Will Wright
Acting
Born: March 25, 1894 · San Francisco, California, USA
Died: June 19, 1962 (aged 68)
Highest Rated
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
Bambi
1942
Cape Fear
1962
Saboteur
1942
River of No Return
1954
Johnny Guitar
1954
Inherit the Wind
1960
Fail Safe
1964
Scarlet Street
1945
Niagara
1953
Adam's Rib
1949
The Wild One
1953
I Love Lucy
1951
Photos (1)
Movies (152)
Bambi
Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Cape Fear
Dr. Pearsall
Little Women
Mr. Grace (uncredited)
River of No Return
Trader (uncredited)
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
Niagara
Boatman
They Made Me a Killer
Henry, the Blacksmith
Inherit the Wind
Bible Salesman (uncredited)
All the King's Men
Dolph Pillsbury
Saboteur
J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Eph Hackett (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
The Wild One
Art Kleiner
Fail Safe
Bit Part (uncredited)
Act of Violence
Pop
The Tall Men
Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
They Live by Night
Mobley
Rendezvous with Annie
Elmer Snodgrass
Lust for Gold
Parsons (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Dallas
Judge Harper
Adam's Rib
Judge Marcasson
The Major and the Minor
Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia
"Dad" Newell
The Long Night
Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
Doctor
The Deadly Companions
Doctor Acton
Alias Jesse James
Titus Queasley
People Will Talk
John Higgins (uncredited)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Admiral William S. Sims
Big Jack
Will Farnsworth
Gunman's Walk
Judge
No Way Out
Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
State Fair
Hog Judge (uncredited)
Jeanne Eagels
Marshal (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
Maguire (uncredited)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Fire Chief (uncredited)
The Kentuckian
John Decker (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
Vengeance Valley
Mr. Willoughby
Johnny Tremain
Ephraim Lapham
The Raid
Josiah Anderson
The Tall Target
Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
Without Reservations
Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Marshal Kit Dodge
The Hoodlum Saint
Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
Blue Skies
Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Lure of the Wilderness
Sheriff Brink
Paula
Raymond Bascom
The Las Vegas Story
Mike Fogarty
The Wayward Bus
Van Brunt
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Mr. Nelson
These Wilder Years
Old Cab Driver
Road to Utopia
Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
Salome, Where She Danced
Sheriff
The Jolson Story
Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
California
Chairman (uncredited)
Here Comes Elmer
Horace Parrot
Relentless
Sam - the Horse Dealer
Not as a Stranger
Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
House by the River
Inspector Sarten
Tales of Manhattan
Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger
Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
Nothing but the Truth
Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
Wildcat
John 'Paw' Smithers
Wilson
Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
Senator
The Walls of Jericho
Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
Sylvanus Boogle
The Savage Horde
Judge Thomas Cole
So This Is New York
Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
The Last Posse
Todd Mitchell
Sleepy Lagoon
Cyrus Coates
You Came Along
Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Fall Guy
Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
Mother Wore Tights
Withers (uncredited)
Whispering Smith
Sheriff McSwiggin
The Happy Time
Family Doctor
Tennessee Johnson
Alderman (uncredited)
The Inner Circle
Henry Boggs
You, the People
Mr. Roberts
Never Trust a Gambler
Cap Douglas (uncredited)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Pentagon General
Grissly's Millions
John Frey
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
Blaze of Noon
Mr. Thomas
Twenty Plus Two
Newspaper morgue attendant
The Madonna's Secret
The Riverman
My Forbidden Past
Luther Toplady
High Powered
Jeff Hines
Brimstone
Martin Tredwell
Young Man with Ideas
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Iron Sheriff
Judge
The Reckless Driver
Wally Walrus (voice)
Who's Cookin Who?
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Shut My Big Mouth
Jim Long
California's Golden Beginning
1948
The Green Promise
Mr. Grenstedt
Wild Harvest
Mike Alperson
Practically Yours
Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
Cynthia
Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
Excuse My Dust
Race judge
The Trouble with Women
Commissioner (uncredited)
Holiday for Sinners
The Man with a Cigar
Rhapsody in Blue
Rachmaninoff
One Exciting Week
Otis Piper
Bewitched
Mr. Herkheimer
Dangerous Passage
Postal Clerk (uncredited)
An Act of Murder
Judge Jim Wilder
Lydia Bailey
Consul (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
Uncle Tom (uncredited)
The Inside Story
J. J. Johnson
Disaster
Pop Hansford
Cowboy in Manhattan
Higgins
Maisie Was a Lady
Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
You Can't Ration Love
Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
Green Grass of Wyoming
Jake Willis
Big Town
Station Agent (uncredited)
Keeper of the Bees
Dr. Grayson
The Town Went Wild
Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
The Missouri Traveler
Sheriff Marvin Peavy
It's A Small World
Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
Quantrill's Raiders
Judge Wood
Along the Oregon Trail
Jim Bridger
The Navy Way
Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Blondie Plays Cupid
Mr. Tucker
The Good Fellows
Brother from Danville (uncredited)
Mrs. Mike
Dr. McIntosh
Sunset in the West
Sheriff Tad Osborne
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Tim Summers
Mob Town
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Black Eagle
Sheriff Clancy
The Postman Didn't Ring
Mr. Slade
Apple Andy
Devil
Danger Street
Police Chief Bullward
USS VD: Ship of Shame
Commandant (uncredited)
The Loose Nut
Construction Worker (voice)
The Richest Man in Town
Frederick Johnson
A Letter From Bataan
Mr. Limpert
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Foreman (uncredited)
The Meanest Man in the World
Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
Down Missouri Way
Prof. Morris
Take It Big
Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
Prospecting for Petroleum
The Professor (voice)
Hot Cargo
Tim Chapman
Fair Weather Fiends
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Pure Feud
Lem (uncredited)
Grape Nutty
Crow (Voice)
TV Shows (62)
Perry Mason
James Vardon · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Adam Thompson · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Chuck Clark · 1 eps
Lassie
Caleb Brown · 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Ben Weaver · 3 eps
Dragnet
1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
Oliver · 1 eps
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Sam Petrie · 1 eps
Maverick
2 eps
Maverick
General Hoyt Bosco · 1 eps
Maverick
Jabe Hallock · 1 eps
Maverick
General Eakins · 1 eps
Maverick
Sheriff Chester Bentley · 1 eps
I Love Lucy
Mr. Walters · 2 eps
I Love Lucy
Sheriff · 1 eps
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Judge Kramer · 1 eps
Rawhide
Grandfather · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Willie · 1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
Scupper · 1 eps
Leave It to Beaver
Pete at Firehouse #7 · 1 eps
The Lone Ranger
Uncle Ed · 1 eps
Lawman
1 eps
Thriller
Constable Tom Walker · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Billy Willow · 3 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
King - Newspaper Editor · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Grandpa Costello · 1 eps
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Mr. Jackson · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Luther Hanks · 1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Judge O'Neill · 1 eps
The Real McCoys
1 eps
Dennis the Menace
Merrivale · 4 eps
Mister Ed
Mr. Thompson · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Mr. Crane · 1 eps
The Danny Thomas Show
Mr. Johnson · 1 eps
Sugarfoot
Charlie Cade · 1 eps
Sugarfoot
John Chamberlain · 1 eps
Sugarfoot
Job Turner · 1 eps
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1 eps
December Bride
3 eps
Bronco
1 eps
Trackdown
1 eps
Trackdown
Zack · 1 eps
Cavalcade of America
George's Father · 1 eps
You Are There
Philip Arnold · 1 eps
Riverboat
J.C. Sickel · 1 eps
Outlaws
1 eps
Mr. Lucky
The Leadville Kid · 1 eps
The Tall Man
1 eps
Pete and Gladys
1 eps
Public Defender
Horace Bascomb · 1 eps
The Living Christ
Herod The Great · 1 eps
The Living Christ
Annas · 2 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
McClish · 1 eps
Official Detective
1 eps
General Electric Theater
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Jake Marley · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
McCrain · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Grandpaw · 1 eps
Letter to Loretta
Father Gourdian · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pop · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Father · 1 eps