- Born Name: Warren William Krech
- Birthday: 1894-12-02 (Year-Month-Day)
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- Spouse(s): Helen Barbara Nelson (1923-1948) (his death)
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- Medium: Actor
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Warren William, Warren William (December 2, 1894 – September 24, 1948) was a Broadway and Hollywood actor, popular during the early 1930s, who was later nicknamed the king of Pre-Code. born the son of Freeman E. and Frances Krech, as Warren William Krech in Aitkin, Minnesota. He had a certain physical resemblance to John Barrymore. He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After moving from Broadway to Hollywood in 1931, he reached his peak as a leading man in early 1930s pre-Production Code films. He was a contract player at the Warner Bros. studio and was known for portraying amoral businessmen, lawyers, and other heartless types, including the Sam Spade character (renamed Ted Shane) in the second filming of The Maltese Falcon, called Satan Met a Lady (1936) with Bette Davis.He also played sympathetic roles, however, as in Imitation of Life, in which he portrayed Claudette Colberts love interest. He appeared as her love interest again that year, when he played Julius Caesar to her Cleopatra in Cecil B. DeMilles version of Cleopatra. And he was the swashbucking dArtagnan in the 1939 version of The Man in the Iron Mask, directed by James Whale.William was the first to portray Erle Stanley Gardners fictional defense attorney Perry Mason on the big screen and starred in four fast-paced, comical, and highly entertaining Perry Mason mysteries. He also played Raffles-like reformed jewel thief The Lone Wolf for Columbia Pictures beginning with The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) with Ida Lupino and Rita Hayworth, and he starred as detective Philo Vance in two films in that series, 1934s The Dragon Murder Case and 1939s The Gracie Allen Murder Case (billed below Gracie Allen).In 1923, he married Helen Barbara Nelson; Mrs. Helen B. Krech - who also survived him - was seventeen years his senior. Warren William died on 24 September 1948 in Hollywood, California of multiple myeloma.For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Warren William has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1551 Vine Street. A biography from McFarland books, Warren William: Magnificent Scoundrel of Pre-Code Hollywood, will be released in October 2010.[dated info][edit] FilmographyYearTitleRole1922The Town that Forgot GodEben1923PlunderMr. Jones1927Twelve Miles OutBit part1931Honor of the FamilyCaptain Boris BaronyExpensive WomenNeil HartleyUnder 18Raymond Harding1932The Woman from Monte CarloLieutenant dOrtellesBeauty and the BossBaron Josef von UllrichThe MouthpieceVincent Vince DayThe Dark HorseHal Samson BlakeSkyscraper SoulsDavid Dave DwightThree on a MatchRobert KirkwoodThe Match KingPaul Kroll1933Just Around the CornerMr. SearsEmployees EntranceKurt AndersonThe Mind ReaderChandra ChandlerGold Diggers of 1933J. Lawrence BradfordGoodbye AgainKenneth L. Ken BixbyLady for a DayDave the Dude1934BedsideBob BrownUpper WorldAlexander Alex StreamSmartyTony WallaceDr. MonicaJohn BradenThe Dragon Murder CasePhilo VanceThe Case of the Howling DogPerry MasonCleopatraJulius CaesarImitation of LifeStephen Steve ArcherThe Secret BrideRobert Bob Sheldon1935Living on VelvetWalter Gibraltar PritchamThe Case of the Curious BridePerry MasonDont Bet on BlondesOscar Odds OwenThe Case of the Lucky LegsPerry MasonThe Widow from Monte CarloMajor Allan ChepstowYearTitleRole1936Times Square PlayboyVictor Vic ArnoldSatan Met a LadyTed ShaneThe Case of the Velvet ClawsPerry MasonStage StruckFred HarrisGo West Young ManMorgan1937OutcastDr. Wendell Phillips / Phil JonesMidnight MadonnaBlackie DenboThe FireflyColonel de RouchemontMadame XBernard Fleuriot1938Arsène Lupin ReturnsSteve EmersonThe First Hundred YearsHarry BordenWives Under SuspicionDistrict Attorney Jim Stowell1939The Lone Wolf Spy HuntMichael LanyardThe Gracie Allen Murder CasePhilo VanceThe Man in the Iron MaskdArtagnanDay-Time WifeBernard Barney Dexter1940The Lone Wolf Meets a LadyMichael LanyardLillian RussellJesse LewisohnThe Lone Wolf StrikesMichael LanyardArizonaJefferson CarteretThe Lone Wolf Keeps a DateMichael Lanyard1941Trail of the VigilantesMark Dawson / George TrentThe Lone Wolf Takes a ChanceMichael LanyardWild Geese CallingBlackie BedfordSecrets of the Lone WolfMichael LanyardThe Wolf ManDr. Lloyd1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesHarry FarrelCounter-EspionageMichael Lanyard1943One Dangerous NightMichael LanyardPassport to SuezMichael Lanyard1945Strange IllusionBrett Curtis1946FearPolice Capt. Burke1947The Private Affairs of Bel AmiLaroche-Mathieu[edit] External linksBiography portalWikimedia Commons has media related to: Warren WilliamWarren William at the Internet Broadway DatabaseWarren William at the Internet Movie DatabasePhotographs and literatureFansiteWarren William at Find a GravePersondataNameWilliam, WarrenAlternative namesKrech, Warren WilliamShort descriptionActorDate of birthDecember 2, 1894Place of birthAitkin, Minnesota, USADate of deathSeptember 24, 1948, age 53Place of deathHollywood, California, USARetrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_WilliamCategories: 1894 births | 1948 deaths | People from Aitkin, Minnesota | American stage actors | American film actors | American silent film actors | Deaths from multiple myeloma | Cancer deaths in CaliforniaHidden categories: Infobox person using deprecated parameters | Articles with hCards | Wikipedia articles in need of updating since October 2010Personal toolsLog in / create 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