profile image

William Wright

Jan 06, 1911 - Jan 20, 1949 (38 years old) in Ogden, 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.

Known For

poster
Impact
Prosecutor
poster
China Clipper
Pilot
poster
Fly By Night
Intern (Uncredited)
poster
Lucky Legs
'Pinkie' Connors
poster
Lover Come Back
Jimmy Hennessey
poster
Parachute Nurse
Lt. Woods
poster
Glamour Boy
Hank Landon
poster
Meet the Stewarts
Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
poster
One Mysterious Night
Paul Martens
poster
Philo Vance Returns
Philo Vance

Credits