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
Impact
1949
as Prosecutor
A Night to Remember
1942
as Scott Carstairs
Glamour Boy
1941
as Hank Landon
Night in New Orleans
1942
as George Wallace
Air Hostess
1949
as Fred MacCoy
Lucky Legs
1942
as 'Pinkie' Connors
Lover Come Back
1946
as Jimmy Hennessey
China Clipper
1936
as Pilot
Murder in Times Square
1943
as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
Reveille with Beverly
1943
as Barry Lang
Daughter of the Jungle
1949
as Carl Easton
Devil Pays Off
1941
as Christopher Waring
The Mask of Diijon
1946
as Tony Holiday
Philo Vance Returns
1947
as Philo Vance
Meet the Stewarts
1942
as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
Eadie Was a Lady
1945
as Tommy Foley
Fly By Night
1942
as Intern (Uncredited)
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945
as Ward Williams
Escape in the Fog
1945
as Barry Malcolm
A Man's World
1942
as Dan O'Driscoll