Will Wright

Will Wright

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.

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Riwayat Perfilman

1964

Fail Safe

Bit Part (uncredited)

1962

Cape Fear

Dr. Pearsall

1961

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Sam Petrie

1961

Twenty Plus Two

Newspaper morgue attendant

1961

The Deadly Companions

Doctor Acton

1961

Mister Ed

Mr. Thompson

1960

The Andy Griffith Show

Ben Weaver

1960

Thriller

Constable Tom Walker

1960

Inherit the Wind

Bible Salesman (uncredited)

1959

Mr. Lucky

The Leadville Kid

1959

Dennis the Menace

Merrivale

1959

Riverboat

J.C. Sickel

1959

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

Pentagon General

1959

Alias Jesse James

Titus Queasley

1959

Rawhide

Grandfather

1958

77 Sunset Strip

Luther Hanks

1958

Bat Masterson

Billy Willow

1958

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Fire Chief (uncredited)

1958

Gunman's Walk

Judge

1958

Quantrill's Raiders

Judge Wood

1958

The Missouri Traveler

Sheriff Marvin Peavy

1957

Leave It to Beaver

Pete at Firehouse #7

1957

Trackdown

Zack

1957

Maverick

General Hoyt Bosco

1957

Maverick

Jabe Hallock

1957

Maverick

General Eakins

1957

Maverick

Sheriff Chester Bentley

1957

Perry Mason

James Vardon

1957

Perry Mason

Adam Thompson

1957

Perry Mason

Chuck Clark

1957

Sugarfoot

Charlie Cade

1957

Sugarfoot

John Chamberlain

1957

Sugarfoot

Job Turner

1957

Jeanne Eagels

Marshal (uncredited)

1957

Johnny Tremain

Ephraim Lapham

1957

The Wayward Bus

Van Brunt

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

King - Newspaper Editor

1956

Hey, Jeannie!

McClish

1956

These Wilder Years

Old Cab Driver

1955

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

Admiral William S. Sims

1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Judge O'Neill

1955

The Tall Men

Gus - Bartender (uncredited)

1955

The Kentuckian

John Decker (uncredited)

1955

Not as a Stranger

Mr. Roberts (uncredited)

1955

The Millionaire

Grandpa Costello

1954

Lassie

Caleb Brown

1954

The Raid

Josiah Anderson

1954

Johnny Guitar

Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)

1954

River of No Return

Trader (uncredited)

1953

The Wild One

Art Kleiner

1953

Letter to Loretta

Father Gourdian

1953

The Last Posse

Todd Mitchell

1953

Niagara

Boatman

1952

The Happy Time

Family Doctor

1952

Cavalcade of America

George's Father

1952

O. Henry's Full House

Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

1952

O. Henry's Full House

Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

1952

Holiday for Sinners

The Man with a Cigar

1952

Lure of the Wilderness

Sheriff Brink

1952

Lydia Bailey

Consul (uncredited)

1952

Paula

Raymond Bascom

1952

Young Man with Ideas

Party Guest (uncredited)

1952

The Las Vegas Story

Mike Fogarty

1951

I Love Lucy

Mr. Walters

1951

I Love Lucy

Sheriff

1951

People Will Talk

Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)

1951

The Tall Target

Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

1951

Never Trust a Gambler

Cap Douglas (uncredited)

1951

Excuse My Dust

Race judge

1951

My Forbidden Past

Luther Toplady

1951

Vengeance Valley

Mr. Willoughby

1951

The Living Christ

Herod The Great

1950

Dallas

Judge Harper

1950

Walk Softly, Stranger

Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)

1950

Sunset in the West

Sheriff Tad Osborne

1950

No Way Out

Dr. Cheney (uncredited)

1950

The Savage Horde

Judge Thomas Cole

1950

A Ticket to Tomahawk

Marshal Kit Dodge

1950

House by the River

Inspector Sarten

1949

Mrs. Mike

Dr. McIntosh

1949

Adam's Rib

Judge Marcasson

1949

All the King's Men

Dolph Pillsbury

1949

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)

1949

The Lone Ranger

Uncle Ed

1949

Brimstone

Martin Tredwell

1949

Lust for Gold

Parsons (uncredited)

1949

Grape Nutty

Crow (Voice)

1949

Big Jack

Will Farnsworth

1949

The Green Promise

Mr. Grenstedt

1949

Little Women

Mr. Grace (uncredited)

1948

Whispering Smith

Sheriff McSwiggin

1948

An Act of Murder

Judge Jim Wilder

1948

Disaster

Pop Hansford

1948

The Walls of Jericho

Dr. Patterson (uncredited)

1948

Black Eagle

Sheriff Clancy

1948

Relentless

Sam - the Horse Dealer

1948

Green Grass of Wyoming

Jake Willis

1948

So This Is New York

Uncle Fergus (uncredited)

1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Eph Hackett (uncredited)

1948

The Inside Story

J. J. Johnson

1948

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

Pop Williams

1948

Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

Babirusa / Pig (voice)

1947

Wild Harvest

Mike Alperson

1947

Along the Oregon Trail

Jim Bridger

1947

Cynthia

Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep

1947

Mother Wore Tights

Withers (uncredited)

1947

Uncle Tom's Cabana

Uncle Tom (uncredited)

1947

Keeper of the Bees

Dr. Grayson

1947

The Trouble with Women

Commissioner (uncredited)

1947

Danger Street

Police Chief Bullward

1947

The Long Night

Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)

1947

Blaze of Noon

Mr. Thomas

1947

California

Chairman (uncredited)

1946

Fair Weather Fiends

Wolfie Wolf (voice)

1946

Blue Skies

Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)

1946

The Jolson Story

Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)

1946

The Reckless Driver

Wally Walrus (voice)

1946

Big Town

Station Agent (uncredited)

1946

Down Missouri Way

Prof. Morris

1946

The Inner Circle

Henry Boggs

1946

Rendezvous with Annie

Elmer Snodgrass

1946

Hot Cargo

Tim Chapman

1946

Who's Cookin Who?

Wolfie Wolf (voice)

1946

One Exciting Week

Otis Piper

1946

Without Reservations

Pullman Conductor (uncredited)

1946

They Made Me a Killer

Henry, the Blacksmith

1946

The Blue Dahlia

"Dad" Newell

1946

Apple Andy

Devil

1946

Johnny Comes Flying Home

Foreman (uncredited)

1946

The Hoodlum Saint

Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)

1946

Road to Utopia

Mr. Latimer (uncredited)

1946

The Madonna's Secret

The Riverman

1946

Prospecting for Petroleum

The Professor (voice)

1945

Scarlet Street

Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)

1945

The Loose Nut

Construction Worker (voice)

1945

State Fair

Hog Judge (uncredited)

1945

You Came Along

Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)

1945

Bewitched

Mr. Herkheimer

1945

Rhapsody in Blue

Rachmaninoff

1945

Fall Guy

Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)

1945

High Powered

Jeff Hines

1945

Grissly's Millions

John Frey

1944

Practically Yours

Sen. Cowling (uncredited)

1944

Dangerous Passage

Postal Clerk (uncredited)

1944

The Town Went Wild

Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)

1944

Wilson

Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)

1944

Take It Big

Rodeo Judge (uncredited)

1944

You Can't Ration Love

Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

1944

The Navy Way

Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)

1943

In Old Oklahoma

Doctor

1943

Here Comes Elmer

Horace Parrot

1943

So Proudly We Hail

Colonel Clark (Uncredited)

1943

Sleepy Lagoon

Cyrus Coates

1943

The Good Fellows

Brother from Danville (uncredited)

1943

The Meanest Man in the World

Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)

1942

Tennessee Johnson

Alderman (uncredited)

1942

The Major and the Minor

Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)

1942

A Letter From Bataan

Mr. Limpert

1942

Wildcat

John 'Paw' Smithers

1942

Bambi

Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)

1942

Tales of Manhattan

Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)

1942

Saboteur

J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)

1942

Shut My Big Mouth

Jim Long

1942

USS VD: Ship of Shame

Commandant (uncredited)

1941

Shadow of the Thin Man

Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)

1941

The Tell-Tale Heart

Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

1941

Nothing But the Truth

Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)

1941

Mob Town

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

1941

Honky Tonk

Townsman at Meeting House

1941

The Richest Man in Town

Frederick Johnson

1941

Cracked Nuts

Sylvanus Boogle

1941

Maisie Was a Lady

Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)

1940

You, the People

Mr. Roberts

1940

Blondie Plays Cupid

Mr. Tucker

1935

It's A Small World

Courtroom spectator (uncredited)

1934

Pure Feud

Lem (uncredited)