Will Wright

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

215

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-03-25

Day of death

1962-06-19 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

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

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Leave It to Beaver

    Leave It to Beaver

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • Bronco

    Bronco

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • The Tall Man

    The Tall Man

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • The Deadly Companions

    The Deadly Companions

  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

  • Prospecting for Petroleum

    Prospecting for Petroleum

  • Cape Fear

    Cape Fear

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

  • No Way Out

    No Way Out

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • The Walls of Jericho

    The Walls of Jericho

  • The Green Promise

    The Green Promise

  • You Are There

    You Are There

  • High Powered

    High Powered

  • Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man

  • Disaster

    Disaster

  • The Jolson Story

    The Jolson Story

  • The Trouble with Women

    The Trouble with Women

  • The Tall Men

    The Tall Men

  • The Inside Story

    The Inside Story

  • All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

  • Sunset in the West

    Sunset in the West

  • The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum Saint

  • Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

    Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Tales of Manhattan

    Tales of Manhattan

  • River of No Return

    River of No Return

  • Keeper of the Bees

    Keeper of the Bees

  • The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

    The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

  • California

    California

  • In Old Oklahoma

    In Old Oklahoma

  • Alias Jesse James

    Alias Jesse James

  • It's A Small World

    It's A Small World

  • Cynthia

    Cynthia

  • Dangerous Passage

    Dangerous Passage

  • Official Detective

    Official Detective

  • The Blue Dahlia

    The Blue Dahlia

  • Relentless

    Relentless

  • Niagara

    Niagara

  • Scarlet Street

    Scarlet Street

  • People Will Talk

    People Will Talk

  • Johnny Guitar

    Johnny Guitar

  • Vengeance Valley

    Vengeance Valley

  • Excuse My Dust

    Excuse My Dust

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • The Town Went Wild

    The Town Went Wild

  • Rhapsody in Blue

    Rhapsody in Blue

  • The Inner Circle

    The Inner Circle

  • The Wild One

    The Wild One

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Green Grass of Wyoming

    Green Grass of Wyoming

  • You Came Along

    You Came Along

  • Johnny Comes Flying Home

    Johnny Comes Flying Home

  • Miss Grant Takes Richmond

    Miss Grant Takes Richmond

  • Maisie Was a Lady

    Maisie Was a Lady

  • Whispering Smith

    Whispering Smith

  • Quantrill's Raiders

    Quantrill's Raiders

  • Down Missouri Way

    Down Missouri Way

  • The Loose Nut

    The Loose Nut

  • The Happy Time

    The Happy Time

  • Mother Wore Tights

    Mother Wore Tights

  • The Good Fellows

    The Good Fellows

  • The Raid

    The Raid

  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly, Stranger

  • O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

  • O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

  • Gunman's Walk

    Gunman's Walk

  • Blossoms in the Dust

    Blossoms in the Dust

  • The Tall Target

    The Tall Target

  • The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

  • Apple Andy

    Apple Andy

  • A Ticket to Tomahawk

    A Ticket to Tomahawk

  • The Savage Horde

    The Savage Horde

  • Lydia Bailey

    Lydia Bailey

  • Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

  • Lure of the Wilderness

    Lure of the Wilderness

  • The Las Vegas Story

    The Las Vegas Story

  • Act of Violence

    Act of Violence

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • Twenty Plus Two

    Twenty Plus Two

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • Mob Town

    Mob Town

  • Sleepy Lagoon

    Sleepy Lagoon

  • Danger Street

    Danger Street

  • An Act of Murder

    An Act of Murder

  • The Man with the Golden Arm

    The Man with the Golden Arm

  • Mrs. Mike

    Mrs. Mike

  • The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

    The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Wildcat

    Wildcat

  • Along the Oregon Trail

    Along the Oregon Trail

  • Blaze of Noon

    Blaze of Noon

  • Young Man with Ideas

    Young Man with Ideas

  • The Missouri Traveler

    The Missouri Traveler

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Rock-a-Bye Baby

    Rock-a-Bye Baby

  • Johnny Tremain

    Johnny Tremain

  • The Living Christ

    The Living Christ

  • The Living Christ

    The Living Christ

  • The Long Night

    The Long Night

  • State Fair

    State Fair

  • Not as a Stranger

    Not as a Stranger

  • The Madonna's Secret

    The Madonna's Secret

  • The Meanest Man in the World

    The Meanest Man in the World

  • Tennessee Johnson

    Tennessee Johnson

  • The Major and the Minor

    The Major and the Minor

  • They Live by Night

    They Live by Night

  • Salome, Where She Danced

    Salome, Where She Danced

  • The Kentuckian

    The Kentuckian

  • The Iron Sheriff

    The Iron Sheriff

  • Rendezvous with Annie

    Rendezvous with Annie

  • Wilson

    Wilson

  • These Wilder Years

    These Wilder Years

  • Brimstone

    Brimstone

  • Wild Harvest

    Wild Harvest

  • Black Eagle

    Black Eagle

  • Holiday for Sinners

    Holiday for Sinners

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Reckless Driver

    The Reckless Driver

  • Practically Yours

    Practically Yours

  • Fair Weather Fiends

    Fair Weather Fiends

  • The Wayward Bus

    The Wayward Bus

  • Fail Safe

    Fail Safe

  • Pure Feud

    Pure Feud

  • House by the River

    House by the River

  • So Proudly We Hail

    So Proudly We Hail

  • USS VD: Ship of Shame

    USS VD: Ship of Shame

  • Cracked Nuts

    Cracked Nuts

  • Paula

    Paula

  • Fall Guy

    Fall Guy

  • Grissly's Millions

    Grissly's Millions

  • Big Jack

    Big Jack

  • Shut My Big Mouth

    Shut My Big Mouth

  • Without Reservations

    Without Reservations

  • Blue Skies

    Blue Skies

  • The Last Posse

    The Last Posse

  • You, the People

    You, the People

  • Big Town

    Big Town

  • A Letter From Bataan

    A Letter From Bataan

  • The Postman Didn't Ring

    The Postman Didn't Ring

  • Saboteur

    Saboteur

  • Hot Cargo

    Hot Cargo

  • The Tell-Tale Heart

    The Tell-Tale Heart

  • So This Is New York

    So This Is New York

  • You Can't Ration Love

    You Can't Ration Love

  • Lust for Gold

    Lust for Gold

  • The Richest Man in Town

    The Richest Man in Town

  • My Forbidden Past

    My Forbidden Past

  • Never Trust a Gambler

    Never Trust a Gambler

  • One Exciting Week

    One Exciting Week

  • California's Golden Beginning

    California's Golden Beginning

  • Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

    Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

  • Jeanne Eagels

    Jeanne Eagels

  • The Navy Way

    The Navy Way

  • Uncle Tom's Cabana

    Uncle Tom's Cabana

  • Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

  • Who's Cookin Who?

    Who's Cookin Who?

  • The Price of Freedom

    The Price of Freedom

  • Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

    Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

  • Cowboy in Manhattan

    Cowboy in Manhattan

  • They Made Me a Killer

    They Made Me a Killer

  • Blondie Plays Cupid

    Blondie Plays Cupid

  • Grape Nutty

    Grape Nutty

  • Here Comes Elmer

    Here Comes Elmer

  • Take It Big

    Take It Big