William Wright (actor)
Year Title Role
1936 China Clipper Pilot
1937 Swing High , Swing Low Attendant
1937 Blazing Barriers CCC Boy
1941 Rookies on Parade Bob Madison
1941 Kiss the Boys Goodbye Reporter
1941 World Premiere Luther Shinkley
1941 The Devil Pays Off Christopher Waring
1941 Glamour Boy Hank Landon
1941 Louisiana Purchase Ambulance Driver
1942 Fly-by-Night Intern
1942 True to the Army Lt. Danvers
1942 Not a Ladies ' Man John Keen
1942 Sweetheart of the Fleet Lt. Philip Blaine
1942 Meet the Stewarts Winkie Rogers
1942 Henry and Dizzy Announcer
1942 Night in New Orleans George Wallace
1942 Sweater Girl Announcer
1942 Parachute Nurse Lt. Woods
1942 A Man 's World Dan O'Driscoll
1942 Lucky Legs 'Pinkie ' Connors
Filmography
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.