsène Lupin Returns
Steve Emerson
1938

The Firefly
Major de Rouchemont
1937

Madame X
Bernard Fleuriot
1937
Midnight Madonna
Blackie Denbo
1937

Outcast
Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
1937

Breakdowns of 1936
Self
1936

Go West Young Man
Morgan
1936

Stage Struck
Fred Harris
1936

Satan Met a Lady
Ted Shane
1936

The Case of the Velvet Claws
Perry Mason
1936

Times Square Playboy
Victor 'Vic' Arnold
1936

A Dream Comes True
Self (uncredited)
1935

The Widow from Monte Carlo
Allan Chepstow
1935

Things You Never See on the Screen
Self
1935

The Case of the Lucky Legs
Perry Mason
1935

Don't Bet on Blondes
Oscar 'Odds' Owen
1935

The Case of the Curious Bride
Perry Mason
1935

Living on Velvet
Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
1935

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
Himself (uncredited)
1935

The Secret Bride
Robert Sheldon
1934

Imitation of Life
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
1934

Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
1934

The Case of the Howling Dog
Perry Mason
1934

The Dragon Murder Case
Philo Vance
1934

Dr. Monica
John Braden
1934

Smarty
Tony
1934

Upperworld
Alexander Stream
1934

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
1934

Bedside
Bob Brown
1934

Lady for a Day
Dave the Dude
1933

Goodbye Again
Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
1933

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Self
1933

Gold Diggers of 1933
Lawrence
1933

The Mind Reader
Chandra
1933

Employees' Entrance
Kurt Anderson
1933

Just Around the Corner
Mr. Sears
1933

The Match King
Paul Kroll
1932

Three on a Match
Robert Kirkwood
1932

Skyscraper Souls
David Dwight
1932

The Dark Horse
Hal Samson Blake
1932

Beauty and the Boss
Baron Josef von Ullrich
1932

The Mouthpiece
Vincent 'Vince' Day
1932

The Woman from Monte Carlo
Lieutenant d'Ortelles
1932

Under Eighteen
Raymond Harding
1932

Expensive Women
Neil Hartley
1931

Honor of the Family
Captain Boris Barony
1931

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
1931

Plunder
Mr. Jones
1923