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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.
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Fail Safe
Character:Bit Part (uncredited)
Release Date:07/10/1964

Cape Fear
Character:Dr. Pearsall
Release Date:12/04/1962

Twenty Plus Two
Character:Newspaper morgue attendant
Release Date:13/08/1961

The Deadly Companions
Character:Doctor Acton
Release Date:06/06/1961

Inherit the Wind
Character:Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1960

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Character:Pentagon General
Release Date:06/08/1959

Alias Jesse James
Character:Titus Queasley
Release Date:20/03/1959

Rock-a-Bye Baby
Character:Fire Chief (uncredited)
Release Date:23/07/1958

Gunman's Walk
Character:Judge
Release Date:15/07/1958

Quantrill's Raiders
Character:Judge Wood
Release Date:27/04/1958

The Missouri Traveler
Character:Sheriff Marvin Peavy
Release Date:21/01/1958

Jeanne Eagels
Character:Marshal (uncredited)
Release Date:02/08/1957

Johnny Tremain
Character:Ephraim Lapham
Release Date:19/06/1957

The Wayward Bus
Character:Van Brunt
Release Date:27/05/1957

The Iron Sheriff
Character:Judge
Release Date:01/04/1957

These Wilder Years
Character:Old Cab Driver
Release Date:17/08/1956

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Character:Admiral William S. Sims
Release Date:31/12/1955

The Man with the Golden Arm
Character:
Release Date:26/12/1955

The Tall Men
Character:Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
Release Date:22/09/1955

The Kentuckian
Character:John Decker (uncredited)
Release Date:22/07/1955

Not as a Stranger
Character:Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/1955

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Character:Tim Summers
Release Date:01/01/1955

The Raid
Character:Josiah Anderson
Release Date:04/08/1954

Johnny Guitar
Character:Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
Release Date:26/05/1954

River of No Return
Character:Trader (uncredited)
Release Date:30/04/1954

The Wild One
Character:Art Kleiner
Release Date:30/12/1953

The Last Posse
Character:Todd Mitchell
Release Date:04/07/1953

Niagara
Character:Boatman
Release Date:26/01/1953

The Happy Time
Character:Family Doctor
Release Date:30/10/1952

O. Henry's Full House
Character:Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Release Date:07/08/1952

O. Henry's Full House
Character:Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Release Date:07/08/1952

Holiday for Sinners
Character:The Man with a Cigar
Release Date:25/07/1952

Lure of the Wilderness
Character:Sheriff Brink
Release Date:16/07/1952

Lydia Bailey
Character:Consul (uncredited)
Release Date:30/05/1952

Paula
Character:Raymond Bascom
Release Date:15/05/1952

Young Man with Ideas
Character:Party Guest (uncredited)
Release Date:02/05/1952

The Las Vegas Story
Character:Mike Fogarty
Release Date:30/01/1952

People Will Talk
Character:Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
Release Date:29/08/1951

The Tall Target
Character:Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
Release Date:17/08/1951

Never Trust a Gambler
Character:Cap Douglas (uncredited)
Release Date:13/07/1951

Excuse My Dust
Character:Race judge
Release Date:27/06/1951

My Forbidden Past
Character:Luther Toplady
Release Date:25/04/1951

Vengeance Valley
Character:Mr. Willoughby
Release Date:14/02/1951

Dallas
Character:Judge Harper
Release Date:30/12/1950

Walk Softly, Stranger
Character:Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)
Release Date:14/10/1950

Sunset in the West
Character:Sheriff Tad Osborne
Release Date:25/09/1950

No Way Out
Character:Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1950

The Savage Horde
Character:Judge Thomas Cole
Release Date:22/05/1950

A Ticket to Tomahawk
Character:Marshal Kit Dodge
Release Date:19/05/1950

House by the River
Character:Inspector Sarten
Release Date:23/03/1950

Mrs. Mike
Character:Dr. McIntosh
Release Date:23/12/1949

Adam's Rib
Character:Judge Marcasson
Release Date:18/11/1949

All the King's Men
Character:Dolph Pillsbury
Release Date:16/11/1949

They Live by Night
Character:Mobley
Release Date:01/11/1949

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Character:Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
Release Date:20/10/1949

Brimstone
Character:Martin Tredwell
Release Date:15/08/1949

Lust for Gold
Character:Parsons (uncredited)
Release Date:10/06/1949

The Price of Freedom
Character:McTrees
Release Date:29/04/1949

Grape Nutty
Character:Crow (Voice)
Release Date:13/04/1949

Big Jack
Character:Will Farnsworth
Release Date:12/04/1949

The Green Promise
Character:Mr. Grenstedt
Release Date:22/03/1949

Little Women
Character:Mr. Grace (uncredited)
Release Date:10/03/1949

Act of Violence
Character:Pop
Release Date:22/01/1949

Whispering Smith
Character:Sheriff McSwiggin
Release Date:09/12/1948

An Act of Murder
Character:Judge Jim Wilder
Release Date:05/12/1948

Disaster
Character:Pop Hansford
Release Date:03/12/1948

The Walls of Jericho
Character:Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
Release Date:22/11/1948

Black Eagle
Character:Sheriff Clancy
Release Date:16/09/1948

Relentless
Character:Sam - the Horse Dealer
Release Date:15/06/1948

Green Grass of Wyoming
Character:Jake Willis
Release Date:03/06/1948

So This Is New York
Character:Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Character:Eph Hackett (uncredited)
Release Date:25/03/1948

The Inside Story
Character:J. J. Johnson
Release Date:14/03/1948

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Character:Pop Williams
Release Date:02/01/1948

Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
Character:Babirusa / Pig (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1948

California's Golden Beginning
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1948

Wild Harvest
Character:Mike Alperson
Release Date:26/09/1947

Along the Oregon Trail
Character:Jim Bridger
Release Date:30/08/1947

Cynthia
Character:Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
Release Date:29/08/1947

Mother Wore Tights
Character:Withers (uncredited)
Release Date:20/08/1947

Uncle Tom's Cabana
Character:Uncle Tom (uncredited)
Release Date:19/07/1947

Keeper of the Bees
Character:Dr. Grayson
Release Date:10/07/1947

The Trouble with Women
Character:Commissioner (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1947

Danger Street
Character:Police Chief Bullward
Release Date:20/06/1947

The Long Night
Character:Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
Release Date:28/05/1947

Blaze of Noon
Character:Mr. Thomas
Release Date:02/05/1947

California
Character:Chairman (uncredited)
Release Date:21/02/1947

Fair Weather Fiends
Character:Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Release Date:18/11/1946

Blue Skies
Character:Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Release Date:15/10/1946

The Jolson Story
Character:Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
Release Date:10/10/1946

The Reckless Driver
Character:Wally Walrus (voice)
Release Date:26/08/1946

Big Town
Character:Station Agent (uncredited)
Release Date:23/08/1946

Down Missouri Way
Character:Prof. Morris
Release Date:15/08/1946

The Inner Circle
Character:Henry Boggs
Release Date:07/08/1946

Rendezvous with Annie
Character:Elmer Snodgrass
Release Date:22/07/1946

Hot Cargo
Character:Tim Chapman
Release Date:28/06/1946

Who's Cookin Who?
Character:Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Release Date:23/06/1946

One Exciting Week
Character:Otis Piper
Release Date:08/06/1946

Without Reservations
Character:Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
Release Date:13/05/1946

They Made Me a Killer
Character:Henry, the Blacksmith
Release Date:03/05/1946

The Blue Dahlia
Character:"Dad" Newell
Release Date:16/04/1946

Apple Andy
Character:Devil
Release Date:09/04/1946

Johnny Comes Flying Home
Character:Foreman (uncredited)
Release Date:05/04/1946

The Hoodlum Saint
Character:Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
Release Date:04/04/1946

Road to Utopia
Character:Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
Release Date:27/02/1946

The Madonna's Secret
Character:The Riverman
Release Date:16/02/1946

Prospecting for Petroleum
Character:The Professor (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1946

Scarlet Street
Character:Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1945

The Loose Nut
Character:Construction Worker (voice)
Release Date:17/12/1945

State Fair
Character:Hog Judge (uncredited)
Release Date:29/08/1945

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Character:Mr. Nelson
Release Date:17/08/1945

You Came Along
Character:Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
Release Date:04/07/1945

Bewitched
Character:Mr. Herkheimer
Release Date:04/07/1945

Rhapsody in Blue
Character:Rachmaninoff
Release Date:27/06/1945

Salome, Where She Danced
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:17/04/1945

Fall Guy
Character:Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
Release Date:14/04/1945

High Powered
Character:Jeff Hines
Release Date:27/02/1945

Grissly's Millions
Character:John Frey
Release Date:16/01/1945

Practically Yours
Character:Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
Release Date:20/12/1944

Dangerous Passage
Character:Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:18/12/1944

The Town Went Wild
Character:Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
Release Date:15/12/1944

Wilson
Character:Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
Release Date:01/08/1944

Take It Big
Character:Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
Release Date:09/06/1944

You Can't Ration Love
Character:Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
Release Date:28/02/1944

The Navy Way
Character:Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Release Date:26/02/1944

In Old Oklahoma
Character:Doctor
Release Date:06/12/1943

Here Comes Elmer
Character:Horace Parrot
Release Date:15/11/1943

So Proudly We Hail
Character:Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
Release Date:09/09/1943

Sleepy Lagoon
Character:Cyrus Coates
Release Date:05/09/1943

The Good Fellows
Character:Brother from Danville (uncredited)
Release Date:11/08/1943

Cowboy in Manhattan
Character:Higgins
Release Date:21/05/1943

The Meanest Man in the World
Character:Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
Release Date:12/02/1943

Tennessee Johnson
Character:Alderman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/12/1942

The Major and the Minor
Character:Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/1942

A Letter From Bataan
Character:Mr. Limpert
Release Date:15/09/1942

Wildcat
Character:John 'Paw' Smithers
Release Date:03/09/1942

Bambi
Character:Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:14/08/1942

Tales of Manhattan
Character:Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
Release Date:05/08/1942

The Postman Didn't Ring
Character:Mr. Slade
Release Date:03/07/1942

Saboteur
Character:J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
Release Date:22/04/1942

Shut My Big Mouth
Character:Jim Long
Release Date:19/02/1942

USS VD: Ship of Shame
Character:Commandant (uncredited)
Release Date:02/01/1942

Shadow of the Thin Man
Character:Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Release Date:21/11/1941

The Tell-Tale Heart
Character:Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Release Date:25/10/1941

Nothing But the Truth
Character:Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
Release Date:10/10/1941

Mob Town
Character:Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Release Date:03/10/1941

Honky Tonk
Character:Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
Release Date:01/10/1941

Blossoms in the Dust
Character:Senator
Release Date:15/08/1941

The Richest Man in Town
Character:Frederick Johnson
Release Date:02/08/1941

Cracked Nuts
Character:Sylvanus Boogle
Release Date:02/07/1941

Maisie Was a Lady
Character:Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
Release Date:10/01/1941

You, the People
Character:Mr. Roberts
Release Date:30/11/1940

Blondie Plays Cupid
Character:Mr. Tucker
Release Date:31/10/1940

It's A Small World
Character:Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
Release Date:12/04/1935

Pure Feud
Character:Lem (uncredited)
Release Date:20/04/1934

The Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:Sam Petrie

Mister Ed
Character:Mr. Thompson

The Andy Griffith Show
Character:Ben Weaver

Outlaws
Character:

Pete and Gladys
Character:

Thriller
Character:Constable Tom Walker

The Tall Man
Character:

Mr. Lucky
Character:The Leadville Kid

Dennis the Menace
Character:Merrivale

Riverboat
Character:J.C. Sickel

Rawhide
Character:Grandfather

77 Sunset Strip
Character:Luther Hanks

Bat Masterson
Character:Billy Willow

Lawman
Character:

The Donna Reed Show
Character:Oliver

Bronco
Character:

Trackdown
Character:

Leave It to Beaver
Character:Pete at Firehouse #7

Trackdown
Character:Zack

The Real McCoys
Character:

Maverick
Character:

Maverick
Character:General Hoyt Bosco

Maverick
Character:Jabe Hallock

Maverick
Character:General Eakins

Maverick
Character:Sheriff Chester Bentley

Perry Mason
Character:James Vardon

Perry Mason
Character:Adam Thompson

Perry Mason
Character:Chuck Clark

Sugarfoot
Character:Charlie Cade

Sugarfoot
Character:John Chamberlain

Sugarfoot
Character:Job Turner

Official Detective
Character:

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:King - Newspaper Editor

Hey, Jeannie!
Character:McClish

The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:Judge O'Neill

The Millionaire
Character:Grandpa Costello

December Bride
Character:

Lassie
Character:Caleb Brown

Letter to Loretta
Character:Father Gourdian

General Electric Theater
Character:

You Are There
Character:

General Electric Theater
Character:Jake Marley

General Electric Theater
Character:McCrain

General Electric Theater
Character:Grandpaw

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Character:Mr. Jackson

The Ford Television Theatre
Character:Mr. Crane

Cavalcade of America
Character:George's Father

Four Star Playhouse
Character:Willie

Four Star Playhouse
Character:Scupper

Dragnet
Character:

I Love Lucy
Character:Mr. Walters

I Love Lucy
Character:Sheriff

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Pop

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Father

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Character:

The Living Christ
Character:Herod The Great

The Living Christ
Character:Annas

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Character:Judge Kramer

The Lone Ranger
Character:Uncle Ed