Private Affairs of Bel Ami in 1947. On radio, William starred in the transcribed series Strange Wills, which featured "stories behind strange wills that run the gamut of human emotion." Private life and death Although on-screen William was an actor audiences loved to hate, off-screen William was a private man, and he and his wife, Helen, kept out of the limelight. Warren and Helen remained a couple throughout his entire adult life. He was often described as having been shy in real life. Co-star Joan Blondell once said, "[He] ... was an old man – even when he was a young man." Warren William died on September 24, 1948, from multiple myeloma, at age 53. His wife died a few months later. He was recognized for his contribution to motion pictures with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 1960. Filmography Stage Note: The list below is limited to New York/Broadway theatrical productions; listed as Warren William, except where noted Bibliography References External links 1894 births 1948 deaths People from Aitkin, Minnesota American male stage actors American male film actors American male silent film actors Deaths from multiple myeloma Deaths from cancer in California Male actors from Minnesota Warner Bros. contract players 20th-century American male actors American people of German descent