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Warren William

Actor | * 12/02/1894 († 53, 09/24/1948) | Aitkin, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
Warren William (born Warren William Krech; December 2, 1894 – September 24, 1948) was a Broadway and Hollywood actor, immensely popular during the early 1930s; he was later nicknamed the "King of Pre-Code". He was the first actor to play Perry Mason. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Mystery

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Skyscraper Souls is a Pre-Code 1932 drama film starring Warren William and Maureen O'Sullivan. The film was directed by Edgar Selwyn and is based upon the novel Skycraper by Faith Baldwin. The film de ...

Skyscraper Souls

NR

1932 | 3.2/5 | 1h 39min
Drama, Romance / Love
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In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief. ...

Satan Met a Lady

NR

1936 | 2.9/5 | 1h 14min
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf. ...

The Wolf Man

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1941 | 3.6/5 | 1h 10min
Horror, Drama
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Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 years or of toying with the affections of every wom ...

Employees' Entrance

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1933 | 3.4/5 | 1h 15min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Warren William

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Warren William as Actor(72)

as Various Roles (archive footage)2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Laroche-Mathieu1947 The Private Affairs of Bel Ami
as Police Capt. Burke1946 Fear
as Brett Curtis1945 Strange Illusion
as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf1943 One Dangerous Night
as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf1943 Passport to Suez
as Harry Farrel1942 Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Michael Lanyard1942 Counter-Espionage
as Dr. Lloyd1941 The Wolf Man
as Michael Lanyard1941 Secrets of the Lone Wolf
as Michael Lanyard1941 The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Blackie Bedford1941 Wild Geese Calling
as Mark Dawson1940 Trail of the Vigilantes
as Jesse Lewisohn1940 Lillian Russell
as Jefferson Carteret1940 Arizona
as Michael Lanyard1940 The Lone Wolf Strikes
as Michael Lanyard1940 The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as Michael Lanyard1940 The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as D'Artagnan1939 The Man in the Iron Mask
as Bernard Dexter1939 Day-time Wife
as Michael Lanyard1939 The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
as Philo Vance1939 The Gracie Allen Murder Case
as Harry Borden1938 The First Hundred Years
as District Attorney Jim Stowell1938 Wives Under Suspicion
as Steve Emerson1938 Arsène Lupin Returns
as Bernard Fleuriot1937 Madame X
as Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones1937 Outcast
as Major de Rouchemont1937 The Firefly
as Blackie Denbo1937 Midnight Madonna
as himself1936 Breakdowns of 1936
as Ted Shane1936 Satan Met a Lady
as Morgan1936 Go West Young Man
as Perry Mason1936 The Case of the Velvet Claws
as Fred Harris1936 Stage Struck
as Victor 'Vic' Arnold1936 Times Square Playboy
as himself1935 Things You Never See on the Screen
as Oscar 'Odds' Owen1935 Don't Bet on Blondes
as Perry Mason1935 The Case of the Curious Bride
as Perry Mason1935 The Case of the Lucky Legs
as Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham1935 Living on Velvet
as Allan Chepstow1935 The Widow from Monte Carlo
as Self (uncredited)1935 A Dream Comes True
as Himself (uncredited)1935 A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio
as Julius Caesar1934 Cleopatra
1934 Hollywood on Parade No. B-1
as John Braden1934 Dr. Monica
as Alexander Stream1934 Upperworld
as Perry Mason1934 The Case of the Howling Dog
as Robert Sheldon1934 The Secret Bride
as Tony1934 Smarty
as Philo Vance1934 The Dragon Murder Case
as Bob Brown1934 Bedside
as Stephen 'Steve' Archer1934 Imitation of Life
as Mr. Sears1933 Just Around the Corner
as Dave the Dude1933 Lady for a Day
as J. Lawrence Bradford1933 Gold Diggers of 1933
as Kurt Anderson1933 Employees' Entrance
as Chandra1933 The Mind Reader
as Kenneth L. 'Ken' Bixby1933 Goodbye Again
as Vincent 'Vince' Day1932 The Mouthpiece
as Lieutenant d'Ortelles1932 The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Baron Josef von Ullrich1932 Beauty and the Boss
as Hal Samson Blake1932 The Dark Horse
as David Dwight1932 Skyscraper Souls
as Robert Kirkwood1932 Three on a Match
as Paul Kroll1932 The Match King
as Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)1931 How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'
as Neil Hartley1931 Expensive Women
as Captain Boris Barony1931 Honor of the Family
as Raymond Harding1931 Under Eighteen
as Mr. Jones1923 Plunder

Full Name: Warren William
Born: Sunday, 12/02 1894 (December) in Aitkin, Minnesota (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 09/24 1948 (September) in Encino (aged: 53)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Educated at: American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Employer: Warner Bros.
Other names for Warren William (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Warren William Krech"
"Warren Krech"
"King of Pre-Code"
Warren William frequently works together with these people:
Leo F. Forbstein (19x, Crew)
Orry-Kelly (17x, Crew)
Allen Jenkins (10x, Actor)
Bernhard Kaun (10x, Crew)
Eric Blore (9x, Actor)
Lionel Banks (8x, Crew)
Irving Bacon (8x, Actor)
Bert Moorhouse (8x, Actor)
Fred Kelsey (8x, Actor)
Sidney Salkow (8x, Crew)
Anton Grot (7x, Crew)
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