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