Warren William
Acting
Born: 1894-12-02 in Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
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
Dr. Lloyd
Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Gold Diggers of 1933
Lawrence
Plunder
Mr. Jones
The Man in the Iron Mask
D'Artagnan
Outcast
Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
The Dark Horse
Hal Samson Blake
Lady for a Day
Dave the Dude
Three on a Match
Robert Kirkwood
Fear
Police Capt. Burke
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Mouthpiece
Vincent 'Vince' Day
Imitation of Life
Stephen 'Steve' Archer
The Town That Forgot God
Eben
The Firefly
Major de Rouchemont
Arizona
Jefferson Carteret
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
Laroche-Mathieu
The Lone Wolf Strikes
Michael Lanyard
The Dragon Murder Case
Philo Vance
The First Hundred Years
Harry Borden
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Various Roles (archive footage)
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Michael Lanyard
Just Around the Corner
Mr. Sears
Breakdowns of 1936
Self
Lillian Russell
Jesse Lewisohn
A Dream Comes True
Self (uncredited)
Upperworld
Alexander Stream
Honor of the Family
Captain Boris Barony
Counter-Espionage
Michael Lanyard
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
Madame X
Bernard Fleuriot
The Case of the Curious Bride
Perry Mason
Day-time Wife
Bernard Dexter
Arsène Lupin Returns
Steve Emerson
Employees' Entrance
Kurt Anderson
Wives Under Suspicion
Jim Stowell
The Secret Bride
Robert Sheldon
The Match King
Paul Kroll
Satan Met a Lady
Ted Shane
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Lieutenant d'Ortelles