William Wright

William Wright

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

06/01/1911

Day of Death

20/01/1949
(38) years old

Place of Birth

Ogden, Utah, USA

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 Happe... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1949

Air Hostess

as Fred MacCoy

1949

Impact

as Prosecutor

1949

Daughter of the Jungle

as Carl Easton

1949

Rose of the Yukon

as Tom Clark

1947

Gas House Kids Go West

as Jim Kingsley

1947

Philo Vance Returns

as Philo Vance

1947

Doctor Jim

as Doctor Sylvester

1946

Down Missouri Way

as Mike Burton

1946

Lover Come Back

as Jimmy Hennessey

1946

The Mask of Diijon

as Tony Holiday

1945

Eve Knew Her Apples

as Ward Williams

1945

Escape in the Fog

as Barry Malcolm

1945

Eadie Was a Lady

as Tommy Foley

1944

Dancing in Manhattan

as Steve Crawford

1944

One Mysterious Night

as Paul Martens

1943

Saddles and Sagebrush

as Krag Savin

1943

Murder in Times Square

as Detective Lieutenant Tabor

1943

Reveille with Beverly

as Barry Lang

1942

A Night to Remember

as Scott Carstairs

1942

The Daring Young Man

as Sam Long

1942

Lucky Legs

as 'Pinkie' Connors

1942

A Man's World

as Dan O'Driscoll

1942

Parachute Nurse

as Lt. Woods

1942

Night in New Orleans

as George Wallace

1942

Meet the Stewarts

as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)

1942

Not a Ladies' Man

as John Keen

1942

True to the Army

as Lt. Danvers

1942

Fly By Night

as Intern (Uncredited)

1941

Glamour Boy

as Hank Landon

1941

Devil Pays Off

as Christopher Waring

1941

World Premiere

as Luther Shinkley

1936

China Clipper

as Pilot