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 20 September 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
- A Night to Remember (1942) as Scott Carstairs
- Eve Knew Her Apples (1945) as Ward Williams
- Eadie Was a Lady (1945) as Tommy Foley
- Murder in Times Square (1943) as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
- A Man's World (1942) as Dan O'Driscoll
- Meet the Stewarts (1942) as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
- China Clipper (1936) as Pilot
- Night in New Orleans (1942) as George Wallace
- Rose of the Yukon (1949) as Tom Clark
- The Daring Young Man (1942) as Sam Long
- Philo Vance Returns (1947) as Philo Vance
- King of the Gamblers (1948) as Dave Fowler
- Air Hostess (1949) as Fred MacCoy
- Daughter of the Jungle (1949) as Carl Easton
- Gas House Kids Go West (1947) as Jim Kingsley
- Glamour Boy (1941) as Hank Landon
- Lucky Legs (1942) as 'Pinkie' Connors
- Lover Come Back (1946) as Jimmy Hennessey
- Parachute Nurse (1942) as Lt. Woods
- Reveille with Beverly (1943) as Barry Lang
- True to the Army (1942) as Lt. Danvers
- The Mask of Diijon (1946) as Tony Holiday
- Not a Ladies' Man (1942) as John Keen
- One Mysterious Night (1944) as Paul Martens
- Devil Pays Off (1941) as Christopher Waring
- Saddles and Sagebrush (1943) as Krag Savin
- Down Missouri Way (1946) as Mike Burton
- Fly By Night (1942) as Intern (Uncredited)
- Doctor Jim (1947) as Doctor Sylvester
- Dancing in Manhattan (1944) as Steve Crawford
- World Premiere (1941) as Luther Shinkley
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