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Will Wright


Will Wright

Birthday:

03/25/1894

Place of birth:

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.


Credits

Fail Safe (1964)
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Cape Fear (1962)
as Dr. Pearsall
Twenty Plus Two (1961)
as Newspaper morgue attendant
The Deadly Companions (1961)
as Doctor Acton
Inherit the Wind (1960)
as Bible Salesman (uncredited)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)
as Pentagon General
Alias Jesse James (1959)
as Titus Queasley
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
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
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)
as
The Tall Men (1955)
as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
The Kentuckian (1955)
as John Decker (uncredited)
Not as a Stranger (1955)
as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good (1955)
as Tim Summers
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
The Last Posse (1953)
as Todd Mitchell
Niagara (1953)
as Boatman
The Happy Time (1952)
as Family Doctor
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
as Manager (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
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
Vengeance Valley (1951)
as Mr. Willoughby
Dallas (1950)
as Judge Harper
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
as Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
Sunset in the West (1950)
as Sheriff Tad Osborne
No Way Out (1950)
as Dr. Cheney (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)
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
California's Golden Beginning (1948)
as
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home (1948)
as Babirusa / Pig (voice)
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 Cabaña (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
Bewitched (1945)
as Mr. Herkheimer
You Came Along (1945)
as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
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
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
Bambi (1942)
as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
as Old Concertgoer (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
USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942)
as Commandant (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
as Maguire (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 (uncredited)
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)