Portrait of William Wright

Acting

William Wright

Career

Active from 1941 to 1949, busiest in 1942 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
William Wright Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Social Commentary
    2.3, average 4.9
  • Pathos
    2.9, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    2.5, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 3
  • Whodunit 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

32 titles ยท average score 56
Rose of the Yukon
Rose of the Yukon (1949)

as Tom Clark

Philo Vance Returns
Philo Vance Returns (1947)
GoodWatch score 60

as Philo Vance

The Mask of Diijon
The Mask of Diijon (1946)
GoodWatch score 49

as Tony Holiday

Escape in the Fog
Escape in the Fog (1945)
GoodWatch score 48

as Barry Malcolm

Eve Knew Her Apples
Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ward Williams

Eadie Was a Lady
Eadie Was a Lady (1945)

as Tommy Foley

One Mysterious Night
One Mysterious Night (1944)
GoodWatch score 47

as Paul Martens

Reveille with Beverly
Reveille with Beverly (1943)
GoodWatch score 53

as Barry Lang

A Man's World
A Man's World (1942)

as Dan O'Driscoll

The Daring Young Man
The Daring Young Man (1942)

as Sam Long

A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1942)
GoodWatch score 66

as Scott Carstairs

Devil Pays Off
Devil Pays Off (1941)

as Christopher Waring

1930s

1 title ยท average score 50
China Clipper
China Clipper (1936)
GoodWatch score 50

as Pilot