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