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