Will Wright
Acting
1894 – 1962 · San Francisco, California, USA
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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.
★ 7.8Fail Safe
Film · 1964
Bit Part (uncredited)
★ 7.5Cape Fear
Film · 1962
Dr. Pearsall
★ 7.6The Dick Van Dyke Show
TV series · 1961
Sam Petrie
★ 6.8Twenty Plus Two
Film · 1961
Newspaper morgue attendant
★ 5.6The Deadly Companions
Film · 1961
Doctor Acton
★ 6.8Mister Ed
TV series · 1961
Mr. Thompson
★ 7.6The Andy Griffith Show
TV series · 1960
Ben Weaver
★ 6.7Outlaws
TV series · 1960
Role
★ 6.3Pete and Gladys
TV series · 1960
Role
★ 6.7Thriller
TV series · 1960
Constable Tom Walker
★ 6.9The Tall Man
TV series · 1960
Role
★ 7.7Inherit the Wind
Film · 1960
Bible Salesman (uncredited)
★ 6.7Mr. Lucky
TV series · 1959
The Leadville Kid
★ 6.6Dennis the Menace
TV series · 1959
Merrivale
★ 6.5Riverboat
TV series · 1959
J.C. Sickel
★ 5.6The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Film · 1959
Pentagon General
★ 6.1Alias Jesse James
Film · 1959
Titus Queasley
★ 7.2Rawhide
TV series · 1959
Grandfather
★ 7.277 Sunset Strip
TV series · 1958
Luther Hanks
★ 6.4Bat Masterson
TV series · 1958
Billy Willow
★ 6.0Lawman
TV series · 1958
Role
★ 6.5The Donna Reed Show
TV series · 1958
Oliver
★ 6.0Bronco
TV series · 1958
Role
★ 6.8Rock-a-Bye Baby
Film · 1958
Fire Chief (uncredited)
★ 6.7Gunman's Walk
Film · 1958
Judge
★ 6.8Quantrill's Raiders
Film · 1958
Judge Wood
★ 6.7The Missouri Traveler
Film · 1958
Sheriff Marvin Peavy
★ 6.9Trackdown
TV series · 1957
Role
★ 6.9Leave It to Beaver
TV series · 1957
Pete at Firehouse #7
★ 5.9The Real McCoys
TV series · 1957
Role
★ 7.0Maverick
TV series · 1957
Role
★ 7.7Perry Mason
TV series · 1957
James Vardon
★ 5.1Sugarfoot
TV series · 1957
Charlie Cade
★ 6.2Jeanne Eagels
Film · 1957
Marshal (uncredited)
★ 6.1Johnny Tremain
Film · 1957
Ephraim Lapham
★ 5.6The Wayward Bus
Film · 1957
Van Brunt
★ 6.6The Iron Sheriff
Film · 1957
Judge
★ 7.5Official Detective
TV series · 1957
Role
★ 6.2Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV series · 1956
King - Newspaper Editor
★ 6.2Hey, Jeannie!
TV series · 1956
McClish
★ 6.5These Wilder Years
Film · 1956
Old Cab Driver
★ 6.8The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Film · 1955
Admiral William S. Sims
★ 7.1The Man with the Golden Arm
Film · 1955
Role
★ 6.0The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV series · 1955
Judge O'Neill
★ 6.5The Tall Men
Film · 1955
Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
★ 5.8The Kentuckian
Film · 1955
John Decker (uncredited)
★ 6.2Not as a Stranger
Film · 1955
Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
★ 5.8The Millionaire
TV series · 1955
Grandpa Costello
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Film · 1955
Tim Summers
★ 6.3December Bride
TV series · 1954
Role
★ 6.3Lassie
TV series · 1954
Caleb Brown
★ 6.5The Raid
Film · 1954
Josiah Anderson
★ 7.4Johnny Guitar
Film · 1954
Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
★ 6.7River of No Return
Film · 1954
Trader (uncredited)
★ 6.3Public Defender
TV series · 1954
Horace Bascomb
★ 6.6The Wild One
Film · 1953
Art Kleiner
★ 6.2The Danny Thomas Show
TV series · 1953
Mr. Johnson
★ 6.6Letter to Loretta
TV series · 1953
Father Gourdian
★ 6.3The Last Posse
Film · 1953
Todd Mitchell
★ 6.8General Electric Theater
TV series · 1953
Role
★ 6.0You Are There
TV series · 1953
Philip Arnold
★ 6.8Niagara
Film · 1953
Boatman
★ 6.5The Happy Time
Film · 1952
Family Doctor
★ 6.2The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
TV series · 1952
Mr. Jackson
★ 7.8The Ford Television Theatre
TV series · 1952
Mr. Crane
★ 4.6Cavalcade of America
TV series · 1952
George's Father
★ 6.8Four Star Playhouse
TV series · 1952
Willie
★ 6.9O. Henry's Full House
Film · 1952
Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
★ 6.3Holiday for Sinners
Film · 1952
The Man with a Cigar
★ 6.1Lure of the Wilderness
Film · 1952
Sheriff Brink
★ 6.8Lydia Bailey
Film · 1952
Consul (uncredited)
★ 8.2Paula
Film · 1952
Raymond Bascom
★ 5.2Young Man with Ideas
Film · 1952
Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 6.0The Las Vegas Story
Film · 1952
Mike Fogarty
★ 6.5Dragnet
TV series · 1951
Role
★ 7.9I Love Lucy
TV series · 1951
Mr. Walters
★ 7.2Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV series · 1951
Pop
★ 7.1People Will Talk
Film · 1951
John Higgins (uncredited)
★ 6.9The Tall Target
Film · 1951
Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
★ 5.6Never Trust a Gambler
Film · 1951
Cap Douglas (uncredited)
★ 7.8Excuse My Dust
Film · 1951
Race judge
★ 5.5My Forbidden Past
Film · 1951
Luther Toplady
★ 5.3The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV series · 1951
Role
★ 5.4Vengeance Valley
Film · 1951
Mr. Willoughby
★ 5.7The Living Christ
TV series · 1951
Herod The Great
★ 6.5Dallas
Film · 1950
Judge Harper
★ 5.1Walk Softly, Stranger
Film · 1950
Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
★ 7.1The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
TV series · 1950
Judge Kramer
★ 7.4Sunset in the West
Film · 1950
Sheriff Tad Osborne
★ 6.9No Way Out
Film · 1950
Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
★ 6.2The Savage Horde
Film · 1950
Judge Thomas Cole
★ 6.0A Ticket to Tomahawk
Film · 1950
Marshal Kit Dodge
★ 6.8House by the River
Film · 1950
Inspector Sarten
★ 6.0Mrs. Mike
Film · 1949
Dr. McIntosh
★ 7.1Adam's Rib
Film · 1949
Judge Marcasson
★ 7.0All the King's Men
Film · 1949
Dolph Pillsbury
★ 6.8They Live by Night
Film · 1949
Mobley
★ 5.3Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Film · 1949
Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
★ 6.8The Lone Ranger
TV series · 1949
Uncle Ed
★ 7.3Brimstone
Film · 1949
Martin Tredwell
★ 6.0Lust for Gold
Film · 1949
Parsons (uncredited)
★ 9.0Grape Nutty
Film · 1949
Crow
★ 7.3Big Jack
Film · 1949
Will Farnsworth
★ 6.4The Green Promise
Film · 1949
Mr. Grenstedt
★ 7.4Little Women
Film · 1949
Mr. Grace (uncredited)
★ 6.9Act of Violence
Film · 1949
Pop
★ 6.7Whispering Smith
Film · 1948
Sheriff McSwiggin
★ 6.9An Act of Murder
Film · 1948
Judge Jim Wilder
★ 6.0Disaster
Film · 1948
Pop Hansford
★ 5.6The Walls of Jericho
Film · 1948
Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
★ 6.5Black Eagle
Film · 1948
Sheriff Clancy
★ 6.4Relentless
Film · 1948
Sam - the Horse Dealer
★ 6.7Green Grass of Wyoming
Film · 1948
Jake Willis
★ 6.7So This Is New York
Film · 1948
Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
★ 7.0Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Film · 1948
Eph Hackett (uncredited)
★ 6.6The Inside Story
Film · 1948
J. J. Johnson
★ 9.0California's Golden Beginning
Film · 1948
Role
★ 7.0Wild Harvest
Film · 1947
Mike Alperson
★ 9.0Along the Oregon Trail
Film · 1947
Jim Bridger
★ 6.2Cynthia
Film · 1947
Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
★ 5.7Mother Wore Tights
Film · 1947
Withers (uncredited)
★ 5.6Uncle Tom's Cabaña
Film · 1947
Uncle Tom (uncredited)
★ 10.0Keeper of the Bees
Film · 1947
Dr. Grayson
★ 9.5The Trouble with Women
Film · 1947
Commissioner (uncredited)
★ 6.5Danger Street
Film · 1947
Police Chief Bullward
★ 5.8The Long Night
Film · 1947
Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
★ 5.7Blaze of Noon
Film · 1947
Mr. Thomas
★ 6.8California
Film · 1947
Chairman (uncredited)
★ 7.3Fair Weather Fiends
Film · 1946
Wolfie Wolf
★ 6.2Blue Skies
Film · 1946
Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.8The Jolson Story
Film · 1946
Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
★ 7.2The Reckless Driver
Film · 1946
Wally Walrus
★ 5.5Big Town
Film · 1946
Station Agent (uncredited)
★ 8.0Down Missouri Way
Film · 1946
Prof. Morris
★ 5.7The Inner Circle
Film · 1946
Henry Boggs
★ 7.0Rendezvous with Annie
Film · 1946
Elmer Snodgrass
★ 8.0Hot Cargo
Film · 1946
Tim Chapman
★ 7.7Who's Cookin Who?
Film · 1946
Wolfie Wolf
★ 6.5One Exciting Week
Film · 1946
Otis Piper
★ 6.3Without Reservations
Film · 1946
Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
★ 5.7They Made Me a Killer
Film · 1946
Henry, the Blacksmith
★ 6.7The Blue Dahlia
Film · 1946
"Dad" Newell
★ 6.8Apple Andy
Film · 1946
Devil
★ 8.0Johnny Comes Flying Home
Film · 1946
Foreman (uncredited)
★ 5.5The Hoodlum Saint
Film · 1946
Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
★ 6.7Road to Utopia
Film · 1946
Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
★ 6.4The Madonna's Secret
Film · 1946
The Riverman
Prospecting for Petroleum
Film · 1946
The Professor
★ 7.6Scarlet Street
Film · 1945
Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.9The Loose Nut
Film · 1945
Construction Worker
★ 6.6State Fair
Film · 1945
Hog Judge (uncredited)
★ 6.2The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Film · 1945
Mr. Nelson
★ 7.3You Came Along
Film · 1945
Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
★ 5.4Bewitched
Film · 1945
Mr. Herkheimer
★ 6.6Rhapsody in Blue
Film · 1945
Rachmaninoff
★ 4.1Salome, Where She Danced
Film · 1945
Sheriff
★ 8.0Fall Guy
Film · 1945
Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
★ 5.3High Powered
Film · 1945
Jeff Hines
★ 6.5Grissly's Millions
Film · 1945
John Frey
★ 7.0Practically Yours
Film · 1944
Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
★ 5.0Dangerous Passage
Film · 1944
Postal Clerk (uncredited)
★ 7.0The Town Went Wild
Film · 1944
Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
★ 5.6Wilson
Film · 1944
Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
★ 9.0Take It Big
Film · 1944
Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
★ 8.0You Can't Ration Love
Film · 1944
Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
★ 6.3The Navy Way
Film · 1944
Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
★ 6.2In Old Oklahoma
Film · 1943
Doctor
★ 10.0Here Comes Elmer
Film · 1943
Horace Parrot
★ 5.9So Proudly We Hail
Film · 1943
Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
★ 5.0Sleepy Lagoon
Film · 1943
Cyrus Coates
★ 8.0The Good Fellows
Film · 1943
Brother from Danville (uncredited)
★ 7.0Cowboy in Manhattan
Film · 1943
Higgins
★ 6.9The Meanest Man in the World
Film · 1943
Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
★ 6.4Tennessee Johnson
Film · 1942
Alderman (uncredited)
★ 7.1The Major and the Minor
Film · 1942
Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
★ 5.2A Letter From Bataan
Film · 1942
Mr. Limpert
★ 5.7Wildcat
Film · 1942
John 'Paw' Smithers
★ 7.0Bambi
Film · 1942
Friend Owl (uncredited)
★ 6.4Tales of Manhattan
Film · 1942
Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
★ 7.0The Postman Didn't Ring
Film · 1942
Mr. Slade
★ 6.9Saboteur
Film · 1942
J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
★ 8.3Shut My Big Mouth
Film · 1942
Jim Long
★ 4.5USS VD: Ship of Shame
Film · 1942
Commandant (uncredited)
★ 7.0Shadow of the Thin Man
Film · 1941
Maguire (uncredited)
★ 6.6The Tell-Tale Heart
Film · 1941
Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
★ 7.3Nothing but the Truth
Film · 1941
Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
★ 8.0Mob Town
Film · 1941
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
★ 6.4Honky Tonk
Film · 1941
Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
★ 6.6Blossoms in the Dust
Film · 1941
Senator
★ 10.0The Richest Man in Town
Film · 1941
Frederick Johnson
★ 7.0Cracked Nuts
Film · 1941
Sylvanus Boogle
★ 7.0Maisie Was a Lady
Film · 1941
Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
- ★ 6.2
You, the People
Film · 1940
Mr. Roberts
★ 6.8Blondie Plays Cupid
Film · 1940
Mr. Tucker
★ 6.0It's A Small World
Film · 1935
Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
★ 7.0Pure Feud
Film · 1934
Lem (uncredited)