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.
Filmography
Air Hostess
1949
as Fred MacCoy
Impact
1949
as Prosecutor
Daughter of the Jungle
1949
as Carl Easton
Rose of the Yukon
1949
as Tom Clark
King of the Gamblers
1948
as Dave Fowler
Gas House Kids Go West
1947
as Jim Kingsley
Philo Vance Returns
1947
as Philo Vance
- No poster
Doctor Jim
1947
as Doctor Sylvester
Down Missouri Way
1946
as Mike Burton
Lover Come Back
1946
as Jimmy Hennessey
The Mask of Diijon
1946
as Tony Holiday
- No poster
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945
as Ward Williams
Escape in the Fog
1945
as Barry Malcolm
Eadie Was a Lady
1945
as Tommy Foley
Dancing in Manhattan
1944
as Steve Crawford
One Mysterious Night
1944
as Paul Martens
Saddles and Sagebrush
1943
as Krag Savin
Murder in Times Square
1943
as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Barry Lang
A Night to Remember
1942
as Scott Carstairs
The Daring Young Man
1942
as Sam Long
Lucky Legs
1942
as 'Pinkie' Connors
A Man's World
1942
as Dan O'Driscoll
Parachute Nurse
1942
as Lt. Woods