Warren William

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Warren William

Acting December 2, 1894

Aitkin, Minnesota, USA

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 1930…

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The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

7.0 1941 Movie
Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

7.2 1933 Movie
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

6.1 1934 Movie
Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day

7.1 1933 Movie
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

7.0 1934 Movie
Three on a Match

Three on a Match

6.3 1932 Movie
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

7.0 1939 Movie
Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady

5.8 1936 Movie
Arizona

Arizona

6.5 1940 Movie
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

6.2 1947 Movie
Employees' Entrance

Employees' Entrance

6.1 1933 Movie
Fear

Fear

4.6 1946 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2008
    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

    Movie Various Roles (archive footage)

  2. 1994
    Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  3. 1983
    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

  4. 1947
    The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

    Movie Laroche-Mathieu

  5. 1946
    Fear

    Movie Police Capt. Burke

  6. 1945
    Strange Illusion

    Movie Brett Curtis

  7. 1943
    Passport to Suez

    Movie Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

  8. 1943
    One Dangerous Night

    Movie Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

  9. 1942
    Counter-Espionage

    Movie Michael Lanyard

  10. 1942
    Wild Bill Hickok Rides

    Movie Harry Farrel

  11. 1941
    The Wolf Man

    Movie Dr. Lloyd

  12. 1941
    Secrets of the Lone Wolf

    Movie Michael Lanyard

  13. 1941
    Wild Geese Calling

    Movie Blackie Bedford

  14. 1941
    The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

    Movie Michael Lanyard

  15. 1940
    Arizona

    Movie Jefferson Carteret

  16. 1940
    Trail of the Vigilantes

    Movie Mark Dawson

More credits
  1. 1940
    The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

    Movie Michael Lanyard

  2. 1940
    The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

    Movie Michael Lanyard

  3. 1940
    Lillian Russell

    Movie Jesse Lewisohn

  4. 1940
    The Lone Wolf Strikes

    Movie Michael Lanyard

  5. 1939
    Day-time Wife

    Movie Bernard Dexter

  6. 1939
    The Man in the Iron Mask

    Movie D'Artagnan

  7. 1939
    The Gracie Allen Murder Case

    Movie Philo Vance

  8. 1939
    The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

    Movie Michael Lanyard

  9. 1938
    Wives Under Suspicion

    Movie Jim Stowell

  10. 1938
    The First Hundred Years

    Movie Harry Borden

  11. 1938
    Arsène Lupin Returns

    Movie Steve Emerson

  12. 1937
    The Firefly

    Movie Major de Rouchemont

  13. 1937
    Madame X

    Movie Bernard Fleuriot

  14. 1937
    Midnight Madonna

    Movie Blackie Denbo

  15. 1937
    Outcast

    Movie Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones

  16. 1936
    Breakdowns of 1936

    Movie Self

  17. 1936
    Go West Young Man

    Movie Morgan

  18. 1936
    Stage Struck

    Movie Fred Harris

  19. 1936
    Satan Met a Lady

    Movie Ted Shane

  20. 1936
    The Case of the Velvet Claws

    Movie Perry Mason

  21. 1936
    Times Square Playboy

    Movie Victor 'Vic' Arnold

  22. 1935
    A Dream Comes True

    Movie Self (uncredited)

  23. 1935
    The Widow from Monte Carlo

    Movie Allan Chepstow

  24. 1935
    Things You Never See on the Screen

    Movie Self