Portrait of Warren William

Acting

Warren William

Career

Active from 1922 to 1947, busiest in 1934 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
59
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 35 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Warren William Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.1, average 5.4
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.4, average 1.6
  • Uncanny
    1.4, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 7
  • Fast-Paced 6
  • Intriguing Plot 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Legal Drama 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Pre-Code Drama 4
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Screwball Comedy 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title ยท average score 67
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)
GoodWatch score 67

as Various Roles (archive footage)

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 61
Fear
Fear (1946)
GoodWatch score 46

as Police Capt. Burke

Strange Illusion
Strange Illusion (1945)
GoodWatch score 68

as Brett Curtis

Passport to Suez
Passport to Suez (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

as Michael Lanyard / The Lone Wolf

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

as Harry Farrel

Counter-Espionage
Counter-Espionage (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Michael Lanyard

The Wolf Man
The Wolf Man (1941)
GoodWatch score 77

as Dr. Lloyd

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance (1941)
GoodWatch score 62

as Michael Lanyard

Secrets of the Lone Wolf
Secrets of the Lone Wolf (1941)

as Michael Lanyard

Arizona
Arizona (1940)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jefferson Carteret

Trail of the Vigilantes
Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)

as Mark Dawson

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
GoodWatch score 61

as Michael Lanyard

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
GoodWatch score 64

as Michael Lanyard

1930s

47 titles ยท average score 61
The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
GoodWatch score 71

as D'Artagnan

Wives Under Suspicion
Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jim Stowell

Madame X
Madame X (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Bernard Fleuriot

Outcast
Outcast (1937)

as Dr. Wendell Phillips / Phil Jones

Satan Met a Lady
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
GoodWatch score 46

as Ted Shane

The Case of the Curious Bride
The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)
GoodWatch score 54

as Perry Mason

Cleopatra
Cleopatra (1934)
GoodWatch score 74

as Julius Caesar

Imitation of Life
Imitation of Life (1934)
GoodWatch score 76

as Stephen 'Steve' Archer

The Case of the Howling Dog
The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

as Perry Mason

Lady for a Day
Lady for a Day (1933)
GoodWatch score 86

as Dave the Dude

Gold Diggers of 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
GoodWatch score 89

as Lawrence

Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance (1933)
GoodWatch score 85

as Kurt Anderson

1920s

2 titles
Plunder
Plunder (1923)

as Mr. Jones

The Town That Forgot God
The Town That Forgot God (1922)

as Eben