Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 53

Also known asWarren William Krech, Warren Krech, King of Pre-CodeGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn02/12/1894Born inAitkin, Minnesota, USADied24/09/1948 (aged 53)Died inEncinoCausemultiple myelomaWikidataQ950857 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#76974 ↗

Warren William Krech was an American stage and screen actor, who achieved Hollywood stardom during the early 1930s. Later earning the nickname the "King of Pre-Code", he typified the cunning, often-amoral leading men of early sound cinema. According to one critic, "no other actor embodied the classy mix of charm and sleaze that epitomized pre-Code Hollywood." He was also the first actor to portray fictional lawyer Perry Mason.

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Filmography54 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2008	Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodMovie	Various Roles (archive footage)	114
1994	Mae West and the Men Who Knew HerMovie	Self (archive footage)	100
1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	89
1947	The Private Affairs of Bel AmiMovie	Laroche-Mathieu	53
1946	FearMovie	Police Capt. Burke	52
1942	Counter-EspionageMovie	Michael Lanyard	48
1941	The Lone Wolf Takes a ChanceMovie	Michael Lanyard	47
1941	Wild Geese CallingMovie	Blackie Bedford	47
1941	Secrets of the Lone WolfMovie	Michael Lanyard	47
1940	The Lone Wolf StrikesMovie	Michael Lanyard	46
1940	ArizonaMovie	Jefferson Carteret	46
1940	Lillian RussellMovie	Jesse Lewisohn	46
1940	The Lone Wolf Meets a LadyMovie	Michael Lanyard	46
1940	Trail of the VigilantesMovie	Mark Dawson	46
1939	The Lone Wolf Spy HuntMovie	Michael Lanyard	45
1939	The Gracie Allen Murder CaseMovie	Philo Vance	45
1939	The Man in the Iron MaskMovie	D'Artagnan	45
1939	Day-time WifeMovie	Bernard Dexter	45
1938	Wives Under SuspicionMovie	Jim Stowell	44
1938	Arsène Lupin ReturnsMovie	Steve Emerson	44
1937	Madame XMovie	Bernard Fleuriot	43
1937	OutcastMovie	Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones	43
1936	Breakdowns of 1936Movie	Self	42
1936	Go West Young ManMovie	Morgan	42
1936	Stage StruckMovie	Fred Harris	42
1936	Times Square PlayboyMovie	Victor 'Vic' Arnold	42
1935	Things You Never See on the ScreenMovie	Self	41
1935	The Case of the Curious BrideMovie	Perry Mason	41
1935	A Dream Comes TrueMovie	Self (uncredited)	41
1935	Living on VelvetMovie	Walter 'Gibraltar' Pritcham	41
1935	The Widow from Monte CarloMovie	Allan Chepstow	41
1935	The Case of the Lucky LegsMovie	Perry Mason	41
1934	The Case of the Howling DogMovie	Perry Mason	40
1934	The Dragon Murder CaseMovie	Philo Vance	40
1934	CleopatraMovie	Julius Caesar	40
1934	Imitation of LifeMovie	Stephen 'Steve' Archer	40
1934	BedsideMovie	Bob Brown	40
1934	SmartyMovie	Tony	40
1934	UpperworldMovie	Alexander Stream	40
1934	Dr. MonicaMovie	John Braden	40
1933	Lady for a DayMovie	Dave the Dude	39
1933	The Mind ReaderMovie	Chandra	39
1933	Gold Diggers of 1933Movie	Lawrence	39
1933	Hollywood on Parade No. A-12Movie	Self	39
1932	Three on a MatchMovie	Robert Kirkwood	38
1932	Under EighteenMovie	Raymond Harding	38
1932	The MouthpieceMovie	Vincent 'Vince' Day	38
1932	The Woman from Monte CarloMovie	Lieutenant d'Ortelles	38
1932	The Dark HorseMovie	Hal Samson Blake	38
1932	The Match KingMovie	Paul Kroll	38
1932	Beauty and the BossMovie	Baron Josef von Ullrich	38
1932	Skyscraper SoulsMovie	David Dwight	38
1931	How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 7: 'The Spoon'Movie	Warren William - the Husband (uncredited)	37
1923	PlunderMovie	Mr. Jones	29