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