Will Wright

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. Will Wright died of cancer in 1962.

Known For

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

Personal Info

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