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.
Mr. Tucker
Blondie Plays Cupid
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Mob Town
Horace Parrot
Here Comes Elmer
Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
It's A Small World
J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
Saboteur
Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan
Mr. Slade
The Postman Didn't Ring
Inspector Sarten
House by the River
Alderman (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
Dr. Pearsall
Cape Fear
Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
You Can't Ration Love
Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
The Navy Way
Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
Wilson
Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
Sheriff
Salome, Where She Danced
Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
You Came Along
Hog Judge (uncredited)
State Fair
Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
Fall Guy
Foreman (uncredited)
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Tim Chapman
Hot Cargo
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Who's Cookin Who?
Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
The Jolson Story
The Professor (voice)
Prospecting for Petroleum
Station Agent (uncredited)
Big Town
Commissioner (uncredited)
The Trouble with Women
Chairman (uncredited)
California
Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
The Long Night
Uncle Tom (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's CabaƱa
Pop Williams
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Jake Willis
Green Grass of Wyoming
Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
The Walls of Jericho
Brother from Danville (uncredited)
The Good Fellows
Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
So This Is New York
Babirusa / Pig (voice)
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
Crow (Voice)
Grape Nutty
McTrees
The Price of Freedom
Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Consul (uncredited)
Lydia Bailey
Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
Not as a Stranger
Bit Part (uncredited)
Fail Safe
Judge Harper
Dallas
Cap Douglas (uncredited)
Never Trust a Gambler
Parsons (uncredited)
Lust for Gold
Dolph Pillsbury
All the King's Men
Judge Marcasson
Adam's Rib
Mike Fogarty
The Las Vegas Story
Pop
Act of Violence
The Man with a Cigar
Holiday for Sinners
Construction Worker (voice)
The Loose Nut
Wally Walrus (voice)
The Reckless Driver
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Fair Weather Fiends
Mr. Herkheimer
Bewitched
Judge Thomas Cole
The Savage Horde
The Riverman
The Madonna's Secret
Higgins
Cowboy in Manhattan
Judge
Gunman's Walk
Mr. Willoughby
Vengeance Valley
Mr. Grace (uncredited)
Little Women
Ephraim Lapham
Johnny Tremain
Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
Without Reservations
"Dad" Newell
The Blue Dahlia
Mobley
They Live by Night
Old Cab Driver
These Wilder Years
Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
Titus Queasley
Alias Jesse James
Doctor Acton
The Deadly Companions
Pop Hansford
Disaster
Boatman
Niagara
Henry Boggs
The Inner Circle
Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Blue Skies
Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
Nothing But the Truth
Newspaper morgue attendant
Twenty Plus Two
Withers (uncredited)
Mother Wore Tights
Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
Todd Mitchell
The Last Posse
Van Brunt
The Wayward Bus
Judge Wood
Quantrill's Raiders
Police Chief Bullward
Danger Street
J. J. Johnson
The Inside Story
Trader (uncredited)
River of No Return
Will Farnsworth
Big Jack
Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
The Man with the Golden Arm
Sheriff Tad Osborne
Sunset in the West
Raymond Bascom
Paula
Mr. Thomas
Blaze of Noon
Judge
The Iron Sheriff
Dr. Grayson
Keeper of the Bees
Sheriff Brink
Lure of the Wilderness
Sheriff Marvin Peavy
The Missouri Traveler
Fire Chief (uncredited)
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
Cynthia
Martin Tredwell
Brimstone
John 'Paw' Smithers
Wildcat
Mr. Grenstedt
The Green Promise
Sheriff McSwiggin
Whispering Smith
Sylvanus Boogle
Cracked Nuts
Eph Hackett (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Art Kleiner
The Wild One
Josiah Anderson
The Raid
Mr. Limpert
A Letter From Bataan
Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
Practically Yours
Jeff Hines
High Powered
Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Bambi
Mr. Nelson
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
The Meanest Man in the World
Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Mr. Roberts
You, the People
Otis Piper
One Exciting Week
Elmer Snodgrass
Rendezvous with Annie
Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
Take It Big
Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
No Way Out
Jim Long
Shut My Big Mouth
Frederick Johnson
The Richest Man in Town
Dr. McIntosh
Mrs. Mike
Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
Marshal (uncredited)
Jeanne Eagels
Judge Jim Wilder
An Act of Murder
Rachmaninoff
Rhapsody in Blue
Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
Maisie Was a Lady
Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
Johnny Guitar
Mike Alperson
Wild Harvest
John Frey
Grissly's Millions
Marshal Kit Dodge
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Commandant (uncredited)
USS VD: Ship of Shame
Jim Bridger
Along the Oregon Trail
Sheriff Clancy
Black Eagle
Sam - the Horse Dealer
Relentless
Townsman at Meeting House
Honky Tonk
Senator
Blossoms in the Dust
California's Golden Beginning
Lem (uncredited)
Pure Feud
Family Doctor
The Happy Time
Doctor
In Old Oklahoma
Tim Summers
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)
Walk Softly, Stranger
Luther Toplady
My Forbidden Past
Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
Party Guest (uncredited)
Young Man with Ideas
Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
The Tall Target
Henry, the Blacksmith
They Made Me a Killer
Admiral William S. Sims
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
John Decker (uncredited)
The Kentuckian
Race judge
Excuse My Dust
Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
The Tall Men
Pentagon General
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Prof. Morris
Down Missouri Way
Cyrus Coates
Sleepy Lagoon
Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
People Will Talk
Devil
Apple Andy
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
155
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-03-25
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
William Henry Wright