William Wright
Acting
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 cancer in 1949 at the age of 38.
Filmography 33
Movies (33)
Air Hostess1949Fred MacCoy
Impact1949Prosecutor
Daughter of the Jungle1949Carl Easton
Rose of the Yukon1949Tom Clark
King of the Gamblers1948Dave Fowler
Gas House Kids Go West1947Jim Kingsley
Philo Vance Returns1947Philo Vance- Doctor Jim1947Doctor Sylvester
Down Missouri Way1946Mike Burton
Lover Come Back1946Jimmy Hennessey
The Mask of Diijon1946Tony Holiday- Eve Knew Her Apples1945Ward Williams
Escape in the Fog1945Barry Malcolm
Eadie Was a Lady1945Tommy Foley
Dancing in Manhattan1944Steve Crawford
One Mysterious Night1944Paul Martens
Saddles and Sagebrush1943Krag Savin
Murder in Times Square1943Detective Lieutenant Tabor
Reveille with Beverly1943Barry Lang
A Night to Remember1942Scott Carstairs
The Daring Young Man1942Sam Long
Lucky Legs1942'Pinkie' Connors
A Man's World1942Dan O'Driscoll
Parachute Nurse1942Lt. Woods
Night in New Orleans1942George Wallace
Meet the Stewarts1942Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
Not a Ladies' Man1942John Keen
True to the Army1942Lt. Danvers
Fly By Night1942Intern (Uncredited)
Glamour Boy1941Hank Landon