William Wright

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: Acting

Born: Ogden, Utah, USA, 1911-01-06

Died: 1949-01-20

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1936	China Clipper	Pilot	56
2	1941	World Premiere	Luther Shinkley	50
3	1941	Devil Pays Off	Christopher Waring	33
4	1941	Glamour Boy	Hank Landon	60
5	1942	Fly By Night	Intern (Uncredited)	64
6	1942	True to the Army	Lt. Danvers	0
7	1942	Not a Ladies' Man	John Keen	60
8	1942	Meet the Stewarts	Winkie Rogers (uncredited)	60
9	1942	Night in New Orleans	George Wallace	40
10	1942	Parachute Nurse	Lt. Woods	50
11	1942	A Man's World	Dan O'Driscoll	60
12	1942	Lucky Legs	'Pinkie' Connors	0
13	1942	The Daring Young Man	Sam Long	43
14	1942	A Night to Remember	Scott Carstairs	65
15	1943	Reveille with Beverly	Barry Lang	70
16	1943	Murder in Times Square	Detective Lieutenant Tabor	46
17	1943	Saddles and Sagebrush	Krag Savin	43
18	1944	One Mysterious Night	Paul Martens	60
19	1944	Dancing in Manhattan	Steve Crawford	60
20	1945	Eadie Was a Lady	Tommy Foley	40
21	1945	Escape in the Fog	Barry Malcolm	52
22	1945	Eve Knew Her Apples	Ward Williams	52
23	1946	The Mask of Diijon	Tony Holiday	49
24	1946	Lover Come Back	Jimmy Hennessey	62
25	1946	Down Missouri Way	Mike Burton	0
26	1947	Doctor Jim	Doctor Sylvester	0
27	1947	Philo Vance Returns	Philo Vance	50
28	1947	Gas House Kids Go West	Jim Kingsley	60
29	1949	Rose of the Yukon	Tom Clark	0
30	1949	Daughter of the Jungle	Carl Easton	43
31	1949	Impact	Prosecutor	61
32	1949	Air Hostess	Fred MacCoy	47

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
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