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William Wright
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William Wright
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1911-01-06,Ogden, Utah, USA
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Escape in the Fog

5.2

Escape in the Fog
1945-04-05

6.1

Impact
1949-03-20

The Mask of Diijon

4.9

The Mask of Diijon
1946-03-11

Not a Ladies' Man

6

Not a Ladies' Man
1942-05-14

One Mysterious Night

5.9

One Mysterious Night
1944-10-21

A Night to Remember

6.3

A Night to Remember
1942-12-10

Reveille with Beverly

7

Reveille with Beverly
1943-02-04

Murder in Times Square

4.6

Murder in Times Square
1943-04-01

Philo Vance Returns

5

Philo Vance Returns
1947-04-14

Night in New Orleans

4

Night in New Orleans
1942-07-01

3.3

Devil Pays Off
1941-11-10

Eve Knew Her Apples

5.2

Eve Knew Her Apples
1945-04-12

Rose of the Yukon

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Rose of the Yukon
1949-01-05

Daughter of the Jungle

4.3

Daughter of the Jungle
1949-02-08

The Daring Young Man

4.3

The Daring Young Man
1942-10-08

Down Missouri Way

0

Down Missouri Way
1946-08-15

Parachute Nurse

5

Parachute Nurse
1942-08-06

Dancing in Manhattan

6

Dancing in Manhattan
1944-12-14

Gas House Kids Go West

6

Gas House Kids Go West
1947-06-12

0

Lucky Legs
1942-10-01

Saddles and Sagebrush

4.3

Saddles and Sagebrush
1943-04-26

Eadie Was a Lady

4

Eadie Was a Lady
1945-01-24

True to the Army

0

True to the Army
1942-03-21

4.7

Air Hostess
1949-08-25

0

Doctor Jim
1947-01-01

5.6

China Clipper
1936-08-11

5

World Premiere
1941-08-21

6

A Man's World
1942-09-17

6.4

Fly-By-Night
1942-01-19

Meet the Stewarts

6

Meet the Stewarts
1942-05-21

6

Glamour Boy
1941-12-05