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Warren William

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.

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

2008

as Various Roles (archive footage)

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Wolf Man

1966

as Dr. Lloyd

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947

as Laroche-Mathieu

Fear

1946

as Police Capt. Burke

Strange Illusion

1945

as Brett Curtis

Passport to Suez

1943

as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

One Dangerous Night

1943

as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

Counter-Espionage

1942

as Michael Lanyard

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

as Harry Farrel

The Wolf Man

1941

as Dr. Lloyd

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

1941

as Michael Lanyard

Wild Geese Calling

1941

as Blackie Bedford

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941

as Michael Lanyard

Arizona

1940

as Jefferson Carteret

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940

as Mark Dawson

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940

as Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940

as Michael Lanyard

Lillian Russell

1940

as Jesse Lewisohn

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940

as Michael Lanyard

Day-time Wife

1939

as Bernard Dexter

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

as D'Artagnan

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939

as Philo Vance

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939

as Michael Lanyard

Wives Under Suspicion

1938

as District Attorney Jim Stowell

The First Hundred Years

1938

as Harry Borden

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938

as Steve Emerson

The Firefly

1937

as Major de Rouchemont

Madame X

1937

as Bernard Fleuriot

Midnight Madonna

1937

as Blackie Denbo

Outcast

1937

as Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones

Breakdowns of 1936

1936

as Self

Go West Young Man

1936

as Morgan

Stage Struck

1936

as Fred Harris

Satan Met a Lady

1936

as Ted Shane

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936

as Perry Mason

Times Square Playboy

1936

as Victor 'Vic' Arnold

A Dream Comes True

1935

as Self (uncredited)

The Widow from Monte Carlo

1935

as Allan Chepstow

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935

as Self

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935

as Perry Mason

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935

as Oscar 'Odds' Owen

The Case of the Curious Bride

1935

as Perry Mason

Living on Velvet

1935

as Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

1935

as Himself (uncredited)

The Secret Bride

1934

as Robert Sheldon

Imitation of Life

1934

as Stephen 'Steve' Archer

Cleopatra

1934

as Julius Caesar

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934

as Perry Mason

The Dragon Murder Case

1934

as Philo Vance

Dr. Monica

1934

as John Braden

Smarty

1934

as Tony

Upperworld

1934

as Alexander Stream

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934

Bedside

1934

as Bob Brown

Lady for a Day

1933

as Dave the Dude

Goodbye Again

1933

as Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

1933

as Self

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

as J. Lawrence Bradford

The Mind Reader

1933

as Chandra

Employees' Entrance

1933

as Kurt Anderson

Just Around the Corner

1933

as Mr. Sears

The Match King

1932

as Paul Kroll

Three on a Match

1932

as Robert Kirkwood

Skyscraper Souls

1932

as David Dwight

The Dark Horse

1932

as Hal Samson Blake

Beauty and the Boss

1932

as Baron Josef von Ullrich

The Mouthpiece

1932

as Vincent 'Vince' Day

The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932

as Lieutenant d'Ortelles

Under Eighteen

1932

as Raymond Harding

Expensive Women

1931

as Neil Hartley

Honor of the Family

1931

as Captain Boris Barony

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

1931

as Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)

Plunder

1923

as Mr. Jones