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Birthday: Dec 02, 1894
Place of Birth: Aitkin, Minnesota, USA

Warren William

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.

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