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)...
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Escape in the Fog
As Barry Malcolm
Impact
As Prosecutor
The Mask of Diijon
As Tony Holiday
Not a Ladies' Man
As John Keen
One Mysterious Night
As Paul Martens
A Night to Remember
As Scott Carstairs
Reveille with Beverly
As Barry Lang
Murder in Times Square
As Detective Lieutenant Tabor
Philo Vance Returns
As Philo Vance
Night in New Orleans
As George Wallace
Devil Pays Off
As Christopher Waring
Eve Knew Her Apples
As Ward Williams
Rose of the Yukon
As Tom Clark
Daughter of the Jungle
As Carl Easton
The Daring Young Man
As Sam Long
Down Missouri Way
As Mike Burton
Parachute Nurse
As Lt. Woods
Dancing in Manhattan
As Steve Crawford
Gas House Kids Go West
As Jim Kingsley
Lucky Legs
As 'Pinkie' Connors
Saddles and Sagebrush
As Krag Savin
Eadie Was a Lady
As Tommy Foley
True to the Army
As Lt. Danvers
Air Hostess
As Fred MacCoy
Doctor Jim
As Doctor Sylvester
China Clipper
As Pilot
World Premiere
As Luther Shinkley
A Man's World
As Dan O'Driscoll
Fly By Night
As Intern (Uncredited)
Meet the Stewarts
As Winkie Rogers (uncredited)
Glamour Boy
As Hank Landon
Lover Come Back
As Jimmy Hennessey