Warren William
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-12-02 (54 years old)
Deathday
1948-09-24
Place of Birth
Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
Also known As
Warren William Krech
Warren Krech
King of Pre-Code
Warren William
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.
Acting
1946
as Police Capt. Burke
1933
as Lawrence
1936
as Ted Shane
1941
as Dr. Lloyd
1940
as Jefferson Carteret
1945
as Brett Curtis
1932
as Robert Kirkwood
1933
as Dave the Dude
1933
as Kurt Anderson
1939
as D'Artagnan
1937
as Bernard Fleuriot
1937
as Major de Rouchemont
1934
as Julius Caesar
1934
as Stephen 'Steve' Archer
1934
as Philo Vance
1939
as Philo Vance
1936
as Morgan
1933
as Self
1939
as Bernard Dexter
1932
as David Dwight
1931
as Neil Hartley
1936
as Victor 'Vic' Arnold
1935
as Oscar 'Odds' Owen
1935
as Perry Mason
1941
as Michael Lanyard
1940
as Michael Lanyard
1940
as Michael Lanyard
1932
as Hal Samson Blake
1942
as Michael Lanyard
1932
as Raymond Harding
1942
as Harry Farrel
1933
as Chandra
1943
as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
1934
as John Braden
1932
as Vincent 'Vince' Day
1938
as Steve Emerson
1932
as Paul Kroll
1934
as Bob Brown
1940
as Michael Lanyard
1934
as Perry Mason
1938
as District Attorney Jim Stowell
1935
as Perry Mason
1932
as Baron Josef von Ullrich
1947
as Laroche-Mathieu
1943
as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
1934
as Robert Sheldon
1936
as Perry Mason
1939
as Michael Lanyard
1941
as Michael Lanyard
1940
as Mark Dawson
1940
as Jesse Lewisohn
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1934
as Alexander Stream
1936
as Fred Harris
1933
as Mr. Sears
1935
as Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
1934
as Tony
1933
as Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
1938
as Harry Borden
1935
as Allan Chepstow
1932
as Lieutenant d'Ortelles
1941
as Blackie Bedford
1937
as Blackie Denbo
1994
as Self (archive footage)
1936
as Self
1923
as Mr. Jones
1935
as Himself (uncredited)
1931
as Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
1937
as Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
1935
2008
as Various Roles (archive footage)
1931
as Captain Boris Barony
1935
as Self (uncredited)
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