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.
33 movies
Air Hostess
1949·5.8
Impact
1949·6.1
Daughter of the Jungle
1949·5.0
Rose of the Yukon
1949·7.0
King of the Gamblers
1948·7.0
Gas House Kids Go West
1947·6.5
Philo Vance Returns
1947·6.3
Doctor Jim
1947·8.0
Down Missouri Way
1946·8.0
Lover Come Back
1946·7.1
The Mask of Diijon
1946·4.8
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945·5.6
Escape in the Fog
1945·5.4
Eadie Was a Lady
1945·4.4
Dancing in Manhattan
1944·7.0
One Mysterious Night
1944·6.2
Saddles and Sagebrush
1943·5.0
Murder in Times Square
1943·4.7
Reveille with Beverly
1943·7.5
A Night to Remember
1942·6.7
The Daring Young Man
1942·5.0
Lucky Legs
1942·9.0
A Man's World
1942·7.0
Parachute Nurse
1942·7.0
Night in New Orleans
1942·4.2
Meet the Stewarts
1942·5.5
Not a Ladies' Man
1942·6.3
True to the Army
1942·8.0
Fly By Night
1942·6.7
Glamour Boy
1941·6.5
Devil Pays Off
1941·4.1
World Premiere
1941·6.0
China Clipper
1936·5.9