Acting
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.
Known for
1945
Escape in the Fog
Barry Malcolm
Movie
1949
Daughter of the Jungle
Carl Easton
Movie
1943
Murder in Times Square
Detective Lieutenant Tabor
Movie
1947
Philo Vance Returns
Philo Vance
Movie
1942
A Night to Remember
Scott Carstairs
Movie
1949
Impact
Prosecutor
Movie
1945
Eadie Was a Lady
Tommy Foley
Movie
1942
Night in New Orleans
George Wallace
Movie
1942
Meet the Stewarts
Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
Movie
1943
Reveille with Beverly
Barry Lang
Movie