William Wright
Known For
Acting
Born
1911-01-06 in 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.
Most Known For
Impact
as Prosecutor
Reveille with Beverly
as Barry Lang
China Clipper
as Pilot
Escape in the Fog
as Barry Malcolm
A Night to Remember
as Scott Carstairs
Philo Vance Returns
as Philo Vance
Glamour Boy
as Hank Landon
Lover Come Back
as Jimmy Hennessey
Murder in Times Square
as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
Fly By Night
as Intern (Uncredited)
Parachute Nurse
as Lt. Woods
Devil Pays Off
as Christopher Waring
World Premiere
as Luther Shinkley
True to the Army
as Lt. Danvers
Meet the Stewarts
as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
Lucky Legs
as 'Pinkie' Connors
Saddles and Sagebrush
as Krag Savin
Night in New Orleans
as George Wallace
Down Missouri Way
as Mike Burton
The Mask of Diijon
as Tony Holiday