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.
Known For
Acting
(1949)
Daughter of the Jungle
as Carl Easton
(1949)
Impact
as Prosecutor
(1949)
Air Hostess
as Fred MacCoy
(1949)
Rose of the Yukon
as Tom Clark
(1947)
Philo Vance Returns
as Philo Vance
(1947)
Gas House Kids Go West
as Jim Kingsley
(1947)
Doctor Jim
as Doctor Sylvester
(1946)
The Mask of Diijon
as Tony Holiday
(1946)
Lover Come Back
as Jimmy Hennessey
(1946)
Down Missouri Way
as Mike Burton
(1945)
Eve Knew Her Apples
as Ward Williams
(1945)
Escape in the Fog
as Barry Malcolm
(1945)
Eadie Was a Lady
as Tommy Foley
(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)
Not a Ladies' Man
as John Keen
(1942)
Parachute Nurse
as Lt. Woods
(1942)
True to the Army
as Lt. Danvers
(1942)
A Night to Remember
as Scott Carstairs
(1942)
Fly By Night
as Intern (Uncredited)
(1942)
Meet the Stewarts
as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
(1942)
Night in New Orleans
as George Wallace
(1942)
The Daring Young Man
as Sam Long
(1942)
Lucky Legs
as 'Pinkie' Connors
(1942)
A Man's World
as Dan O'Driscoll
(1941)
Glamour Boy
as Hank Landon
(1941)
World Premiere
as Luther Shinkley
(1941)
Devil Pays Off
as Christopher Waring
(1936)
China Clipper
as Pilot