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Will Wright
Will Wright

Will Wright

ActingBorn March 25, 1894Died June 19, 1962 (age 68)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.

Filmography

1964
Fail Safe

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Movie
1962
Cape Fear

as Dr. Pearsall

Movie
1961TV
1961
Twenty Plus Two

as Newspaper morgue attendant

Movie
1961
The Deadly Companions

as Doctor Acton

Movie
1961
Mister Ed

as Mr. Thompson

TV
1960TV
1960TV
1960
Thriller

as Constable Tom Walker

TV
1960
Inherit the Wind

as Bible Salesman (uncredited)

Movie
1959
Mr. Lucky

as The Leadville Kid

TV
1959
Dennis the Menace

as Merrivale

TV
1959
Riverboat

as J.C. Sickel

TV
1959Movie
1959
Alias Jesse James

as Titus Queasley

Movie
1959
Rawhide

as Grandfather

TV
1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Luther Hanks

TV
1958
Bat Masterson

as Billy Willow

TV
1958TV
1958TV
1958TV
1958
Rock-a-Bye Baby

as Fire Chief (uncredited)

Movie
1958Movie
1958
Quantrill's Raiders

as Judge Wood

Movie
1958
The Missouri Traveler

as Sheriff Marvin Peavy

Movie
1957TV
1957
Leave It to Beaver

as Pete at Firehouse #7

TV
1957
Trackdown

as Zack

TV
1957TV
1957
Maverick

as General Hoyt Bosco

TV
1957
Maverick

as Jabe Hallock

TV
1957
Maverick

as General Eakins

TV
1957
Maverick

as Sheriff Chester Bentley

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as James Vardon

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Adam Thompson

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Chuck Clark

TV
1957
Sugarfoot

as Charlie Cade

TV
1957
Sugarfoot

as John Chamberlain

TV
1957
Sugarfoot

as Job Turner

TV
1957
Jeanne Eagels

as Marshal (uncredited)

Movie
1957
Johnny Tremain

as Ephraim Lapham

Movie
1957
The Wayward Bus

as Van Brunt

Movie
1957Movie
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as King - Newspaper Editor

TV
1956TV
1956
Hey, Jeannie!

as McClish

TV
1956
These Wilder Years

as Old Cab Driver

Movie
1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

as Admiral William S. Sims

Movie
1955TV
1955
The Tall Men

as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)

Movie
1955
The Kentuckian

as John Decker (uncredited)

Movie
1955
Not as a Stranger

as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)

Movie
1955
The Millionaire

as Grandpa Costello

TV
1955Movie
1954
Lassie

as Caleb Brown

TV
1954
The Raid

as Josiah Anderson

Movie
1954
Johnny Guitar

as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)

Movie
1954
River of No Return

as Trader (uncredited)

Movie
1954
Public Defender

as Horace Bascomb

TV
1953
The Wild One

as Art Kleiner

Movie
1953
The Danny Thomas Show

as Mr. Johnson

TV
1953
Letter to Loretta

as Father Gourdian

TV
1953
The Last Posse

as Todd Mitchell

Movie
1953TV
1953TV
1953TV
1953
Niagara

as Boatman

Movie
1952
The Happy Time

as Family Doctor

Movie
1952TV
1952
Cavalcade of America

as George's Father

TV
1952TV
1952TV
1952
O. Henry's Full House

as Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Movie
1952
O. Henry's Full House

as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Movie
1952
Holiday for Sinners

as The Man with a Cigar

Movie
1952
Lure of the Wilderness

as Sheriff Brink

Movie
1952
Lydia Bailey

as Consul (uncredited)

Movie
1952
Paula

as Raymond Bascom

Movie
1952
Young Man with Ideas

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Movie
1952
The Las Vegas Story

as Mike Fogarty

Movie
1951TV
1951
I Love Lucy

as Mr. Walters

TV
1951
I Love Lucy

as Sheriff

TV
1951
People Will Talk

as Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)

Movie
1951
The Tall Target

as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Never Trust a Gambler

as Cap Douglas (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Excuse My Dust

as Race judge

Movie
1951
My Forbidden Past

as Luther Toplady

Movie
1951
Vengeance Valley

as Mr. Willoughby

Movie
1951
The Living Christ

as Herod The Great

TV
1951TV
1950
Dallas

as Judge Harper

Movie
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger

as Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)

Movie
1950
Sunset in the West

as Sheriff Tad Osborne

Movie
1950
No Way Out

as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)

Movie
1950
The Savage Horde

as Judge Thomas Cole

Movie
1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk

as Marshal Kit Dodge

Movie
1950
House by the River

as Inspector Sarten

Movie
1949
Mrs. Mike

as Dr. McIntosh

Movie
1949
Adam's Rib

as Judge Marcasson

Movie
1949
All the King's Men

as Dolph Pillsbury

Movie
1949Movie
1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond

as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)

Movie
1949
The Lone Ranger

as Uncle Ed

TV
1949
Brimstone

as Martin Tredwell

Movie
1949
Lust for Gold

as Parsons (uncredited)

Movie
1949Movie
1949
Grape Nutty

as Crow (Voice)

Movie
1949
Big Jack

as Will Farnsworth

Movie
1949
The Green Promise

as Mr. Grenstedt

Movie
1949
Little Women

as Mr. Grace (uncredited)

Movie
1949Movie
1948
Whispering Smith

as Sheriff McSwiggin

Movie
1948
An Act of Murder

as Judge Jim Wilder

Movie
1948
Disaster

as Pop Hansford

Movie
1948
The Walls of Jericho

as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)

Movie
1948
Black Eagle

as Sheriff Clancy

Movie
1948
Relentless

as Sam - the Horse Dealer

Movie
1948Movie
1948
So This Is New York

as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)

Movie
1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

as Eph Hackett (uncredited)

Movie
1948
The Inside Story

as J. J. Johnson

Movie
1948
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

as Pop Williams

Movie
1948
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

as Babirusa / Pig (voice)

Movie
1947
Wild Harvest

as Mike Alperson

Movie
1947Movie
1947
Cynthia

as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep

Movie
1947
Mother Wore Tights

as Withers (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Uncle Tom's Cabana

as Uncle Tom (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Keeper of the Bees

as Dr. Grayson

Movie
1947
The Trouble with Women

as Commissioner (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Danger Street

as Police Chief Bullward

Movie
1947
The Long Night

as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)

Movie
1947
Blaze of Noon

as Mr. Thomas

Movie
1947
California

as Chairman (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Fair Weather Fiends

as Wolfie Wolf (voice)

Movie
1946
Blue Skies

as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)

Movie
1946
The Jolson Story

as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)

Movie
1946
The Reckless Driver

as Wally Walrus (voice)

Movie
1946
Big Town

as Station Agent (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Down Missouri Way

as Prof. Morris

Movie
1946
The Inner Circle

as Henry Boggs

Movie
1946
Rendezvous with Annie

as Elmer Snodgrass

Movie
1946
Hot Cargo

as Tim Chapman

Movie
1946
Who's Cookin Who?

as Wolfie Wolf (voice)

Movie
1946
One Exciting Week

as Otis Piper

Movie
1946
Without Reservations

as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)

Movie
1946
They Made Me a Killer

as Henry, the Blacksmith

Movie
1946
The Blue Dahlia

as "Dad" Newell

Movie
1946
Apple Andy

as Devil

Movie
1946
Johnny Comes Flying Home

as Foreman (uncredited)

Movie
1946
The Hoodlum Saint

as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)

Movie
1946
Road to Utopia

as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)

Movie
1946
The Madonna's Secret

as The Riverman

Movie
1946
Prospecting for Petroleum

as The Professor (voice)

Movie
1945
Scarlet Street

as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)

Movie
1945
The Loose Nut

as Construction Worker (voice)

Movie
1945
State Fair

as Hog Judge (uncredited)

Movie
1945Movie
1945
You Came Along

as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Bewitched

as Mr. Herkheimer

Movie
1945
Rhapsody in Blue

as Rachmaninoff

Movie
1945Movie
1945
Fall Guy

as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)

Movie
1945
High Powered

as Jeff Hines

Movie
1945
Grissly's Millions

as John Frey

Movie
1944
Practically Yours

as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Dangerous Passage

as Postal Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1944
The Town Went Wild

as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Wilson

as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)

Movie
1944
Take It Big

as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)

Movie
1944
You Can't Ration Love

as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace

Movie
1944
The Navy Way

as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Movie
1943Movie
1943
Here Comes Elmer

as Horace Parrot

Movie
1943
So Proudly We Hail

as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)

Movie
1943
Sleepy Lagoon

as Cyrus Coates

Movie
1943
The Good Fellows

as Brother from Danville (uncredited)

Movie
1943Movie
1943
The Meanest Man in the World

as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Tennessee Johnson

as Alderman (uncredited)

Movie
1942
The Major and the Minor

as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)

Movie
1942
A Letter From Bataan

as Mr. Limpert

Movie
1942
Wildcat

as John 'Paw' Smithers

Movie
1942
Bambi

as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1942
Tales of Manhattan

as Old Concertgoer (uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie
1942
Saboteur

as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)

Movie
1942Movie
1942
USS VD: Ship of Shame

as Commandant (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man

as Maguire (uncredited)

Movie
1941
The Tell-Tale Heart

as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Nothing but the Truth

as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Mob Town

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Movie
1941
Honky Tonk

as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)

Movie
1941Movie
1941
The Richest Man in Town

as Frederick Johnson

Movie
1941
Cracked Nuts

as Sylvanus Boogle

Movie
1941
Maisie Was a Lady

as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)

Movie
1940
You, the People

as Mr. Roberts

Movie
1940
Blondie Plays Cupid

as Mr. Tucker

Movie
1935
It's A Small World

as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)

Movie
1934
Pure Feud

as Lem (uncredited)

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMarch 25, 1894
Day of DeathJune 19, 1962
Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA
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