Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Warren William Krech , Warren Krech , King of Pre-Code
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
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Movie Involvements: 46
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Wolf Man
(1941) Dr. LloydImitation of Life
(1934) Stephen 'Steve' ArcherCleopatra
(1934) Julius CaesarThree on a Match
(1932) Robert KirkwoodThe Mind Reader
(1933) ChandraA Dream Comes True
(1935) Self (uncredited)Secrets of the Lone Wolf
(1941) Michael LanyardFear
(1946) Police Capt. BurkeActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Various Roles (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1983 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1966 | Dr. Lloyd | |
| 1947 | Laroche-Mathieu | |
| 1946 | Police Capt. Burke | |
| 1945 | Brett Curtis | |
| 1943 | Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf | |
| Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf | ||
| 1942 | Michael Lanyard | |
| Harry Farrel | ||
| 1941 | Dr. Lloyd | |
| Michael Lanyard | ||
| Blackie Bedford | ||
| Michael Lanyard | ||
| 1940 | Jefferson Carteret | |
| Mark Dawson | ||
| Michael Lanyard | ||
| Michael Lanyard | ||
| Jesse Lewisohn | ||
| Michael Lanyard | ||
| 1939 | Bernard Dexter | |
| D'Artagnan | ||
| Philo Vance | ||
| Michael Lanyard | ||
| 1938 | District Attorney Jim Stowell | |
| Harry Borden | ||
| Steve Emerson | ||
| 1937 | Major de Rouchemont | |
| Bernard Fleuriot | ||
| Blackie Denbo | ||
| Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones | ||
| 1936 | Self | |
| Morgan | ||
| Fred Harris | ||
| Ted Shane | ||
| Perry Mason | ||
| Victor 'Vic' Arnold | ||
| 1935 | Self (uncredited) | |
| Allan Chepstow | ||
| Self | ||
| Perry Mason | ||
| Oscar 'Odds' Owen | ||
| Perry Mason | ||
| Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham | ||
| Himself (uncredited) | ||
| 1934 | Robert Sheldon | |
| Stephen 'Steve' Archer | ||
| Julius Caesar | ||
| Perry Mason | ||
| Philo Vance | ||
| John Braden | ||
| Tony | ||
| Alexander Stream | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bob Brown | ||
| 1933 | Dave the Dude | |
| Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby | ||
| Self | ||
| J. Lawrence Bradford | ||
| Chandra | ||
| Kurt Anderson | ||
| Mr. Sears | ||
| 1932 | Paul Kroll | |
| Robert Kirkwood | ||
| David Dwight | ||
| Hal Samson Blake | ||
| Baron Josef von Ullrich | ||
| Vincent 'Vince' Day | ||
| Lieutenant d'Ortelles | ||
| Raymond Harding | ||
| 1931 | Neil Hartley | |
| Captain Boris Barony | ||
| Warren William - the Husband (uncredited) | ||
| 1923 | Mr. Jones | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |