Where to watch William Desmond in the UK
Find every William Desmond film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
Starting out in dramatic parts, Desmond soon switched to westerns and action serials, and became a major western star. When the sound era began Desmond was almost 50 years old, and was soon relegated to supporting roles.
William Desmond films streaming in the UK
Most-watched films featuring William Desmond, available across UK streaming, rent and buy.
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- Tall in the Saddle (1944) as Townsman (uncredited)
- Phantom of the Opera (1943) as Stagehand (uncredited)
- Flash Gordon (1936) as Hawkman Lookout Captain
- Phantom Lady (1944) as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
- Thunder Mountain (1947) as Townsman (uncredited)
- Trail Street (1947) as Townsman (uncredited)
- The Egg and I (1947) as Spectator at Country Dance (Uncredited)
- Frisco Kid (1935) as Vigilante Hangman (uncredited)
- The Mummy's Ghost (1944) as Museum Tourist (uncredited)
- Perils of Pauline (1933) as Prof. Thompson
- Naughty Marietta (1935) as Gendarme Chief (uncredited)
- Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943) as Gower Gulch Cowboy (uncredited)
- The Climax (1944) as Backstage Technician (Uncredited)
- The Vanishing Shadow (1934) as MacDonald
- Code of the West (1947) as Settler (uncredited)
- Strange Confession (1945) as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
- Hollywood Boulevard (1936) as Pago Pago Patron (uncredited)
- The Red Rider (1934) as Sheriff Campbell
- Down Rio Grande Way (1942) as Townsman
- Overland Mail (1942) as Williams - Banker
- Desert Command (1946) as Capt. Boncour
- The Call of the Savage (1935) as Allen
- Hi, Beautiful (1944) as Passenger (uncredited)
- Pirate Treasure (1934) as Capt. Jim Carson
- The Silver Bullet (1942) as Townsman
- The Vanishing Legion (1931) as Milesburg Sheriff
- Junior G-Men (1940) as Irish Cop (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Frank Merriwell (1936) as Captain of the 'Viking'
- Cheyenne Roundup (1943) as Pete
- Song of the Saddle (1936) as Tim
- Custer's Last Stand (1936) as Wagon Master
- Jungle Mystery (1932) as John Morgan
- The Lightning Warrior (1931) as Townsman (uncredited)
- Tim Tyler's Luck (1937) as Dock Official
- Tailspin Tommy in The Great Air Mystery (1935) as Foreman Burke
- The Naughty Nineties (1945) as Showboat Customer (uncredited)
- The Three Musketeers (1933) as Capt. Boncour
- Gordon of Ghost City (1933) as John Mulford
- Winners of the West (1940) as Bill Brine
- Fargo Express (1933) as Sheriff Joe Thompson
- The Rustler's Roundup (1933) as San Dimas Sheriff Holden
- The Roaring West (1935) as Jim Parker
- Hello, 'Frisco (1924) as William Desmond
- Heroes of the West (1932) as John Blaine
- Laughing at Life (1933) as Military Cabinet Officer
- The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936) as Anderson, Vigilante Member
- Savage Fury (1956) as Allen
- The Boys from Syracuse (1940) as Citizen
- Powdersmoke Range (1935) as Happy - Bartender
- Treachery Rides the Range (1936) as Bill
- The Cowboy and the Bandit (1935) as Sheriff Pete
- Peggy (1916) as Rev. Donald Bruce
- Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941) as Tourist
- The Ghost Rider (1935) as Guard
- The Lone Star Trail (1943) as Bartender Mike
- Mr. Broadway (1933) as 1st Suitor (archive footage)
- Social Error (1935) as Policeman
- The Phantom of the West (1930) as Martin Blair
- Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie (1941) as Bartender
- Oklahoma Jim (1931) as Lacy
- Headin' for the Rio Grande (1936) as Mr. Mack (cattle buyer)
- Border Guns (1934) as Dr. Jim Wilson
- Her Code of Honor (1919) as Eugene La Salle
- The Extra Girl (1923) as Himself
- The Phantom of the Air (1933) as Thomas Edmonds
- The Last Frontier (1932) as General Custer
- Strawberry Roan (1933) as Colonel Brownlee
- Outwitted (1925) as Jack Blaisdel
- Crack-Up (1934) as Police Chief
- Rustlers of Red Dog (1935) as Ira Dale [Chs. 1-4, 6, 10-12]
- A Sage Brush Hamlet (1919) as Larry Lang
- Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931) as John Mills
- No Defense (1929) as John Harper
- Paws of the Bear (1917) as Ray Bourke
- Cyclone of the Saddle (1935) as Wagon Master
- Song of the Gringo (1936) as Bailiff
- Barriers of the Law (1925) as Rex Brandon
- Peer Gynt (1915) as The Parson
- The Iced Bullet (1917) as The Author / Horace Lee
- Frontier Days (1934) as Sheriff Barnes
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Where can I watch William Desmond films in the UK?
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Most-watched William Desmond films currently: Tall in the Saddle (1944), Phantom of the Opera (1943), Flash Gordon (1936), Phantom Lady (1944), Thunder Mountain (1947).
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