William Wright
Born: 1911-01-06 in Ogden, Utah, USA
Died: 1949-01-20
Known For: Acting
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
1949
- Impact as Prosecutor
- Air Hostess as Fred MacCoy
- Rose of the Yukon as Tom Clark
- Daughter of the Jungle as Carl Easton
1948
- King of the Gamblers as Dave Fowler
1947
- Gas House Kids Go West as Jim Kingsley
- Philo Vance Returns as Philo Vance
- Doctor Jim as Doctor Sylvester
1946
- The Mask of Diijon as Tony Holiday
- Down Missouri Way as Mike Burton
- Lover Come Back as Jimmy Hennessey
1945
- Escape in the Fog as Barry Malcolm
- Eadie Was a Lady as Tommy Foley
- Eve Knew Her Apples as Ward Williams
1944
- One Mysterious Night as Paul Martens
- Dancing in Manhattan as Steve Crawford
1943
- Reveille with Beverly as Barry Lang
- Saddles and Sagebrush as Krag Savin
- Murder in Times Square as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
1942
- A Man's World as Dan O'Driscoll
- Fly By Night as Intern (Uncredited)
- Meet the Stewarts as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
- A Night to Remember as Scott Carstairs
- Night in New Orleans as George Wallace
- Parachute Nurse as Lt. Woods
- Not a Ladies' Man as John Keen
- Lucky Legs as 'Pinkie' Connors
- The Daring Young Man as Sam Long
- True to the Army as Lt. Danvers
1941
- Devil Pays Off as Christopher Waring
- Glamour Boy as Hank Landon
- World Premiere as Luther Shinkley
1936
- China Clipper as Pilot