
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.

Reveille with Beverly

A Night to Remember

Fly By Night

Lover Come Back

Impact

Dancing in Manhattan

Gas House Kids Go West

A Man's World

Glamour Boy

One Mysterious Night

Not a Ladies' Man

China Clipper

Escape in the Fog

Philo Vance Returns

Parachute Nurse

World Premiere

Air Hostess

The Mask of Diijon

Murder in Times Square

The Daring Young Man

Meet the Stewarts

Daughter of the Jungle

Saddles and Sagebrush

Night in New Orleans

Devil Pays Off

Eadie Was a Lady

Rose of the Yukon

Down Missouri Way

Lucky Legs

True to the Army