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