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.
Impact
Fly By Night
Escape in the Fog
The Mask of Diijon
One Mysterious Night
A Night to Remember
China Clipper
Glamour Boy
Reveille with Beverly
True to the Army
Meet the Stewarts
Philo Vance Returns
Murder in Times Square
Night in New Orleans
Devil Pays Off
Lover Come Back
Eve Knew Her Apples
Daughter of the Jungle
Down Missouri Way
The Daring Young Man
