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person_profile-William Wright

William Wright Died at age: 38

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Jan 06, 1911

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 20, 1949

Biography of

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.

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Filmography of

William Wright

Found 29 Movies in total

Air Hostess

Fred MacCoy ( Actor )

... 1949

Impact

Prosecutor ( Actor )

... 1949

Daughter of the Jungle

Carl Easton ( Actor )

... 1949

Rose of the Yukon

Tom Clark ( Actor )

... 1949

Gas House Kids Go West

Jim Kingsley ( Actor )

... 1947

Philo Vance Returns

Philo Vance ( Actor )

... 1947

Down Missouri Way

Mike Burton ( Actor )

... 1946

The Mask of Diijon

Tony Holiday ( Actor )

... 1946

Escape in the Fog

Barry Malcolm ( Actor )

... 1945

Eadie Was a Lady

Tommy Foley ( Actor )

... 1945

Dancing in Manhattan

Steve Crawford ( Actor )

... 1944

One Mysterious Night

Paul Martens ( Actor )

... 1944

Saddles and Sagebrush

Krag Savin ( Actor )

... 1943

Murder in Times Square

Detective Lieutenant Tabor ( Actor )

... 1943

Reveille with Beverly

Barry Lang ( Actor )

... 1943

A Night to Remember

Scott Carstairs ( Actor )

... 1942

The Daring Young Man

Sam Long ( Actor )

... 1942

Lucky Legs

'Pinkie' Connors ( Actor )

... 1942

A Man's World

Dan O'Driscoll ( Actor )

... 1942

Parachute Nurse

Lt. Woods ( Actor )

... 1942

Night in New Orleans

George Wallace ( Actor )

... 1942

Meet the Stewarts

Winkie Rogers (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Not a Ladies' Man

John Keen ( Actor )

... 1942

True to the Army

Lt. Danvers ( Actor )

... 1942

Fly By Night

Intern (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Glamour Boy

Hank Landon ( Actor )

... 1941

Devil Pays Off

Christopher Waring ( Actor )

... 1941

World Premiere

Luther Shinkley ( Actor )

... 1941

China Clipper

Pilot ( Actor )

... 1936