Will Wright
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 25 March 1894 · San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- 19 June 1962
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
Acting 154
- 1964Fail Safe as Bit Part (uncredited)
- 1962Cape Fear as Dr. Pearsall
- 1961Twenty Plus Two as Newspaper morgue attendant
- 1961The Deadly Companions as Doctor Acton
- 1960Inherit the Wind as Bible Salesman (uncredited)
- 1959The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock as Pentagon General
- 1959Alias Jesse James as Titus Queasley
- 1958Rock-a-Bye Baby as Fire Chief (uncredited)
- 1958Gunman's Walk as Judge
- 1958Quantrill's Raiders as Judge Wood
- 1958The Missouri Traveler as Sheriff Marvin Peavy
- 1957Jeanne Eagels as Marshal (uncredited)
- 1957Johnny Tremain as Ephraim Lapham
- 1957The Wayward Bus as Van Brunt
- 1957The Iron Sheriff as Judge
- 1956These Wilder Years as Old Cab Driver
- 1955The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Admiral William S. Sims
- 1955The Man with the Golden Arm
- 1955The Tall Men as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
- 1955The Kentuckian as John Decker (uncredited)
- 1955Not as a Stranger as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
- 1955Atomic Energy as a Force for Good as Tim Summers
- 1954The Raid as Josiah Anderson
- 1954Johnny Guitar as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
- 1954River of No Return as Trader (uncredited)
- 1953The Wild One as Art Kleiner
- 1953The Last Posse as Todd Mitchell
- 1953Niagara as Boatman
- 1952The Happy Time as Family Doctor
- 1952O. Henry's Full House as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
- 1952Holiday for Sinners as The Man with a Cigar
- 1952Lure of the Wilderness as Sheriff Brink
- 1952Lydia Bailey as Consul (uncredited)
- 1952Paula as Raymond Bascom
- 1952Young Man with Ideas as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1952The Las Vegas Story as Mike Fogarty
- 1951People Will Talk as John Higgins (uncredited)
- 1951The Tall Target as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
- 1951Never Trust a Gambler as Cap Douglas (uncredited)
- 1951Excuse My Dust as Race judge
- 1951My Forbidden Past as Luther Toplady
- 1951Vengeance Valley as Mr. Willoughby
- 1950Dallas as Judge Harper
- 1950Walk Softly, Stranger as Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
- 1950Sunset in the West as Sheriff Tad Osborne
- 1950No Way Out as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
- 1950The Savage Horde as Judge Thomas Cole
- 1950A Ticket to Tomahawk as Marshal Kit Dodge
- 1950House by the River as Inspector Sarten
- 1949Mrs. Mike as Dr. McIntosh
- 1949Adam's Rib as Judge Marcasson
- 1949All the King's Men as Dolph Pillsbury
- 1949They Live by Night as Mobley
- 1949Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
- 1949Brimstone as Martin Tredwell
- 1949Lust for Gold as Parsons (uncredited)
- 1949The Price of Freedom as McTrees
- 1949Grape Nutty as Crow (Voice)
- 1949Big Jack as Will Farnsworth
- 1949The Green Promise as Mr. Grenstedt
- 1949Little Women as Mr. Grace (uncredited)
- 1949Act of Violence as Pop
- 1948Whispering Smith as Sheriff McSwiggin
- 1948An Act of Murder as Judge Jim Wilder
- 1948Disaster as Pop Hansford
- 1948The Walls of Jericho as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
- 1948Black Eagle as Sheriff Clancy
- 1948Relentless as Sam - the Horse Dealer
- 1948Green Grass of Wyoming as Jake Willis
- 1948So This Is New York as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
- 1948Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as Eph Hackett (uncredited)
- 1948The Inside Story as J. J. Johnson
- 1948Jingle, Jangle, Jingle as Pop Williams
- 1948Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home as Babirusa / Pig (voice)
- 1948California's Golden Beginning
- 1947Wild Harvest as Mike Alperson
- 1947Along the Oregon Trail as Jim Bridger
- 1947Cynthia as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
- 1947Mother Wore Tights as Withers (uncredited)
- 1947Uncle Tom's Cabaña as Uncle Tom (uncredited)
- 1947Keeper of the Bees as Dr. Grayson
- 1947The Trouble with Women as Commissioner (uncredited)
- 1947Danger Street as Police Chief Bullward
- 1947The Long Night as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
- 1947Blaze of Noon as Mr. Thomas
- 1947California as Chairman (uncredited)
- 1946Fair Weather Fiends as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
- 1946Blue Skies as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
- 1946The Jolson Story as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
- 1946The Reckless Driver as Wally Walrus (voice)
- 1946Big Town as Station Agent (uncredited)
- 1946Down Missouri Way as Prof. Morris
- 1946The Inner Circle as Henry Boggs
- 1946Rendezvous with Annie as Elmer Snodgrass
- 1946Hot Cargo as Tim Chapman
- 1946Who's Cookin Who? as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
- 1946One Exciting Week as Otis Piper
- 1946Without Reservations as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
- 1946They Made Me a Killer as Henry, the Blacksmith
- 1946The Blue Dahlia as "Dad" Newell
- 1946Apple Andy as Devil
- 1946Johnny Comes Flying Home as Foreman (uncredited)
- 1946The Hoodlum Saint as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
- 1946Road to Utopia as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
- 1946The Madonna's Secret as The Riverman
- 1946Prospecting for Petroleum as The Professor (voice)
- 1945Scarlet Street as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
- 1945The Loose Nut as Construction Worker (voice)
- 1945State Fair as Hog Judge (uncredited)
- 1945The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry as Mr. Nelson
- 1945You Came Along as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
- 1945Bewitched as Mr. Herkheimer
- 1945Rhapsody in Blue as Rachmaninoff
- 1945Salome, Where She Danced as Sheriff
- 1945Fall Guy as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
- 1945High Powered as Jeff Hines
- 1945Grissly's Millions as John Frey
- 1944Practically Yours as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
- 1944Dangerous Passage as Postal Clerk (uncredited)
- 1944The Town Went Wild as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
- 1944Wilson as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
- 1944Take It Big as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
- 1944You Can't Ration Love as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
- 1944The Navy Way as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
- 1943In Old Oklahoma as Doctor
- 1943Here Comes Elmer as Horace Parrot
- 1943So Proudly We Hail as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
- 1943Sleepy Lagoon as Cyrus Coates
- 1943The Good Fellows as Brother from Danville (uncredited)
- 1943Cowboy in Manhattan as Higgins
- 1943The Meanest Man in the World as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
- 1942Tennessee Johnson as Alderman (uncredited)
- 1942The Major and the Minor as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
- 1942A Letter From Bataan as Mr. Limpert
- 1942Wildcat as John 'Paw' Smithers
- 1942Bambi as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942Tales of Manhattan as Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
- 1942The Postman Didn't Ring as Mr. Slade
- 1942Saboteur as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
- 1942Shut My Big Mouth as Jim Long
- 1942USS VD: Ship of Shame as Commandant (uncredited)
- 1941Shadow of the Thin Man as Maguire (uncredited)
- 1941The Tell-Tale Heart as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
- 1941Nothing but the Truth as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
- 1941Mob Town as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
- 1941Honky Tonk as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
- 1941Blossoms in the Dust as Senator
- 1941The Richest Man in Town as Frederick Johnson
- 1941Cracked Nuts as Sylvanus Boogle
- 1941Maisie Was a Lady as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
- 1940You, the People as Mr. Roberts
- 1940Blondie Plays Cupid as Mr. Tucker
- 1935It's A Small World as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
- 1934Pure Feud as Lem (uncredited)