Will Wright
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: March 25, 1894
Day of Death: June 19, 1962 (68 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
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Actor Consul (uncredited)
Lydia Bailey
Actor Mike Fogarty
The Las Vegas Story
Actor The Man with a Cigar
Holiday for Sinners
Actor Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Actor Raymond Bascom
Paula
Actor Sheriff Brink
Lure of the Wilderness
Actor Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Actor Family Doctor
The Happy Time
Actor Party Guest (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
1951
1950
1949
Actor Crow (Voice)
Grape Nutty
Actor McTrees
The Price of Freedom
Actor Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Actor Parsons (uncredited)
Lust for Gold
Actor Judge Marcasson
Adam's Rib
Actor Dolph Pillsbury
All the King's Men
Actor Pop
Act of Violence
Actor Mr. Grace (uncredited)
Little Women
Actor Mobley
They Live by Night
Actor Will Farnsworth
Big Jack
Actor Martin Tredwell
Brimstone
Actor Mr. Grenstedt
The Green Promise
Actor Dr. McIntosh
Mrs. Mike
1948
Actor Pop Williams
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Actor Jake Willis
Green Grass of Wyoming
Actor Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
The Walls of Jericho
Actor Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
So This Is New York
Actor Babirusa / Pig (voice)
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
Actor Pop Hansford
Disaster
Actor J. J. Johnson
The Inside Story
Actor Sheriff McSwiggin
Whispering Smith
Actor Eph Hackett (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Actor Judge Jim Wilder
An Act of Murder
Actor Sheriff Clancy
Black Eagle
Actor Sam - the Horse Dealer
Relentless
Actor
California's Golden Beginning
1947
Actor Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
The Long Night
Actor Chairman (uncredited)
California
Actor Commissioner (uncredited)
The Trouble with Women
Actor Uncle Tom (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabana
Actor Withers (uncredited)
Mother Wore Tights
Actor Police Chief Bullward
Danger Street
Actor Mr. Thomas
Blaze of Noon
Actor Dr. Grayson
Keeper of the Bees
Actor Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
Cynthia
Actor Mike Alperson
Wild Harvest
Actor Jim Bridger
Along the Oregon Trail
1946
Actor Foreman (uncredited)
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Actor Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Who's Cookin Who?
Actor Tim Chapman
Hot Cargo
Actor The Professor (voice)
Prospecting for Petroleum
Actor Station Agent (uncredited)
Big Town
Actor Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
The Jolson Story
Actor Wally Walrus (voice)
The Reckless Driver
Actor Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Fair Weather Fiends
Actor The Riverman
The Madonna's Secret
Actor Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
Without Reservations
Actor "Dad" Newell
The Blue Dahlia
Actor Henry Boggs
The Inner Circle
Actor Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Blue Skies
Actor Otis Piper
One Exciting Week
Actor Elmer Snodgrass
Rendezvous with Annie
Actor Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
Actor Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
Actor Henry, the Blacksmith
They Made Me a Killer
Actor Prof. Morris
Down Missouri Way
Actor Devil
Apple Andy
1945
Actor Sheriff
Salome, Where She Danced
Actor Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
Fall Guy
Actor Hog Judge (uncredited)
State Fair
Actor Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
You Came Along
Actor Construction Worker (voice)
The Loose Nut
Actor Mr. Herkheimer
Bewitched
Actor Jeff Hines
High Powered
Actor Mr. Nelson
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Actor Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
Actor Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody in Blue
Actor John Frey
Grissly's Millions
1944
Actor Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
You Can't Ration Love
Actor Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
The Navy Way
Actor Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
Wilson
Actor Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
Actor Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
Actor Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
Practically Yours
Actor Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
Take It Big
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1942
Actor Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan
Actor J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
Saboteur
Actor Mr. Slade
The Postman Didn't Ring
Actor Alderman (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
Actor Ticket Agent #1
The Major and the Minor
Actor John 'Paw' Smithers
Wildcat
Actor Mr. Limpert
A Letter From Bataan
Actor Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Bambi
Actor Jim Long
Shut My Big Mouth
Actor Commandant (uncredited)
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1941
Actor Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Mob Town
Actor Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
Actor Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
Nothing But the Truth
Actor Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Actor Sylvanus Boogle
Cracked Nuts
Actor Frederick Johnson
The Richest Man in Town
Actor Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady
Actor Townsman at Meeting House
Honky Tonk
Actor Senator
Blossoms in the Dust
