Will Wright
male
Born on March 25, 1894 (131 years old)
Passed Away on June 19, 1962
From San Francisco, California, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 1964
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
Johnny Tremain
as
Ephraim Lapham
1957
The Wayward Bus
as
Van Brunt
1957
The Iron Sheriff
as
Judge
1957
Jeanne Eagels
as
Marshal (uncredited)
1957
Maverick
1957
Trackdown
1957
Perry Mason
as
James Vardon
1957
Leave It to Beaver
as
Pete at Firehouse #7
1957
The Real McCoys
1957
Sugarfoot
as
Charlie Cade
1957
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Official Detective
1957
Perry Mason
as
Adam Thompson
1957
Maverick
as
General Hoyt Bosco
1957
Maverick
as
Jabe Hallock
1957
Maverick
as
General Eakins
1957
Sugarfoot
as
John Chamberlain
1957
Sugarfoot
as
Job Turner
1957
Perry Mason
as
Chuck Clark
1957
Maverick
as
Sheriff Chester Bentley
1957
Trackdown
as
Zack
1957
- 1956
- 1955
Not as a Stranger
as
Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
1955
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as
Tim Summers
1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as
Admiral William S. Sims
1955
The Kentuckian
as
John Decker (uncredited)
1955
The Tall Men
as
Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
1955
The Millionaire
as
Grandpa Costello
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as
Judge O'Neill
1955
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
Lydia Bailey
as
Consul (uncredited)
1952
The Las Vegas Story
as
Mike Fogarty
1952
Holiday for Sinners
as
The Man with a Cigar
1952
O. Henry's Full House
as
Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
1952
Paula
as
Raymond Bascom
1952
Lure of the Wilderness
as
Sheriff Brink
1952
O. Henry's Full House
as
Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
1952
The Happy Time
as
Family Doctor
1952
Young Man with Ideas
as
Party Guest (uncredited)
1952
Cavalcade of America
as
George's Father
1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
as
Mr. Jackson
1952
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Four Star Playhouse
as
Willie
1952
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Four Star Playhouse
as
Scupper
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
as
Mr. Crane
1952
- 1951
Never Trust a Gambler
as
Cap Douglas (uncredited)
1951
Vengeance Valley
as
Mr. Willoughby
1951
My Forbidden Past
as
Luther Toplady
1951
The Tall Target
as
Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
1951
Excuse My Dust
as
Race judge
1951
People Will Talk
as
Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
1951
I Love Lucy
as
Mr. Walters
1951
Dragnet
1951
I Love Lucy
as
Sheriff
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as
Pop
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Living Christ
as
Herod The Great
1951
The Living Christ
as
Annas
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as
Father
1951
- 1950
House by the River
as
Inspector Sarten
1950
Dallas
as
Judge Harper
1950
The Savage Horde
as
Judge Thomas Cole
1950
Sunset in the West
as
Sheriff Tad Osborne
1950
No Way Out
as
Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
1950
A Ticket to Tomahawk
as
Marshal Kit Dodge
1950
Walk Softly, Stranger
as
Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)
1950
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as
Judge Kramer
1950
- 1949
Grape Nutty
as
Crow (Voice)
1949
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The Price of Freedom
as
McTrees
1949
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as
Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
1949
Lust for Gold
as
Parsons (uncredited)
1949
Adam's Rib
as
Judge Marcasson
1949
All the King's Men
as
Dolph Pillsbury
1949
Act of Violence
as
Pop
1949
Little Women
as
Mr. Grace (uncredited)
1949
They Live by Night
as
Mobley
1949
Big Jack
as
Will Farnsworth
1949
Brimstone
as
Martin Tredwell
1949
The Green Promise
as
Mr. Grenstedt
1949
Mrs. Mike
as
Dr. McIntosh
1949
The Lone Ranger
as
Uncle Ed
1949
- 1948
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Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
as
Pop Williams
1948
Green Grass of Wyoming
as
Jake Willis
1948
The Walls of Jericho
as
Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
1948
So This Is New York
as
Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
1948
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Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
as
Babirusa / Pig (voice)
1948
Disaster
as
Pop Hansford
1948
The Inside Story
as
J. J. Johnson
1948
Whispering Smith
as
Sheriff McSwiggin
1948
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as
Eph Hackett (uncredited)
1948
An Act of Murder
as
Judge Jim Wilder
1948
Black Eagle
as
Sheriff Clancy
1948
Relentless
as
Sam - the Horse Dealer
1948
California's Golden Beginning
1948
- 1947
The Long Night
as
Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
1947
California
as
Chairman (uncredited)
1947
The Trouble with Women
as
Commissioner (uncredited)
1947
Uncle Tom's Cabana
as
Uncle Tom (uncredited)
1947
Mother Wore Tights
as
Withers (uncredited)
1947
Danger Street
as
Police Chief Bullward
1947
Blaze of Noon
as
Mr. Thomas
1947
Keeper of the Bees
as
Dr. Grayson
1947
Cynthia
as
Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
1947
Wild Harvest
as
Mike Alperson
1947
Along the Oregon Trail
as
Jim Bridger
1947
- 1946
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as
Foreman (uncredited)
1946
Who's Cookin Who?
as
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
1946
Hot Cargo
as
Tim Chapman
1946
Prospecting for Petroleum
as
The Professor (voice)
1946
Big Town
as
Station Agent (uncredited)
1946
The Jolson Story
as
Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
1946
The Reckless Driver
as
Wally Walrus (voice)
1946
Fair Weather Fiends
as
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
1946
The Madonna's Secret
as
The Riverman
1946
Without Reservations
as
Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
1946
The Blue Dahlia
as
"Dad" Newell
1946
The Inner Circle
as
Henry Boggs
1946
Blue Skies
as
Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
1946
One Exciting Week
as
Otis Piper
1946
Rendezvous with Annie
as
Elmer Snodgrass
1946
The Hoodlum Saint
as
Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
1946
Road to Utopia
as
Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
1946
They Made Me a Killer
as
Henry, the Blacksmith
1946
Down Missouri Way
as
Prof. Morris
1946
Apple Andy
as
Devil
1946
- 1945
Salome, Where She Danced
as
Sheriff
1945
Fall Guy
as
Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
1945
State Fair
as
Hog Judge (uncredited)
1945
You Came Along
as
Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
1945
The Loose Nut
as
Construction Worker (voice)
1945
Bewitched
as
Mr. Herkheimer
1945
High Powered
as
Jeff Hines
1945
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as
Mr. Nelson
1945
Scarlet Street
as
Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
1945
Rhapsody in Blue
as
Rachmaninoff
1945
Grissly's Millions
as
John Frey
1945
- 1944
You Can't Ration Love
as
Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1944
The Navy Way
as
Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1944
Wilson
as
Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
1944
The Town Went Wild
as
Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
1944
Dangerous Passage
as
Postal Clerk (uncredited)
1944
Practically Yours
as
Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
1944
Take It Big
as
Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
1944
- 1943
- 1942
Tales of Manhattan
as
Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
1942
Saboteur
as
J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
1942
The Postman Didn't Ring
as
Mr. Slade
1942
Tennessee Johnson
as
Alderman (uncredited)
1942
The Major and the Minor
as
Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
1942
Wildcat
as
John 'Paw' Smithers
1942
A Letter From Bataan
as
Mr. Limpert
1942
Bambi
as
Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Shut My Big Mouth
as
Jim Long
1942
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as
Commandant (uncredited)
1942
- 1941
Mob Town
as
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
as
Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1941
Nothing But the Truth
as
Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
1941
The Tell-Tale Heart
as
Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
1941
Cracked Nuts
as
Sylvanus Boogle
1941
The Richest Man in Town
as
Frederick Johnson
1941
Maisie Was a Lady
as
Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
1941
Honky Tonk
as
Townsman at Meeting House
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
as
Senator
1941
- 1940
- 1935
- 1934
