William Wright
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 6, 1911
- Died
- January 20, 1949
- Birthplace
- Ogden, Utah, USA
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 1949
as Fred MacCoy
Impact 1949
as Prosecutor
Daughter of the Jungle 1949
as Carl Easton
Rose of the Yukon 1949
as Tom Clark
King of the Gamblers 1948
as Dave Fowler
Gas House Kids Go West 1947
as Jim Kingsley
Philo Vance Returns 1947
as Philo Vance
- Doctor Jim
Doctor Jim 1947
as Doctor Sylvester
Down Missouri Way 1946
as Mike Burton
Lover Come Back 1946
as Jimmy Hennessey
The Mask of Diijon 1946
as Tony Holiday
- Eve Knew Her Apples
Eve Knew Her Apples 1945
as Ward Williams
Escape in the Fog 1945
as Barry Malcolm
Eadie Was a Lady 1945
as Tommy Foley
Dancing in Manhattan 1944
as Steve Crawford
One Mysterious Night 1944
as Paul Martens
Saddles and Sagebrush 1943
as Krag Savin
Murder in Times Square 1943
as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
Reveille with Beverly 1943
as Barry Lang
A Night to Remember 1942
as Scott Carstairs
The Daring Young Man 1942
as Sam Long
Lucky Legs 1942
as 'Pinkie' Connors
A Man's World 1942
as Dan O'Driscoll
Parachute Nurse 1942
as Lt. Woods
Night in New Orleans 1942
as George Wallace
Meet the Stewarts 1942
as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
Not a Ladies' Man 1942
as John Keen
True to the Army 1942
as Lt. Danvers
Fly By Night 1942
as Intern (Uncredited)
Glamour Boy 1941
as Hank Landon
Devil Pays Off 1941
as Christopher Waring
World Premiere 1941
as Luther Shinkley
China Clipper 1936
as Pilot
Credits from TMDB.