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