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Will Wright

Will Wright

Actor · Born 1894-03-25 · San Francisco, California, USA

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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…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Bambi (1942) — Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
  2. Cape Fear (1962) — Dr. Pearsall
  3. Saboteur (1942) — J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
  4. River of No Return (1954) — Trader (uncredited)
  5. Johnny Guitar (1954) — Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
  6. Inherit the Wind (1960) — Bible Salesman (uncredited)
  7. Fail Safe (1964) — Bit Part (uncredited)
  8. Scarlet Street (1945) — Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
  9. Niagara (1953) — Boatman
  10. Adam's Rib (1949) — Judge Marcasson
  11. The Wild One (1953) — Art Kleiner
  12. I Love Lucy (1951) — Mr. Walters
  13. The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
  14. All the King's Men (1949) — Dolph Pillsbury
  15. Little Women (1949) — Mr. Grace (uncredited)
  16. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) — Eph Hackett (uncredited)
  17. They Live by Night (1949) — Mobley
  18. The Blue Dahlia (1946) — "Dad" Newell
  19. The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — Ben Weaver
  20. The Major and the Minor (1942) — Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
  21. Perry Mason (1957) — James Vardon
  22. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) — Maguire (uncredited)
  23. House by the River (1950) — Inspector Sarten
  24. Act of Violence (1949) — Pop
  25. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) — Sam Petrie
  26. No Way Out (1950) — Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
  27. People Will Talk (1951) — John Higgins (uncredited)
  28. Leave It to Beaver (1957) — Pete at Firehouse #7
  29. Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958) — Fire Chief (uncredited)
  30. The Tall Men (1955) — Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
  31. State Fair (1945) — Hog Judge (uncredited)
  32. Lassie (1954) — Caleb Brown
  33. The Deadly Companions (1961) — Doctor Acton
  34. Gunman's Walk (1958) — Judge
  35. Vengeance Valley (1951) — Mr. Willoughby
  36. The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945) — Mr. Nelson
  37. The Kentuckian (1955) — John Decker (uncredited)
  38. Mister Ed (1961) — Mr. Thompson
  39. Rawhide (1959) — Grandfather
  40. Not as a Stranger (1955) — Mr. Roberts (uncredited)