Will Wright
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-03-25
Day of Death
1962-06-19 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Will Wright
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.
Acting
(1964)
Fail Safe
as Bit Part (uncredited)
(1962)
Cape Fear
as Dr. Pearsall
(1961)
The Deadly Companions
as Doctor Acton
(1961)
Twenty Plus Two
as Newspaper morgue attendant
(1960)
Inherit the Wind
as Bible Salesman (uncredited)
(1959)
Alias Jesse James
as Titus Queasley
(1959)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Pentagon General
(1958)
Gunman's Walk
as Judge
(1958)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
(1958)
The Missouri Traveler
as Sheriff Marvin Peavy
(1958)
Quantrill's Raiders
as Judge Wood
(1957)
The Iron Sheriff
as Judge
(1957)
The Wayward Bus
as Van Brunt
(1957)
Jeanne Eagels
as Marshal (uncredited)
(1957)
Johnny Tremain
as Ephraim Lapham
(1956)
These Wilder Years
as Old Cab Driver
(1955)
(1955)
The Tall Men
as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
(1955)
Not as a Stranger
as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
(1955)
The Kentuckian
as John Decker (uncredited)
(1955)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Admiral William S. Sims
(1955)
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as Tim Summers
(1954)
River of No Return
as Trader (uncredited)
(1954)
Johnny Guitar
as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
(1954)
The Raid
as Josiah Anderson
(1953)
Niagara
as Boatman
(1953)
The Wild One
as Art Kleiner
(1953)
The Last Posse
as Todd Mitchell
(1952)
O. Henry's Full House
as Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
(1952)
O. Henry's Full House
as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
(1952)
Lydia Bailey
as Consul (uncredited)
(1952)
Young Man with Ideas
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1952)
The Las Vegas Story
as Mike Fogarty
(1952)
Lure of the Wilderness
as Sheriff Brink
(1952)
Holiday for Sinners
as The Man with a Cigar
(1952)
The Happy Time
as Family Doctor
(1952)
Paula
as Raymond Bascom
(1951)
Vengeance Valley
as Mr. Willoughby
(1951)
People Will Talk
as Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
(1951)
The Tall Target
as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
(1951)
Never Trust a Gambler
as Cap Douglas (uncredited)
(1951)
My Forbidden Past
as Luther Toplady
(1951)
Excuse My Dust
as Race judge
(1950)
House by the River
as Inspector Sarten
(1950)
A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Marshal Kit Dodge
(1950)
No Way Out
as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
(1950)
Dallas
as Judge Harper
(1950)
The Savage Horde
as Judge Thomas Cole
(1950)
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)
(1950)
Sunset in the West
as Sheriff Tad Osborne
(1949)
Little Women
as Mr. Grace (uncredited)
(1949)
Adam's Rib
as Judge Marcasson
(1949)
All the King's Men
as Dolph Pillsbury
(1949)
Lust for Gold
as Parsons (uncredited)
(1949)
They Live by Night
as Mobley
(1949)
Act of Violence
as Pop
(1949)
Brimstone
as Martin Tredwell
(1949)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
(1949)
Big Jack
as Will Farnsworth
(1949)
Mrs. Mike
as Dr. McIntosh
(1949)
The Price of Freedom
as McTrees
(1949)
The Green Promise
as Mr. Grenstedt
(1949)
Grape Nutty
as Crow (Voice)
(1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Eph Hackett (uncredited)
(1948)
Whispering Smith
as Sheriff McSwiggin
(1948)
Relentless
as Sam - the Horse Dealer
(1948)
The Walls of Jericho
as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
(1948)
An Act of Murder
as Judge Jim Wilder
(1948)
Green Grass of Wyoming
as Jake Willis
(1948)
So This Is New York
as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
(1948)
The Inside Story
as J. J. Johnson
(1948)
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
as Pop Williams
(1948)
Disaster
as Pop Hansford
(1948)
Black Eagle
as Sheriff Clancy
(1948)
(1948)
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
as Babirusa / Pig (voice)
(1947)
California
as Chairman (uncredited)
(1947)
Cynthia
as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
(1947)
The Trouble with Women
as Commissioner (uncredited)
(1947)
The Long Night
as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
(1947)
Mother Wore Tights
as Withers (uncredited)
(1947)
Wild Harvest
as Mike Alperson
(1947)
Danger Street
as Police Chief Bullward
(1947)
Uncle Tom's Cabana
as Uncle Tom (uncredited)
(1947)
Blaze of Noon
as Mr. Thomas
(1947)
Keeper of the Bees
as Dr. Grayson
(1947)
Along the Oregon Trail
as Jim Bridger
(1946)
The Blue Dahlia
as "Dad" Newell
(1946)
The Jolson Story
as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
(1946)
Blue Skies
as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
(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)
The Madonna's Secret
as The Riverman
(1946)
The Inner Circle
as Henry Boggs
(1946)
The Reckless Driver
as Wally Walrus (voice)
(1946)
Big Town
as Station Agent (uncredited)
(1946)
Rendezvous with Annie
as Elmer Snodgrass
(1946)
Fair Weather Fiends
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
(1946)
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as Foreman (uncredited)
(1946)
Hot Cargo
as Tim Chapman
(1946)
Who's Cookin Who?
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
(1946)
One Exciting Week
as Otis Piper
(1946)
Down Missouri Way
as Prof. Morris
(1946)
Apple Andy
as Devil
(1946)
Prospecting for Petroleum
as The Professor (voice)
(1945)
Scarlet Street
as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
(1945)
State Fair
as Hog Judge (uncredited)
(1945)
You Came Along
as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
(1945)
Salome, Where She Danced
as Sheriff
(1945)
Rhapsody in Blue
as Rachmaninoff
(1945)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Mr. Nelson
(1945)
Bewitched
as Mr. Herkheimer
(1945)
High Powered
as Jeff Hines
(1945)
Grissly's Millions
as John Frey
(1945)
The Loose Nut
as Construction Worker (voice)
(1945)
Fall Guy
as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
(1944)
Wilson
as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
(1944)
The Navy Way
as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
(1944)
Dangerous Passage
as Postal Clerk (uncredited)
(1944)
The Town Went Wild
as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
(1944)
Practically Yours
as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
(1944)
You Can't Ration Love
as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
(1944)
Take It Big
as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as Doctor
(1943)
So Proudly We Hail
as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
(1943)
The Meanest Man in the World
as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
(1943)
The Good Fellows
as Brother from Danville (uncredited)
(1943)
Sleepy Lagoon
as Cyrus Coates
(1943)
Here Comes Elmer
as Horace Parrot
(1943)
Cowboy in Manhattan
as Higgins
(1942)
Bambi
as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
Saboteur
as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
(1942)
Tales of Manhattan
as Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
(1942)
The Major and the Minor
as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
(1942)
Tennessee Johnson
as Alderman (uncredited)
(1942)
Shut My Big Mouth
as Jim Long
(1942)
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Mr. Slade
(1942)
Wildcat
as John 'Paw' Smithers
(1942)
A Letter From Bataan
as Mr. Limpert
(1942)
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Commandant (uncredited)
(1941)
Nothing But the Truth
as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
(1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
(1941)
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator
(1941)
Honky Tonk
as Townsman at Meeting House
(1941)
Maisie Was a Lady
as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
(1941)
Mob Town
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
(1941)
Cracked Nuts
as Sylvanus Boogle
(1941)
The Tell-Tale Heart
as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
(1941)
The Richest Man in Town
as Frederick Johnson
(1940)
You, the People
as Mr. Roberts
(1940)
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Mr. Tucker
(1935)
It's A Small World
as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
(1934)
Pure Feud
as Lem (uncredited)