William Wright (actor)William Wright was an American actor. He is unrelated to the more famous character actor Will Wright.CareerHe was a 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 and the title role in King of the Gamblers. Wright's other films include Escape in the Fog, Rose of the Yukon, Daughter of the Jungle, and Impact. Wright died from cancer in 1949 two weeks after his 38th birthday, he was buried at his birthplace in Ogden, Utah.