Actor
William Wright
January 6, 1911 · 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.
Often works with
George Chandler
5 titles together
The Mask of Diijon, A Night to Remember, Night in New Orleans
Jessie Arnold
3 titles together
Escape in the Fog, Air Hostess, Eve Knew Her Apples
Marguerite Chapman
3 titles together
Murder in Times Square, The Daring Young Man, Meet the Stewarts
Ann Miller
3 titles together
Reveille with Beverly, Eve Knew Her Apples, Eadie Was a Lady
Ernie Adams
2 titles together
Escape in the Fog, Murder in Times Square
Edmund Cobb
2 titles together
Escape in the Fog, Saddles and Sagebrush
Full filmography · 33
Air Hostess
as Fred MacCoy
1949
Impact
as Prosecutor
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Daughter of the Jungle
as Carl Easton
1949
Rose of the Yukon
as Tom Clark
1949
King of the Gamblers
as Dave Fowler
1948
Gas House Kids Go West
as Jim Kingsley
1947
Philo Vance Returns
as Philo Vance
1947Doctor Jim
as Doctor Sylvester
1947
Down Missouri Way
as Mike Burton
1946
Lover Come Back
as Jimmy Hennessey
1946
The Mask of Diijon
as Tony Holiday
1946Eve Knew Her Apples
as Ward Williams
1945