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