Will Wright
Acting
1894-03-25 · San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Fail Safe
1964 · Movie
Cape Fear
1962 · Movie
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · Series
Twenty Plus Two
1961 · Movie
The Deadly Companions
1961 · Movie
Mister Ed
1961 · Series
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Series
Outlaws
1960 · Series
Pete and Gladys
1960 · Series
Thriller
1960 · Series
The Tall Man
1960 · Series
Inherit the Wind
1960 · Movie
Mr. Lucky
1959 · Series
Dennis the Menace
1959 · Series
Riverboat
1959 · Series
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959 · Movie
Alias Jesse James
1959 · Movie
Rawhide
1959 · Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Series
Bat Masterson
1958 · Series
Lawman
1958 · Series
The Donna Reed Show
1958 · Series
Bronco
1958 · Series
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958 · Movie
Gunman's Walk
1958 · Movie
Quantrill's Raiders
1958 · Movie
The Missouri Traveler
1958 · Movie
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · Series
Trackdown
1957 · Series
The Real McCoys
1957 · Series
Maverick
1957 · Series
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
Sugarfoot
1957 · Series
Jeanne Eagels
1957 · Movie
Johnny Tremain
1957 · Movie
The Wayward Bus
1957 · Movie
The Iron Sheriff
1957 · Movie
Official Detective
1957 · Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Series
Conflict
1956 · Series
Hey, Jeannie!
1956 · Series
These Wilder Years
1956 · Movie
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955 · Movie
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955 · Movie
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Series
The Tall Men
1955 · Movie
The Kentuckian
1955 · Movie
Not as a Stranger
1955 · Movie
The Millionaire
1955 · Series
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955 · Movie
December Bride
1954 · Series
Lassie
1954 · Series
The Raid
1954 · Movie
Johnny Guitar
1954 · Movie
River of No Return
1954 · Movie
Public Defender
1954 · Series
The Wild One
1953 · Movie
The Danny Thomas Show
1953 · Series
Letter to Loretta
1953 · Series
The Last Posse
1953 · Movie
You Are There
1953 · Series
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
Niagara
1953 · Movie
The Happy Time
1952 · Movie
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952 · Series
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Series
Cavalcade of America
1952 · Series
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · Series
O. Henry's Full House
1952 · Movie
Holiday for Sinners
1952 · Movie
Lure of the Wilderness
1952 · Movie
Lydia Bailey
1952 · Movie
Paula
1952 · Movie
Young Man with Ideas
1952 · Movie
The Las Vegas Story
1952 · Movie
Dragnet
1951 · Series
I Love Lucy
1951 · Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
People Will Talk
1951 · Movie
The Tall Target
1951 · Movie
Never Trust a Gambler
1951 · Movie
Excuse My Dust
1951 · Movie
My Forbidden Past
1951 · Movie
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951 · Series
Vengeance Valley
1951 · Movie
The Living Christ
1951 · Series
Dallas
1950 · Movie
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 · Movie
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950 · Series
Sunset in the West
1950 · Movie
No Way Out
1950 · Movie
The Savage Horde
1950 · Movie
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950 · Movie
House by the River
1950 · Movie
Mrs. Mike
1949 · Movie
Adam's Rib
1949 · Movie
All the King's Men
1949 · Movie
They Live by Night
1949 · Movie
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949 · Movie
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Series
Brimstone
1949 · Movie
Lust for Gold
1949 · Movie
The Price of Freedom
1949 · Movie
Grape Nutty
1949 · Movie
Big Jack
1949 · Movie
The Green Promise
1949 · Movie
Little Women
1949 · Movie
Act of Violence
1949 · Movie
Whispering Smith
1948 · Movie
An Act of Murder
1948 · Movie
Disaster
1948 · Movie
The Walls of Jericho
1948 · Movie
Black Eagle
1948 · Movie
Relentless
1948 · Movie
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948 · Movie
So This Is New York
1948 · Movie
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948 · Movie
The Inside Story
1948 · Movie
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
1948 · Movie
California's Golden Beginning
1948 · Movie
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
1948 · Movie
Wild Harvest
1947 · Movie
Along the Oregon Trail
1947 · Movie
Cynthia
1947 · Movie
Mother Wore Tights
1947 · Movie
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
1947 · Movie
Keeper of the Bees
1947 · Movie
The Trouble with Women
1947 · Movie
Danger Street
1947 · Movie
The Long Night
1947 · Movie
Blaze of Noon
1947 · Movie
California
1947 · Movie
Fair Weather Fiends
1946 · Movie
Blue Skies
1946 · Movie
The Jolson Story
1946 · Movie
The Reckless Driver
1946 · Movie
Big Town
1946 · Movie
Down Missouri Way
1946 · Movie
The Inner Circle
1946 · Movie
Rendezvous with Annie
1946 · Movie
Hot Cargo
1946 · Movie
Who's Cookin Who?
1946 · Movie
One Exciting Week
1946 · Movie
Without Reservations
1946 · Movie
They Made Me a Killer
1946 · Movie
The Blue Dahlia
1946 · Movie
Apple Andy
1946 · Movie
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946 · Movie
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 · Movie
Road to Utopia
1946 · Movie
The Madonna's Secret
1946 · Movie
Prospecting for Petroleum
1946 · Movie
Scarlet Street
1945 · Movie
The Loose Nut
1945 · Movie
State Fair
1945 · Movie
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945 · Movie
You Came Along
1945 · Movie
Bewitched
1945 · Movie
Rhapsody in Blue
1945 · Movie
Salome, Where She Danced
1945 · Movie
Fall Guy
1945 · Movie
High Powered
1945 · Movie
Grissly's Millions
1945 · Movie
Practically Yours
1944 · Movie
Dangerous Passage
1944 · Movie
The Town Went Wild
1944 · Movie
Wilson
1944 · Movie
Take It Big
1944 · Movie
You Can't Ration Love
1944 · Movie
The Navy Way
1944 · Movie
In Old Oklahoma
1943 · Movie
Here Comes Elmer
1943 · Movie
So Proudly We Hail
1943 · Movie
Sleepy Lagoon
1943 · Movie
The Good Fellows
1943 · Movie
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943 · Movie
The Meanest Man in the World
1943 · Movie
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · Movie
The Major and the Minor
1942 · Movie
A Letter From Bataan
1942 · Movie
Wildcat
1942 · Movie
Bambi
1942 · Movie
Tales of Manhattan
1942 · Movie
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942 · Movie
Saboteur
1942 · Movie
Shut My Big Mouth
1942 · Movie
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942 · Movie
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 · Movie
The Tell-Tale Heart
1941 · Movie
Nothing but the Truth
1941 · Movie
Mob Town
1941 · Movie
Honky Tonk
1941 · Movie
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 · Movie
The Richest Man in Town
1941 · Movie
Cracked Nuts
1941 · Movie
Maisie Was a Lady
1941 · Movie
You, the People
1940 · Movie
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940 · Movie
It's A Small World
1935 · Movie
Pure Feud
1934 · Movie