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.
Filmography
all 76
Movies 76
self 9
Various Roles (archive footage)

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her (1994)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
Movie
Dr. Lloyd

The Wolf Man (1966)
Movie
Laroche-Mathieu

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
Movie
Police Capt. Burke

Fear (1946)
Movie
Brett Curtis

Strange Illusion (1945)
Movie
Michael Lanyard aka The Lone Wolf

Passport to Suez (1943)
Movie
Michael Lanyard

One Dangerous Night (1943)
Movie
Michael Lanyard

Counter-Espionage (1942)
Movie
6
Harry Farrel

Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
Movie
Dr. Lloyd

The Wolf Man (1941)
Movie
5.61
Michael Lanyard

Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
Movie
Blackie Bedford

Wild Geese Calling (1941)
Movie
Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
Movie
6
Jefferson Carteret

Arizona (1940)
Movie
Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
Movie
Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
Movie
3.6
The Famous J.L.

Lillian Russell (1940)
Movie
Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
Movie
Bernard Dexter

Day-time Wife (1939)
Movie
D'Artagnan

The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Movie
Philo Vance

The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
Movie
Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939)
Movie
District Attorney Jim Stowell

Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
Movie
Harry Borden

The First Hundred Years (1938)
Movie
Steve Emerson

Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
Movie
Major de Rouchemont

The Firefly (1937)
Movie
Bernard Fleuriot

Madame X (1937)
Movie
Blackie Denbo

Midnight Madonna (1937)
Movie
Dr. Wendell Phillips

Outcast (1937)
Movie
Fred Harris

Stage Struck (1936)
Movie
Ted Shane

Satan Met a Lady (1936)
Movie
Perry Mason

The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
Movie
Vic Arnold

Times Square Playboy (1936)
Movie
Self (uncredited)

A Dream Comes True (1935)
Movie
Major Allan Chepstow

The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)
Movie
Perry Mason

The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
Movie
'Odds' Owen

Don't Bet on Blondes (1935)
Movie
Perry Mason

The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
Movie
Gibraltar

Living on Velvet (1935)
Movie
Himself (uncredited)

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935)
Movie
Robert Sheldon

The Secret Bride (1934)
Movie
Stephen Archer

Imitation of Life (1934)
Movie
Julius Caesar

Cleopatra (1934)
Movie
Perry Mason

The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
Movie
Philo Vance

The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
Movie
4.17
John Braden

Dr. Monica (1934)
Movie
Tony Wallace

Smarty (1934)
Movie
Alexander Stream

Upperworld (1934)
Movie
Bob Brown

Bedside (1934)
Movie
Dave the Dude

Lady for a Day (1933)
Movie
Kenneth Bixby

Goodbye Again (1933)
Movie
J. Lawrence Bradford

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
Movie
6.22
Chandra

The Mind Reader (1933)
Movie
Kurt Anderson

Employees' Entrance (1933)
Movie
Mr. Sears

Just Around the Corner (1933)
Movie
Paul Kroll

The Match King (1932)
Movie
Robert Kirkwood

Three on a Match (1932)
Movie
David Dwight

Skyscraper Souls (1932)
Movie
Hal Samson Blake

The Dark Horse (1932)
Movie
Baron Josef von Ullrich

Beauty and the Boss (1932)
Movie
Vincent 'Vince' Day

The Mouthpiece (1932)
Movie
Lieutenant d'Ortelles

The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
Movie
Raymond Harding

Under Eighteen (1932)
Movie
Neil Hartley

Expensive Women (1931)
Movie
Captain Boris Barony

Honor of the Family (1931)
Movie
Warren William - the Husband

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon' (1931)
Movie
Mr. Jones

Plunder (1923)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1894-12-02
Deathday1948-09-24 (53 years old)
Birth NameWarren William Krech
Birth PlaceAitkin, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsWarren William Krech, Warren Krech, King of Pre-Code
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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