Where to watch William Powell in the UK
Find every William Powell film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 16 September 2026.
William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the Thin Man series based on the Nick and Nora Charles characters created by Dashiell Hammett. Powell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times: for The Thin Man (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), and Life with Father (1947). After high school, he left home for New York and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts at the age of 18. In 1912, Powell graduated from the AADA, and worked in some vaudeville and stock comp…
William Powell films streaming in the UK
Most-watched films featuring William Powell, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
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- How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) as J.D. Hanley
- The Thin Man (1934) as Nick Charles
- White Mice (1926) as Roddy Forrester
- Mister Roberts (1955) as Doc
- Libeled Lady (1936) as Bill Chandler
- The Baroness and the Butler (1938) as Johann Porok
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
- Desert Gold (1926) as Snake Landree
- The Last Command (1928) as Lev Andreyev
- My Man Godfrey (1936) as Godfrey
- Romola (1924) as Tito Melema
- Evelyn Prentice (1934) as John Prentice
- New York (1927) as Trent Regan
- Jewel Robbery (1932) as The Robber
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
- The Vanishing Pioneer (1928) as John Murdock
- Life with Father (1947) as Clarence Day Sr.
- Song of the Thin Man (1947) as Nick Charles
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) as Self (archive footage)
- Outcast (1922) as DeValle
- After the Thin Man (1936) as Nick Charles
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) as Nick Charles
- Senorita (1927) as Manuel Oliveros
- Charming Sinners (1929) as Karl Kraley
- Another Thin Man (1939) as Nick Charles
- Dancing in the Dark (1949) as Emery Slade
- Love Crazy (1941) as Steve Ireland
- Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) as Nick Charles
- Pointed Heels (1929) as Robert Courtland
- Manhattan Melodrama (1934) as Jim Wade
- The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) as Baron Stephan Wolensky
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
- It's a Big Country (1951) as Professor
- The Youngest Profession (1943) as William Powell
- The Kennel Murder Case (1933) as Philo Vance
- Fashions of 1934 (1934) as Sherwood Nash
- Crossroads (1942) as David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
- Reckless (1935) as Ned Riley
- One Way Passage (1932) as Dan Hardesty
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