Warren William

Known For
Acting

Popular
16.807

Birthday
1894-12-02

Place of Birth
Aitkin, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

  • Warren William Krech
  • Warren Krech
  • King 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.

Cast

Image Fear

Fear

1946
Image Gold Diggers of 1933

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933
Image Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady

1936
Image The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

1941
Image Arizona

Arizona

1940
Image Strange Illusion

Strange Illusion

1945
Image Three on a Match

Three on a Match

1932
Image Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day

1933
Image Employees' Entrance

Employees' Entrance

1933
Image Madame X

Madame X

1937
Image The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939
Image The Firefly

The Firefly

1937
Image Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1934
Image Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1934
Image The Dragon Murder Case

The Dragon Murder Case

1934
Image The Gracie Allen Murder Case

The Gracie Allen Murder Case

1939
Image Go West Young Man

Go West Young Man

1936
Image Day-time Wife

Day-time Wife

1939
Image Skyscraper Souls

Skyscraper Souls

1932
Image Expensive Women

Expensive Women

1931
Image Times Square Playboy

Times Square Playboy

1936
Image Don't Bet on Blondes

Don't Bet on Blondes

1935
Image The Case of the Curious Bride

The Case of the Curious Bride

1935
Image The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941
Image The Lone Wolf Strikes

The Lone Wolf Strikes

1940
Image The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940
Image The Dark Horse

The Dark Horse

1932
Image Counter-Espionage

Counter-Espionage

1942
Image Under Eighteen

Under Eighteen

1932
Image Wild Bill Hickok Rides

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942
Image Passport to Suez

Passport to Suez

1943
Image The Mind Reader

The Mind Reader

1933
Image Dr. Monica

Dr. Monica

1934
Image Arsène Lupin Returns

Arsène Lupin Returns

1938
Image The Mouthpiece

The Mouthpiece

1932
Image The Match King

The Match King

1932
Image The Case of the Howling Dog

The Case of the Howling Dog

1934
Image Bedside

Bedside

1934
Image The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940
Image Wives Under Suspicion

Wives Under Suspicion

1938
Image One Dangerous Night

One Dangerous Night

1943
Image Beauty and the Boss

Beauty and the Boss

1932
Image The Case of the Lucky Legs

The Case of the Lucky Legs

1935
Image The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

1947
Image The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt

1939
Image Secrets of the Lone Wolf

Secrets of the Lone Wolf

1941
Image The Secret Bride

The Secret Bride

1934
Image Trail of the Vigilantes

Trail of the Vigilantes

1940
Image Lillian Russell

Lillian Russell

1940
Image Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983
Image Upperworld

Upperworld

1934
Image Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1936
Image Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

1933
Image Living on Velvet

Living on Velvet

1935
Image Smarty

Smarty

1934
Image Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again

1933
Image The First Hundred Years

The First Hundred Years

1938
Image The Widow from Monte Carlo

The Widow from Monte Carlo

1935
Image The Woman from Monte Carlo

The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932
Image Wild Geese Calling

Wild Geese Calling

1941
Image The Case of the Velvet Claws

The Case of the Velvet Claws

1936
Image Midnight Madonna

Midnight Madonna

1937
Image Breakdowns of 1936

Breakdowns of 1936

1936
Image Plunder

Plunder

1923
Image A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio

1935
Image How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'

How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'

1931
Image Outcast

Outcast

1937
Image Things You Never See on the Screen

Things You Never See on the Screen

1935
Image Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

Hollywood on Parade No. B-1

1934
Image Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008
Image Honor of the Family

Honor of the Family

1931
Image A Dream Comes True

A Dream Comes True

1935
Image The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

1966
Image Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

1933
Image Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

Mae West and the Men Who Knew Her

1994

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