William Wright

William Wright

1/6/1911 – 1/20/1949Ogden, 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 titles)

Air Hostess5.8Movie

Air Hostess

Fred MacCoy · 1949

Impact6.1Movie

Impact

Prosecutor · 1949

Daughter of the Jungle5.0Movie

Daughter of the Jungle

Carl Easton · 1949

Rose of the Yukon7.0Movie

Rose of the Yukon

Tom Clark · 1949

King of the Gamblers7.0Movie

King of the Gamblers

Dave Fowler · 1948

Gas House Kids Go West6.5Movie

Gas House Kids Go West

Jim Kingsley · 1947

Philo Vance Returns6.3Movie

Philo Vance Returns

Philo Vance · 1947

8.0Movie

Doctor Jim

Doctor Sylvester · 1947

Down Missouri Way8.0Movie

Down Missouri Way

Mike Burton · 1946

Lover Come Back7.1Movie

Lover Come Back

Jimmy Hennessey · 1946

The Mask of Diijon4.8Movie

The Mask of Diijon

Tony Holiday · 1946

5.6Movie

Eve Knew Her Apples

Ward Williams · 1945

Escape in the Fog5.4Movie

Escape in the Fog

Barry Malcolm · 1945

Eadie Was a Lady4.4Movie

Eadie Was a Lady

Tommy Foley · 1945

Dancing in Manhattan7.0Movie

Dancing in Manhattan

Steve Crawford · 1944

One Mysterious Night6.2Movie

One Mysterious Night

Paul Martens · 1944

Saddles and Sagebrush5.0Movie

Saddles and Sagebrush

Krag Savin · 1943

Murder in Times Square4.7Movie

Murder in Times Square

Detective Lieutenant Tabor · 1943

Reveille with Beverly7.5Movie

Reveille with Beverly

Barry Lang · 1943

A Night to Remember6.7Movie

A Night to Remember

Scott Carstairs · 1942

The Daring Young Man5.0Movie

The Daring Young Man

Sam Long · 1942

Lucky Legs9.0Movie

Lucky Legs

'Pinkie' Connors · 1942

A Man's World7.0Movie

A Man's World

Dan O'Driscoll · 1942

Parachute Nurse7.0Movie

Parachute Nurse

Lt. Woods · 1942

Night in New Orleans4.2Movie

Night in New Orleans

George Wallace · 1942

Meet the Stewarts5.5Movie

Meet the Stewarts

Winkie Rogers (uncredited) · 1942

Not a Ladies' Man6.3Movie

Not a Ladies' Man

John Keen · 1942

True to the Army8.0Movie

True to the Army

Lt. Danvers · 1942

Fly By Night6.7Movie

Fly By Night

Intern (Uncredited) · 1942

Glamour Boy6.5Movie

Glamour Boy

Hank Landon · 1941