William Wright
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.
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TV Series
Movies
Escape in the Fog
5.3
Impact
6
The Mask of Diijon
4.9
Not a Ladies' Man
6
One Mysterious Night
5.909
A Night to Remember
6.5
Reveille with Beverly
7
Murder in Times Square
4.6
Philo Vance Returns
5
Night in New Orleans
4
Devil Pays Off
3.75
Eve Knew Her Apples
5.2
Rose of the Yukon
0
Daughter of the Jungle
4.3
The Daring Young Man
4.3
Down Missouri Way
0
Parachute Nurse
5
Dancing in Manhattan
6
Gas House Kids Go West
6
Lucky Legs
0
Saddles and Sagebrush
4.3
Eadie Was a Lady
4
True to the Army
0
Air Hostess
4.7
Doctor Jim
0
China Clipper
5.6
World Premiere
5
A Man's World
6
Fly By Night
6.4
Meet the Stewarts
6
Glamour Boy
6
Lover Come Back
6.2