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