Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1911-01-06
Place of Birth
Ogden, Utah, USA
William Wright
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.
Known For
as Lt. Woods
as Barry Lang
as Ward Williams
as Scott Carstairs
as Prosecutor
as 'Pinkie' Connors
as Barry Malcolm
as Dan O'Driscoll
as Christopher Waring
as Philo Vance
as Paul Martens
as Tony Holiday
as Hank Landon
as Carl Easton
as Krag Savin
as Fred MacCoy
as Doctor Sylvester
as Tommy Foley
as Dave Fowler
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