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 (uncredited)
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