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
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
Lassie
1954
Dragnet
1951
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
Filmography
Perry Mason
as James Vardon · 1957
Perry Mason
as Adam Thompson · 1957
Perry Mason
as Chuck Clark · 1957
The Andy Griffith Show
as Ben Weaver · 1960
Maverick
· 1957
Maverick
as General Hoyt Bosco · 1957
Maverick
as Jabe Hallock · 1957
Maverick
as General Eakins · 1957
Maverick
as Sheriff Chester Bentley · 1957
Lassie
as Caleb Brown · 1954
Dragnet
· 1951
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Sam Petrie · 1961
Four Star Playhouse
as Willie · 1952
Four Star Playhouse
as Scupper · 1952
The Donna Reed Show
as Oliver · 1958
Rawhide
as Grandfather · 1959
I Love Lucy
as Mr. Walters · 1951
I Love Lucy
as Sheriff · 1951
Leave It to Beaver
as Pete at Firehouse #7 · 1957
The Lone Ranger
as Uncle Ed · 1949
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as King - Newspaper Editor · 1956
Lawman
· 1958
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
as Mr. Jackson · 1952
77 Sunset Strip
as Luther Hanks · 1958
Bat Masterson
as Billy Willow · 1958
Dennis the Menace
as Merrivale · 1959
Thriller
as Constable Tom Walker · 1960
The Real McCoys
· 1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Judge O'Neill · 1955
The Ford Television Theatre
as Mr. Crane · 1952
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
as Judge Kramer · 1950
Sugarfoot
as Charlie Cade · 1957
Sugarfoot
as John Chamberlain · 1957
Sugarfoot
as Job Turner · 1957
Bronco
· 1958
The Millionaire
as Grandpa Costello · 1955
December Bride
· 1954
Mister Ed
as Mr. Thompson · 1961
Trackdown
· 1957
Trackdown
as Zack · 1957
Outlaws
· 1960
The Tall Man
· 1960
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
· 1951
The Danny Thomas Show
as Mr. Johnson · 1953
Public Defender
as Horace Bascomb · 1954
Riverboat
as J.C. Sickel · 1959
Cavalcade of America
as George's Father · 1952
Mr. Lucky
as The Leadville Kid · 1959
You Are There
as Philip Arnold · 1953
Official Detective
· 1957
Pete and Gladys
· 1960
Bambi
as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited) · 1942
Letter to Loretta
as Father Gourdian · 1953
Hey, Jeannie!
as McClish · 1956
Cape Fear
as Dr. Pearsall · 1962
Conflict
· 1956
The Iron Sheriff
as Judge · 1957
Little Women
as Mr. Grace (uncredited) · 1949
The Living Christ
as Herod The Great · 1951
The Living Christ
as Annas · 1951
Saboteur
as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited) · 1942
River of No Return
as Trader (uncredited) · 1954
All the King's Men
as Dolph Pillsbury · 1949
General Electric Theater
· 1953
General Electric Theater
as Jake Marley · 1953
General Electric Theater
as McCrain · 1953
General Electric Theater
as Grandpaw · 1953
Inherit the Wind
as Bible Salesman (uncredited) · 1960
They Live by Night
as Mobley · 1949
The Man with the Golden Arm
· 1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Pop · 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
· 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Father · 1951
The Wild One
as Art Kleiner · 1953
The Tall Men
as Gus - Bartender (uncredited) · 1955
Johnny Guitar
as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited) · 1954
Niagara
as Boatman · 1953
Alias Jesse James
as Titus Queasley · 1959
Fail Safe
as Bit Part (uncredited) · 1964
Adam's Rib
as Judge Marcasson · 1949
Gunman's Walk
as Judge · 1958
Scarlet Street
as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited) · 1945
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Maguire (uncredited) · 1941
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Eph Hackett (uncredited) · 1948
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 Major and the Minor
as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited) · 1942
In Old Oklahoma
as Doctor · 1943
So Proudly We Hail
as Colonel Clark (Uncredited) · 1943
House by the River
as Inspector Sarten · 1950
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Admiral William S. Sims · 1955
The Blue Dahlia
as "Dad" Newell · 1946
Dallas
as Judge Harper · 1950
The Deadly Companions
as Doctor Acton · 1961
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator · 1941
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Mr. Nelson · 1945
Jeanne Eagels
as Marshal (uncredited) · 1957
Vengeance Valley
as Mr. Willoughby · 1951
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Fire Chief (uncredited) · 1958
Not as a Stranger
as Mr. Roberts (uncredited) · 1955
Blue Skies
as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited) · 1946
Tales of Manhattan
as Old Concertgoer (uncredited) · 1942
No Way Out
as Dr. Cheney (uncredited) · 1950
The Long Night
as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited) · 1947
A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Marshal Kit Dodge · 1950
The Kentuckian
as John Decker (uncredited) · 1955
Lust for Gold
as Parsons (uncredited) · 1949
The Las Vegas Story
as Mike Fogarty · 1952
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Commandant (uncredited) · 1942
Act of Violence
as Pop · 1949
Big Jack
as Will Farnsworth · 1949
Honky Tonk
as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited) · 1941
Salome, Where She Danced
as Sheriff · 1945
The Raid
as Josiah Anderson · 1954
Without Reservations
as Pullman Conductor (uncredited) · 1946
Green Grass of Wyoming
as Jake Willis · 1948
So This Is New York
as Uncle Fergus (uncredited) · 1948
The Tell-Tale Heart
as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) · 1941
The Walls of Jericho
as Dr. Patterson (uncredited) · 1948
An Act of Murder
as Judge Jim Wilder · 1948
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited) · 1949
Nothing but the Truth
as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited) · 1941
Never Trust a Gambler
as Cap Douglas (uncredited) · 1951
Paula
as Raymond Bascom · 1952
People Will Talk
as John Higgins (uncredited) · 1951
Road to Utopia
as Mr. Latimer (uncredited) · 1946
California
as Chairman (uncredited) · 1947
My Forbidden Past
as Luther Toplady · 1951
Relentless
as Sam - the Horse Dealer · 1948
Rhapsody in Blue
as Rachmaninoff · 1945
Brimstone
as Martin Tredwell · 1949
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Pentagon General · 1959
Whispering Smith
as Sheriff McSwiggin · 1948
The Jolson Story
as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited) · 1946
The Wayward Bus
as Van Brunt · 1957
The Tall Target
as Thomas Ogden (uncredited) · 1951
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
as Uncle Tom (uncredited) · 1947
Lure of the Wilderness
as Sheriff Brink · 1952
Who's Cookin Who?
as Wolfie Wolf (voice) · 1946
Shut My Big Mouth
as Jim Long · 1942
The Meanest Man in the World
as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited) · 1943
State Fair
as Hog Judge (uncredited) · 1945
The Trouble with Women
as Commissioner (uncredited) · 1947
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Mr. Slade · 1942
Mother Wore Tights
as Withers (uncredited) · 1947
Wilson
as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited) · 1944
Along the Oregon Trail
as Jim Bridger · 1947
Young Man with Ideas
as Party Guest (uncredited) · 1952
Blaze of Noon
as Mr. Thomas · 1947
Maisie Was a Lady
as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited) · 1941
The Inner Circle
as Henry Boggs · 1946
Fall Guy
as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited) · 1945
Grissly's Millions
as John Frey · 1945
Keeper of the Bees
as Dr. Grayson · 1947
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Jake - Poker Player (uncredited) · 1950
The Madonna's Secret
as The Riverman · 1946
These Wilder Years
as Old Cab Driver · 1956
California's Golden Beginning
· 1948
The Savage Horde
as Judge Thomas Cole · 1950
They Made Me a Killer
as Henry, the Blacksmith · 1946
Practically Yours
as Sen. Cowling (uncredited) · 1944
The Green Promise
as Mr. Grenstedt · 1949
Johnny Tremain
as Ephraim Lapham · 1957
It's A Small World
as Courtroom spectator (uncredited) · 1935
A Letter From Bataan
as Mr. Limpert · 1942
Tennessee Johnson
as Alderman (uncredited) · 1942
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as Foreman (uncredited) · 1946
The Happy Time
as Family Doctor · 1952
The Last Posse
as Todd Mitchell · 1953
Holiday for Sinners
as The Man with a Cigar · 1952
Mrs. Mike
as Dr. McIntosh · 1949
Sunset in the West
as Sheriff Tad Osborne · 1950
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as Tim Summers · 1955
Here Comes Elmer
as Horace Parrot · 1943
Excuse My Dust
as Race judge · 1951
The Town Went Wild
as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited) · 1944
You Came Along
as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited) · 1945
Big Town
as Station Agent (uncredited) · 1946
The Richest Man in Town
as Frederick Johnson · 1941
You Can't Ration Love
as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace · 1944
Cynthia
as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep · 1947
Bewitched
as Mr. Herkheimer · 1945
The Hoodlum Saint
as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited) · 1946
The Price of Freedom
as McTrees · 1949
The Navy Way
as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited) · 1944
One Exciting Week
as Otis Piper · 1946
Lydia Bailey
as Consul (uncredited) · 1952
The Inside Story
as J. J. Johnson · 1948
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
as Pop Williams · 1948
Cowboy in Manhattan
as Higgins · 1943
The Missouri Traveler
as Sheriff Marvin Peavy · 1958
You, the People
as Mr. Roberts · 1940
Quantrill's Raiders
as Judge Wood · 1958
Take It Big
as Rodeo Judge (uncredited) · 1944
Black Eagle
as Sheriff Clancy · 1948
Cracked Nuts
as Sylvanus Boogle · 1941
The Good Fellows
as Brother from Danville (uncredited) · 1943
Rendezvous with Annie
as Elmer Snodgrass · 1946
Twenty Plus Two
as Newspaper morgue attendant · 1961
The Reckless Driver
as Wally Walrus (voice) · 1946
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
as Babirusa / Pig (voice) · 1948
The Loose Nut
as Construction Worker (voice) · 1945
Wildcat
as John 'Paw' Smithers · 1942
Disaster
as Pop Hansford · 1948
High Powered
as Jeff Hines · 1945
Wild Harvest
as Mike Alperson · 1947
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Mr. Tucker · 1940
Down Missouri Way
as Prof. Morris · 1946
Dangerous Passage
as Postal Clerk (uncredited) · 1944
Apple Andy
as Devil · 1946
Danger Street
as Police Chief Bullward · 1947
Sleepy Lagoon
as Cyrus Coates · 1943
Mob Town
as Pawnbroker (uncredited) · 1941
Fair Weather Fiends
as Wolfie Wolf (voice) · 1946
Pure Feud
as Lem (uncredited) · 1934
Hot Cargo
as Tim Chapman · 1946
Prospecting for Petroleum
as The Professor (voice) · 1946
Grape Nutty
as Crow (Voice) · 1949