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