Will Wright
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 (199 Appearances)
Fail Safe
Cape Fear
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Twenty Plus Two
The Deadly Companions
Mister Ed
The Andy Griffith Show
Outlaws
Pete and Gladys
Thriller
The Tall Man
Inherit the Wind
Mr. Lucky
Dennis the Menace
Riverboat
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Alias Jesse James
Rawhide
77 Sunset Strip
Bat Masterson
Lawman
The Donna Reed Show
Bronco
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Gunman's Walk
Quantrill's Raiders
The Missouri Traveler
Leave It to Beaver
Trackdown
The Real McCoys
Maverick
Perry Mason
Sugarfoot
Jeanne Eagels
Johnny Tremain
The Wayward Bus
The Iron Sheriff
Official Detective
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Conflict
Hey, Jeannie!
These Wilder Years
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Man with the Golden Arm
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Tall Men
The Kentuckian
Not as a Stranger
The Millionaire
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
December Bride
Lassie
The Raid
Johnny Guitar
River of No Return
The Wild One
The Danny Thomas Show
Letter to Loretta
The Last Posse
General Electric Theater
You Are There
Niagara
The Happy Time
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Ford Television Theatre
Cavalcade of America
Four Star Playhouse
O. Henry's Full House
Holiday for Sinners
Lure of the Wilderness
Lydia Bailey
Paula
Young Man with Ideas
The Las Vegas Story
Dragnet
I Love Lucy
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
People Will Talk
The Tall Target
Never Trust a Gambler
Excuse My Dust
My Forbidden Past
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Vengeance Valley
The Living Christ
Dallas
Walk Softly, Stranger
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Sunset in the West
No Way Out
The Savage Horde
A Ticket to Tomahawk
House by the River
Mrs. Mike
Adam's Rib
All the King's Men
They Live by Night
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
The Lone Ranger
Brimstone
Lust for Gold
The Price of Freedom
Grape Nutty
Big Jack
The Green Promise
Little Women
Act of Violence
Whispering Smith
An Act of Murder
Disaster
The Walls of Jericho
Black Eagle
Relentless
Green Grass of Wyoming
So This Is New York
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
The Inside Story
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
California's Golden Beginning
Wild Harvest
Along the Oregon Trail
Cynthia
Mother Wore Tights
Uncle Tom's Cabana
Keeper of the Bees
The Trouble with Women
Danger Street
The Long Night
Blaze of Noon
California
Fair Weather Fiends
Blue Skies
The Jolson Story
The Reckless Driver
Big Town
Down Missouri Way
The Inner Circle
Rendezvous with Annie
Hot Cargo
Who's Cookin Who?
One Exciting Week
Without Reservations
They Made Me a Killer
The Blue Dahlia
Apple Andy
Johnny Comes Flying Home
The Hoodlum Saint
Road to Utopia
The Madonna's Secret
Prospecting for Petroleum
Scarlet Street
The Loose Nut
State Fair
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
You Came Along
Bewitched
Rhapsody in Blue
Salome, Where She Danced
Fall Guy
High Powered
Grissly's Millions
Practically Yours
Dangerous Passage
The Town Went Wild
Wilson
Take It Big
You Can't Ration Love
The Navy Way
In Old Oklahoma
Here Comes Elmer
So Proudly We Hail
Sleepy Lagoon
The Good Fellows
Cowboy in Manhattan
The Meanest Man in the World
Tennessee Johnson
The Major and the Minor
A Letter From Bataan
Wildcat
Bambi
Tales of Manhattan
The Postman Didn't Ring
Saboteur
Shut My Big Mouth
USS VD: Ship of Shame
Shadow of the Thin Man
The Tell-Tale Heart
Nothing but the Truth
Mob Town
Honky Tonk
Blossoms in the Dust
The Richest Man in Town
Cracked Nuts
Maisie Was a Lady
You, the People
Blondie Plays Cupid
It's A Small World
Pure Feud