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