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Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-03-25 (131 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Will 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.

Known For

Acting

1964

Fail Safe as Bit Part (uncredited)

1962

Cape Fear as Dr. Pearsall

1961

The Deadly Companions as Doctor Acton
Twenty Plus Two as Newspaper morgue attendant
Mister Ed as Mr. Thompson

1960

Inherit the Wind as Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Thriller as Constable Tom Walker

1959

Alias Jesse James as Titus Queasley
Rawhide as Grandfather
Dennis the Menace as Merrivale
Riverboat as J.C. Sickel
Mr. Lucky as The Leadville Kid

1958

Gunman's Walk as Judge
Quantrill's Raiders as Judge Wood
The Missouri Traveler as Sheriff Marvin Peavy
Rock-a-Bye Baby as Fire Chief (uncredited)
Bat Masterson as Billy Willow
77 Sunset Strip as Luther Hanks

1957

Johnny Tremain as Ephraim Lapham
The Wayward Bus as Van Brunt
Jeanne Eagels as Marshal (uncredited)
Perry Mason as James Vardon
Leave It to Beaver as Pete at Firehouse #7
Sugarfoot as Charlie Cade
Perry Mason as Adam Thompson
Maverick as General Hoyt Bosco
Maverick as Jabe Hallock
Maverick as General Eakins
Sugarfoot as John Chamberlain
Sugarfoot as Job Turner
Perry Mason as Chuck Clark
Maverick as Sheriff Chester Bentley
Trackdown as Zack

1956

These Wilder Years as Old Cab Driver
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as King - Newspaper Editor
Hey, Jeannie! as McClish

1955

Not as a Stranger as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Admiral William S. Sims
The Kentuckian as John Decker (uncredited)
The Tall Men as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
The Millionaire as Grandpa Costello
The 20th Century Fox Hour as Judge O'Neill

1954

River of No Return as Trader (uncredited)
The Raid as Josiah Anderson
Johnny Guitar as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
Lassie as Caleb Brown

1953

Niagara as Boatman
The Last Posse as Todd Mitchell
The Wild One as Art Kleiner
Letter to Loretta as Father Gourdian

1952

Lydia Bailey as Consul (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story as Mike Fogarty
Holiday for Sinners as The Man with a Cigar
O. Henry's Full House as Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Paula as Raymond Bascom
Lure of the Wilderness as Sheriff Brink
O. Henry's Full House as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
The Happy Time as Family Doctor
Young Man with Ideas as Party Guest (uncredited)
Cavalcade of America as George's Father

1951

Never Trust a Gambler as Cap Douglas (uncredited)
Vengeance Valley as Mr. Willoughby
My Forbidden Past as Luther Toplady
The Tall Target as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
Excuse My Dust as Race judge
People Will Talk as Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
I Love Lucy as Mr. Walters
I Love Lucy as Sheriff
The Living Christ as Herod The Great

1950

House by the River as Inspector Sarten
Dallas as Judge Harper
The Savage Horde as Judge Thomas Cole
Sunset in the West as Sheriff Tad Osborne
No Way Out as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
A Ticket to Tomahawk as Marshal Kit Dodge
Walk Softly, Stranger as Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)

1949

Grape Nutty as Crow (Voice)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
Lust for Gold as Parsons (uncredited)
All the King's Men as Dolph Pillsbury
Adam's Rib as Judge Marcasson
Little Women as Mr. Grace (uncredited)
Big Jack as Will Farnsworth
Brimstone as Martin Tredwell
The Green Promise as Mr. Grenstedt
Mrs. Mike as Dr. McIntosh
The Lone Ranger as Uncle Ed

1948

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle as Pop Williams
Green Grass of Wyoming as Jake Willis
So This Is New York as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
The Walls of Jericho as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home as Babirusa / Pig (voice)
Disaster as Pop Hansford
The Inside Story as J. J. Johnson
Whispering Smith as Sheriff McSwiggin
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House as Eph Hackett (uncredited)
An Act of Murder as Judge Jim Wilder
Black Eagle as Sheriff Clancy
Relentless as Sam - the Horse Dealer

1947

California as Chairman (uncredited)
The Long Night as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
The Trouble with Women as Commissioner (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabana as Uncle Tom (uncredited)
Mother Wore Tights as Withers (uncredited)
Danger Street as Police Chief Bullward
Blaze of Noon as Mr. Thomas
Keeper of the Bees as Dr. Grayson
Cynthia as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
Wild Harvest as Mike Alperson
Along the Oregon Trail as Jim Bridger

1946

Johnny Comes Flying Home as Foreman (uncredited)
Who's Cookin Who? as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Hot Cargo as Tim Chapman
Big Town as Station Agent (uncredited)
The Jolson Story as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
Prospecting for Petroleum as The Professor (voice)
The Reckless Driver as Wally Walrus (voice)
Fair Weather Fiends as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
The Madonna's Secret as The Riverman
Without Reservations as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
The Blue Dahlia as "Dad" Newell
The Inner Circle as Henry Boggs
Blue Skies as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
One Exciting Week as Otis Piper
Rendezvous with Annie as Elmer Snodgrass
The Hoodlum Saint as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
Road to Utopia as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
They Made Me a Killer as Henry, the Blacksmith
Down Missouri Way as Prof. Morris
Apple Andy as Devil

1945

Fall Guy as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
You Came Along as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
State Fair as Hog Judge (uncredited)
The Loose Nut as Construction Worker (voice)
Bewitched as Mr. Herkheimer
High Powered as Jeff Hines
Scarlet Street as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
Rhapsody in Blue as Rachmaninoff
Grissly's Millions as John Frey

1944

You Can't Ration Love as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Navy Way as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Wilson as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage as Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Practically Yours as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
Take It Big as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)

1943

Here Comes Elmer as Horace Parrot
The Good Fellows as Brother from Danville (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
The Meanest Man in the World as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma as Doctor
Sleepy Lagoon as Cyrus Coates

1942

Saboteur as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan as Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson as Alderman (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
Wildcat as John 'Paw' Smithers
A Letter From Bataan as Mr. Limpert
Bambi as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Shut My Big Mouth as Jim Long
USS VD: Ship of Shame as Commandant (uncredited)

1941

Mob Town as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man as Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Nothing But the Truth as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
The Tell-Tale Heart as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Cracked Nuts as Sylvanus Boogle
The Richest Man in Town as Frederick Johnson
Maisie Was a Lady as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
Honky Tonk as Townsman at Meeting House

1940

Blondie Plays Cupid as Mr. Tucker
You, the People as Mr. Roberts

1935

It's A Small World as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)

1934

Pure Feud as Lem (uncredited)