William Wright
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-01-06 (38 years old)
Deathday
1949-01-20
Place of Birth
Ogden, Utah, USA
Also known As
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William Wright
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.
Acting
1945
as Barry Malcolm
1949
as Prosecutor
1946
as Tony Holiday
1942
as John Keen
1944
as Paul Martens
1942
as Scott Carstairs
1943
as Barry Lang
1943
as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
1947
as Philo Vance
1942
as George Wallace
1941
as Christopher Waring
1945
as Ward Williams
1949
as Tom Clark
1949
as Carl Easton
1942
as Sam Long
1946
as Mike Burton
1942
as Lt. Woods
1944
as Steve Crawford
1947
as Jim Kingsley
1942
as 'Pinkie' Connors
1943
as Krag Savin
1945
as Tommy Foley
1942
as Lt. Danvers
1949
as Fred MacCoy
1947
as Doctor Sylvester
1936
as Pilot
1941
as Luther Shinkley
1942
as Dan O'Driscoll
1942
as Intern (Uncredited)
1942
as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
1941
as Hank Landon
1946
as Jimmy Hennessey
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