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