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.
Known For
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)
Quantrill's Raiders
as Judge Wood
(1958)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
(1958)
The Missouri Traveler
as Sheriff Marvin Peavy
(1957)
Jeanne Eagels
as Marshal (uncredited)
(1957)
Johnny Tremain
as Ephraim Lapham
(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)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Admiral William S. Sims
(1955)
Not as a Stranger
as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
(1955)
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as Tim Summers
(1954)
The Raid
as Josiah Anderson
(1954)
River of No Return
as Trader (uncredited)
(1954)
Johnny Guitar
as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
(1953)
Niagara
as Boatman
(1953)
The Wild One
as Art Kleiner
(1953)
The Last Posse
as Todd Mitchell
(1952)
Young Man with Ideas
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(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 Happy Time
as Family Doctor
(1952)
The Las Vegas Story
as Mike Fogarty
(1952)
Paula
as Raymond Bascom
(1952)
Lure of the Wilderness
as Sheriff Brink
(1952)
Lydia Bailey
as Consul (uncredited)
(1952)
Holiday for Sinners
as The Man with a Cigar
(1951)
People Will Talk
as Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
(1951)
The Tall Target
as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
(1951)
Excuse My Dust
as Race judge
(1951)
Vengeance Valley
as Mr. Willoughby
(1951)
Never Trust a Gambler
as Cap Douglas (uncredited)
(1951)
My Forbidden Past
as Luther Toplady
(1950)
No Way Out
as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
(1950)
Sunset in the West
as Sheriff Tad Osborne
(1950)
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)
(1950)
The Savage Horde
as Judge Thomas Cole
(1950)
A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Marshal Kit Dodge
(1950)
House by the River
as Inspector Sarten
(1950)
Dallas
as Judge Harper
(1949)
Little Women
as Mr. Grace (uncredited)
(1949)
The Green Promise
as Mr. Grenstedt
(1949)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
(1949)
Act of Violence
as Pop
(1949)
All the King's Men
as Dolph Pillsbury
(1949)
Adam's Rib
as Judge Marcasson
(1949)
Mrs. Mike
as Dr. McIntosh
(1949)
Brimstone
as Martin Tredwell
(1949)
Big Jack
as Will Farnsworth
(1949)
They Live by Night
as Mobley
(1949)
Lust for Gold
as Parsons (uncredited)
(1949)
Grape Nutty
as Crow (Voice)
(1949)
The Price of Freedom
as McTrees
(1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Eph Hackett (uncredited)
(1948)
Disaster
as Pop Hansford
(1948)
The Walls of Jericho
as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
(1948)
The Inside Story
as J. J. Johnson
(1948)
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
as Babirusa / Pig (voice)
(1948)
Relentless
as Sam - the Horse Dealer
(1948)
Whispering Smith
as Sheriff McSwiggin
(1948)
Green Grass of Wyoming
as Jake Willis
(1948)
Black Eagle
as Sheriff Clancy
(1948)
An Act of Murder
as Judge Jim Wilder
(1948)
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
as Pop Williams
(1948)
(1948)
So This Is New York
as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
(1947)
The Trouble with Women
as Commissioner (uncredited)
(1947)
Cynthia
as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
(1947)
California
as Chairman (uncredited)
(1947)
Keeper of the Bees
as Dr. Grayson
(1947)
Wild Harvest
as Mike Alperson
(1947)
Along the Oregon Trail
as Jim Bridger
(1947)
Blaze of Noon
as Mr. Thomas
(1947)
Mother Wore Tights
as Withers (uncredited)
(1947)
Danger Street
as Police Chief Bullward
(1947)
The Long Night
as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
(1947)
Uncle Tom's Cabana
as Uncle Tom (uncredited)
(1946)
Prospecting for Petroleum
as The Professor (voice)
(1946)
The Jolson Story
as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
(1946)
The Blue Dahlia
as "Dad" Newell
(1946)
The Hoodlum Saint
as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
(1946)
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as Foreman (uncredited)
(1946)
Down Missouri Way
as Prof. Morris
(1946)
The Reckless Driver
as Wally Walrus (voice)
(1946)
Apple Andy
as Devil
(1946)
Road to Utopia
as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
(1946)
The Madonna's Secret
as The Riverman
(1946)
Blue Skies
as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
(1946)
They Made Me a Killer
as Henry, the Blacksmith
(1946)
Fair Weather Fiends
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
(1946)
Rendezvous with Annie
as Elmer Snodgrass
(1946)
Big Town
as Station Agent (uncredited)
(1946)
The Inner Circle
as Henry Boggs
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
(1946)
One Exciting Week
as Otis Piper
(1946)
Who's Cookin Who?
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
(1946)
Hot Cargo
as Tim Chapman
(1945)
High Powered
as Jeff Hines
(1945)
Rhapsody in Blue
as Rachmaninoff
(1945)
Scarlet Street
as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
(1945)
You Came Along
as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
(1945)
The Loose Nut
as Construction Worker (voice)
(1945)
Bewitched
as Mr. Herkheimer
(1945)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Mr. Nelson
(1945)
State Fair
as Hog Judge (uncredited)
(1945)
Salome, Where She Danced
as Sheriff
(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)
The Town Went Wild
as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
(1944)
Wilson
as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
(1944)
Practically Yours
as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
(1944)
Take It Big
as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
(1944)
You Can't Ration Love
as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
(1944)
The Navy Way
as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
(1943)
In Old Oklahoma
as Doctor
(1943)
The Meanest Man in the World
as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
(1943)
So Proudly We Hail
as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
(1943)
Sleepy Lagoon
as Cyrus Coates
(1943)
The Good Fellows
as Brother from Danville (uncredited)
(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)
Wildcat
as John 'Paw' Smithers
(1942)
Tennessee Johnson
as Alderman (uncredited)
(1942)
A Letter From Bataan
as Mr. Limpert
(1942)
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Mr. Slade
(1942)
Shut My Big Mouth
as Jim Long
(1942)
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Commandant (uncredited)
(1941)
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator
(1941)
Honky Tonk
as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
(1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
(1941)
Nothing But the Truth
as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
(1941)
Mob Town
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
(1941)
Maisie Was a Lady
as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
(1941)
The Tell-Tale Heart
as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
(1941)
Cracked Nuts
as Sylvanus Boogle
(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)