William Wright
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-01-06
Day of Death
1949-01-20 (38 years old)
Place of Birth
Ogden, Utah, USA
William Wright
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.
Acting
(1949)
Impact
as Prosecutor
(1949)
Air Hostess
as Fred MacCoy
(1949)
Rose of the Yukon
as Tom Clark
(1949)
Daughter of the Jungle
as Carl Easton
(1947)
Philo Vance Returns
as Philo Vance
(1947)
Doctor Jim
as Doctor Sylvester
(1947)
Gas House Kids Go West
as Jim Kingsley
(1946)
Lover Come Back
as Jimmy Hennessey
(1946)
The Mask of Diijon
as Tony Holiday
(1946)
Down Missouri Way
as Mike Burton
(1945)
Eadie Was a Lady
as Tommy Foley
(1945)
Escape in the Fog
as Barry Malcolm
(1945)
Eve Knew Her Apples
as Ward Williams
(1944)
One Mysterious Night
as Paul Martens
(1944)
Dancing in Manhattan
as Steve Crawford
(1943)
Reveille with Beverly
as Barry Lang
(1943)
Murder in Times Square
as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
(1943)
Saddles and Sagebrush
as Krag Savin
(1942)
A Night to Remember
as Scott Carstairs
(1942)
A Man's World
as Dan O'Driscoll
(1942)
Meet the Stewarts
as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
(1942)
Night in New Orleans
as George Wallace
(1942)
Fly By Night
as Intern (Uncredited)
(1942)
Lucky Legs
as 'Pinkie' Connors
(1942)
Parachute Nurse
as Lt. Woods
(1942)
The Daring Young Man
as Sam Long
(1942)
True to the Army
as Lt. Danvers
(1942)
Not a Ladies' Man
as John Keen
(1941)
Glamour Boy
as Hank Landon
(1941)
Devil Pays Off
as Christopher Waring
(1941)
World Premiere
as Luther Shinkley
(1936)
China Clipper
as Pilot