William Wright
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Film
A Night to Remember
Scott Carstairs
1942
Film
Murder in Times Square
Detective Lieutenant Tabor
1943
Film
A Man's World
Dan O'Driscoll
1942
Film
Escape in the Fog
Barry Malcolm
1945
Film
Impact
Prosecutor
1949
Film
Daughter of the Jungle
Carl Easton
1949
Film
Meet the Stewarts
Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
1942
Film
Gas House Kids Go West
Jim Kingsley
1947
Eve Knew Her Apples
Ward Williams
1945
Film
Eadie Was a Lady
Tommy Foley
1945
Film
The Daring Young Man
Sam Long
1942
Film
The Mask of Diijon
Tony Holiday
1946
Film
Not a Ladies' Man
John Keen
1942
Film
King of the Gamblers
Dave Fowler
1948
Film
Lucky Legs
'Pinkie' Connors
1942
Film
True to the Army
Lt. Danvers
1942
Film
Night in New Orleans
George Wallace
1942
Film
Rose of the Yukon
Tom Clark
1949
Film
Reveille with Beverly
Barry Lang
1943
Film
China Clipper
Pilot
1936
Film
Fly By Night
Intern (Uncredited)
1942
Film
Air Hostess
Fred MacCoy
1949
Film
Philo Vance Returns
Philo Vance
1947
Film
One Mysterious Night
Paul Martens
1944
Film
Devil Pays Off
Christopher Waring
1941
Film
Parachute Nurse
Lt. Woods
1942
Film
Lover Come Back
Jimmy Hennessey
1946
Film
Down Missouri Way
Mike Burton
1946
Film
Glamour Boy
Hank Landon
1941
Film
World Premiere
Luther Shinkley
1941
Film
Dancing in Manhattan
Steve Crawford
1944
Doctor Jim
Doctor Sylvester
1947
Film
Saddles and Sagebrush
Krag Savin
1943