Personal Info
Known Credits
32
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1911-01-06 (114 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Ogden, Utah, USA
Also Known For
William Wright
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 (1 ...
Acting
1949 --
Air Hostess
| Fred MacCoy
1949 --
Impact
| Prosecutor
1949 --
Daughter of the Jungle
| Carl Easton
1949 --
Rose of the Yukon
| Tom Clark
1947 --
Gas House Kids Go West
| Jim Kingsley
1947 --
Philo Vance Returns
| Philo Vance
1947 --
Doctor Jim
| Doctor Sylvester
1946 --
Down Missouri Way
| Mike Burton
1946 --
Lover Come Back
| Jimmy Hennessey
1946 --
The Mask of Diijon
| Tony Holiday
1945 --
Eve Knew Her Apples
| Ward Williams
1945 --
Escape in the Fog
| Barry Malcolm
1945 --
Eadie Was a Lady
| Tommy Foley
1944 --
Dancing in Manhattan
| Steve Crawford
1944 --
One Mysterious Night
| Paul Martens
1943 --
Saddles and Sagebrush
| Krag Savin
1943 --
Murder in Times Square
| Detective Lieutenant Tabor
1943 --
Reveille with Beverly
| Barry Lang
1942 --
A Night to Remember
| Scott Carstairs
1942 --
The Daring Young Man
| Sam Long
1942 --
Lucky Legs
| 'Pinkie' Connors
1942 --
A Man's World
| Dan O'Driscoll
1942 --
Parachute Nurse
| Lt. Woods
1942 --
Night in New Orleans
| George Wallace
1942 --
Meet the Stewarts
| Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
1942 --
Not a Ladies' Man
| John Keen
1942 --
True to the Army
| Lt. Danvers
1942 --
Fly By Night
| Intern (Uncredited)
1941 --
Glamour Boy
| Hank Landon
1941 --
Devil Pays Off
| Christopher Waring
1941 --
World Premiere
| Luther Shinkley
1936 --
China Clipper
| Pilot