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 2 August 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 Baroness and the Butler (1938) as Johann Porok
- The Thin Man (1934) as Nick Charles
- Libeled Lady (1936) as Bill Chandler
- My Man Godfrey (1936) as Godfrey
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) as Nick Charles
- Mister Roberts (1955) as Doc
- Charming Sinners (1929) as Karl Kraley
- Romola (1924) as Tito Melema
- Another Thin Man (1939) as Nick Charles
- Evelyn Prentice (1934) as John Prentice
- The Great Ziegfeld (1936) as Florenz 'Flo' Ziegfeld Jr.
- Life with Father (1947) as Clarence Day Sr.
- White Mice (1926) as Roddy Forrester
- After the Thin Man (1936) as Nick Charles
- Senorita (1927) as Manuel Oliveros
- Manhattan Melodrama (1934) as Jim Wade
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
- The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) as Nick Charles
- Private Detective 62 (1933) as Donald Free
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- Ziegfeld Follies (1945) as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
- Outcast (1922) as DeValle
- Desert Gold (1926) as Snake Landree
- Special Delivery (1927) as Harold Jones
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) as Self (archive footage)
- The Youngest Profession (1943) as William Powell
- The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937) as Baron Stephan Wolensky
- It's Showtime (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- Crossroads (1942) as David Talbot aka Jean Pelletier
- Going Hollywood: The '30s (1984) as (archive footage)
- Song of the Thin Man (1947) as Nick Charles
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) as Nick Charles (archive footage)
- Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948) as Arthur Peabody
- The Kennel Murder Case (1933) as Philo Vance
- Twenty Years After (1944) as (archive footage)
- The Hoodlum Saint (1946) as Terence Ellerton 'Terry' O'Neill
- The Canary Murder Case (1929) as Philo Vance
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Most-watched William Powell films currently: How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), The Baroness and the Butler (1938), The Thin Man (1934), Libeled Lady (1936), My Man Godfrey (1936).
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