William Wright
Known for: Acting
Born: January 5, 1911 in Ogden, Utah, USA - Died: January 19, 1949
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
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Escape in the Fog
Barry Malcolm
Impact
Prosecutor
The Mask of Diijon
Tony Holiday
Not a Ladies' Man
John Keen
One Mysterious Night
Paul Martens
A Night to Remember
Scott Carstairs
Reveille with Beverly
Barry Lang
Murder in Times Square
Detective Lieutenant Tabor
Night in New Orleans
George Wallace
Devil Pays Off
Christopher Waring
Eve Knew Her Apples
Ward Williams
Rose of the Yukon
Tom Clark
Daughter of the Jungle
Carl Easton
The Daring Young Man
Sam Long
Down Missouri Way
Mike Burton
Parachute Nurse
Lt. Woods
Dancing in Manhattan
Steve Crawford
Gas House Kids Go West
Jim Kingsley
Lucky Legs
'Pinkie' Connors
Saddles and Sagebrush
Krag Savin
Eadie Was a Lady
Tommy Foley
True to the Army
Lt. Danvers
Air Hostess
Fred MacCoy
Doctor Jim
Doctor Sylvester