Actor
William Wright
Born 1911 · 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.
Acting
Impact
Prosecutor · 1949
A Night to Remember
Scott Carstairs · 1942
Lucky Legs
'Pinkie' Connors · 1942
Escape in the Fog
Barry Malcolm · 1945
Reveille with Beverly
Barry Lang · 1943
Down Missouri Way
Mike Burton · 1946
Doctor Jim
Doctor Sylvester · 1947
True to the Army
Lt. Danvers · 1942
One Mysterious Night
Paul Martens · 1944
Lover Come Back
Jimmy Hennessey · 1946
Fly By Night
Intern (Uncredited) · 1942
China Clipper
Pilot · 1936
Parachute Nurse
Lt. Woods · 1942
A Man's World
Dan O'Driscoll · 1942
Dancing in Manhattan
Steve Crawford · 1944
Rose of the Yukon
Tom Clark · 1949
King of the Gamblers
Dave Fowler · 1948
Not a Ladies' Man
John Keen · 1942
Philo Vance Returns
Philo Vance · 1947
Glamour Boy
Hank Landon · 1941
Gas House Kids Go West
Jim Kingsley · 1947
Air Hostess
Fred MacCoy · 1949
The Mask of Diijon
Tony Holiday · 1946
Eve Knew Her Apples
Ward Williams · 1945