Cast
Will Wright
Acting
Cast
Will Wright
Known for
Acting
Born
1894-03-25
From
San Francisco, California, USA
Died
1962-06-19
Also known as William Henry Wright, William H. 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.
Bambi
as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Little Women
as Mr. Grace (uncredited)
Niagara
as Boatman
Cape Fear
as Dr. Pearsall
Johnny Guitar
as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
River of No Return
as Trader (uncredited)
Fail Safe
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Saboteur
as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
The Wild One
as Art Kleiner
Wilson
as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
The Man with the Golden Arm
Inherit the Wind
as Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Paula
as Raymond Bascom
Cynthia
as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
Act of Violence
as Pop
Brimstone
as Martin Tredwell
Adam's Rib
as Judge Marcasson
The Tall Men
as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
Without Reservations
as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
Johnny Tremain
as Ephraim Lapham
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
The Kentuckian
as John Decker (uncredited)
Dallas
as Judge Harper
All the King's Men
as Dolph Pillsbury
California
as Chairman (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
as Doctor
Alias Jesse James
as Titus Queasley
Fall Guy
as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
Sleepy Lagoon
as Cyrus Coates
Mob Town
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Pure Feud
as Lem (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts
as Sylvanus Boogle
Relentless
as Sam - the Horse Dealer
O. Henry's Full House
as Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Vengeance Valley
as Mr. Willoughby
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Eph Hackett (uncredited)
The Wayward Bus
as Van Brunt
The Hoodlum Saint
as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
No Way Out
as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Mr. Nelson
Gunman's Walk
as Judge
The Long Night
as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
Here Comes Elmer
as Horace Parrot
Honky Tonk
as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
People Will Talk
as Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
The Inner Circle
as Henry Boggs
The Blue Dahlia
as "Dad" Newell
Road to Utopia
as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
Not as a Stranger
as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
Lust for Gold
as Parsons (uncredited)
They Live by Night
as Mobley
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Pentagon General
The Happy Time
as Family Doctor
The Tall Target
as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
An Act of Murder
as Judge Jim Wilder
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Admiral William S. Sims
House by the River
as Inspector Sarten
Blue Skies
as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
as Maguire (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
The Last Posse
as Todd Mitchell
Tales of Manhattan
as Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
as Mike Fogarty
The Navy Way
as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Salome, Where She Danced
as Sheriff
Lydia Bailey
as Consul (uncredited)
Jeanne Eagels
as Marshal (uncredited)
Rhapsody in Blue
as Rachmaninoff
The Raid
as Josiah Anderson
The Deadly Companions
as Doctor Acton
The Jolson Story
as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
State Fair
as Hog Judge (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger
as Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
as Alderman (uncredited)
One Exciting Week
as Otis Piper
Twenty Plus Two
as Newspaper morgue attendant
Nothing but the Truth
as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
These Wilder Years
as Old Cab Driver
So This Is New York
as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
The Trouble with Women
as Commissioner (uncredited)
The Good Fellows
as Brother from Danville (uncredited)
High Powered
as Jeff Hines
A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Marshal Kit Dodge
Big Town
as Station Agent (uncredited)
It's A Small World
as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
Bewitched
as Mr. Herkheimer
The Missouri Traveler
as Sheriff Marvin Peavy
Mrs. Mike
as Dr. McIntosh
Excuse My Dust
as Race judge
The Reckless Driver
as Wally Walrus (voice)
Whispering Smith
as Sheriff McSwiggin
The Savage Horde
as Judge Thomas Cole
Shut My Big Mouth
as Jim Long
Mother Wore Tights
as Withers (uncredited)
Blaze of Noon
as Mr. Thomas
The Walls of Jericho
as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady
as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
The Tell-Tale Heart
as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
You Came Along
as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
as Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Big Jack
as Will Farnsworth
The Inside Story
as J. J. Johnson
Wildcat
as John 'Paw' Smithers
My Forbidden Past
as Luther Toplady
The Meanest Man in the World
as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
Wild Harvest
as Mike Alperson
Lure of the Wilderness
as Sheriff Brink
Green Grass of Wyoming
as Jake Willis
The Richest Man in Town
as Frederick Johnson
The Green Promise
as Mr. Grenstedt
Danger Street
as Police Chief Bullward
Down Missouri Way
as Prof. Morris
Black Eagle
as Sheriff Clancy
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Mr. Tucker
The Town Went Wild
as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
Quantrill's Raiders
as Judge Wood
Young Man with Ideas
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Iron Sheriff
as Judge
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Commandant (uncredited)
Grissly's Millions
as John Frey
California's Golden Beginning
Rendezvous with Annie
as Elmer Snodgrass
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
as Pop Williams
Practically Yours
as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
Cowboy in Manhattan
as Higgins
You, the People
as Mr. Roberts
The Madonna's Secret
as The Riverman
Holiday for Sinners
as The Man with a Cigar
A Letter From Bataan
as Mr. Limpert
Disaster
as Pop Hansford
Never Trust a Gambler
as Cap Douglas (uncredited)
They Made Me a Killer
as Henry, the Blacksmith
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as Tim Summers
Hot Cargo
as Tim Chapman
Who's Cookin Who?
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Along the Oregon Trail
as Jim Bridger
Johnny Comes Flying Home
as Foreman (uncredited)
Grape Nutty
as Crow (Voice)
You Can't Ration Love
as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
Uncle Tom's Cabana
as Uncle Tom (uncredited)
Sunset in the West
as Sheriff Tad Osborne
The Loose Nut
as Construction Worker (voice)
Fair Weather Fiends
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Prospecting for Petroleum
as The Professor (voice)
Keeper of the Bees
as Dr. Grayson
Take It Big
as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
Apple Andy
as Devil
The Price of Freedom
as McTrees
The Postman Didn't Ring
as Mr. Slade
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
as Babirusa / Pig (voice)