Deceased
How Did Warren William Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 53Warren 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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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 |
| 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 |
| 1941 | The Lone Wolf Takes a ChanceMovie | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1933 | Lady for a DayMovie | Dave the Dude | 39 |
| 1933 | The Mind ReaderMovie | Chandra | 39 |
| 1933 | Gold Diggers of 1933Movie | Lawrence | 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 |