William Wright

Known for ActingBorn 1911-01-06Died 1949-01-20Ogden, 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.Read more

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Lucky Legs

Doctor Jim

Down Missouri Way

True to the Army

Reveille with Beverly

Lover Come Back

Rose of the Yukon

King of the Gamblers

Dancing in Manhattan

Parachute Nurse

A Man's World

A Night to Remember

Fly By Night

Gas House Kids Go West

Glamour Boy

Philo Vance Returns

Not a Ladies' Man

One Mysterious Night

Impact

World Premiere

Air Hostess

China Clipper

Eve Knew Her Apples

Meet the Stewarts

Escape in the Fog

Daughter of the Jungle

Saddles and Sagebrush

The Daring Young Man

The Mask of Diijon

Murder in Times Square

Eadie Was a Lady

Night in New Orleans

Devil Pays Off