Personal Info
Known Credits
74
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1894-12-02 (131 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Aitkin, Minnesota, USA
Also Known For
Warren William KrechWarren KrechKing of Pre-Code
Warren William
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. ...
Known For
Acting
2008 --
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
| Various Roles (archive footage)
1994 --
Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her
| Self (archive footage)
1983 --
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
| Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1947 --
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
| Laroche-Mathieu
1946 --
Fear
| Police Capt. Burke
1945 --
Strange Illusion
| Brett Curtis
1943 --
Passport to Suez
| Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
1943 --
One Dangerous Night
| Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf
1942 --
Counter-Espionage
| Michael Lanyard
1942 --
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
| Harry Farrel
1941 --
The Wolf Man
| Dr. Lloyd
1941 --
Secrets of the Lone Wolf
| Michael Lanyard
1941 --
Wild Geese Calling
| Blackie Bedford
1941 --
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
| Michael Lanyard
1940 --
Arizona
| Jefferson Carteret
1940 --
Trail of the Vigilantes
| Mark Dawson
1940 --
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
| Michael Lanyard
1940 --
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
| Michael Lanyard
1940 --
Lillian Russell
| Jesse Lewisohn
1940 --
The Lone Wolf Strikes
| Michael Lanyard
1939 --
Day-time Wife
| Bernard Dexter
1939 --
The Man in the Iron Mask
| D'Artagnan
1939 --
The Gracie Allen Murder Case
| Philo Vance
1939 --
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
| Michael Lanyard
1938 --
Wives Under Suspicion
| District Attorney Jim Stowell
1938 --
The First Hundred Years
| Harry Borden
1938 --
Arsène Lupin Returns
| Steve Emerson
1937 --
The Firefly
| Major de Rouchemont
1937 --
Madame X
| Bernard Fleuriot
1937 --
Midnight Madonna
| Blackie Denbo
1937 --
Outcast
| Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones
1936 --
Breakdowns of 1936
| Self
1936 --
Go West Young Man
| Morgan
1936 --
Stage Struck
| Fred Harris
1936 --
Satan Met a Lady
| Ted Shane
1936 --
The Case of the Velvet Claws
| Perry Mason
1936 --
Times Square Playboy
| Victor 'Vic' Arnold
1935 --
A Dream Comes True
| Self (uncredited)
1935 --
The Widow from Monte Carlo
| Allan Chepstow
1935 --
Things You Never See on the Screen
| Self
1935 --
The Case of the Lucky Legs
| Perry Mason
1935 --
Don't Bet on Blondes
| Oscar 'Odds' Owen
1935 --
The Case of the Curious Bride
| Perry Mason
1935 --
Living on Velvet
| Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham
1935 --
A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
| Himself (uncredited)
1934 --
The Secret Bride
| Robert Sheldon
1934 --
Imitation of Life
| Stephen 'Steve' Archer
1934 --
Cleopatra
| Julius Caesar
1934 --
The Case of the Howling Dog
| Perry Mason
1934 --
The Dragon Murder Case
| Philo Vance
1934 --
Dr. Monica
| John Braden
1934 --
Smarty
| Tony
1934 --
Upperworld
| Alexander Stream
1934 --
Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
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1934 --
Bedside
| Bob Brown
1933 --
Lady for a Day
| Dave the Dude
1933 --
Goodbye Again
| Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby
1933 --
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
| Self
1933 --
Gold Diggers of 1933
| J. Lawrence Bradford
1933 --
The Mind Reader
| Chandra
1933 --
Employees' Entrance
| Kurt Anderson
1933 --
Just Around the Corner
| Mr. Sears
1932 --
The Match King
| Paul Kroll
1932 --
Three on a Match
| Robert Kirkwood
1932 --
Skyscraper Souls
| David Dwight
1932 --
The Dark Horse
| Hal Samson Blake
1932 --
Beauty and the Boss
| Baron Josef von Ullrich
1932 --
The Mouthpiece
| Vincent 'Vince' Day
1932 --
The Woman from Monte Carlo
| Lieutenant d'Ortelles
1932 --
Under Eighteen
| Raymond Harding
1931 --
Expensive Women
| Neil Hartley
1931 --
Honor of the Family
| Captain Boris Barony
1931 --
How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
| Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)
1923 --
Plunder
| Mr. Jones