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Warren William

Acting
December 2, 1894
— September 24, 1948(53 years old)
Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
Popularity: 1
IMDb

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.

Also Known As

Warren William Krech • Warren Krech • King of Pre-Code

Known For

The Wolf Man movie poster (1941)
7.0

The Wolf Man

Dr. Lloyd

The Man in the Iron Mask movie poster (1939)
7.1

The Man in the Iron Mask

D'Artagnan

Gold Diggers of 1933 movie poster (1933)
7.2

Gold Diggers of 1933

Lawrence

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage movie poster (1983)
6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Arizona movie poster (1940)
6.4

Arizona

Jefferson Carteret

Cleopatra movie poster (1934)
6.0

Cleopatra

Julius Caesar

Imitation of Life movie poster (1934)
7.0

Imitation of Life

Stephen 'Steve' Archer

Upperworld movie poster (1934)
6.3

Upperworld

Alexander Stream

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami movie poster (1947)
6.1

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

Laroche-Mathieu

Three on a Match movie poster (1932)
6.2

Three on a Match

Robert Kirkwood

Wild Bill Hickok Rides movie poster (1942)
4.7

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Harry Farrel

The Gracie Allen Murder Case movie poster (1939)
5.6

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

Philo Vance

Photos of Warren William

Filmography

2000s

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood movie poster (2008)
6.1

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Various Roles (archive footage)

1990s

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her movie poster (1994)

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Self (archive footage)

1980s

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage movie poster (1983)
6.5

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960s

The Wolfman movie poster (1966)
8.0

The Wolfman

Dr. Lloyd

1940s

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami movie poster (1947)
6.1

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

Laroche-Mathieu

Fear movie poster (1946)
4.5

Fear

Police Capt. Burke

Strange Illusion movie poster (1945)
5.4

Strange Illusion

Brett Curtis

One Dangerous Night movie poster (1943)
4.4

One Dangerous Night

Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

Passport to Suez movie poster (1943)
5.7

Passport to Suez

Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

Wild Bill Hickok Rides movie poster (1942)
4.7

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Harry Farrel

Counter-Espionage movie poster (1942)
6.3

Counter-Espionage

Michael Lanyard

The Wolf Man movie poster (1941)
7.0

The Wolf Man

Dr. Lloyd

Secrets of the Lone Wolf movie poster (1941)
6.3

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance movie poster (1941)
6.0

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

Michael Lanyard

Wild Geese Calling movie poster (1941)
5.8

Wild Geese Calling

Blackie Bedford

Arizona movie poster (1940)
6.4

Arizona

Jefferson Carteret

The Lone Wolf Strikes movie poster (1940)
6.3

The Lone Wolf Strikes

Michael Lanyard

Lillian Russell movie poster (1940)
6.5

Lillian Russell

Jesse Lewisohn

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date movie poster (1940)
5.9

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady movie poster (1940)
6.3

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

Michael Lanyard

Trail of the Vigilantes movie poster (1940)

Trail of the Vigilantes

Mark Dawson

1930s

The Man in the Iron Mask movie poster (1939)
7.1

The Man in the Iron Mask

D'Artagnan

The Gracie Allen Murder Case movie poster (1939)
5.6

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

Philo Vance

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt movie poster (1939)
6.6

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

Michael Lanyard

Day-time Wife movie poster (1939)
5.9

Day-time Wife

Bernard Dexter

The First Hundred Years movie poster (1938)
6.0

The First Hundred Years

Harry Borden

Wives Under Suspicion movie poster (1938)
5.0

Wives Under Suspicion

District Attorney Jim Stowell

Arsène Lupin Returns movie poster (1938)
5.8

Arsène Lupin Returns

Steve Emerson

The Firefly movie poster (1937)
6.4

The Firefly

Major de Rouchemont

Madame X movie poster (1937)
5.8

Madame X

Bernard Fleuriot

Outcast movie poster (1937)

Outcast

Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones

Breakdowns of 1936 movie poster (1936)

Breakdowns of 1936

Self

Go West Young Man movie poster (1936)
5.3

Go West Young Man

Morgan

Stage Struck movie poster (1936)
4.0

Stage Struck

Fred Harris

The Case of the Velvet Claws movie poster (1936)
6.8

The Case of the Velvet Claws

Perry Mason

Satan Met a Lady movie poster (1936)
5.7

Satan Met a Lady

Ted Shane

Times Square Playboy movie poster (1936)
4.4

Times Square Playboy

Victor 'Vic' Arnold

Don't Bet on Blondes movie poster (1935)
5.0

Don't Bet on Blondes

Oscar 'Odds' Owen

The Case of the Curious Bride movie poster (1935)
6.0

The Case of the Curious Bride

Perry Mason

A Dream Comes True movie poster (1935)
5.5

A Dream Comes True

Self (uncredited)

Living on Velvet movie poster (1935)
5.5

Living on Velvet

Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham

Things You Never See on the Screen movie poster (1935)
5.0

Things You Never See on the Screen

Self

The Widow from Monte Carlo movie poster (1935)
5.0

The Widow from Monte Carlo

Allan Chepstow

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio movie poster (1935)
5.2

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

Himself (uncredited)

The Case of the Lucky Legs movie poster (1935)
5.6

The Case of the Lucky Legs

Perry Mason

Cleopatra movie poster (1934)
6.0

Cleopatra

Julius Caesar

Imitation of Life movie poster (1934)
7.0

Imitation of Life

Stephen 'Steve' Archer

Upperworld movie poster (1934)
6.3

Upperworld

Alexander Stream

Smarty movie poster (1934)
4.3

Smarty

Tony

The Case of the Howling Dog movie poster (1934)
6.2

The Case of the Howling Dog

Perry Mason

Bedside movie poster (1934)
5.4

Bedside

Bob Brown

Dr. Monica movie poster (1934)
4.3

Dr. Monica

John Braden

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 movie poster (1934)
6.0

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

The Dragon Murder Case movie poster (1934)
5.8

The Dragon Murder Case

Philo Vance

The Secret Bride movie poster (1934)
5.9

The Secret Bride

Robert Sheldon

Gold Diggers of 1933 movie poster (1933)
7.2

Gold Diggers of 1933

Lawrence

Lady for a Day movie poster (1933)
7.0

Lady for a Day

Dave the Dude

The Mind Reader movie poster (1933)
6.0

The Mind Reader

Chandra

Goodbye Again movie poster (1933)
4.6

Goodbye Again

Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby

Employees' Entrance movie poster (1933)
6.1

Employees' Entrance

Kurt Anderson

Just Around the Corner movie poster (1933)
6.0

Just Around the Corner

Mr. Sears

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 movie poster (1933)

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

Self

Three on a Match movie poster (1932)
6.2

Three on a Match

Robert Kirkwood

Skyscraper Souls movie poster (1932)
5.2

Skyscraper Souls

David Dwight

The Woman from Monte Carlo movie poster (1932)
5.0

The Woman from Monte Carlo

Lieutenant d'Ortelles

Under Eighteen movie poster (1932)
6.2

Under Eighteen

Raymond Harding

The Match King movie poster (1932)
6.2

The Match King

Paul Kroll

Beauty and the Boss movie poster (1932)
6.6

Beauty and the Boss

Baron Josef von Ullrich

The Mouthpiece movie poster (1932)
5.9

The Mouthpiece

Vincent 'Vince' Day

The Dark Horse movie poster (1932)
7.3

The Dark Horse

Hal Samson Blake

Honor of the Family movie poster (1931)

Honor of the Family

Captain Boris Barony

Expensive Women movie poster (1931)
4.8

Expensive Women

Neil Hartley

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon' movie poster (1931)

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'

Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)

1920s

Plunder movie poster (1923)

Plunder

Mr. Jones

The Town That Forgot God movie poster (1922)

The Town That Forgot God

Eben