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Will Wright

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMar 25, 1894 (Died at 68)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA
Career Span1934 – 1962
Known Credits196 Titles
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Will Wright

Also known as:William Henry WrightWilliam H. Wright
Total Works

196

151 movies • 45 shows

Avg Rating

6.6 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Bambi
7.0
Bambi
1942•movie
as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Cape Fear
7.4
Cape Fear
1962•movie
as Dr. Pearsall
Saboteur
6.9
Saboteur
1942•movie
as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
Fail Safe
7.8
Fail Safe
1964•movie
as Bit Part (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 196 titles featuring Will Wright

Bambi
7.0
Bambi
1942•movie

as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)

Cape Fear
7.4
Cape Fear
1962•movie

as Dr. Pearsall

Saboteur
6.9
Saboteur
1942•movie

as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)

Fail Safe
7.8
Fail Safe
1964•movie

as Bit Part (uncredited)

River of No Return
6.7
River of No Return
1954•movie

as Trader (uncredited)

Inherit the Wind
7.6
Inherit the Wind
1960•movie

as Bible Salesman (uncredited)

Johnny Guitar
7.4
Johnny Guitar
1954•movie

as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)

Scarlet Street
7.6
Scarlet Street
1945•movie

as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)

Niagara
6.8
Niagara
1953•movie

as Boatman

Adam's Rib
7.1
Adam's Rib
1949•movie

as Judge Marcasson

The Wild One
6.5
The Wild One
1953•movie

as Art Kleiner

I Love Lucy
7.9
2 eps
I Love Lucy
1951•series

as Mr. Walters

All the King's Men
7.0
All the King's Men
1949•movie

as Dolph Pillsbury

Little Women
7.4
Little Women
1949•movie

as Mr. Grace (uncredited)

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7.0

as Eph Hackett (uncredited)

They Live by Night
6.8
They Live by Night
1949•movie

as Mobley

The Blue Dahlia
6.7
The Blue Dahlia
1946•movie

as "Dad" Newell

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
3 eps

as Ben Weaver

The Major and the Minor
7.1

as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)

Perry Mason
7.7
1 eps
Perry Mason
1957•series

as James Vardon

Shadow of the Thin Man
7.0

as Maguire (uncredited)

House by the River
6.8
House by the River
1950•movie

as Inspector Sarten

No Way Out
6.9
No Way Out
1950•movie

as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)

The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.6
1 eps

as Sam Petrie

Act of Violence
6.9
Act of Violence
1949•movie

as Pop

People Will Talk
7.1
People Will Talk
1951•movie

as John Higgins (uncredited)

Leave It to Beaver
6.9
1 eps
Leave It to Beaver
1957•series

as Pete at Firehouse #7

The Tall Men
6.4
The Tall Men
1955•movie

as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)

Rock-a-Bye Baby
6.9
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958•movie

as Fire Chief (uncredited)

Lassie
6.3
1 eps
Lassie
1954•series

as Caleb Brown

State Fair
6.6
State Fair
1945•movie

as Hog Judge (uncredited)

The Deadly Companions
5.6

as Doctor Acton

Gunman's Walk
6.7
Gunman's Walk
1958•movie

as Judge

The Kentuckian
5.8
The Kentuckian
1955•movie

as John Decker (uncredited)

Vengeance Valley
5.4
Vengeance Valley
1951•movie

as Mr. Willoughby

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
6.2

as Mr. Nelson

Mister Ed
6.8
1 eps
Mister Ed
1961•series

as Mr. Thompson

Road to Utopia
6.8
Road to Utopia
1946•movie

as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)

Not as a Stranger
6.2
Not as a Stranger
1955•movie

as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
6.8

as Admiral William S. Sims

Rawhide
7.3
1 eps
Rawhide
1959•series

as Grandfather

O. Henry's Full House
6.9

as Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

The Tall Target
6.8
The Tall Target
1951•movie

as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

In Old Oklahoma
6.2
In Old Oklahoma
1943•movie

as Doctor

The Long Night
5.8
The Long Night
1947•movie

as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)

Maverick
7.0
2 eps
Maverick
1957•series
Tales of Manhattan
6.5
Tales of Manhattan
1942•movie

as Old Concertgoer (uncredited)

The Las Vegas Story
6.0

as Mike Fogarty

Blossoms in the Dust
6.6

as Senator

Dallas
6.4
Dallas
1950•movie

as Judge Harper

The Lone Ranger
6.7
1 eps
The Lone Ranger
1949•series

as Uncle Ed

Dragnet
6.5
1 eps
Dragnet
1951•series
The Raid
6.6
The Raid
1954•movie

as Josiah Anderson

Johnny Tremain
6.1
Johnny Tremain
1957•movie

as Ephraim Lapham

Dennis the Menace
6.6
4 eps
Dennis the Menace
1959•series

as Merrivale

Lust for Gold
6.0
Lust for Gold
1949•movie

as Parsons (uncredited)

Alias Jesse James
6.1
Alias Jesse James
1959•movie

as Titus Queasley

Blue Skies
6.2
Blue Skies
1946•movie

as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)

Wilson
5.6
Wilson
1944•movie

as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)

Walk Softly, Stranger
5.1

as Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)

So Proudly We Hail
5.7
So Proudly We Hail
1943•movie

as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)

77 Sunset Strip
7.2
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
1958•series

as Luther Hanks

Whispering Smith
6.7
Whispering Smith
1948•movie

as Sheriff McSwiggin

California
6.8
California
1947•movie

as Chairman (uncredited)

Bewitched
5.4
Bewitched
1945•movie

as Mr. Herkheimer

An Act of Murder
6.9
An Act of Murder
1948•movie

as Judge Jim Wilder

Without Reservations
6.3

as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)

My Forbidden Past
5.5
My Forbidden Past
1951•movie

as Luther Toplady

Thriller
6.7
1 eps
Thriller
1960•series

as Constable Tom Walker

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
7.2
1 eps

as Judge Kramer

The Danny Thomas Show
6.2
1 eps

as Mr. Johnson

Uncle Tom's Cabaña
5.6

as Uncle Tom (uncredited)

The Wayward Bus
5.6
The Wayward Bus
1957•movie

as Van Brunt

Honky Tonk
6.3
Honky Tonk
1941•movie

as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)

The Donna Reed Show
6.5
1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
1958•series

as Oliver

The Jolson Story
6.8
The Jolson Story
1946•movie

as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)

Rhapsody in Blue
6.6
Rhapsody in Blue
1945•movie

as Rachmaninoff

A Ticket to Tomahawk
6.0

as Marshal Kit Dodge

Green Grass of Wyoming
6.7

as Jake Willis

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
5.8

as Pentagon General

Nothing but the Truth
7.3

as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)

Bat Masterson
6.4
3 eps
Bat Masterson
1958•series

as Billy Willow

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
6.2
1 eps

as Mr. Jackson

These Wilder Years
6.5
These Wilder Years
1956•movie

as Old Cab Driver

Jeanne Eagels
6.2
Jeanne Eagels
1957•movie

as Marshal (uncredited)

The Happy Time
6.5
The Happy Time
1952•movie

as Family Doctor

The Inner Circle
5.7
The Inner Circle
1946•movie

as Henry Boggs

The Tell-Tale Heart
6.6

as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

The Last Posse
6.3
The Last Posse
1953•movie

as Todd Mitchell

Lure of the Wilderness
6.1

as Sheriff Brink

They Made Me a Killer
5.4

as Henry, the Blacksmith

The Real McCoys
5.9
1 eps
The Real McCoys
1957•series
Lawman
6.0
1 eps
Lawman
1958•series
Mother Wore Tights
5.7
Mother Wore Tights
1947•movie

as Withers (uncredited)

The Green Promise
6.4
The Green Promise
1949•movie

as Mr. Grenstedt

USS VD: Ship of Shame
4.5

as Commandant (uncredited)

Four Star Playhouse
6.8
1 eps
Four Star Playhouse
1952•series

as Willie

Tennessee Johnson
6.5
Tennessee Johnson
1942•movie

as Alderman (uncredited)

Dangerous Passage
5.0
Dangerous Passage
1944•movie

as Postal Clerk (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
1 eps

as King - Newspaper Editor

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
1 eps

as Judge O'Neill

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
5.6

as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)

The Reckless Driver
7.2

as Wally Walrus (voice)

Young Man with Ideas
5.2

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Blondie Plays Cupid
6.8

as Mr. Tucker

The Navy Way
6.2
The Navy Way
1944•movie

as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)

The Walls of Jericho
5.6

as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)

Fair Weather Fiends
7.2

as Wolfie Wolf (voice)

The Missouri Traveler
6.5

as Sheriff Marvin Peavy

Relentless
6.4
Relentless
1948•movie

as Sam - the Horse Dealer

Trackdown
6.9
1 eps
Trackdown
1957•series
Bronco
6.0
1 eps
Bronco
1958•series
Sugarfoot
5.1
1 eps
Sugarfoot
1957•series

as Charlie Cade

Salome, Where She Danced
4.1

as Sheriff

Who's Cookin Who?
7.7
Who's Cookin Who?
1946•movie

as Wolfie Wolf (voice)

Never Trust a Gambler
5.6

as Cap Douglas (uncredited)

The Loose Nut
6.9
The Loose Nut
1945•movie

as Construction Worker (voice)

The Inside Story
6.6
The Inside Story
1948•movie

as J. J. Johnson

Sunset in the West
7.4
Sunset in the West
1950•movie

as Sheriff Tad Osborne

The Iron Sheriff
6.6
The Iron Sheriff
1957•movie

as Judge

The Hoodlum Saint
5.5
The Hoodlum Saint
1946•movie

as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)

The Tall Man
6.9
1 eps
The Tall Man
1960•series
Letter to Loretta
6.6
1 eps
Letter to Loretta
1953•series

as Father Gourdian

Big Town
5.5
Big Town
1946•movie

as Station Agent (uncredited)

So This Is New York
6.7

as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)

Lydia Bailey
6.8
Lydia Bailey
1952•movie

as Consul (uncredited)

Holiday for Sinners
6.3

as The Man with a Cigar

The Madonna's Secret
6.4

as The Riverman

Twenty Plus Two
6.8
Twenty Plus Two
1961•movie

as Newspaper morgue attendant

Cynthia
6.2
Cynthia
1947•movie

as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep

You, the People
6.2
You, the People
1940•movie

as Mr. Roberts

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps
Riverboat
6.5
1 eps
Riverboat
1959•series

as J.C. Sickel

Mr. Lucky
6.7
1 eps
Mr. Lucky
1959•series

as The Leadville Kid

A Letter From Bataan
5.2

as Mr. Limpert

The Meanest Man in the World
6.9

as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)

Maisie Was a Lady
7.0
Maisie Was a Lady
1941•movie

as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)

Excuse My Dust
7.8
Excuse My Dust
1951•movie

as Race judge

Apple Andy
6.8
Apple Andy
1946•movie

as Devil

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps

as Pop

Cavalcade of America
4.6
1 eps

as George's Father

Quantrill's Raiders
6.8

as Judge Wood

Brimstone
7.2
Brimstone
1949•movie

as Martin Tredwell

High Powered
5.2
High Powered
1945•movie

as Jeff Hines

Sleepy Lagoon
5.0
Sleepy Lagoon
1943•movie

as Cyrus Coates

December Bride
6.2
3 eps
December Bride
1954•series
The Millionaire
5.8
1 eps
The Millionaire
1955•series

as Grandpa Costello

Pete and Gladys
6.2
1 eps
Pete and Gladys
1960•series
Hey, Jeannie!
6.2
1 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
1956•series

as McClish

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps

as Mr. Crane

Public Defender
6.2
1 eps
Public Defender
1954•series

as Horace Bascomb

You Are There
6.0
1 eps
You Are There
1953•series

as Philip Arnold

It's A Small World
6.0
It's A Small World
1935•movie

as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)

The Town Went Wild
7.0
The Town Went Wild
1944•movie

as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)

You Came Along
7.3
You Came Along
1945•movie

as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)

The Savage Horde
6.2
The Savage Horde
1950•movie

as Judge Thomas Cole

Big Jack
7.3
Big Jack
1949•movie

as Will Farnsworth

Blaze of Noon
5.7
Blaze of Noon
1947•movie

as Mr. Thomas

Wildcat
5.7
Wildcat
1942•movie

as John 'Paw' Smithers

Shut My Big Mouth
8.3
Shut My Big Mouth
1942•movie

as Jim Long

Outlaws
6.7
1 eps
Outlaws
1960•series
The Living Christ
5.7
2 eps
The Living Christ
1951•series

as Annas

Fall Guy
8.0
Fall Guy
1945•movie

as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)

The Trouble with Women
9.5

as Commissioner (uncredited)

Disaster
6.0
Disaster
1948•movie

as Pop Hansford

Danger Street
6.5
Danger Street
1947•movie

as Police Chief Bullward

Paula
8.2
Paula
1952•movie

as Raymond Bascom

One Exciting Week
6.5
One Exciting Week
1946•movie

as Otis Piper

Rendezvous with Annie
7.0

as Elmer Snodgrass

Mrs. Mike
6.0
Mrs. Mike
1949•movie

as Dr. McIntosh

Grissly's Millions
6.5
Grissly's Millions
1945•movie

as John Frey

Black Eagle
6.5
Black Eagle
1948•movie

as Sheriff Clancy

Pure Feud
7.0
Pure Feud
1934•movie

as Lem (uncredited)

Official Detective
7.5
1 eps
Official Detective
1957•series
Mob Town
8.0
Mob Town
1941•movie

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Here Comes Elmer
10.0
Here Comes Elmer
1943•movie

as Horace Parrot

The Postman Didn't Ring
7.0

as Mr. Slade

You Can't Ration Love
8.0

as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace

Johnny Comes Flying Home
8.0

as Foreman (uncredited)

Hot Cargo
8.0
Hot Cargo
1946•movie

as Tim Chapman

The Good Fellows
8.0
The Good Fellows
1943•movie

as Brother from Danville (uncredited)

Grape Nutty
9.0
Grape Nutty
1949•movie

as Crow (Voice)

Cowboy in Manhattan
7.0

as Higgins

Keeper of the Bees
10.0
Keeper of the Bees
1947•movie

as Dr. Grayson

Cracked Nuts
7.0
Cracked Nuts
1941•movie

as Sylvanus Boogle

Practically Yours
7.0
Practically Yours
1944•movie

as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)

Take It Big
9.0
Take It Big
1944•movie

as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)

The Richest Man in Town
10.0

as Frederick Johnson

Wild Harvest
7.0
Wild Harvest
1947•movie

as Mike Alperson

Along the Oregon Trail
9.0

as Jim Bridger

Down Missouri Way
8.0
Down Missouri Way
1946•movie

as Prof. Morris

Prospecting for Petroleum

as The Professor (voice)

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

as Tim Summers