Warren William

Personal Info

Birthday

December 2, 1894

Day of Death

1948-09-24

(53 years old)

Place of Birth

Aitkin, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

Warren William Krech

Warren Krech

King of Pre-Code

Warren William

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.

Known For

The Wolf Man

Strange Illusion

The Case of the Lucky Legs

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Lady for a Day

Counter-Espionage

Gold Diggers of 1933

Cleopatra

Filmography

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