About

Known credits:
32
Birthday:
1911-01-06
Place of birth:
Ogden, Utah, USA
Website:
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William Wright

Overview

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
1949 Air Hostess Actor Fred MacCoy 58
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1949 Impact Actor Prosecutor 59
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1949 Daughter of the Jungle Actor Carl Easton 58
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1949 Rose of the Yukon Actor Tom Clark N/A
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1947 Gas House Kids Go West Actor Jim Kingsley 59
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1947 Philo Vance Returns Actor Philo Vance 59
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1947 Doctor Jim Actor Doctor Sylvester N/A
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1946 Down Missouri Way Actor Mike Burton N/A
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1946 Lover Come Back Actor Jimmy Hennessey 58
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1946 The Mask of Diijon Actor Tony Holiday 58
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1945 Eve Knew Her Apples Actor Ward Williams 58
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1945 Escape in the Fog Actor Barry Malcolm 58
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1945 Eadie Was a Lady Actor Tommy Foley 58
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1944 Dancing in Manhattan Actor Steve Crawford 59
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1944 One Mysterious Night Actor Paul Martens 59
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1943 Saddles and Sagebrush Actor Krag Savin 58
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1943 Murder in Times Square Actor Detective Lieutenant Tabor 58
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1943 Reveille with Beverly Actor Barry Lang 59
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1942 A Night to Remember Actor Scott Carstairs 58
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1942 The Daring Young Man Actor Sam Long 58
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1942 Lucky Legs Actor 'Pinkie' Connors N/A
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1942 A Man's World Actor Dan O'Driscoll 59
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1942 Parachute Nurse Actor Lt. Woods 58
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1942 Night in New Orleans Actor George Wallace 58
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1942 Meet the Stewarts Actor Winkie Rogers (uncredited) 59
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1942 Not a Ladies' Man Actor John Keen 59
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1942 True to the Army Actor Lt. Danvers N/A
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1942 Fly-By-Night Actor Intern (Uncredited) 59
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1941 Glamour Boy Actor Hank Landon 59
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1941 Devil Pays Off Actor Christopher Waring 58
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1941 World Premiere Actor Luther Shinkley 58
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1936 China Clipper Actor Pilot 58
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