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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Leave It to Beaver

    Leave It to Beaver

  • Dragnet

    Dragnet

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • The Lone Ranger

    The Lone Ranger

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Practically Yours

    Practically Yours

  • Wildcat

    Wildcat

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Bat Masterson

    Bat Masterson

  • Little Women

    Little Women

  • Whispering Smith

    Whispering Smith

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

  • Wilson

    Wilson

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Blue Skies

    Blue Skies

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Twenty Plus Two

    Twenty Plus Two

  • Mob Town

    Mob Town

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Sugarfoot

    Sugarfoot

  • Pure Feud

    Pure Feud

  • Big Jack

    Big Jack

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Cynthia

    Cynthia

  • Bronco

    Bronco

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

  • Excuse My Dust

    Excuse My Dust

  • In Old Oklahoma

    In Old Oklahoma

  • Walk Softly, Stranger

    Walk Softly, Stranger

  • Rock-a-Bye Baby

    Rock-a-Bye Baby

  • Brimstone

    Brimstone

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • The Tall Men

    The Tall Men

  • Cracked Nuts

    Cracked Nuts

  • Inherit the Wind

    Inherit the Wind

  • Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

  • The Tall Man

    The Tall Man

  • Without Reservations

    Without Reservations

  • Fall Guy

    Fall Guy

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • Rhapsody in Blue

    Rhapsody in Blue

  • So This Is New York

    So This Is New York

  • So Proudly We Hail

    So Proudly We Hail

  • The Savage Horde

    The Savage Horde

  • These Wilder Years

    These Wilder Years

  • They Live by Night

    They Live by Night

  • Paula

    Paula

  • The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

    The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

  • The Tall Target

    The Tall Target

  • You Can't Ration Love

    You Can't Ration Love

  • Shut My Big Mouth

    Shut My Big Mouth

  • Danger Street

    Danger Street

  • California

    California

  • You Are There

    You Are There

  • Hot Cargo

    Hot Cargo

  • Grissly's Millions

    Grissly's Millions

  • Salome, Where She Danced

    Salome, Where She Danced

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • Relentless

    Relentless

  • Official Detective

    Official Detective

  • Uncle Tom's Cabana

    Uncle Tom's Cabana

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Blossoms in the Dust

    Blossoms in the Dust

  • The Happy Time

    The Happy Time

  • Cape Fear

    Cape Fear

  • River of No Return

    River of No Return

  • Fail Safe

    Fail Safe

  • Niagara

    Niagara

  • The Kentuckian

    The Kentuckian

  • The Living Christ

    The Living Christ

  • The Living Christ

    The Living Christ

  • Saboteur

    Saboteur

  • The Wild One

    The Wild One

  • One Exciting Week

    One Exciting Week

  • Scarlet Street

    Scarlet Street

  • The Inner Circle

    The Inner Circle

  • Johnny Guitar

    Johnny Guitar

  • Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

  • You, the People

    You, the People

  • O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

  • O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

  • Mother Wore Tights

    Mother Wore Tights

  • Adam's Rib

    Adam's Rib

  • No Way Out

    No Way Out

  • The Man with the Golden Arm

    The Man with the Golden Arm

  • The Tell-Tale Heart

    The Tell-Tale Heart

  • Here Comes Elmer

    Here Comes Elmer

  • The Blue Dahlia

    The Blue Dahlia

  • All the King's Men

    All the King's Men

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • People Will Talk

    People Will Talk

  • House by the River

    House by the River

  • Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

    Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

  • 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 Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

  • Tennessee Johnson

    Tennessee Johnson

  • Act of Violence

    Act of Violence

  • Prospecting for Petroleum

    Prospecting for Petroleum

  • Shadow of the Thin Man

    Shadow of the Thin Man

  • The Major and the Minor

    The Major and the Minor

  • State Fair

    State Fair

  • Nothing But the Truth

    Nothing But the Truth

  • Gunman's Walk

    Gunman's Walk

  • The Long Night

    The Long Night

  • Honky Tonk

    Honky Tonk

  • The Last Posse

    The Last Posse

  • The Deadly Companions

    The Deadly Companions

  • Not as a Stranger

    Not as a Stranger

  • Alias Jesse James

    Alias Jesse James

  • The Raid

    The Raid

  • Tales of Manhattan

    Tales of Manhattan

  • Apple Andy

    Apple Andy

  • Vengeance Valley

    Vengeance Valley

  • The Inside Story

    The Inside Story

  • The Wayward Bus

    The Wayward Bus

  • You Came Along

    You Came Along

  • Johnny Tremain

    Johnny Tremain

  • Lust for Gold

    Lust for Gold

  • Who's Cookin Who?

    Who's Cookin Who?

  • Young Man with Ideas

    Young Man with Ideas

  • Rendezvous with Annie

    Rendezvous with Annie

  • The Town Went Wild

    The Town Went Wild

  • The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum Saint

  • A Ticket to Tomahawk

    A Ticket to Tomahawk

  • The Iron Sheriff

    The Iron Sheriff

  • Keeper of the Bees

    Keeper of the Bees

  • The Meanest Man in the World

    The Meanest Man in the World

  • Blaze of Noon

    Blaze of Noon

  • The Las Vegas Story

    The Las Vegas Story

  • Miss Grant Takes Richmond

    Miss Grant Takes Richmond

  • Lure of the Wilderness

    Lure of the Wilderness

  • Never Trust a Gambler

    Never Trust a Gambler

  • The Jolson Story

    The Jolson Story

  • The Walls of Jericho

    The Walls of Jericho

  • Road to Utopia

    Road to Utopia

  • Jeanne Eagels

    Jeanne Eagels

  • The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

    The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

  • The Trouble with Women

    The Trouble with Women

  • The Good Fellows

    The Good Fellows

  • Maisie Was a Lady

    Maisie Was a Lady

  • Take It Big

    Take It Big

  • Green Grass of Wyoming

    Green Grass of Wyoming

  • An Act of Murder

    An Act of Murder

  • Sleepy Lagoon

    Sleepy Lagoon

  • It's A Small World

    It's A Small World

  • They Made Me a Killer

    They Made Me a Killer

  • The Missouri Traveler

    The Missouri Traveler

  • Quantrill's Raiders

    Quantrill's Raiders

  • Bewitched

    Bewitched

  • Mrs. Mike

    Mrs. Mike

  • Cowboy in Manhattan

    Cowboy in Manhattan

  • Johnny Comes Flying Home

    Johnny Comes Flying Home

  • High Powered

    High Powered

  • The Green Promise

    The Green Promise

  • The Navy Way

    The Navy Way

  • Lydia Bailey

    Lydia Bailey

  • Wild Harvest

    Wild Harvest

  • Down Missouri Way

    Down Missouri Way

  • Sunset in the West

    Sunset in the West

  • My Forbidden Past

    My Forbidden Past

  • A Letter From Bataan

    A Letter From Bataan

  • Big Town

    Big Town

  • Holiday for Sinners

    Holiday for Sinners

  • Dangerous Passage

    Dangerous Passage

  • The Loose Nut

    The Loose Nut

  • The Richest Man in Town

    The Richest Man in Town

  • The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

    The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

  • The Price of Freedom

    The Price of Freedom

  • The Postman Didn't Ring

    The Postman Didn't Ring

  • The Reckless Driver

    The Reckless Driver

  • Along the Oregon Trail

    Along the Oregon Trail

  • Black Eagle

    Black Eagle

  • Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

    Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

  • Blondie Plays Cupid

    Blondie Plays Cupid

  • Disaster

    Disaster

  • USS VD: Ship of Shame

    USS VD: Ship of Shame

  • California's Golden Beginning

    California's Golden Beginning

  • The Madonna's Secret

    The Madonna's Secret

  • Fair Weather Fiends

    Fair Weather Fiends

  • Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

    Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

  • Grape Nutty

    Grape Nutty