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