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 |
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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 |