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
Impact
Glamour Boy
Escape in the Fog
Air Hostess
Reveille with Beverly
China Clipper
Fly By Night
Night in New Orleans
All Movies (33)
- Air Hostess1949 · as Fred MacCoy
- Impact1949 · as Prosecutor
- Daughter of the Jungle1949 · as Carl Easton
- Rose of the Yukon1949 · as Tom Clark
- King of the Gamblers1948 · as Dave Fowler
- Gas House Kids Go West1947 · as Jim Kingsley
- Philo Vance Returns1947 · as Philo Vance
- Doctor Jim1947 · as Doctor Sylvester
- Down Missouri Way1946 · as Mike Burton
- Lover Come Back1946 · as Jimmy Hennessey
- The Mask of Diijon1946 · as Tony Holiday
- Eve Knew Her Apples1945 · as Ward Williams
- Escape in the Fog1945 · as Barry Malcolm
- Eadie Was a Lady1945 · as Tommy Foley
- Dancing in Manhattan1944 · as Steve Crawford
- One Mysterious Night1944 · as Paul Martens
- Saddles and Sagebrush1943 · as Krag Savin
- Murder in Times Square1943 · as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
- Reveille with Beverly1943 · as Barry Lang
- A Night to Remember1942 · as Scott Carstairs
- The Daring Young Man1942 · as Sam Long
- Lucky Legs1942 · as 'Pinkie' Connors
- A Man's World1942 · as Dan O'Driscoll
- Parachute Nurse1942 · as Lt. Woods
- Night in New Orleans1942 · as George Wallace
- Meet the Stewarts1942 · as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
- Not a Ladies' Man1942 · as John Keen
- True to the Army1942 · as Lt. Danvers
- Fly By Night1942 · as Intern (Uncredited)
- Glamour Boy1941 · as Hank Landon
- Devil Pays Off1941 · as Christopher Waring
- World Premiere1941 · as Luther Shinkley
- China Clipper1936 · as Pilot