William Wright
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday6 January 1911
Died20 January 1949 (age 38)
Place of birthOgden, Utah, USA
Known credits33
Biography
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…
Air Hostess
1949 · Fred MacCoy
Impact
1949 · Prosecutor
Daughter of the Jungle
1949 · Carl Easton
Rose of the Yukon
1949 · Tom Clark
King of the Gamblers
1948 · Dave Fowler
Gas House Kids Go West
1947 · Jim Kingsley
Philo Vance Returns
1947 · Philo Vance
Doctor Jim
1947 · Doctor Sylvester
Down Missouri Way
1946 · Mike Burton
Lover Come Back
1946 · Jimmy Hennessey
The Mask of Diijon
1946 · Tony Holiday
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945 · Ward Williams
Escape in the Fog
1945 · Barry Malcolm
Eadie Was a Lady
1945 · Tommy Foley
Dancing in Manhattan
1944 · Steve Crawford
One Mysterious Night
1944 · Paul Martens
Saddles and Sagebrush
1943 · Krag Savin
Murder in Times Square
1943 · Detective Lieutenant Tabor
Reveille with Beverly
1943 · Barry Lang
A Night to Remember
1942 · Scott Carstairs
The Daring Young Man
1942 · Sam Long
Lucky Legs
1942 · 'Pinkie' Connors
A Man's World
1942 · Dan O'Driscoll
Parachute Nurse
1942 · Lt. Woods
Night in New Orleans
1942 · George Wallace
Meet the Stewarts
1942 · Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
Not a Ladies' Man
1942 · John Keen
True to the Army
1942 · Lt. Danvers
Fly By Night
1942 · Intern (Uncredited)
Glamour Boy
1941 · Hank Landon
Devil Pays Off
1941 · Christopher Waring
World Premiere
1941 · Luther Shinkley
China Clipper
1936 · Pilot
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