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Warren William

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 2, 1894 (Died at 54)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthAitkin, Minnesota, USA
Career Span1922 – 1948
Known Credits75 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Warren William

Also known as:Warren William KrechWarren KrechKing of Pre-Code
Total Works

75

75 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.2 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Wolf Man
7.0
The Wolf Man
1941•movie
as Dr. Lloyd
Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2
as Lawrence
Cleopatra
6.1
Cleopatra
1934•movie
as Julius Caesar
Lady for a Day
7.1
Lady for a Day
1933•movie
as Dave the Dude

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 75 titles featuring Warren William

The Wolf Man
7.0
The Wolf Man
1941•movie

as Dr. Lloyd

Gold Diggers of 1933
7.2

as Lawrence

Cleopatra
6.1
Cleopatra
1934•movie

as Julius Caesar

Lady for a Day
7.1
Lady for a Day
1933•movie

as Dave the Dude

Imitation of Life
7.0
Imitation of Life
1934•movie

as Stephen 'Steve' Archer

Three on a Match
6.3
Three on a Match
1932•movie

as Robert Kirkwood

The Man in the Iron Mask
7.0

as D'Artagnan

Satan Met a Lady
5.8
Satan Met a Lady
1936•movie

as Ted Shane

Arizona
6.5
Arizona
1940•movie

as Jefferson Carteret

Employees' Entrance
6.2

as Kurt Anderson

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
6.2

as Laroche-Mathieu

Strange Illusion
5.6
Strange Illusion
1945•movie

as Brett Curtis

The Case of the Curious Bride
6.0

as Perry Mason

The Dragon Murder Case
5.9

as Philo Vance

Day-time Wife
6.0
Day-time Wife
1939•movie

as Bernard Dexter

Fear
4.6
Fear
1946•movie

as Police Capt. Burke

Go West Young Man
5.5
Go West Young Man
1936•movie

as Morgan

The Case of the Howling Dog
6.3

as Perry Mason

The Secret Bride
6.2
The Secret Bride
1934•movie

as Robert Sheldon

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
6.6

as Michael Lanyard

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
6.1

as Various Roles (archive footage)

Skyscraper Souls
5.5
Skyscraper Souls
1932•movie

as David Dwight

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
6.4

as Michael Lanyard

Under Eighteen
6.3
Under Eighteen
1932•movie

as Raymond Harding

Lillian Russell
6.6
Lillian Russell
1940•movie

as Jesse Lewisohn

The Mind Reader
6.2
The Mind Reader
1933•movie

as Chandra

The Mouthpiece
6.2
The Mouthpiece
1932•movie

as Vincent 'Vince' Day

Wives Under Suspicion
5.3

as Jim Stowell

The Case of the Lucky Legs
6.0

as Perry Mason

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
6.2

as Michael Lanyard

Smarty
4.6
Smarty
1934•movie

as Tony

Goodbye Again
4.9
Goodbye Again
1933•movie

as Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby

Madame X
6.1
Madame X
1937•movie

as Bernard Fleuriot

Bedside
5.6
Bedside
1934•movie

as Bob Brown

Beauty and the Boss
7.0

as Baron Josef von Ullrich

Upperworld
6.1
Upperworld
1934•movie

as Alexander Stream

The Lone Wolf Strikes
6.8

as Michael Lanyard

The Dark Horse
6.8
The Dark Horse
1932•movie

as Hal Samson Blake

Counter-Espionage
6.7
Counter-Espionage
1942•movie

as Michael Lanyard

Dr. Monica
5.0
Dr. Monica
1934•movie

as John Braden

Arsène Lupin Returns
6.3

as Steve Emerson

One Dangerous Night
5.1

as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

The Gracie Allen Murder Case
6.3

as Philo Vance

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
6.1

as Michael Lanyard

Passport to Suez
6.3
Passport to Suez
1943•movie

as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

The Match King
6.7
The Match King
1932•movie

as Paul Kroll

Living on Velvet
5.9
Living on Velvet
1935•movie

as Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
5.9

as Himself (uncredited)

The Firefly
6.5
The Firefly
1937•movie

as Major de Rouchemont

Expensive Women
5.7
Expensive Women
1931•movie

as Neil Hartley

Times Square Playboy
4.8

as Victor 'Vic' Arnold

The Case of the Velvet Claws
7.2

as Perry Mason

Don't Bet on Blondes
5.8

as Oscar 'Odds' Owen

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
5.5

as Harry Farrel

Secrets of the Lone Wolf
7.0

as Michael Lanyard

The Widow from Monte Carlo
5.8

as Allan Chepstow

A Dream Comes True
6.2
A Dream Comes True
1935•movie

as Self (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.0

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stage Struck
5.3
Stage Struck
1936•movie

as Fred Harris

The First Hundred Years
7.3

as Harry Borden

The Woman from Monte Carlo
6.3

as Lieutenant d'Ortelles

Wild Geese Calling
6.5
Wild Geese Calling
1941•movie

as Blackie Bedford

Just Around the Corner
6.0

as Mr. Sears

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
7.5

as Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)

Trail of the Vigilantes
10.0

as Mark Dawson

Midnight Madonna
8.0
Midnight Madonna
1937•movie

as Blackie Denbo

Plunder
8.0
Plunder
1923•movie

as Mr. Jones

Outcast
8.0
Outcast
1937•movie

as Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones

Honor of the Family
7.0

as Captain Boris Barony

The Town That Forgot God
8.0

as Eben

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

as Self

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

as Self (archive footage)

Breakdowns of 1936
Breakdowns of 1936
1936•movie

as Self