Will Wright
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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.
Fotos
Películas (154)
Fail Safe
1964 · Bit Part (uncredited)
Cape Fear
1962 · Dr. Pearsall
Twenty Plus Two
1961 · Newspaper morgue attendant
The Deadly Companions
1961 · Doctor Acton
Inherit the Wind
1960 · Bible Salesman (uncredited)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959 · Pentagon General
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Titus Queasley
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958 · Fire Chief (uncredited)
Gunman's Walk
1958 · Judge
Quantrill's Raiders
1958 · Judge Wood
The Missouri Traveler
1958 · Sheriff Marvin Peavy
Jeanne Eagels
1957 · Marshal (uncredited)
Johnny Tremain
1957 · Ephraim Lapham
The Wayward Bus
1957 · Van Brunt
The Iron Sheriff
1957 · Judge
These Wilder Years
1956 · Old Cab Driver
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955 · Admiral William S. Sims
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
The Tall Men
1955 · Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
The Kentuckian
1955 · John Decker (uncredited)
Not as a Stranger
1955 · Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955 · Tim Summers
The Raid
1954 · Josiah Anderson
Johnny Guitar
1954 · Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
River of No Return
1954 · Trader (uncredited)
The Wild One
1953 · Art Kleiner
The Last Posse
1953 · Todd Mitchell
Niagara
1953 · Boatman
The Happy Time
1952 · Family Doctor
O. Henry's Full House
1952 · Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited), Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Holiday for Sinners
1952 · The Man with a Cigar
Lure of the Wilderness
1952 · Sheriff Brink
Lydia Bailey
1952 · Consul (uncredited)
Paula
1952 · Raymond Bascom
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Party Guest (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
1952 · Mike Fogarty
People Will Talk
1951 · John Higgins (uncredited)
The Tall Target
1951 · Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
Never Trust a Gambler
1951 · Cap Douglas (uncredited)
Excuse My Dust
1951 · Race judge
My Forbidden Past
1951 · Luther Toplady
Vengeance Valley
1951 · Mr. Willoughby
Dallas
1950 · Judge Harper
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 · Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
Sunset in the West
1950 · Sheriff Tad Osborne
No Way Out
1950 · Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
The Savage Horde
1950 · Judge Thomas Cole
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950 · Marshal Kit Dodge
House by the River
1950 · Inspector Sarten
Mrs. Mike
1949 · Dr. McIntosh
Adam's Rib
1949 · Judge Marcasson
All the King's Men
1949 · Dolph Pillsbury
They Live by Night
1949 · Mobley
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949 · Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
Brimstone
1949 · Martin Tredwell
Lust for Gold
1949 · Parsons (uncredited)
The Price of Freedom
1949 · McTrees
Grape Nutty
1949 · Crow (Voice)
Big Jack
1949 · Will Farnsworth
The Green Promise
1949 · Mr. Grenstedt
Little Women
1949 · Mr. Grace (uncredited)
Act of Violence
1949 · Pop
Whispering Smith
1948 · Sheriff McSwiggin
An Act of Murder
1948 · Judge Jim Wilder
Disaster
1948 · Pop Hansford
The Walls of Jericho
1948 · Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
Black Eagle
1948 · Sheriff Clancy
Relentless
1948 · Sam - the Horse Dealer
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948 · Jake Willis
So This Is New York
1948 · Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948 · Eph Hackett (uncredited)
The Inside Story
1948 · J. J. Johnson
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
1948 · Pop Williams
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
1948 · Babirusa / Pig (voice)
California's Golden Beginning
1948
Wild Harvest
1947 · Mike Alperson
Along the Oregon Trail
1947 · Jim Bridger
Cynthia
1947 · Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
Mother Wore Tights
1947 · Withers (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
1947 · Uncle Tom (uncredited)
Keeper of the Bees
1947 · Dr. Grayson
The Trouble with Women
1947 · Commissioner (uncredited)
Danger Street
1947 · Police Chief Bullward
The Long Night
1947 · Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
Blaze of Noon
1947 · Mr. Thomas
California
1947 · Chairman (uncredited)
Fair Weather Fiends
1946 · Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Blue Skies
1946 · Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Jolson Story
1946 · Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
The Reckless Driver
1946 · Wally Walrus (voice)
Big Town
1946 · Station Agent (uncredited)
Down Missouri Way
1946 · Prof. Morris
The Inner Circle
1946 · Henry Boggs
Rendezvous with Annie
1946 · Elmer Snodgrass
Hot Cargo
1946 · Tim Chapman
Who's Cookin Who?
1946 · Wolfie Wolf (voice)
One Exciting Week
1946 · Otis Piper
Without Reservations
1946 · Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
They Made Me a Killer
1946 · Henry, the Blacksmith
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · "Dad" Newell
Apple Andy
1946 · Devil
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946 · Foreman (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 · Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
1946 · Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
The Madonna's Secret
1946 · The Riverman
Prospecting for Petroleum
1946 · The Professor (voice)
Scarlet Street
1945 · Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
The Loose Nut
1945 · Construction Worker (voice)
State Fair
1945 · Hog Judge (uncredited)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945 · Mr. Nelson
You Came Along
1945 · Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
Bewitched
1945 · Mr. Herkheimer
Rhapsody in Blue
1945 · Rachmaninoff
Salome, Where She Danced
1945 · Sheriff
Fall Guy
1945 · Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
High Powered
1945 · Jeff Hines
Grissly's Millions
1945 · John Frey
Practically Yours
1944 · Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
1944 · Postal Clerk (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
1944 · Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
Wilson
1944 · Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
Take It Big
1944 · Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
You Can't Ration Love
1944 · Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
The Navy Way
1944 · Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
1943 · Doctor
Here Comes Elmer
1943 · Horace Parrot
So Proudly We Hail
1943 · Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
Sleepy Lagoon
1943 · Cyrus Coates
The Good Fellows
1943 · Brother from Danville (uncredited)
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943 · Higgins
The Meanest Man in the World
1943 · Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · Alderman (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
1942 · Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
A Letter From Bataan
1942 · Mr. Limpert
Wildcat
1942 · John 'Paw' Smithers
Bambi
1942 · Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan
1942 · Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942 · Mr. Slade
Saboteur
1942 · J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
Shut My Big Mouth
1942 · Jim Long
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942 · Commandant (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 · Maguire (uncredited)
The Tell-Tale Heart
1941 · Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Nothing but the Truth
1941 · Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
Mob Town
1941 · Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1941 · Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 · Senator
The Richest Man in Town
1941 · Frederick Johnson
Cracked Nuts
1941 · Sylvanus Boogle
Maisie Was a Lady
1941 · Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
You, the People
1940 · Mr. Roberts
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940 · Mr. Tucker
It's A Small World
1935 · Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
Pure Feud
1934 · Lem (uncredited)
Series (46)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · Sam Petrie
Mister Ed
1961 · Mr. Thompson
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Ben Weaver
Outlaws
1960
Pete and Gladys
1960
Thriller
1960 · Constable Tom Walker
The Tall Man
1960
Mr. Lucky
1959 · The Leadville Kid
Dennis the Menace
1959 · Merrivale
Riverboat
1959 · J.C. Sickel
Rawhide
1959 · Grandfather
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Luther Hanks
Bat Masterson
1958 · Billy Willow
Lawman
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958 · Oliver
Bronco
1958
Trackdown
1957 · Zack
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · Pete at Firehouse #7
The Real McCoys
1957
Maverick
1957 · General Hoyt Bosco, Jabe Hallock, General Eakins, Sheriff Chester Bentley
Perry Mason
1957 · James Vardon, Adam Thompson, Chuck Clark
Sugarfoot
1957 · Charlie Cade, John Chamberlain, Job Turner
Official Detective
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · King - Newspaper Editor
Conflict
1956
Hey, Jeannie!
1956 · McClish
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Judge O'Neill
The Millionaire
1955 · Grandpa Costello
December Bride
1954
Lassie
1954 · Caleb Brown
Public Defender
1954 · Horace Bascomb
The Danny Thomas Show
1953 · Mr. Johnson
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Father Gourdian
General Electric Theater
1953 · Jake Marley, McCrain, Grandpaw
You Are There
1953 · Philip Arnold
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952 · Mr. Jackson
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Mr. Crane
Cavalcade of America
1952 · George's Father
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · Willie, Scupper
Dragnet
1951
I Love Lucy
1951 · Mr. Walters, Sheriff
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Pop, Father
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Living Christ
1951 · Herod The Great, Annas
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950 · Judge Kramer
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Uncle Ed