Acting · Ogden, Utah, USA · Born January 6, 1911
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.
MovieAir Hostess
1949
as Fred MacCoy
MovieImpact
1949
as Prosecutor
MovieDaughter of the Jungle
1949
as Carl Easton
MovieRose of the Yukon
1949
as Tom Clark
MovieKing of the Gamblers
1948
as Dave Fowler
MovieGas House Kids Go West
1947
as Jim Kingsley
MoviePhilo Vance Returns
1947
as Philo Vance
Doctor Jim
1947
as Doctor Sylvester
MovieDown Missouri Way
1946
as Mike Burton
MovieLover Come Back
1946
as Jimmy Hennessey
MovieThe Mask of Diijon
1946
as Tony Holiday
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945
as Ward Williams
MovieEscape in the Fog
1945
as Barry Malcolm
MovieEadie Was a Lady
1945
as Tommy Foley
MovieDancing in Manhattan
1944
as Steve Crawford
MovieOne Mysterious Night
1944
as Paul Martens
MovieSaddles and Sagebrush
1943
as Krag Savin
MovieMurder in Times Square
1943
as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
MovieReveille with Beverly
1943
as Barry Lang
MovieA Night to Remember
1942
as Scott Carstairs
MovieThe Daring Young Man
1942
as Sam Long
MovieLucky Legs
1942
as 'Pinkie' Connors
MovieA Man's World
1942
as Dan O'Driscoll
MovieParachute Nurse
1942
as Lt. Woods
MovieNight in New Orleans
1942
as George Wallace
MovieMeet the Stewarts
1942
as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
MovieNot a Ladies' Man
1942
as John Keen
MovieTrue to the Army
1942
as Lt. Danvers
MovieFly By Night
1942
as Intern (Uncredited)
MovieGlamour Boy
1941
as Hank Landon
MovieDevil Pays Off
1941
as Christopher Waring
MovieWorld Premiere
1941
as Luther Shinkley
MovieChina Clipper
1936
as Pilot
