Person Details

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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
Average
7

The Wolf Man

(1941) Dr. Lloyd
Imitation of Life
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7

Imitation of Life

(1934) Stephen 'Steve' Archer
Cleopatra
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6

Cleopatra

(1934) Julius Caesar
Three on a Match
Average
6

Three on a Match

(1932) Robert Kirkwood
The Mind Reader
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6

The Mind Reader

(1933) Chandra
A Dream Comes True
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6

A Dream Comes True

(1935) Self (uncredited)
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
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6

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

(1941) Michael Lanyard
Fear
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4

Fear

(1946) Police Capt. Burke

Acting

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

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