Warren William

Born: 1894-12-02, Aitkin, Minnesota, USA

Died: 1948-09-24

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

• The Wolf Man (1941)
• Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
• The Dark Horse (1932)
• The Firefly (1937)
• Just Around the Corner (1933)
• Lady for a Day (1933)
• The Town That Forgot God (1922)
• The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
• Lillian Russell (1940)
• The Dragon Murder Case (1934)
• Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
• The Lone Wolf Strikes (1940)
• The Mouthpiece (1932)
• The Secret Bride (1934)
• Three on a Match (1932)
• Smarty (1934)
• The Match King (1932)
• Honor of the Family (1931)
• Go West Young Man (1936)
• Satan Met a Lady (1936)
• Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)
• Dr. Monica (1934)
• The Woman from Monte Carlo (1932)
• Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
• The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936)
• Upperworld (1934)
• The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1939)
• The Widow from Monte Carlo (1935)
• Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
• Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)