Acting
Community Rating
5.2
TMDB estimate
Born
January 6, 1911
Died
January 20, 1949 (age 38)
Born in
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.
Air Hostess
as Fred MacCoy
1949
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Impact
as Prosecutor
1949
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Daughter of the Jungle
as Carl Easton
1949
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Rose of the Yukon
as Tom Clark
1949
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King of the Gamblers
as Dave Fowler
1948
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Gas House Kids Go West
as Jim Kingsley
1947
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Philo Vance Returns
as Philo Vance
1947
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Doctor Jim
as Doctor Sylvester
1947
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Down Missouri Way
as Mike Burton
1946
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Lover Come Back
as Jimmy Hennessey
1946
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The Mask of Diijon
as Tony Holiday
1946
—Eve Knew Her Apples
as Ward Williams
1945
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Escape in the Fog
as Barry Malcolm
1945
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Eadie Was a Lady
as Tommy Foley
1945
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Dancing in Manhattan
as Steve Crawford
1944
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One Mysterious Night
as Paul Martens
1944
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Saddles and Sagebrush
as Krag Savin
1943
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Murder in Times Square
as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
1943
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Reveille with Beverly
as Barry Lang
1943
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A Night to Remember
as Scott Carstairs
1942
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