6 Best William Fawcett Movies

By Vlad Zakh · August 15, 2026

William Fawcett, a former college professor turned character actor, brought weathered authenticity to decades of westerns, comedies and family films. Blackbeard’s Ghost summons the pirate to a track coach’s life, Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter pairs an outlaw with a Frankenstein descendant, No Time for Sergeants drafts a naive Georgia farm boy, and The Return of Dracula sends a vampire to pose as an American relative. Springfield Rifle and High Wall round out the list.

Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)

TMDB ★ 6.1

A college track coach accidentally summons the ghost of the legendary pirate Blackbeard.

Directed by Robert Stevenson · 1h 46m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)

TMDB ★ 3.3

An outlaw teams up with a descendant of Frankenstein as a gunslinger on the run.

Directed by William Beaudine · 1h 23m

Where to watch

Stream: Screambox Amazon Channel, IndieFlix, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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No Time for Sergeants (1958)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A good-natured but hopelessly naive Georgia farm boy causes chaos after being drafted into the Air Force.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 59m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Return of Dracula (1958)

TMDB ★ 5.6

William Fawcett features in this horror where a vampire fleeing Europe assumes the identity of a relative visiting an unsuspecting California family.

Directed by Paul Landres · 1h 17m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, ScreenPix Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ScreenPix Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Fandango At Home

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Springfield Rifle (1952)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A Union officer goes undercover as a traitor to expose a ring smuggling horses to the Confederacy.

Directed by André de Toth · 1h 33m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: TCM · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store

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High Wall (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.8

An amnesiac war veteran accused of murdering his wife undergoes psychiatric treatment to recover his memory.

Directed by Curtis Bernhardt · 1h 39m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best William Fawcett Movies

Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)

No Time for Sergeants (1958)

The Return of Dracula (1958)

Springfield Rifle (1952)

High Wall (1947)

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