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'.
Movie Released: Thu, Aug 25 1949
Poster of Impact
Impact
William Wright would have been no older than 38 in Impact as 'Prosecutor'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Thu, Jun 12 1947
Poster of Philo Vance Returns
Philo Vance Returns
William Wright was 36 in Philo Vance Returns as 'Philo Vance'.
Movie Released: Mon, Apr 14 1947
Poster of Doctor Jim
Doctor Jim
William Wright was 35 in Doctor Jim as 'Doctor Sylvester'.
Movie Released: Wed, Jan 01 1947
Poster of Down Missouri Way
Down Missouri Way
William Wright was 35 in Down Missouri Way as 'Mike Burton'.
Movie Released: Thu, Aug 15 1946
Poster of Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back
William Wright was 35 in Lover Come Back as 'Jimmy Hennessey'.
Movie Released: Fri, Jun 21 1946
Poster of The Mask of Diijon
The Mask of Diijon
William Wright was 35 in The Mask of Diijon as 'Tony Holiday'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Wed, Jan 24 1945
Poster of Dancing in Manhattan
Dancing in Manhattan
William Wright was 33 in Dancing in Manhattan as 'Steve Crawford'.
Movie Released: Thu, Dec 14 1944
Poster of One Mysterious Night
One Mysterious Night
William Wright was 33 in One Mysterious Night as 'Paul Martens'.
Movie Released: Sat, Oct 21 1944
Poster of Saddles and Sagebrush
Saddles and Sagebrush
William Wright was 32 in Saddles and Sagebrush as 'Krag Savin'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Thu, Apr 01 1943
Poster of Reveille with Beverly
Reveille with Beverly
William Wright was 32 in Reveille with Beverly as 'Barry Lang'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Thu, Oct 08 1942
Poster of Lucky Legs
Lucky Legs
William Wright was 31 in Lucky Legs as ''Pinkie' Connors'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Thu, Sep 17 1942
Poster of Parachute Nurse
Parachute Nurse
William Wright was 31 in Parachute Nurse as 'Lt. Woods'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Wed, Jul 01 1942
Poster of Meet the Stewarts
Meet the Stewarts
William Wright was 31 in Meet the Stewarts as 'Winkie Rogers (uncredited)'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: 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'.
Movie Released: Sat, Mar 21 1942
Poster of Fly By Night
Fly By Night
William Wright was 31 in Fly By Night as 'Intern (Uncredited)'.
Movie Released: Mon, Jan 19 1942
Poster of Glamour Boy
Glamour Boy
William Wright was 30 in Glamour Boy as 'Hank Landon'.
Movie Released: Fri, Dec 05 1941
Poster of Devil Pays Off
Devil Pays Off
William Wright was 30 in Devil Pays Off as 'Christopher Waring'.
Movie Released: Mon, Nov 10 1941
Poster of World Premiere
World Premiere
William Wright was 30 in World Premiere as 'Luther Shinkley'.
Movie Released: Thu, Aug 21 1941
Poster of China Clipper
China Clipper
William Wright was 25 in China Clipper as 'Pilot'.
Movie Released: Tue, Aug 11 1936

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