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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
all 197
Movies 154
TV Shows 43
Voice 5
Fail Safe (1964)
Cape Fear (1962)
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Twenty Plus Two (1961)
The Deadly Companions (1961)
Mister Ed (1961)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Outlaws (1960)
Pete and Gladys (1960)
Thriller (1960)
The Tall Man (1960)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Mr. Lucky (1959)
Dennis the Menace (1959)
Riverboat (1959)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock (1959)
Alias Jesse James (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Bat Masterson (1958)
Lawman (1958)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Bronco (1958)
Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
Gunman's Walk (1958)
Quantrill's Raiders (1958)
The Missouri Traveler (1958)
Trackdown (1957)
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
The Real McCoys (1957)
Maverick (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
Sugarfoot (1957)
Jeanne Eagels (1957)
Johnny Tremain (1957)
The Wayward Bus (1957)
The Iron Sheriff (1957)
Official Detective (1957)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
These Wilder Years (1956)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
The Tall Men (1955)
The Kentuckian (1955)
Not as a Stranger (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good (1955)
December Bride (1954)
Willy (1954)
Lassie (1954)
The Raid (1954)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
River of No Return (1954)
The Wild One (1953)
Letter to Loretta (1953)
The Last Posse (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
You Are There (1953)
Niagara (1953)
My Hero (1952)
The Happy Time (1952)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
O. Henry's Full House (1952)
Holiday for Sinners (1952)
Lure of the Wilderness (1952)
Lydia Bailey (1952)
Paula (1952)
Young Man with Ideas (1952)
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
Dragnet (1951)
I Love Lucy (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
People Will Talk (1951)
The Tall Target (1951)
Never Trust a Gambler (1951)
Excuse My Dust (1951)
My Forbidden Past (1951)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
Vengeance Valley (1951)
Dallas (1950)
Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)
Sunset in the West (1950)
No Way Out (1950)
The Savage Horde (1950)
A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)
House by the River (1950)
Mrs. Mike (1949)
Adam's Rib (1949)
All the King's Men (1949)
They Live by Night (1949)
Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949)
The Lone Ranger (1949)
Brimstone (1949)
Lust for Gold (1949)
The Price of Freedom (1949)
Grape Nutty (1949)
Big Jack (1949)
The Green Promise (1949)
Little Women (1949)
Act of Violence (1949)
Whispering Smith (1948)
An Act of Murder (1948)
Disaster (1948)
The Walls of Jericho (1948)
Black Eagle (1948)
Relentless (1948)
Green Grass of Wyoming (1948)
So This Is New York (1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
The Inside Story (1948)
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle (1948)
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home (1948)
California's Golden Beginning (1948)
Wild Harvest (1947)
Along the Oregon Trail (1947)
Cynthia (1947)
Mother Wore Tights (1947)
Uncle Tom's Cabana (1947)
Keeper of the Bees (1947)
The Trouble with Women (1947)
Danger Street (1947)
The Long Night (1947)
Blaze of Noon (1947)
California (1947)
Fair Weather Fiends (1946)
Blue Skies (1946)
The Jolson Story (1946)
The Reckless Driver (1946)
Big Town (1946)
Down Missouri Way (1946)
The Inner Circle (1946)
Rendezvous with Annie (1946)
Hot Cargo (1946)
Who's Cookin Who? (1946)
One Exciting Week (1946)
Without Reservations (1946)
They Made Me a Killer (1946)
The Blue Dahlia (1946)
Apple Andy (1946)
Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946)
The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
Road to Utopia (1946)
The Madonna's Secret (1946)
Prospecting for Petroleum (1946)
Scarlet Street (1945)
The Loose Nut (1945)
State Fair (1945)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry (1945)
You Came Along (1945)
Bewitched (1945)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
Fall Guy (1945)
High Powered (1945)
Grissly's Millions (1945)
Practically Yours (1944)
Dangerous Passage (1944)
The Town Went Wild (1944)
Wilson (1944)
Take It Big (1944)
You Can't Ration Love (1944)
The Navy Way (1944)
In Old Oklahoma (1943)
Here Comes Elmer (1943)
So Proudly We Hail (1943)
Sleepy Lagoon (1943)
The Good Fellows (1943)
Cowboy in Manhattan (1943)
The Meanest Man in the World (1943)
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
The Major and the Minor (1942)
A Letter From Bataan (1942)
Wildcat (1942)
Bambi (1942)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
The Postman Didn't Ring (1942)
Saboteur (1942)
Shut My Big Mouth (1942)
USS VD: Ship of Shame (1942)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)
Nothing But the Truth (1941)
Mob Town (1941)
Honky Tonk (1941)
Blossoms in the Dust (1941)
The Richest Man in Town (1941)
Cracked Nuts (1941)
Maisie Was a Lady (1941)
You, the People (1940)
Blondie Plays Cupid (1940)
It's A Small World (1935)
Pure Feud (1934)
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GenderMale
Birthday1894-03-26
Deathday1962-06-19 (68 years old)
Birth NameWilliam Henry Wright
Birth PlaceSan Francisco, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsWilliam Henry Wright, William H. Wright
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