As Actor
Impact
1949
6.0
William Wright
Acting
Birth Date
January 6, 1911
Place of Birth
Ogden, Utah, USA
Date of Death
January 20, 1949
Biography
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.
Complete Filmography
As Actor
Daughter of the Jungle
1949
4.3
As Actor
Gas House Kids Go West
1947
6.0
As Actor
Philo Vance Returns
1947
5.0
As Actor
The Mask of Diijon
1946
4.9
As Actor
Escape in the Fog
1945
5.3
As Actor
Eadie Was a Lady
1945
4.0
As Actor
One Mysterious Night
1944
5.9
As Actor
Saddles and Sagebrush
1943
4.3
As Actor
Murder in Times Square
1943
4.6
As Actor
Reveille with Beverly
1943
7.0
As Actor
A Night to Remember
1942
6.6
As Actor
The Daring Young Man
1942
4.3
As Actor
Parachute Nurse
1942
5.0
As Actor
Not a Ladies' Man
1942
6.0
As Actor
Glamour Boy
1941
6.0