Will Wright
Acting
🎂 1894-03-25
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.
Cast credits(215)
James Vardon
1957
Adam Thompson
1957
Chuck Clark
1957
Caleb Brown
1954
1957
General Hoyt Bosco
1957
Jabe Hallock
1957
General Eakins
1957
Sheriff Chester Bentley
1957
Ben Weaver
1960
1951
Grandfather
1959
Willie
1952
Scupper
1952
Uncle Ed
1949
1958
King - Newspaper Editor
1956
Mr. Walters
1951
Sheriff
1951
Mr. Thompson
1961
Luther Hanks
1958
Sam Petrie
1961
Oliver
1958
Pete at Firehouse #7
1957
1958
Grandpa Costello
1955
Constable Tom Walker
1960
Merrivale
1959
Billy Willow
1958
Charlie Cade
1957
John Chamberlain
1957
Job Turner
1957
Judge O'Neill
1955
1957
Zack
1957
1960
J.C. Sickel
1959
Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
1942
Mr. Crane
1952
1960
1957
The Leadville Kid
1959
1960
Mr. Jackson
1952
1954
Judge Kramer
1950
George's Father
1952
1951
Dr. Pearsall
1962
Commissioner (uncredited)
1947
J. J. Johnson
1948
Bit Part (uncredited)
1964
Pop
1949
Father Gourdian
1953
Tim Summers
1955
Trader (uncredited)
1954
The Professor (voice)
1946
Boatman
1953
Race judge
1951
Bible Salesman (uncredited)
1960
Jim Bridger
1947
McClish
1956
Higgins
1943
1955
Eph Hackett (uncredited)
1948
Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
1946
Sheriff Brink
1952
Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
1946
Judge Thomas Cole
1950
Mr. Grace (uncredited)
1949
Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
1935
J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
1942
1957
Judge
1957
Pop Hansford
1948
Sheriff McSwiggin
1948
Henry Boggs
1946
Mr. Willoughby
1951
Police Chief Bullward
1947
Postal Clerk (uncredited)
1944
Mr. Grenstedt
1949
Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
1955
Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
1950
Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
1941
Dr. McIntosh
1949
Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
1945
Judge Marcasson
1949
Hog Judge (uncredited)
1945
1953
Sam - the Horse Dealer
1948
"Dad" Newell
1946
Art Kleiner
1953
Judge
1958
Old Cab Driver
1956
Dolph Pillsbury
1949
Jeff Hines
1945
Judge Wood
1958
1948
Herod The Great
1951
Annas
1951
Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
1952
Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
1952
Van Brunt
1957
Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
1954
Chairman (uncredited)
1947
Josiah Anderson
1954
Titus Queasley
1959
1953
Jake Marley
1953
McCrain
1953
Grandpaw
1953
Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
1947
Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
1942
Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
1951
Pop
1951
1951
Father
1951
Admiral William S. Sims
1955
Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
1948
Todd Mitchell
1953
Brother from Danville (uncredited)
1943
Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
1949
John 'Paw' Smithers
1942
Mobley
1949
Parsons (uncredited)
1949
Babirusa / Pig (voice)
1948
Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
1944
Fire Chief (uncredited)
1958
Mr. Thomas
1947
Marshal Kit Dodge
1950
Henry, the Blacksmith
1946
Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1941
Mr. Herkheimer
1945
John Decker (uncredited)
1955
Mike Alperson
1947
Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
1943
Luther Toplady
1951
Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
1947
Sheriff Tad Osborne
1950
Doctor
1943
Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
1951
Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
1943
Ephraim Lapham
1957
Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
1946
Crow (Voice)
1949
Martin Tredwell
1949
Mr. Limpert
1942
Sheriff Clancy
1948
Rachmaninoff
1945
Family Doctor
1952
John Frey
1945
Party Guest (uncredited)
1952
Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)
1950
Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
1946
Will Farnsworth
1949
Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
1944
Mike Fogarty
1952
Newspaper morgue attendant
1961
Sheriff
1945
Consul (uncredited)
1952
Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
1945
Jake Willis
1948
The Riverman
1946
Pentagon General
1959
Doctor Acton
1961
Construction Worker (voice)
1945
Cyrus Coates
1943
Senator
1941
Wally Walrus (voice)
1946
Judge Jim Wilder
1948
The Man with a Cigar
1952
McTrees
1949
Mr. Tucker
1940
Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
1955
Withers (uncredited)
1947
Marshal (uncredited)
1957
Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
1946
Elmer Snodgrass
1946
Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
1941
Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
1941
Station Agent (uncredited)
1946
Prof. Morris
1946
Mr. Nelson
1945
Horace Parrot
1943
Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
1942
Judge Harper
1950
Cap Douglas (uncredited)
1951
Inspector Sarten
1950
Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
1944
Mr. Slade
1942
Commandant (uncredited)
1942
Pop Williams
1948
Uncle Tom (uncredited)
1947
Alderman (uncredited)
1942
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1941
Jim Long
1942
Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
1941
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
1946
Sheriff Marvin Peavy
1958
Tim Chapman
1946
Mr. Roberts
1940
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
1946
Sylvanus Boogle
1941
Dr. Grayson
1947
Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
1948
Lem (uncredited)
1934
Raymond Bascom
1952
Devil
1946
Otis Piper
1946
Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1944
Foreman (uncredited)
1946
Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
1945
Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
1944
Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
1944
Frederick Johnson
1941