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