Will Wright
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 25, 1894
- Died
- Jun 19, 1962 (aged 68)
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Credits
- 200
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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
1942Movie
Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Cape Fear
1962Movie
Dr. Pearsall
Saboteur
1942Movie
J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
Fail Safe
1964Movie
Bit Part (uncredited)
River of No Return
1954Movie
Trader (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1960Movie
Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Filmography
Fail Safe
1964Movie
Bit Part (uncredited)
Cape Fear
1962Movie
Dr. Pearsall
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961TV
Sam Petrie
Twenty Plus Two
1961Movie
Newspaper morgue attendant
The Deadly Companions
1961Movie
Doctor Acton
Mister Ed
1961TV
Mr. Thompson
The Andy Griffith Show
1960TV
Ben Weaver
Outlaws
1960TV
Pete and Gladys
1960TV
Thriller
1960TV
Constable Tom Walker
The Tall Man
1960TV
Inherit the Wind
1960Movie
Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
1959TV
The Leadville Kid
Dennis the Menace
1959TV
Merrivale
Riverboat
1959TV
J.C. Sickel
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959Movie
Pentagon General
Alias Jesse James
1959Movie
Titus Queasley
Rawhide
1959TV
Grandfather
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Luther Hanks
Bat Masterson
1958TV
Billy Willow
Lawman
1958TV
The Donna Reed Show
1958TV
Oliver
Bronco
1958TV
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958Movie
Fire Chief (uncredited)
Gunman's Walk
1958Movie
Judge
Quantrill's Raiders
1958Movie
Judge Wood
The Missouri Traveler
1958Movie
Sheriff Marvin Peavy
Trackdown
1957TV
Zack
Leave It to Beaver
1957TV
Pete at Firehouse #7
The Real McCoys
1957TV
Maverick
1957TV
General Hoyt Bosco, Jabe Hallock, General Eakins, Sheriff Chester Bentley
Perry Mason
1957TV
James Vardon, Adam Thompson, Chuck Clark
Sugarfoot
1957TV
Charlie Cade, John Chamberlain, Job Turner
Jeanne Eagels
1957Movie
Marshal (uncredited)
Johnny Tremain
1957Movie
Ephraim Lapham
The Wayward Bus
1957Movie
Van Brunt
The Iron Sheriff
1957Movie
Judge
Official Detective
1957TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
King - Newspaper Editor
Conflict
1956TV
Hey, Jeannie!
1956TV
McClish
These Wilder Years
1956Movie
Old Cab Driver
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955Movie
Admiral William S. Sims
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955Movie
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955TV
Judge O'Neill
The Tall Men
1955Movie
Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
The Kentuckian
1955Movie
John Decker (uncredited)
Not as a Stranger
1955Movie
Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
The Millionaire
1955TV
Grandpa Costello
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955Movie
Tim Summers
December Bride
1954TV
Lassie
1954TV
Caleb Brown
The Raid
1954Movie
Josiah Anderson
Johnny Guitar
1954Movie
Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
River of No Return
1954Movie
Trader (uncredited)
Public Defender
1954TV
Horace Bascomb
The Wild One
1953Movie
Art Kleiner
The Danny Thomas Show
1953TV
Mr. Johnson
Letter to Loretta
1953TV
Father Gourdian
The Last Posse
1953Movie
Todd Mitchell
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Jake Marley, McCrain, Grandpaw
You Are There
1953TV
Philip Arnold
Niagara
1953Movie
Boatman
The Happy Time
1952Movie
Family Doctor
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952TV
Mr. Jackson
The Ford Television Theatre
1952TV
Mr. Crane
Cavalcade of America
1952TV
George's Father
Four Star Playhouse
1952TV
Willie, Scupper
O. Henry's Full House
1952Movie
Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited), Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Holiday for Sinners
1952Movie
The Man with a Cigar
Lure of the Wilderness
1952Movie
Sheriff Brink
Lydia Bailey
1952Movie
Consul (uncredited)
Paula
1952Movie
Raymond Bascom
Young Man with Ideas
1952Movie
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
1952Movie
Mike Fogarty
Dragnet
1951TV
I Love Lucy
1951TV
Mr. Walters, Sheriff
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951TV
Pop, Father
People Will Talk
1951Movie
John Higgins (uncredited)
The Tall Target
1951Movie
Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
Never Trust a Gambler
1951Movie
Cap Douglas (uncredited)
Excuse My Dust
1951Movie
Race judge
My Forbidden Past
1951Movie
Luther Toplady
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951TV
Vengeance Valley
1951Movie
Mr. Willoughby
The Living Christ
1951TV
Herod The Great, Annas
Dallas
1950Movie
Judge Harper
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950Movie
Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950TV
Judge Kramer
Sunset in the West
1950Movie
Sheriff Tad Osborne
No Way Out
1950Movie
Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
The Savage Horde
1950Movie
Judge Thomas Cole
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950Movie
Marshal Kit Dodge
House by the River
1950Movie
Inspector Sarten
Mrs. Mike
1949Movie
Dr. McIntosh
Adam's Rib
1949Movie
Judge Marcasson
All the King's Men
1949Movie
Dolph Pillsbury
They Live by Night
1949Movie
Mobley
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949Movie
Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
1949TV
Uncle Ed
Brimstone
1949Movie
Martin Tredwell
Lust for Gold
1949Movie
Parsons (uncredited)
The Price of Freedom
1949Movie
McTrees
Grape Nutty
1949Movie
Crow (Voice)
Big Jack
1949Movie
Will Farnsworth
The Green Promise
1949Movie
Mr. Grenstedt
Little Women
1949Movie
Mr. Grace (uncredited)
Act of Violence
1949Movie
Pop
Whispering Smith
1948Movie
Sheriff McSwiggin
An Act of Murder
1948Movie
Judge Jim Wilder
Disaster
1948Movie
Pop Hansford
The Walls of Jericho
1948Movie
Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
Black Eagle
1948Movie
Sheriff Clancy
Relentless
1948Movie
Sam - the Horse Dealer
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948Movie
Jake Willis
So This Is New York
1948Movie
Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948Movie
Eph Hackett (uncredited)
The Inside Story
1948Movie
J. J. Johnson
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
1948Movie
Pop Williams
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
1948Movie
Babirusa / Pig (voice)
California's Golden Beginning
1948Movie
Wild Harvest
1947Movie
Mike Alperson
Along the Oregon Trail
1947Movie
Jim Bridger
Cynthia
1947Movie
Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
Mother Wore Tights
1947Movie
Withers (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
1947Movie
Uncle Tom (uncredited)
Keeper of the Bees
1947Movie
Dr. Grayson
The Trouble with Women
1947Movie
Commissioner (uncredited)
Danger Street
1947Movie
Police Chief Bullward
The Long Night
1947Movie
Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
Blaze of Noon
1947Movie
Mr. Thomas
California
1947Movie
Chairman (uncredited)
Fair Weather Fiends
1946Movie
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Blue Skies
1946Movie
Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Jolson Story
1946Movie
Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
The Reckless Driver
1946Movie
Wally Walrus (voice)
Big Town
1946Movie
Station Agent (uncredited)
Down Missouri Way
1946Movie
Prof. Morris
The Inner Circle
1946Movie
Henry Boggs
Rendezvous with Annie
1946Movie
Elmer Snodgrass
Hot Cargo
1946Movie
Tim Chapman
Who's Cookin Who?
1946Movie
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
One Exciting Week
1946Movie
Otis Piper
Without Reservations
1946Movie
Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
They Made Me a Killer
1946Movie
Henry, the Blacksmith
The Blue Dahlia
1946Movie
"Dad" Newell
Apple Andy
1946Movie
Devil
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946Movie
Foreman (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
1946Movie
Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946Movie
Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
The Madonna's Secret
1946Movie
The Riverman
Prospecting for Petroleum
1946Movie
The Professor (voice)
Scarlet Street
1945Movie
Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
The Loose Nut
1945Movie
Construction Worker (voice)
State Fair
1945Movie
Hog Judge (uncredited)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945Movie
Mr. Nelson
You Came Along
1945Movie
Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
Bewitched
1945Movie
Mr. Herkheimer
Rhapsody in Blue
1945Movie
Rachmaninoff
Salome, Where She Danced
1945Movie
Sheriff
Fall Guy
1945Movie
Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
High Powered
1945Movie
Jeff Hines
Grissly's Millions
1945Movie
John Frey
Practically Yours
1944Movie
Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
1944Movie
Postal Clerk (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
1944Movie
Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
Wilson
1944Movie
Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
Take It Big
1944Movie
Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
You Can't Ration Love
1944Movie
Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
The Navy Way
1944Movie
Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
1943Movie
Doctor
Here Comes Elmer
1943Movie
Horace Parrot
So Proudly We Hail
1943Movie
Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
Sleepy Lagoon
1943Movie
Cyrus Coates
The Good Fellows
1943Movie
Brother from Danville (uncredited)
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943Movie
Higgins
The Meanest Man in the World
1943Movie
Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
1942Movie
Alderman (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
1942Movie
Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
A Letter From Bataan
1942Movie
Mr. Limpert
Wildcat
1942Movie
John 'Paw' Smithers
Bambi
1942Movie
Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan
1942Movie
Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942Movie
Mr. Slade
Saboteur
1942Movie
J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
Shut My Big Mouth
1942Movie
Jim Long
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942Movie
Commandant (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941Movie
Maguire (uncredited)
The Tell-Tale Heart
1941Movie
Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Nothing but the Truth
1941Movie
Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
Mob Town
1941Movie
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1941Movie
Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
1941Movie
Senator
The Richest Man in Town
1941Movie
Frederick Johnson
Cracked Nuts
1941Movie
Sylvanus Boogle
Maisie Was a Lady
1941Movie
Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
You, the People
1940Movie
Mr. Roberts
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940Movie
Mr. Tucker
It's A Small World
1935Movie
Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
Pure Feud
1934Movie
Lem (uncredited)