Will Wright

Will Wright

Date of Birth:

Mar 25, 1894

Place of Birth:

San Francisco, California, USA

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.

filmography:

A Letter From Bataan A Letter From Bataan

1942

Practically Yours Practically Yours

1944

High Powered High Powered

1945

The Raid The Raid

1954

The Wild One The Wild One

1953

Whispering Smith Whispering Smith

1948

Cracked Nuts Cracked Nuts

1941

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

Bambi Bambi

1942

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945

Scarlet Street Scarlet Street

1945

Inherit the Wind Inherit the Wind

1960

Take It Big Take It Big

1944

Rendezvous with Annie Rendezvous with Annie

1946

One Exciting Week One Exciting Week

1946

The Meanest Man in the World The Meanest Man in the World

1943

O. Henry's Full House O. Henry's Full House

1952

You, the People You, the People

1940

The Green Promise The Green Promise

1949

Wildcat Wildcat

1942

O. Henry's Full House O. Henry's Full House

1952

The Man with the Golden Arm The Man with the Golden Arm

1955

Sunset in the West Sunset in the West

1950

Big Jack Big Jack

1949

River of No Return River of No Return

1954

Quantrill's Raiders Quantrill's Raiders

1958

Danger Street Danger Street

1947

The Inside Story The Inside Story

1948

Paula Paula

1952

Blaze of Noon Blaze of Noon

1947

Rock-a-Bye Baby Rock-a-Bye Baby

1958

Cynthia Cynthia

1947

Brimstone Brimstone

1949

The Missouri Traveler The Missouri Traveler

1958

Lure of the Wilderness Lure of the Wilderness

1952

The Iron Sheriff The Iron Sheriff

1957

Keeper of the Bees Keeper of the Bees

1947

No Way Out No Way Out

1950

Shut My Big Mouth Shut My Big Mouth

1942

Road to Utopia Road to Utopia

1946

Young Man with Ideas Young Man with Ideas

1952

The Tall Target The Tall Target

1951

My Forbidden Past My Forbidden Past

1951

Walk Softly, Stranger Walk Softly, Stranger

1950

The Happy Time The Happy Time

1952

In Old Oklahoma In Old Oklahoma

1943

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

1955

They Made Me a Killer They Made Me a Killer

1946

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955

Sleepy Lagoon Sleepy Lagoon

1943

People Will Talk People Will Talk

1951

Apple Andy Apple Andy

1946

Down Missouri Way Down Missouri Way

1946

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

1959

The Kentuckian The Kentuckian

1955

Excuse My Dust Excuse My Dust

1951

The Tall Men The Tall Men

1955

Pure Feud Pure Feud

1934

California's Golden Beginning California's Golden Beginning

1948

Rhapsody in Blue Rhapsody in Blue

1945

Maisie Was a Lady Maisie Was a Lady

1941

Johnny Guitar Johnny Guitar

1954

An Act of Murder An Act of Murder

1948

Jeanne Eagels Jeanne Eagels

1957

The Richest Man in Town The Richest Man in Town

1941

Mrs. Mike Mrs. Mike

1949

The Hoodlum Saint The Hoodlum Saint

1946

Wild Harvest Wild Harvest

1947

Grissly's Millions Grissly's Millions

1945

Relentless Relentless

1948

Honky Tonk Honky Tonk

1941

Blossoms in the Dust Blossoms in the Dust

1941

Black Eagle Black Eagle

1948

Along the Oregon Trail Along the Oregon Trail

1947

A Ticket to Tomahawk A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950

USS VD: Ship of Shame USS VD: Ship of Shame

1942

The Wayward Bus The Wayward Bus

1957

The Last Posse The Last Posse

1953

The Long Night The Long Night

1947

California California

1947

The Trouble with Women The Trouble with Women

1947

The Jolson Story The Jolson Story

1946

Big Town Big Town

1946

Who's Cookin Who? Who's Cookin Who?

1946

Hot Cargo Hot Cargo

1946

Prospecting for Petroleum Prospecting for Petroleum

1946

Uncle Tom's Cabana Uncle Tom's Cabana

1947

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

1948

Grape Nutty Grape Nutty

1949

The Price of Freedom The Price of Freedom

1949

Fail Safe Fail Safe

1964

Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

1948

So This Is New York So This Is New York

1948

Green Grass of Wyoming Green Grass of Wyoming

1948

The Walls of Jericho The Walls of Jericho

1948

The Good Fellows The Good Fellows

1943

You Came Along You Came Along

1945

Johnny Comes Flying Home Johnny Comes Flying Home

1946

House by the River House by the River

1950

The Postman Didn't Ring The Postman Didn't Ring

1942

Tennessee Johnson Tennessee Johnson

1942

Saboteur Saboteur

1942

Tales of Manhattan Tales of Manhattan

1942

Here Comes Elmer Here Comes Elmer

1943

It's A Small World It's A Small World

1935

Mob Town Mob Town

1941

Cape Fear Cape Fear

1962

You Can't Ration Love You Can't Ration Love

1944

Fall Guy Fall Guy

1945

Dangerous Passage Dangerous Passage

1944

State Fair State Fair

1945

The Town Went Wild The Town Went Wild

1944

Salome, Where She Danced Salome, Where She Danced

1945

The Navy Way The Navy Way

1944

Wilson Wilson

1944

Lydia Bailey Lydia Bailey

1952

Not as a Stranger Not as a Stranger

1955

The Major and the Minor The Major and the Minor

1942

Alias Jesse James Alias Jesse James

1959

The Deadly Companions The Deadly Companions

1961

These Wilder Years These Wilder Years

1956

They Live by Night They Live by Night

1949

Johnny Tremain Johnny Tremain

1957

Without Reservations Without Reservations

1946

The Blue Dahlia The Blue Dahlia

1946

Disaster Disaster

1948

Niagara Niagara

1953

Mother Wore Tights Mother Wore Tights

1947

The Tell-Tale Heart The Tell-Tale Heart

1941

So Proudly We Hail So Proudly We Hail

1943

Twenty Plus Two Twenty Plus Two

1961

Nothing But the Truth Nothing But the Truth

1941

The Inner Circle The Inner Circle

1946

Blue Skies Blue Skies

1946

Shadow of the Thin Man Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

Little Women Little Women

1949

Vengeance Valley Vengeance Valley

1951

All the King's Men All the King's Men

1949

The Las Vegas Story The Las Vegas Story

1952

Act of Violence Act of Violence

1949

Adam's Rib Adam's Rib

1949

Lust for Gold Lust for Gold

1949

Miss Grant Takes Richmond Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949

Dallas Dallas

1950

Never Trust a Gambler Never Trust a Gambler

1951

Holiday for Sinners Holiday for Sinners

1952

The Loose Nut The Loose Nut

1945

The Madonna's Secret The Madonna's Secret

1946

Cowboy in Manhattan Cowboy in Manhattan

1943

Gunman's Walk Gunman's Walk

1958

The Savage Horde The Savage Horde

1950

Bewitched Bewitched

1945

The Reckless Driver The Reckless Driver

1946

Fair Weather Fiends Fair Weather Fiends

1946

Blondie Plays Cupid Blondie Plays Cupid

1940

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