Will Wright
Known for Acting · 200 credits
- Born
- 1894-03-25
- Died
- 1962-06-19
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known as
- William Henry Wright · William H. Wright
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
William Henry "Will" Wright (March 26, 1894, San Francisco, California - June 19, 1962, Los Angeles, California) was an American character actor. He was frequently cast in westerns and in curmudgeonly roles. Over the course of his career, Wright appeared in more than 200 film and television roles. He started his acting career in vaudeville and later moved to the stage, then on to movies, radio, and television.
Among the films in which Wright appeared are Shadow of the Thin Man (1941), The Major and the Minor (1943), So Proudly We Hail! (1943), Road to Utopia (1946), Mother Wore Tights (1947), Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), Little Women (1949), Walk Softly, Stranger (1950), Sunset in the West (1950), People Will Talk (1951), The Happy Time (1952), River of No Return (1954), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Jeanne Eagels (1957), and Gunman's Walk (1958). One of his most famous and memorable film roles was corrupt city official Dolph Pillsbury in the Academy Award-winning All the King's Men (1949).
Wright provided the voice of Friend Owl in Walt Disney's animated film Bambi (1942). He guest starred on several television series.
Will Wright died of cancer in 1962.
Known For
TV Shows (46)
Perry Mason
1957
as James Vardon / Adam Thompson / Chuck Clark
Lassie
1954
as Caleb Brown
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Ben Weaver
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Oliver
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Sam Petrie
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
as Judge Kramer
Maverick
1957
as General Hoyt Bosco / Jabe Hallock / General Eakins / Sheriff Chester Bentley
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Mr. Jackson
The Lone Ranger
1949
as Uncle Ed
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Pete at Firehouse #7
I Love Lucy
1951
as Mr. Walters / Sheriff
Lawman
1958
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Willie / Scupper
Dragnet
1951
The Real McCoys
1957
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Merrivale
Rawhide
1959
as Grandfather
Thriller
1960
as Constable Tom Walker
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Mr. Johnson
Bat Masterson
1958
as Billy Willow
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as King - Newspaper Editor
The Millionaire
1955
as Grandpa Costello
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Luther Hanks
The Tall Man
1960
Mister Ed
1961
as Mr. Thompson
Sugarfoot
1957
as Charlie Cade / John Chamberlain / Job Turner
You Are There
1953
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Judge O'Neill
December Bride
1954
Riverboat
1959
as J.C. Sickel
Outlaws
1960
Pete and Gladys
1960
Public Defender
1954
as Horace Bascomb
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Mr. Crane
Trackdown
1957
as Zack
Cavalcade of America
1952
as George's Father
Bronco
1958
Mr. Lucky
1959
as The Leadville Kid
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Official Detective
1957
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Father Gourdian
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as McClish
Conflict
1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Pop / Father
The Living Christ
1951
as Annas / Herod The Great
General Electric Theater
1953
as Jake Marley / McCrain / Grandpaw
Movies (154)
Bambi
1942
as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Little Women
1949
as Mr. Grace (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
1947
as Uncle Tom (uncredited)
Cape Fear
1962
as Dr. Pearsall
Niagara
1953
as Boatman
Blue Skies
1946
as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Dallas
1950
as Judge Harper
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Bible Salesman (uncredited)
River of No Return
1954
as Trader (uncredited)
Fail Safe
1964
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
1945
as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
The Wild One
1953
as Art Kleiner
Johnny Guitar
1954
as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
The Loose Nut
1945
as Construction Worker (voice)
Saboteur
1942
as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
Fall Guy
1945
as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
Paula
1952
as Raymond Bascom
They Live by Night
1949
as Mobley
All the King's Men
1949
as Dolph Pillsbury
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
In Old Oklahoma
1943
as Doctor
O. Henry's Full House
1952
as Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) / Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
1943
as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia
1946
as "Dad" Newell
Alias Jesse James
1959
as Titus Queasley
The Tall Men
1955
as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
Vengeance Valley
1951
as Mr. Willoughby
Adam's Rib
1949
as Judge Marcasson
The Kentuckian
1955
as John Decker (uncredited)
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
1948
as Pop Williams
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
as Maguire (uncredited)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
as Admiral William S. Sims
My Forbidden Past
1951
as Luther Toplady
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
as Marshal Kit Dodge
The Deadly Companions
1961
as Doctor Acton
Not as a Stranger
1955
as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1941
as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
No Way Out
1950
as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
California's Golden Beginning
1948
House by the River
1950
as Inspector Sarten
Nothing but the Truth
1941
as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
Here Comes Elmer
1943
as Horace Parrot
Shut My Big Mouth
1942
as Jim Long
Big Jack
1949
as Will Farnsworth
The Inner Circle
1946
as Henry Boggs
Act of Violence
1949
as Pop
The Major and the Minor
1942
as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
as Eph Hackett (uncredited)
The Raid
1954
as Josiah Anderson
The Tell-Tale Heart
1941
as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
The Last Posse
1953
as Todd Mitchell
Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
People Will Talk
1951
as John Higgins (uncredited)
The Long Night
1947
as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
The Walls of Jericho
1948
as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
as Sheriff
Whispering Smith
1948
as Sheriff McSwiggin
The Tall Target
1951
as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
Grissly's Millions
1945
as John Frey
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Senator
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946
as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
The Savage Horde
1950
as Judge Thomas Cole
Excuse My Dust
1951
as Race judge
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Twenty Plus Two
1961
as Newspaper morgue attendant
State Fair
1945
as Hog Judge (uncredited)
Lust for Gold
1949
as Parsons (uncredited)
Johnny Tremain
1957
as Ephraim Lapham
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Alderman (uncredited)
So This Is New York
1948
as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
Rhapsody in Blue
1945
as Rachmaninoff
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
California
1947
as Chairman (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
as Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
1952
as Mike Fogarty
Jeanne Eagels
1957
as Marshal (uncredited)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959
as Pentagon General
Mob Town
1941
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946
as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
You, the People
1940
as Mr. Roberts
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
as Mr. Nelson
The Missouri Traveler
1958
as Sheriff Marvin Peavy
Relentless
1948
as Sam - the Horse Dealer
Quantrill's Raiders
1958
as Judge Wood
These Wilder Years
1956
as Old Cab Driver
An Act of Murder
1948
as Judge Jim Wilder
Holiday for Sinners
1952
as The Man with a Cigar
Mother Wore Tights
1947
as Withers (uncredited)
The Wayward Bus
1957
as Van Brunt
Bewitched
1945
as Mr. Herkheimer
Rendezvous with Annie
1946
as Elmer Snodgrass
The Jolson Story
1946
as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948
as Jake Willis
Take It Big
1944
as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
Along the Oregon Trail
1947
as Jim Bridger
Wilson
1944
as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
Who's Cookin Who?
1946
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Blaze of Noon
1947
as Mr. Thomas
Lure of the Wilderness
1952
as Sheriff Brink
One Exciting Week
1946
as Otis Piper
Never Trust a Gambler
1951
as Cap Douglas (uncredited)
They Made Me a Killer
1946
as Henry, the Blacksmith
The Navy Way
1944
as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Danger Street
1947
as Police Chief Bullward
Gunman's Walk
1958
as Judge
Wild Harvest
1947
as Mike Alperson
The Trouble with Women
1947
as Commissioner (uncredited)
The Iron Sheriff
1957
as Judge
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942
as Mr. Slade
Black Eagle
1948
as Sheriff Clancy
You Came Along
1945
as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
The Reckless Driver
1946
as Wally Walrus (voice)
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940
as Mr. Tucker
The Meanest Man in the World
1943
as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
1944
as Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Sunset in the West
1950
as Sheriff Tad Osborne
The Green Promise
1949
as Mr. Grenstedt
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
About Will Wright
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Henry "Will" Wright (March 26, 1894, San Francisco, California - June 19, 1962, Los Angeles, California) was an American character actor. He was frequently cast in westerns and in curmudgeonly roles. Over the course of his career, Wright appeared in more than 200 film and television roles. He started his acting career in vaudeville and later moved to the stage, then on to movies, radio, and television. Among the films in which Wright appeared are Shadow of the Thin Man (1941), The Major and the Mi… With 200 credits spanning from 1934 to 1964, Will Wright has appeared in 154 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Will Wright Movies
- Bambi (1942) — as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
- Little Women (1949) — as Mr. Grace (uncredited)
- Uncle Tom's Cabaña (1947) — as Uncle Tom (uncredited)
- Cape Fear (1962) — as Dr. Pearsall
- Niagara (1953) — as Boatman
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