Will Wright

Will Wright

Acting

Birthday

1894/03/25

Day of death

1962/06/19 (68 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also know as

William Henry Wright, William H. 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 ...Read more

Acting
Blondie Plays Cupid
6.7

(1940) Blondie Plays Cupid

as Mr. Tucker

Here Comes Elmer
0.0

(1943) Here Comes Elmer

as Horace Parrot

It's A Small World
4.5

(1935) It's A Small World

as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)

Mob Town
0.0

(1941) Mob Town

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

House by the River
6.7

(1950) House by the River

as Inspector Sarten

Saboteur
6.9

(1942) Saboteur

as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)

The Postman Didn't Ring
0.0

(1942) The Postman Didn't Ring

as Mr. Slade

Tales of Manhattan
6.3

(1942) Tales of Manhattan

as Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)

Tennessee Johnson
6.1

(1942) Tennessee Johnson

as Alderman (uncredited)

Cape Fear
7.4

(1962) Cape Fear

as Dr. Pearsall

You Can't Ration Love
0.0

(1944) You Can't Ration Love

as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

The Navy Way
5.7

(1944) The Navy Way

as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)

Wilson
5.5

(1944) Wilson

as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)

The Town Went Wild
5.0

(1944) The Town Went Wild

as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)

Dangerous Passage
4.9

(1944) Dangerous Passage

as Postal Clerk (uncredited)

Fall Guy
0.0

(1945) Fall Guy

as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)

Salome, Where She Danced
3.7

(1945) Salome, Where She Danced

as Sheriff

You Came Along
7.0

(1945) You Came Along

as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)

State Fair
6.6

(1945) State Fair

as Hog Judge (uncredited)

Johnny Comes Flying Home
0.0

(1946) Johnny Comes Flying Home

as Foreman (uncredited)

Who's Cookin Who?
7.3

(1946) Who's Cookin Who?

as Wolfie Wolf (voice)

Hot Cargo
0.0

(1946) Hot Cargo

as Tim Chapman

Big Town
4.8

(1946) Big Town

as Station Agent (uncredited)

The Jolson Story
6.7

(1946) The Jolson Story

as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)

Prospecting for Petroleum
0.0

(1946) Prospecting for Petroleum

as The Professor (voice)

California
6.5

(1947) California

as Chairman (uncredited)

The Long Night
5.7

(1947) The Long Night

as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)

The Trouble with Women
0.0

(1947) The Trouble with Women

as Commissioner (uncredited)

Uncle Tom's Cabaña
5.3

(1947) Uncle Tom's Cabana

as Uncle Tom (uncredited)

0.0

(1948) Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

as Pop Williams

Green Grass of Wyoming
6.6

(1948) Green Grass of Wyoming

as Jake Willis

The Good Fellows
0.0

(1943) The Good Fellows

as Brother from Danville (uncredited)

So This Is New York
6.0

(1948) So This Is New York

as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)

The Walls of Jericho
5.7

(1948) The Walls of Jericho

as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)

0.0

(1948) Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

as Babirusa / Pig (voice)

Grape Nutty
0.0

(1949) Grape Nutty

as Crow (Voice)

0.0

(1949) The Price of Freedom

as McTrees

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
5.4

(1949) Miss Grant Takes Richmond

as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)

Dallas
6.4

(1950) Dallas

as Judge Harper

Never Trust a Gambler
5.4

(1951) Never Trust a Gambler

as Cap Douglas (uncredited)

Lydia Bailey
6.1

(1952) Lydia Bailey

as Consul (uncredited)

Not as a Stranger
6.2

(1955) Not as a Stranger

as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)

Fail Safe
7.8

(1964) Fail Safe

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Lust for Gold
5.9

(1949) Lust for Gold

as Parsons (uncredited)

All the King's Men
7.0

(1949) All the King's Men

as Dolph Pillsbury

Adam's Rib
7.1

(1949) Adam's Rib

as Judge Marcasson

The Las Vegas Story
5.8

(1952) The Las Vegas Story

as Mike Fogarty

Act of Violence
6.9

(1949) Act of Violence

as Pop

Holiday for Sinners
5.5

(1952) Holiday for Sinners

as The Man with a Cigar

The Loose Nut
6.5

(1945) The Loose Nut

as Construction Worker (voice)

The Reckless Driver
7.3

(1946) The Reckless Driver

as Wally Walrus (voice)

Fair Weather Fiends
7.3

(1946) Fair Weather Fiends

as Wolfie Wolf (voice)

Bewitched
5.3

(1945) Bewitched

as Mr. Herkheimer

The Savage Horde
5.8

(1950) The Savage Horde

as Judge Thomas Cole

The Madonna's Secret
5.9

(1946) The Madonna's Secret

as The Riverman

Cowboy in Manhattan
0.0

(1943) Cowboy in Manhattan

as Higgins

Gunman's Walk
6.7

(1958) Gunman's Walk

as Judge

Vengeance Valley
5.3

(1951) Vengeance Valley

as Mr. Willoughby

Little Women
7.4

(1949) Little Women

as Mr. Grace (uncredited)

Johnny Tremain
5.8

(1957) Johnny Tremain

as Ephraim Lapham

Without Reservations
6.2

(1946) Without Reservations

as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)

The Blue Dahlia
6.7

(1946) The Blue Dahlia

as "Dad" Newell

They Live by Night
6.9

(1949) They Live by Night

as Mobley

These Wilder Years
6.3

(1956) These Wilder Years

as Old Cab Driver

The Major and the Minor
7.0

(1942) The Major and the Minor

as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)

Alias Jesse James
5.9

(1959) Alias Jesse James

as Titus Queasley

The Deadly Companions
5.7

(1961) The Deadly Companions

as Doctor Acton

Disaster
5.0

(1948) Disaster

as Pop Hansford

Niagara
6.8

(1953) Niagara

as Boatman

The Inner Circle
5.2

(1946) The Inner Circle

as Henry Boggs

Blue Skies
6.0

(1946) Blue Skies

as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)

Shadow of the Thin Man
7.0

(1941) Shadow of the Thin Man

as Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)

Nothing But the Truth
7.1

(1941) Nothing But the Truth

as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)

Twenty Plus Two
6.0

(1961) Twenty Plus Two

as Newspaper morgue attendant

Mother Wore Tights
5.3

(1947) Mother Wore Tights

as Withers (uncredited)

The Tell-Tale Heart
6.5

(1941) The Tell-Tale Heart

as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

So Proudly We Hail
5.5

(1943) So Proudly We Hail

as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)

The Last Posse
6.0

(1953) The Last Posse

as Todd Mitchell

The Wayward Bus
5.8

(1957) The Wayward Bus

as Van Brunt

Quantrill's Raiders
4.5

(1958) Quantrill's Raiders

as Judge Wood

Danger Street
4.0

(1947) Danger Street

as Police Chief Bullward

The Inside Story
6.5

(1948) The Inside Story

as J. J. Johnson

River of No Return
6.7

(1954) River of No Return

as Trader (uncredited)

Big Jack
6.0

(1949) Big Jack

as Will Farnsworth

O. Henry's Full House
6.5

(1952) O. Henry's Full House

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

The Man with the Golden Arm
7.2

(1955) The Man with the Golden Arm

as ---

Sunset in the West
7.8

(1950) Sunset in the West

as Sheriff Tad Osborne

Paula
6.5

(1952) Paula

as Raymond Bascom

Blaze of Noon
4.0

(1947) Blaze of Noon

as Mr. Thomas

The Iron Sheriff
6.2

(1957) The Iron Sheriff

as Judge

Keeper of the Bees
0.0

(1947) Keeper of the Bees

as Dr. Grayson

Lure of the Wilderness
6.0

(1952) Lure of the Wilderness

as Sheriff Brink

The Missouri Traveler
6.4

(1958) The Missouri Traveler

as Sheriff Marvin Peavy

Rock-a-Bye Baby
6.8

(1958) Rock-a-Bye Baby

as Fire Chief (uncredited)

Cynthia
5.9

(1947) Cynthia

as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep

Brimstone
6.3

(1949) Brimstone

as Martin Tredwell

Wildcat
6.0

(1942) Wildcat

as John 'Paw' Smithers

The Green Promise
6.6

(1949) The Green Promise

as Mr. Grenstedt

Whispering Smith
6.4

(1948) Whispering Smith

as Sheriff McSwiggin

Cracked Nuts
0.0

(1941) Cracked Nuts

as Sylvanus Boogle

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7.0

(1948) Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

as Eph Hackett (uncredited)

The Wild One
6.6

(1953) The Wild One

as Art Kleiner

The Raid
6.5

(1954) The Raid

as Josiah Anderson

A Letter From Bataan
4.5

(1942) A Letter From Bataan

as Mr. Limpert

Practically Yours
0.0

(1944) Practically Yours

as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)

High Powered
0.0

(1945) High Powered

as Jeff Hines

Bambi
7.0

(1942) Bambi

as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
6.3

(1945) The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

as Mr. Nelson

The Meanest Man in the World
6.4

(1943) The Meanest Man in the World

as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)

O. Henry's Full House
6.5

(1952) O. Henry's Full House

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

You, the People
5.7

(1940) You, the People

as Mr. Roberts

One Exciting Week
6.0

(1946) One Exciting Week

as Otis Piper

Rendezvous with Annie
6.0

(1946) Rendezvous with Annie

as Elmer Snodgrass

Scarlet Street
7.6

(1945) Scarlet Street

as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)

Inherit the Wind
7.7

(1960) Inherit the Wind

as Bible Salesman (uncredited)

Take It Big
0.0

(1944) Take It Big

as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)

No Way Out
6.9

(1950) No Way Out

as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)

Shut My Big Mouth
8.5

(1942) Shut My Big Mouth

as Jim Long

The Richest Man in Town
0.0

(1941) The Richest Man in Town

as Frederick Johnson

Mrs. Mike
2.0

(1949) Mrs. Mike

as Dr. McIntosh

The Hoodlum Saint
5.2

(1946) The Hoodlum Saint

as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)

Jeanne Eagels
6.3

(1957) Jeanne Eagels

as Marshal (uncredited)

An Act of Murder
6.8

(1948) An Act of Murder

as Judge Jim Wilder

Rhapsody in Blue
6.4

(1945) Rhapsody in Blue

as Rachmaninoff

Maisie Was a Lady
6.8

(1941) Maisie Was a Lady

as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)

Johnny Guitar
7.4

(1954) Johnny Guitar

as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)

Wild Harvest
0.0

(1947) Wild Harvest

as Mike Alperson

Grissly's Millions
6.0

(1945) Grissly's Millions

as John Frey

A Ticket to Tomahawk
5.8

(1950) A Ticket to Tomahawk

as Marshal Kit Dodge

USS VD: Ship of Shame
4.4

(1942) USS VD: Ship of Shame

as Commandant (uncredited)

Along the Oregon Trail
0.0

(1947) Along the Oregon Trail

as Jim Bridger

Black Eagle
6.0

(1948) Black Eagle

as Sheriff Clancy

Relentless
6.2

(1948) Relentless

as Sam - the Horse Dealer

Honky Tonk
6.4

(1941) Honky Tonk

as Townsman at Meeting House

Blossoms in the Dust
6.5

(1941) Blossoms in the Dust

as Senator

California's Golden Beginning
0.0

(1948) California's Golden Beginning

as ---

Pure Feud
0.0

(1934) Pure Feud

as Lem (uncredited)

The Happy Time
6.3

(1952) The Happy Time

as Family Doctor

In Old Oklahoma
6.2

(1943) In Old Oklahoma

as Doctor

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
0.0

(1955) Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

as Tim Summers

Walk Softly, Stranger
5.0

(1950) Walk Softly, Stranger

as Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)

My Forbidden Past
5.7

(1951) My Forbidden Past

as Luther Toplady

Road to Utopia
6.6

(1946) Road to Utopia

as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)

Young Man with Ideas
4.7

(1952) Young Man with Ideas

as Party Guest (uncredited)

The Tall Target
6.8

(1951) The Tall Target

as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

They Made Me a Killer
5.6

(1946) They Made Me a Killer

as Henry, the Blacksmith

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
6.8

(1955) The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

as Admiral William S. Sims

The Kentuckian
5.7

(1955) The Kentuckian

as John Decker (uncredited)

Excuse My Dust
7.2

(1951) Excuse My Dust

as Race judge

The Tall Men
6.3

(1955) The Tall Men

as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
5.9

(1959) The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

as Pentagon General

Down Missouri Way
0.0

(1946) Down Missouri Way

as Prof. Morris

Sleepy Lagoon
4.5

(1943) Sleepy Lagoon

as Cyrus Coates

People Will Talk
7.2

(1951) People Will Talk

as Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)

Apple Andy
6.2

(1946) Apple Andy

as Devil

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show

as Ben Weaver

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as ---

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as ---

December Bride
5.5

(1954) December Bride

as ---

The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.4

(1961) The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Sam Petrie

I Love Lucy
7.9

(1951) I Love Lucy

as Mr. Walters

Dragnet
6.4

(1951) Dragnet

as ---

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as James Vardon

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as ---

I Love Lucy
7.9

(1951) I Love Lucy

as Sheriff

The Tall Man
6.3

(1960) The Tall Man

as ---

Leave It to Beaver
7.0

(1957) Leave It to Beaver

as Pete at Firehouse #7

Outlaws
6.2

(1960) Outlaws

as ---

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Grandfather

Dennis the Menace
6.5

(1959) Dennis the Menace

as Merrivale

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as Grandpa Costello

Thriller
6.3

(1960) Thriller

as Constable Tom Walker

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Pop

The Real McCoys
5.6

(1957) The Real McCoys

as ---

Pete and Gladys
6.5

(1960) Pete and Gladys

as ---

Bronco
5.2

(1958) Bronco

as ---

You Are There
5.7

(1953) You Are There

as ---

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
4.5

(1951) The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as ---

Lawman
5.4

(1958) Lawman

as ---

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Charlie Cade

Bat Masterson
6.1

(1958) Bat Masterson

as Billy Willow

Riverboat
6.2

(1959) Riverboat

as J.C. Sickel

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
5.5

(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as King - Newspaper Editor

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as George's Father

The Lone Ranger
6.7

(1949) The Lone Ranger

as Uncle Ed

0.0

(1957) Official Detective

as ---

Letter to Loretta
6.2

(1953) Letter to Loretta

as Father Gourdian

5.5

(1956) Hey, Jeannie!

as McClish

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
6.8

(1950) The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

as Judge Kramer

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Adam Thompson

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as General Hoyt Bosco

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as Jabe Hallock

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as General Eakins

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Judge O'Neill

Lassie
6.1

(1954) Lassie

as Caleb Brown

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as John Chamberlain

Sugarfoot
4.8

(1957) Sugarfoot

as Job Turner

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Jake Marley

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as McCrain

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Grandpaw

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
5.8

(1952) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

as Mr. Jackson

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Willie

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Scupper

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Chuck Clark

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Luther Hanks

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as Sheriff Chester Bentley

The Donna Reed Show
6.1

(1958) The Donna Reed Show

as Oliver

Mister Ed
6.7

(1961) Mister Ed

as Mr. Thompson

The Living Christ
5.0

(1951) The Living Christ

as Herod The Great

The Living Christ
5.0

(1951) The Living Christ

as Annas

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as ---

Mr. Lucky
6.4

(1959) Mr. Lucky

as The Leadville Kid

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as Zack