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.
Acting
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Impact
as Prosecutor
1949
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Escape in the Fog
as Barry Malcolm
1945
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The Mask of Diijon
as Tony Holiday
1946
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A Night to Remember
as Scott Carstairs
1942
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One Mysterious Night
as Paul Martens
1944
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China Clipper
as Pilot
1936
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Devil Pays Off
as Christopher Waring
1941
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Murder in Times Square
as Detective Lieutenant Tabor
1943
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Reveille with Beverly
as Barry Lang
1943
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Night in New Orleans
as George Wallace
1942
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Fly By Night
as Intern (Uncredited)
1942
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Eve Knew Her Apples
as Ward Williams
1945
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Daughter of the Jungle
as Carl Easton
1949
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Saddles and Sagebrush
as Krag Savin
1943
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Eadie Was a Lady
as Tommy Foley
1945
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Air Hostess
as Fred MacCoy
1949
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Not a Ladies' Man
as John Keen
1942
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The Daring Young Man
as Sam Long
1942
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Meet the Stewarts
as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
1942
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Lover Come Back
as Jimmy Hennessey
1946
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Philo Vance Returns
as Philo Vance
1947
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Parachute Nurse
as Lt. Woods
1942
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Dancing in Manhattan
as Steve Crawford
1944
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Gas House Kids Go West
as Jim Kingsley
1947