Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 25, 1894
Died
Jun 19, 1962
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Credits
200 titles
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
Filmography
Fail Safe
Bit Part (uncredited)
Cape Fear
Dr. Pearsall
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Sam Petrie
Twenty Plus Two
Newspaper morgue attendant
The Deadly Companions
Doctor Acton
Mister Ed
Mr. Thompson
The Andy Griffith Show
Ben Weaver
Outlaws
Pete and Gladys
Thriller
Constable Tom Walker
The Tall Man
Inherit the Wind
Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
The Leadville Kid
Dennis the Menace
Merrivale
Riverboat
J.C. Sickel
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Pentagon General
Alias Jesse James
Titus Queasley
Rawhide
Grandfather
77 Sunset Strip
Luther Hanks
Bat Masterson
Billy Willow
Lawman
The Donna Reed Show
Oliver
Bronco
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Fire Chief (uncredited)
Gunman's Walk
Judge
Quantrill's Raiders
Judge Wood
The Missouri Traveler
Sheriff Marvin Peavy
Leave It to Beaver
Pete at Firehouse #7
Trackdown
The Real McCoys
Maverick
Perry Mason
James Vardon
Sugarfoot
Charlie Cade
Jeanne Eagels
Marshal (uncredited)
Johnny Tremain
Ephraim Lapham
The Wayward Bus
Van Brunt
The Iron Sheriff
Judge
Official Detective
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
King - Newspaper Editor
Conflict
Hey, Jeannie!
McClish
These Wilder Years
Old Cab Driver
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Admiral William S. Sims
The Man with the Golden Arm
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Judge O'Neill
The Tall Men
Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
The Kentuckian
John Decker (uncredited)
Not as a Stranger
Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
The Millionaire
Grandpa Costello
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Tim Summers