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