Will Wright
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Mar 25, 1894 (132 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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
| 1964 | Fail SafeBit Part (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | Cape FearDr. Pearsall | |
| 1961 | The Deadly CompanionsDoctor Acton | |
| 1961 | Twenty Plus TwoNewspaper morgue attendant | |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke ShowSam Petrie | |
| 1961 | Mister EdMr. Thompson | |
| 1960 | Inherit the WindBible Salesman (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith ShowBen Weaver | |
| 1960 | The Tall Man | |
| 1960 | Outlaws | |
| 1960 | ThrillerConstable Tom Walker | |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse JamesTitus Queasley | |
| 1959 | The 30 Foot Bride of Candy RockPentagon General | |
| 1959 | RawhideGrandfather | |
| 1959 | Dennis the MenaceMerrivale | |
| 1959 | RiverboatJ.C. Sickel | |
| 1959 | Mr. LuckyThe Leadville Kid | |
| 1958 | Gunman's WalkJudge | |
| 1958 | Quantrill's RaidersJudge Wood | |
| 1958 | The Missouri TravelerSheriff Marvin Peavy | |
| 1958 | Rock-a-Bye BabyFire Chief (uncredited) | |
| 1958 | Bronco | |
| 1958 | Lawman | |
| 1958 | Bat MastersonBilly Willow | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset StripLuther Hanks | |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed ShowOliver | |
| 1957 | Johnny TremainEphraim Lapham | |
| 1957 | The Wayward BusVan Brunt | |
| 1957 | The Iron SheriffJudge | |
| 1957 | Jeanne EagelsMarshal (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Maverick | |
| 1957 | Trackdown | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonJames Vardon | |
| 1957 | Leave It to BeaverPete at Firehouse #7 | |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys | |
| 1957 | SugarfootCharlie Cade | |
| 1957 | Official Detective | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonAdam Thompson | |
| 1957 | MaverickGeneral Hoyt Bosco | |
| 1957 | MaverickJabe Hallock | |
| 1957 | MaverickGeneral Eakins | |
| 1957 | SugarfootJohn Chamberlain | |
| 1957 | SugarfootJob Turner | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonChuck Clark | |
| 1957 | MaverickSheriff Chester Bentley | |
| 1957 | TrackdownZack | |
| 1956 | These Wilder YearsOld Cab Driver | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreKing - Newspaper Editor | |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie!McClish | |
| 1956 | Conflict | |
| 1955 | Not as a StrangerMr. Roberts (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden Arm | |
| 1955 | Atomic Energy as a Force for GoodTim Summers | |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellAdmiral William S. Sims | |
| 1955 | The KentuckianJohn Decker (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | The Tall MenGus - Bartender (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | The MillionaireGrandpa Costello | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox HourJudge O'Neill | |
| 1954 | River of No ReturnTrader (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | The RaidJosiah Anderson | |
| 1954 | Johnny GuitarNed - Bank Teller (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | December Bride | |
| 1954 | LassieCaleb Brown | |
| 1953 | NiagaraBoatman | |
| 1953 | The Last PosseTodd Mitchell | |
| 1953 | The Wild OneArt Kleiner | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | |
| 1953 | You Are There | |
| 1953 | Letter to LorettaFather Gourdian | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterJake Marley | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterMcCrain | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterGrandpaw | |
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas ShowMr. Johnson | |
| 1952 | Lydia BaileyConsul (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | The Las Vegas StoryMike Fogarty | |
| 1952 | Holiday for SinnersThe Man with a Cigar | |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full HouseManager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | PaulaRaymond Bascom | |
| 1952 | Lure of the WildernessSheriff Brink | |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full HouseHotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | The Happy TimeFamily Doctor | |
| 1952 | Young Man with IdeasParty Guest (uncredited) | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of AmericaGeorge's Father | |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietMr. Jackson | |
| 1952 | Four Star PlayhouseWillie | |
| 1952 | Four Star PlayhouseScupper | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television TheatreMr. Crane | |
| 1951 | Never Trust a GamblerCap Douglas (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Vengeance ValleyMr. Willoughby | |
| 1951 | My Forbidden PastLuther Toplady | |
| 1951 | The Tall TargetThomas Ogden (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Excuse My DustRace judge | |
| 1951 | People Will TalkUncle John Higgins (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | I Love LucyMr. Walters | |
| 1951 | Dragnet | |
| 1951 | I Love LucySheriff | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsPop | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | |
| 1951 | The Living ChristHerod The Great | |
| 1951 | The Living ChristAnnas | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsFather | |
| 1950 | House by the RiverInspector Sarten | |
| 1950 | DallasJudge Harper | |
| 1950 | The Savage HordeJudge Thomas Cole | |
| 1950 | Sunset in the WestSheriff Tad Osborne | |
| 1950 | No Way OutDr. Cheney (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | A Ticket to TomahawkMarshal Kit Dodge | |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, StrangerJake - Poker Player (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowJudge Kramer | |
| 1949 | Grape NuttyCrow (Voice) | |
| 1949 | The Price of FreedomMcTrees | |
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes RichmondRoscoe Johnson (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | Lust for GoldParsons (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | All the King's MenDolph Pillsbury | |
| 1949 | Adam's RibJudge Marcasson | |
| 1949 | Act of ViolencePop | |
| 1949 | Little WomenMr. Grace (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | They Live by NightMobley | |
| 1949 | Big JackWill Farnsworth | |
| 1949 | BrimstoneMartin Tredwell | |
| 1949 | The Green PromiseMr. Grenstedt | |
| 1949 | Mrs. MikeDr. McIntosh | |
| 1949 | The Lone RangerUncle Ed | |
| 1948 | Jingle, Jangle, JinglePop Williams | |
| 1948 | Green Grass of WyomingJake Willis | |
| 1948 | So This Is New YorkUncle Fergus (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | The Walls of JerichoDr. Patterson (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet HomeBabirusa / Pig (voice) | |
| 1948 | DisasterPop Hansford | |
| 1948 | The Inside StoryJ. J. Johnson | |
| 1948 | Whispering SmithSheriff McSwiggin | |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseEph Hackett (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | An Act of MurderJudge Jim Wilder | |
| 1948 | Black EagleSheriff Clancy | |
| 1948 | RelentlessSam - the Horse Dealer | |
| 1948 | California's Golden Beginning | |
| 1947 | CaliforniaChairman (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | The Long NightMr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | The Trouble with WomenCommissioner (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Uncle Tom's CabanaUncle Tom (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Mother Wore TightsWithers (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Danger StreetPolice Chief Bullward | |
| 1947 | Blaze of NoonMr. Thomas | |
| 1947 | Keeper of the BeesDr. Grayson | |
| 1947 | CynthiaGus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep | |
| 1947 | Wild HarvestMike Alperson | |
| 1947 | Along the Oregon TrailJim Bridger | |
| 1946 | Johnny Comes Flying HomeForeman (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Who's Cookin Who?Wolfie Wolf (voice) | |
| 1946 | Hot CargoTim Chapman | |
| 1946 | Big TownStation Agent (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | The Jolson StorySourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Prospecting for PetroleumThe Professor (voice) | |
| 1946 | The Reckless DriverWally Walrus (voice) | |
| 1946 | Fair Weather FiendsWolfie Wolf (voice) | |
| 1946 | The Madonna's SecretThe Riverman | |
| 1946 | Without ReservationsPullman Conductor (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | The Blue Dahlia"Dad" Newell | |
| 1946 | The Inner CircleHenry Boggs | |
| 1946 | Blue SkiesDan - Stage Manager (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | One Exciting WeekOtis Piper | |
| 1946 | Rendezvous with AnnieElmer Snodgrass | |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum SaintAllan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Road to UtopiaMr. Latimer (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | They Made Me a KillerHenry, the Blacksmith | |
| 1946 | Down Missouri WayProf. Morris | |
| 1946 | Apple AndyDevil | |
| 1945 | Fall GuyMr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Salome, Where She DancedSheriff | |
| 1945 | You Came AlongCol. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | State FairHog Judge (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | The Loose NutConstruction Worker (voice) | |
| 1945 | BewitchedMr. Herkheimer | |
| 1945 | High PoweredJeff Hines | |
| 1945 | The Strange Affair of Uncle HarryMr. Nelson | |
| 1945 | Scarlet StreetGlobe Loan Office Manager (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Rhapsody in BlueRachmaninoff | |
| 1945 | Grissly's MillionsJohn Frey | |
| 1944 | You Can't Ration LoveJudge Cary - Justice of the Peace | |
| 1944 | The Navy WayBaldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | WilsonHughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | The Town Went WildJudge Harry Schrank (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Dangerous PassagePostal Clerk (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Practically YoursSen. Cowling (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Take It BigRodeo Judge (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Here Comes ElmerHorace Parrot | |
| 1943 | The Good FellowsBrother from Danville (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Cowboy in ManhattanHiggins | |
| 1943 | So Proudly We HailColonel Clark (Uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the WorldPawn Shop Owner (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | In Old OklahomaDoctor | |
| 1943 | Sleepy LagoonCyrus Coates | |
| 1942 | SaboteurJ.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | The Postman Didn't RingMr. Slade | |
| 1942 | Tales of ManhattanOld Concertgoer (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Tennessee JohnsonAlderman (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | The Major and the MinorTicket Agent #1 (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | WildcatJohn 'Paw' Smithers | |
| 1942 | A Letter From BataanMr. Limpert | |
| 1942 | BambiFriend Owl (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Shut My Big MouthJim Long | |
| 1942 | USS VD: Ship of ShameCommandant (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Mob TownPawnbroker (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin ManMaguire (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Nothing but the TruthMr. Bart Prichard (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | The Tell-Tale HeartSecond Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Cracked NutsSylvanus Boogle | |
| 1941 | The Richest Man in TownFrederick Johnson | |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a LadyJudge Thatcher (Uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Honky TonkTownsman at Meeting House (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the DustSenator | |
| 1940 | Blondie Plays CupidMr. Tucker | |
| 1940 | You, the PeopleMr. Roberts | |
| 1935 | It's A Small WorldCourtroom spectator (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Pure FeudLem (uncredited) |