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