Cast
William Wright
Acting
Cast
William Wright
Known for
Acting
Born
1911-01-06
From
Ogden, Utah, USA
Died
1949-01-20
Biography
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.
Impact
as Prosecutor
Philo Vance Returns
as Philo Vance
Air Hostess
as Fred MacCoy
Glamour Boy
as Hank Landon
China Clipper
as Pilot
Devil Pays Off
as Christopher Waring
Reveille with Beverly
as Barry Lang
World Premiere
as Luther Shinkley
Lucky Legs
as 'Pinkie' Connors
Meet the Stewarts
as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
as Jimmy Hennessey
A Night to Remember
as Scott Carstairs
The Daring Young Man
as Sam Long
A Man's World
as Dan O'Driscoll
Down Missouri Way
as Mike Burton
Escape in the Fog
as Barry Malcolm
Fly By Night
as Intern (Uncredited)
Daughter of the Jungle
as Carl Easton
Night in New Orleans
as George Wallace
Parachute Nurse
as Lt. Woods
Eadie Was a Lady
as Tommy Foley
Eve Knew Her Apples
as Ward Williams
One Mysterious Night
as Paul Martens
Saddles and Sagebrush
as Krag Savin
True to the Army
as Lt. Danvers
Gas House Kids Go West
as Jim Kingsley
Not a Ladies' Man
as John Keen
King of the Gamblers
as Dave Fowler
The Mask of Diijon
as Tony Holiday
Murder in Times Square
as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
Rose of the Yukon
as Tom Clark
Dancing in Manhattan
as Steve Crawford
Doctor Jim
as Doctor Sylvester