William Wright

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...

Known For

Impact

as Prosecutor

Escape in the Fog

as Barry Malcolm

A Night to Remember

as Scott Carstairs

Cast Credits

Air Hostess

as Fred MacCoy

Impact

as Prosecutor

Rose of the Yukon

as Tom Clark

King of the Gamblers

as Dave Fowler

Gas House Kids Go West

as Jim Kingsley

Philo Vance Returns

as Philo Vance

Doctor Jim

as Doctor Sylvester

Down Missouri Way

as Mike Burton

Lover Come Back

as Jimmy Hennessey

The Mask of Diijon

as Tony Holiday

Eve Knew Her Apples

as Ward Williams

Escape in the Fog

as Barry Malcolm

Eadie Was a Lady

as Tommy Foley

Dancing in Manhattan

as Steve Crawford

One Mysterious Night

as Paul Martens

Murder in Times Square

as Detective Lieutenant Tabor

A Night to Remember

as Scott Carstairs

Lucky Legs

as 'Pinkie' Connors

A Man's World

as Dan O'Driscoll

Parachute Nurse

as Lt. Woods

Night in New Orleans

as George Wallace

Meet the Stewarts

as Winkie Rogers (uncredited)

Not a Ladies' Man

as John Keen

True to the Army

as Lt. Danvers

Fly By Night

as Intern (Uncredited)

Glamour Boy

as Hank Landon