- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 6, 1911
- Place of Birth
- Ogden, Utah, USA
- Died
- January 20, 1949
William Wright
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
movieAir Hostess
1949 · Fred MacCoy
movieImpact
1949 · Prosecutor
movieDaughter of the Jungle
1949 · Carl Easton
movieRose of the Yukon
1949 · Tom Clark
movieKing of the Gamblers
1948 · Dave Fowler
movieGas House Kids Go West
1947 · Jim Kingsley
moviePhilo Vance Returns
1947 · Philo Vance
Doctor Jim
movieDoctor Jim
1947 · Doctor Sylvester
movieDown Missouri Way
1946 · Mike Burton
movieLover Come Back
1946 · Jimmy Hennessey
movieThe Mask of Diijon
1946 · Tony Holiday
Eve Knew Her Apples
movieEve Knew Her Apples
1945 · Ward Williams
movieEscape in the Fog
1945 · Barry Malcolm
movieEadie Was a Lady
1945 · Tommy Foley
movieDancing in Manhattan
1944 · Steve Crawford
movieOne Mysterious Night
1944 · Paul Martens
movieSaddles and Sagebrush
1943 · Krag Savin
movieMurder in Times Square
1943 · Detective Lieutenant Tabor
movieReveille with Beverly
1943 · Barry Lang
movieA Night to Remember
1942 · Scott Carstairs
movieThe Daring Young Man
1942 · Sam Long
movieLucky Legs
1942 · 'Pinkie' Connors
movieA Man's World
1942 · Dan O'Driscoll
movieParachute Nurse
1942 · Lt. Woods
movieNight in New Orleans
1942 · George Wallace
movieMeet the Stewarts
1942 · Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
movieNot a Ladies' Man
1942 · John Keen
movieTrue to the Army
1942 · Lt. Danvers
movieFly By Night
1942 · Intern (Uncredited)
movieGlamour Boy
1941 · Hank Landon
movieDevil Pays Off
1941 · Christopher Waring
movieWorld Premiere
1941 · Luther Shinkley
movieChina Clipper
1936 · Pilot