Portrait of William Wright

William Wright

Bio: 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
Born: Fri, Jan 06 1911
Birthplace: Ogden, Utah, USA

Death: Thu, Jan 20 1949
William Wright is 38 years old
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Poster of Air Hostess
Air Hostess
William Wright would have been no older than
38 in Air Hostess
as 'Fred MacCoy'.
Thu, Aug 25 1949
Poster of Impact
Impact
William Wright would have been no older than
38 in Impact
as 'Prosecutor'.
Sun, Mar 20 1949
Poster of Daughter of the Jungle
Daughter of the Jungle
William Wright would have been no older than
38 in Daughter of the Jungle
as 'Carl Easton'.
Tue, Feb 08 1949
Poster of Rose of the Yukon
Rose of the Yukon
William Wright was
37 in Rose of the Yukon
as 'Tom Clark'.
Wed, Jan 05 1949
Poster of Gas House Kids Go West
Gas House Kids Go West
William Wright was
36 in Gas House Kids Go West
as 'Jim Kingsley'.
Thu, Jun 12 1947
Poster of Philo Vance Returns
Philo Vance Returns
William Wright was
36 in Philo Vance Returns
as 'Philo Vance'.
Mon, Apr 14 1947
Poster of Doctor Jim
Doctor Jim
William Wright was
35 in Doctor Jim
as 'Doctor Sylvester'.
Wed, Jan 01 1947
Poster of Down Missouri Way
Down Missouri Way
William Wright was
35 in Down Missouri Way
as 'Mike Burton'.
Thu, Aug 15 1946
Poster of The Mask of Diijon
The Mask of Diijon
William Wright was
35 in The Mask of Diijon
as 'Tony Holiday'.
Mon, Mar 11 1946
Poster of Eve Knew Her Apples
Eve Knew Her Apples
William Wright was
34 in Eve Knew Her Apples
as 'Ward Williams'.
Thu, Apr 12 1945
Poster of Escape in the Fog
Escape in the Fog
William Wright was
34 in Escape in the Fog
as 'Barry Malcolm'.
Thu, Apr 05 1945
Poster of Eadie Was a Lady
Eadie Was a Lady
William Wright was
34 in Eadie Was a Lady
as 'Tommy Foley'.
Wed, Jan 24 1945
Poster of Dancing in Manhattan
Dancing in Manhattan
William Wright was
33 in Dancing in Manhattan
as 'Steve Crawford'.
Thu, Dec 14 1944
Poster of One Mysterious Night
One Mysterious Night
William Wright was
33 in One Mysterious Night
as 'Paul Martens'.
Sat, Oct 21 1944
Poster of Saddles and Sagebrush
Saddles and Sagebrush
William Wright was
32 in Saddles and Sagebrush
as 'Krag Savin'.
Mon, Apr 26 1943
Poster of Murder in Times Square
Murder in Times Square
William Wright was
32 in Murder in Times Square
as 'Detective Lieutenant Tabor'.
Thu, Apr 01 1943
Poster of Reveille with Beverly
Reveille with Beverly
William Wright was
32 in Reveille with Beverly
as 'Barry Lang'.
Thu, Feb 04 1943
Poster of A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
William Wright was
31 in A Night to Remember
as 'Scott Carstairs'.
Thu, Dec 10 1942
Poster of The Daring Young Man
The Daring Young Man
William Wright was
31 in The Daring Young Man
as 'Sam Long'.
Thu, Oct 08 1942
Poster of Lucky Legs
Lucky Legs
William Wright was
31 in Lucky Legs
as ''Pinkie' Connors'.
Thu, Oct 01 1942
Poster of A Man's World
A Man's World
William Wright was
31 in A Man's World
as 'Dan O'Driscoll'.
Thu, Sep 17 1942
Poster of Parachute Nurse
Parachute Nurse
William Wright was
31 in Parachute Nurse
as 'Lt. Woods'.
Thu, Aug 06 1942
Poster of Night in New Orleans
Night in New Orleans
William Wright was
31 in Night in New Orleans
as 'George Wallace'.
Wed, Jul 01 1942
Poster of Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts
William Wright was
31 in Meet the Stewarts
as 'Winkie Rogers (uncredited)'.
Thu, May 21 1942
Poster of Not a Ladies' Man
Not a Ladies' Man
William Wright was
31 in Not a Ladies' Man
as 'John Keen'.
Thu, May 14 1942
Poster of True to the Army
True to the Army
William Wright was
31 in True to the Army
as 'Lt. Danvers'.
Sat, Mar 21 1942
Poster of Fly-By-Night
Fly-By-Night
William Wright was
31 in Fly-By-Night
as 'Intern (Uncredited)'.
Mon, Jan 19 1942
Poster of Glamour Boy
Glamour Boy
William Wright was
30 in Glamour Boy
as 'Hank Landon'.
Fri, Dec 05 1941
Poster of Devil Pays Off
Devil Pays Off
William Wright was
30 in Devil Pays Off
as 'Christopher Waring'.
Mon, Nov 10 1941
Poster of World Premiere
World Premiere
William Wright was
30 in World Premiere
as 'Luther Shinkley'.
Thu, Aug 21 1941
Poster of China Clipper
China Clipper
William Wright was
25 in China Clipper
as 'Pilot'.
Tue, Aug 11 1936

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