Warren William

Warren William

b. 1894 — d. 1948 (aged 54) Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
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Warren William (born Warren William Krech) 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.

Known For

The Dark Horse
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★ 6.7
The Dark Horse
1932
The Match King
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★ 6.8
The Match King
1932
Employees' Entrance
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★ 7.2
Employees' Entrance
1933
The Wolf Man
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★ 7.2
The Wolf Man
1941

Filmography

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
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★ 6.7
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
1947 Actor
Laroche-Mathieu
Fear
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★ 5.7
Fear
1946 Actor
Police Capt. Burke
Strange Illusion
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★ 6.2
Strange Illusion
1945 Actor
Brett Curtis
Passport to Suez
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★ 6.3
Passport to Suez
1943 Actor
Michael Lanyard aka The Lone Wolf
Counter-Espionage
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★ 6.6
Counter-Espionage
1942 Actor
Michael Lanyard
One Dangerous Night
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★ 6.5
One Dangerous Night
1942 Actor
Michael Lanyard
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
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★ 6.3
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942 Actor
Harry Farrel
The Wolf Man
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★ 7.2
The Wolf Man
1941 Actor
Dr. Lloyd
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
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★ 6.3
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
1941 Actor
Michael Lanyard
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
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★ 6.4
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
1941 Actor
Michael Lanyard
Wild Geese Calling
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★ 6.3
Wild Geese Calling
1941 Actor
Blackie Bedford
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Picture People No. 6
1941 Self
Arizona
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★ 6.8
Arizona
1940 Actor
Jefferson Carteret
Lillian Russell
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★ 6.4
Lillian Russell
1940 Actor
The Famous J.L.
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
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★ 6.5
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940 Actor
Michael Lanyard
The Lone Wolf Strikes
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★ 6.4
The Lone Wolf Strikes
1940 Actor
Michael Lanyard
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
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★ 6.1
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940 Actor
Michael Lanyard
Trail of the Vigilantes
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★ 6.4
Trail of the Vigilantes
1940 Actor
Dawson
The Man in the Iron Mask
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★ 7.0
The Man in the Iron Mask
1939 Actor
D'Artagnan
Day-Time Wife
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★ 6.4
Day-Time Wife
1939 Actor
Bernard Dexter
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
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★ 6.5
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
1939 Actor
Michael Lanyard
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
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★ 6.4
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
1939 Actor
Philo Vance
Wives Under Suspicion
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★ 6.0
Wives Under Suspicion
1938 Actor
District Attorney Stowell
Arsène Lupin Returns
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★ 6.7
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938 Actor
Steve Emerson
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🎞️
★ 9.4
Screen Snapshots, Series 17, No. 5
1938 Self
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Unusual Occupations L-8-3
1938 Actor
Warren William
Madame X
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★ 7.1
Madame X
1937 Actor
Bernard Fleuriot
The Firefly
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★ 6.8
The Firefly
1937 Actor
Major de Rouchemont
The First Hundred Years
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★ 6.0
The First Hundred Years
1937 Actor
Harry Borden
Outcast
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★ 7.1
Outcast
1937 Actor
Phil Jones
Midnight Madonna
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Midnight Madonna
1937 Actor
Blackie Denbo
Satan Met a Lady
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★ 5.8
Satan Met a Lady
1936 Actor
Ted Shane
Go West Young Man
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★ 6.2
Go West Young Man
1936 Actor
Morgan
The Case of the Velvet Claws
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★ 6.1
The Case of the Velvet Claws
1936 Actor
Perry Mason
Stage Struck
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★ 5.6
Stage Struck
1936 Actor
Fred Harris
Times Square Playboy
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★ 6.1
Times Square Playboy
1936 Actor
Vic Arnold
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Screen Snapshots, Series 15, No. 5
1936 Self
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Screen Snapshots, Series 16, No. 4
1936 Self
The Case of the Curious Bride
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★ 6.6
The Case of the Curious Bride
1935 Actor
Perry Mason
The Case of the Lucky Legs
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★ 6.5
The Case of the Lucky Legs
1935 Actor
Perry Mason
Living on Velvet
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★ 5.7
Living on Velvet
1935 Actor
Gibraltar
Don't Bet on Blondes
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★ 6.1
Don't Bet on Blondes
1935 Actor
'Odds' Owen
The Widow from Monte Carlo
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★ 6.2
The Widow from Monte Carlo
1935 Actor
Major Allan Chepstow
Imitation of Life
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★ 7.5
Imitation of Life
1934 Actor
Stephen Archer
Cleopatra
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★ 6.8
Cleopatra
1934 Actor
Julius Caesar
The Case of the Howling Dog
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★ 6.9
The Case of the Howling Dog
1934 Actor
Perry Mason
The Dragon Murder Case
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★ 6.4
The Dragon Murder Case
1934 Actor
Philo Vance
The Secret Bride
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★ 6.1
The Secret Bride
1934 Actor
Robert Sheldon
Smarty
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★ 5.8
Smarty
1934 Actor
Tony Wallace
Upperworld
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★ 6.5
Upperworld
1934 Actor
Alexander Stream
Dr. Monica
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★ 6.1
Dr. Monica
1934 Actor
John Braden
Bedside
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★ 6.2
Bedside
1934 Actor
Bob Brown
The Hollywood You Never See
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★ 6.6
The Hollywood You Never See
1934 Self
Gold Diggers of 1933
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★ 7.7
Gold Diggers of 1933
1933 Actor
J. Lawrence Bradford
Lady for a Day
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★ 7.4
Lady for a Day
1933 Actor
Dave the Dude
Employees' Entrance
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★ 7.2
Employees' Entrance
1933 Actor
Kurt Anderson
Goodbye Again
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★ 6.3
Goodbye Again
1933 Actor
Kenneth Bixby
The Mind Reader
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★ 6.5
The Mind Reader
1933 Actor
Chandra
Just Around the Corner
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★ 6.6
Just Around the Corner
1933 Actor
Mr. Sears
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
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★ 6.0
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
1933 Self
Three on a Match
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★ 7.1
Three on a Match
1932 Actor
Robert Kirkwood
The Dark Horse
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★ 6.7
The Dark Horse
1932 Actor
Hal Samson Blake
Skyscraper Souls
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★ 7.2
Skyscraper Souls
1932 Actor
David Dwight
Beauty and the Boss
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★ 6.9
Beauty and the Boss
1932 Actor
Baron Josef von Ullrich
The Match King
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★ 6.8
The Match King
1932 Actor
Paul Kroll
The Mouthpiece
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★ 7.2
The Mouthpiece
1932 Actor
Vincent 'Vince' Day
The Woman from Monte Carlo
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★ 5.5
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932 Actor
Lieutenant d'Ortelles
Under Eighteen
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★ 6.6
Under Eighteen
1931 Actor
Raymond Harding
Expensive Women
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★ 5.5
Expensive Women
1931 Actor
Neil Hartley
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'the Spoon'
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★ 6.3
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'the Spoon'
1931 Actor
Warren William - the Husband
Honor of the Family
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★ 6.7
Honor of the Family
1931 Actor
Captain Boris Barony
Plunder
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★ 8.5
Plunder
1923 Actor
Mr. Jones
The Town That Forgot God
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The Town That Forgot God
1922 Actor
Eben
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