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William Wright

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Born: January 6, 1911 in 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 Happened One Night entitled Eve Knew Her Apples. He also played Philo Vance in Philo Vance Returns (1947)...

Filmography33 TITLES
Impact
6.0
Impact1949
China Clipper
5.6
China Clipper1936
Murder in Times Square
4.3
Murder in Times Square1943
Fly By Night
6.4
Fly By Night1942
A Night to Remember
6.6
A Night to Remember1942
Night in New Orleans
3.6
Night in New Orleans1942
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One Mysterious Night
5.9
One Mysterious Night1944
Glamour Boy
6.0
Glamour Boy1941
Down Missouri Way
Down Missouri Way1946
Escape in the Fog
5.3
Escape in the Fog1945
Daughter of the Jungle
4.0
Daughter of the Jungle1949
A Man's World
6.0
A Man's World1942
Philo Vance Returns
5.0
Philo Vance Returns1947
Reveille with Beverly
7.0
Reveille with Beverly1943
Eadie Was a Lady
3.2
Eadie Was a Lady1945
Air Hostess
4.8
Air Hostess1949
Not a Ladies' Man
5.7
Not a Ladies' Man1942
Lucky Legs
Lucky Legs1942
Parachute Nurse
5.0
Parachute Nurse1942
Meet the Stewarts
4.3
Meet the Stewarts1942
Saddles and Sagebrush
4.0
Saddles and Sagebrush1943
Lover Come Back
6.2
Lover Come Back1946
The Daring Young Man
4.3
The Daring Young Man1942
The Mask of Diijon
4.6
The Mask of Diijon1946
True to the Army
True to the Army1942
World Premiere
5.0
World Premiere1941
Dancing in Manhattan
6.0
Dancing in Manhattan1944
Eve Knew Her Apples
5.2
Eve Knew Her Apples1945
Rose of the Yukon
Rose of the Yukon1949
Doctor Jim
Doctor Jim1947
King of the Gamblers
King of the Gamblers1948
Devil Pays Off
3.4
Devil Pays Off1941
Gas House Kids Go West
6.0
Gas House Kids Go West1947