Where to watch William Wright in the UK
Find every William Wright film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 6 August 2026.
William Wright (January 5, 1911 – January 19, 1949) was an American leading man in films who was most popular in the 1940s when he was typically compared to Clark Gable, whose career was temporarily derailed by World War II. Wright even played Gable's part in a 1945 musical comedy remake of It Happened One Night entitled Eve Knew Her Apples. He also played Philo Vance in Philo Vance Returns (1947) and the title role in King of the Gamblers (1948). Wright's other films include Eadie Was a Lady (1945), Rose of the Yukon (1949), Daughter of the Jungle (1949), and Impact (1949). Wright died from c…
William Wright films streaming in the UK
Most-watched films featuring William Wright, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
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- Impact (1949) as Prosecutor
- Escape in the Fog (1945) as Barry Malcolm
- Meet the Stewarts (1942) as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
- A Man's World (1942) as Dan O'Driscoll
- A Night to Remember (1942) as Scott Carstairs
- China Clipper (1936) as Pilot
- Fly By Night (1942) as Intern (Uncredited)
- Night in New Orleans (1942) as George Wallace
- Murder in Times Square (1943) as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
- Glamour Boy (1941) as Hank Landon
- Parachute Nurse (1942) as Lt. Woods
- Air Hostess (1949) as Fred MacCoy
- Philo Vance Returns (1947) as Philo Vance
- Lucky Legs (1942) as 'Pinkie' Connors
- Devil Pays Off (1941) as Christopher Waring
- The Daring Young Man (1942) as Sam Long
- Daughter of the Jungle (1949) as Carl Easton
- Lover Come Back (1946) as Jimmy Hennessey
- Reveille with Beverly (1943) as Barry Lang
- The Mask of Diijon (1946) as Tony Holiday
- Doctor Jim (1947) as Doctor Sylvester
- Not a Ladies' Man (1942) as John Keen
- One Mysterious Night (1944) as Paul Martens
- Saddles and Sagebrush (1943) as Krag Savin
- King of the Gamblers (1948) as Dave Fowler
- World Premiere (1941) as Luther Shinkley
- True to the Army (1942) as Lt. Danvers
- Eadie Was a Lady (1945) as Tommy Foley
- Down Missouri Way (1946) as Mike Burton
- Gas House Kids Go West (1947) as Jim Kingsley
- Dancing in Manhattan (1944) as Steve Crawford
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