William Wright
Acting
1911-01-06 · Ogden, Utah, USA
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 cancer in 1949 at the age of 38.
Filmography(33)
movieAir Hostess
as Fred MacCoy · 1949 · 5.8
movieImpact
as Prosecutor · 1949 · 6.1
movieDaughter of the Jungle
as Carl Easton · 1949 · 5.0
movieRose of the Yukon
as Tom Clark · 1949 · 7.0
movieKing of the Gamblers
as Dave Fowler · 1948 · 7.0
movieGas House Kids Go West
as Jim Kingsley · 1947 · 6.5
moviePhilo Vance Returns
as Philo Vance · 1947 · 6.3
movieDoctor Jim
as Doctor Sylvester · 1947 · 8.0
movieDown Missouri Way
as Mike Burton · 1946 · 8.0
movieLover Come Back
as Jimmy Hennessey · 1946 · 7.1
movieThe Mask of Diijon
as Tony Holiday · 1946 · 4.8
movieEve Knew Her Apples
as Ward Williams · 1945 · 5.6
movieEscape in the Fog
as Barry Malcolm · 1945 · 5.4
movieEadie Was a Lady
as Tommy Foley · 1945 · 4.4
movieDancing in Manhattan
as Steve Crawford · 1944 · 7.0
movieOne Mysterious Night
as Paul Martens · 1944 · 6.2
movieSaddles and Sagebrush
as Krag Savin · 1943 · 5.0
movieMurder in Times Square
as Detective Lieutenant Tabor · 1943 · 4.7
movieReveille with Beverly
as Barry Lang · 1943 · 7.5
movieA Night to Remember
as Scott Carstairs · 1942 · 6.7
movieThe Daring Young Man
as Sam Long · 1942 · 5.0
movieLucky Legs
as 'Pinkie' Connors · 1942 · 9.0
movieA Man's World
as Dan O'Driscoll · 1942 · 7.0
movieParachute Nurse
as Lt. Woods · 1942 · 7.0