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)
The Missouri Traveler
as Sheriff Marvin Peavy
(1958)
Gunman's Walk
as Judge
(1958)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
(1958)
Quantrill's Raiders
as Judge Wood
(1957)
Johnny Tremain
as Ephraim Lapham
(1957)
Jeanne Eagels
as Marshal (uncredited)
(1957)
The Wayward Bus
as Van Brunt
(1957)
The Iron Sheriff
as Judge
(1956)
These Wilder Years
as Old Cab Driver
(1955)
(1955)
The Tall Men
as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
(1955)
The Kentuckian
as John Decker (uncredited)
(1955)
Not as a Stranger
as Mr. Roberts (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)
The Las Vegas Story
as Mike Fogarty
(1952)
Paula
as Raymond Bascom
(1952)
Holiday for Sinners
as The Man with a Cigar
(1952)
Young Man with Ideas
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1952)
Lure of the Wilderness
as Sheriff Brink
(1952)
Lydia Bailey
as Consul (uncredited)
(1952)
The Happy Time
as Family Doctor
(1951)
People Will Talk
as Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
(1951)
Vengeance Valley
as Mr. Willoughby
(1951)
The Tall Target
as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
(1951)
My Forbidden Past
as Luther Toplady
(1951)
Excuse My Dust
as Race judge
(1951)
Never Trust a Gambler
as Cap Douglas (uncredited)
(1950)
No Way Out
as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
(1950)
Dallas
as Judge Harper
(1950)
House by the River
as Inspector Sarten
(1950)
A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Marshal Kit Dodge
(1950)
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)
(1950)
The Savage Horde
as Judge Thomas Cole
(1950)
Sunset in the West
as Sheriff Tad Osborne
(1949)
Little Women
as Mr. Grace (uncredited)
(1949)
All the King's Men
as Dolph Pillsbury
(1949)
Adam's Rib
as Judge Marcasson
(1949)
Brimstone
as Martin Tredwell
(1949)
They Live by Night
as Mobley
(1949)
Act of Violence
as Pop
(1949)
Lust for Gold
as Parsons (uncredited)
(1949)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
(1949)
Mrs. Mike
as Dr. McIntosh
(1949)
Big Jack
as Will Farnsworth
(1949)
The Green Promise
as Mr. Grenstedt
(1949)
The Price of Freedom
as McTrees
(1949)
Grape Nutty
as Crow (Voice)
(1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Eph Hackett (uncredited)
(1948)
Relentless
as Sam - the Horse Dealer
(1948)
Whispering Smith
as Sheriff McSwiggin
(1948)
An Act of Murder
as Judge Jim Wilder
(1948)
Disaster
as Pop Hansford
(1948)
The Walls of Jericho
as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
(1948)
Green Grass of Wyoming
as Jake Willis
(1948)
Black Eagle
as Sheriff Clancy
(1948)
The Inside Story
as J. J. Johnson
(1948)
So This Is New York
as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
(1948)
(1948)
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
as Babirusa / Pig (voice)
(1948)
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
as Pop Williams
(1947)
California
as Chairman (uncredited)
(1947)
Danger Street
as Police Chief Bullward
(1947)
Cynthia
as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
(1947)
The Long Night
as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
(1947)
Mother Wore Tights
as Withers (uncredited)
(1947)
Wild Harvest
as Mike Alperson
(1947)
Uncle Tom's Cabana
as Uncle Tom (uncredited)
(1947)
The Trouble with Women
as Commissioner (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)
Without Reservations
as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
(1946)
They Made Me a Killer
as Henry, the Blacksmith
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
(1946)
Big Town
as Station Agent (uncredited)
(1946)
One Exciting Week
as Otis Piper
(1946)
Blue Skies
as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1946)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
(1946)
Rendezvous with Annie
as Elmer Snodgrass
(1946)
The Inner Circle
as Henry Boggs
(1946)
The Jolson Story
as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
(1946)
Who's Cookin Who?
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
(1946)
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as Foreman (uncredited)
(1946)
The Madonna's Secret
as The Riverman
(1946)
Down Missouri Way
as Prof. Morris
(1946)
Hot Cargo
as Tim Chapman
(1946)
The Reckless Driver
as Wally Walrus (voice)
(1946)
Fair Weather Fiends
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
(1946)
Apple Andy
as Devil
(1946)
Prospecting for Petroleum
as The Professor (voice)
(1945)
Scarlet Street
as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
(1945)
Salome, Where She Danced
as Sheriff
(1945)
State Fair
as Hog Judge (uncredited)
(1945)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Mr. Nelson
(1945)
Rhapsody in Blue
as Rachmaninoff
(1945)
Bewitched
as Mr. Herkheimer
(1945)
High Powered
as Jeff Hines
(1945)
You Came Along
as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
(1945)
The Loose Nut
as Construction Worker (voice)
(1945)
Grissly's Millions
as John Frey
(1945)
Fall Guy
as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
(1944)
Dangerous Passage
as Postal Clerk (uncredited)
(1944)
Practically Yours
as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
(1944)
Wilson
as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
(1944)
The Town Went Wild
as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
(1944)
Take It Big
as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
(1944)
The Navy Way
as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
(1944)
You Can't Ration Love
as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as Doctor
(1943)
So Proudly We Hail
as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
(1943)
Cowboy in Manhattan
as Higgins
(1943)
The Good Fellows
as Brother from Danville (uncredited)
(1943)
The Meanest Man in the World
as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
(1943)
Sleepy Lagoon
as Cyrus Coates
(1943)
Here Comes Elmer
as Horace Parrot
(1942)
Bambi
as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
(1942)
Saboteur
as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
(1942)
The Major and the Minor
as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
(1942)
Tales of Manhattan
as Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
(1942)
Tennessee Johnson
as Alderman (uncredited)
(1942)
Wildcat
as John 'Paw' Smithers
(1942)
Shut My Big Mouth
as Jim Long
(1942)
A Letter From Bataan
as Mr. Limpert
(1942)
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Mr. Slade
(1942)
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Commandant (uncredited)
(1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
(1941)
Honky Tonk
as Townsman at Meeting House
(1941)
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator
(1941)
Nothing But the Truth
as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
(1941)
Maisie Was a Lady
as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
(1941)
Cracked Nuts
as Sylvanus Boogle
(1941)
Mob Town
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
(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)