Tony Wright

Paul Anthony "Tony" Wright (10 December 1925 – 6 June 1986) was an English film actor. The son of actor Hugh E. Wright, he was a Rank Organisation contract player for some years. In October 1956, John Davis, managing director of Rank, announced him as one of the actors under contract to Rank that Davis thought would become an international star. He married actress Janet Munro in 1957, though the couple were divorced in 1959. He played the role of London-based private detective Slim Callaghan in several French films. Biography Wright's father was an actor, Hugh E. Wright, but originally Wright wanted to be a farmer. He served for two years in the Navy and then moved to South Africa where he tried chicken farming and gold mining before going into theatre.