William Courtright (February 10, 1848 – March 6, 1933)[1] was an American film actor.

He was born Theodore Courtright in New Milford, Illinois, and was educated in the public schools of Ione, California.

[2] Courtright's acting career began with Shakespearean plays, as he worked with Lawrence Barrett.

He worked with D. W. Griffith and in his later career at the Hal Roach Studios, where he appeared in several early Laurel and Hardy comedies.

An item in the October 28, 1928, edition of The Cincinnati Enquirer described him as "the oldest living motion-picture actor on the screen ..."[4] His best-known role was Oliver Hardy's wealthy Uncle Bernal in That's My Wife (1929).