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