Will Wright

Will Wright

Acting
Born 1894-03-25 - Died 1962-06-19San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Movies (154)

Bambi
7.0

Bambi

1942Movie7.0
Niagara
6.8

Niagara

1953Movie6.8
Cape Fear
7.5

Cape Fear

1962Movie7.5
Little Women
7.4

Little Women

1949Movie7.4
Without Reservations
6.3

Without Reservations

1946Movie6.3
The Man with the Golden Arm
7.1

The Man with the Golden Arm

1955Movie7.1
Johnny Guitar
7.4

Johnny Guitar

1954Movie7.4
All the King's Men
7.0

All the King's Men

1949Movie7.0
Honky Tonk
6.4

Honky Tonk

1941Movie6.4
So Proudly We Hail
5.9

So Proudly We Hail

1943Movie5.9
Adam's Rib
7.1

Adam's Rib

1949Movie7.1
Nothing but the Truth
7.3

Nothing but the Truth

1941Movie7.3
Road to Utopia
6.7

Road to Utopia

1946Movie6.7
Inherit the Wind
7.7

Inherit the Wind

1960Movie7.7
Scarlet Street
7.6

Scarlet Street

1945Movie7.6
Fail Safe
7.8

Fail Safe

1964Movie7.8
River of No Return
6.7

River of No Return

1954Movie6.7
Never Trust a Gambler
5.6

Never Trust a Gambler

1951Movie5.6
The Tall Men
6.5

The Tall Men

1955Movie6.5
Dallas
6.4

Dallas

1950Movie6.4
The Savage Horde
6.2

The Savage Horde

1950Movie6.2
The Deadly Companions
5.6

The Deadly Companions

1961Movie5.6
The Kentuckian
5.8

The Kentuckian

1955Movie5.8
The Blue Dahlia
6.7

The Blue Dahlia

1946Movie6.7
Act of Violence
6.9

Act of Violence

1949Movie6.9
You, the People
6.2

You, the People

1940Movie6.2
The Long Night
5.8

The Long Night

1947Movie5.8
Saboteur
6.9

Saboteur

1942Movie6.9
The Wild One
6.6

The Wild One

1953Movie6.6
The Major and the Minor
7.1

The Major and the Minor

1942Movie7.1
Vengeance Valley
5.4

Vengeance Valley

1951Movie5.4
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
6.8

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955Movie6.8
No Way Out
6.9

No Way Out

1950Movie6.9
Lust for Gold
6.0

Lust for Gold

1949Movie6.0
Big Town
5.5

Big Town

1946Movie5.5
Maisie Was a Lady
7.0

Maisie Was a Lady

1941Movie7.0
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
7.0

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948Movie7.0
They Live by Night
6.8

They Live by Night

1949Movie6.8
Gunman's Walk
6.7

Gunman's Walk

1958Movie6.7
In Old Oklahoma
6.2

In Old Oklahoma

1943Movie6.2
Rock-a-Bye Baby
6.8

Rock-a-Bye Baby

1958Movie6.8
You Came Along
7.3

You Came Along

1945Movie7.3
Big Jack
7.3

Big Jack

1949Movie7.3
The Tall Target
6.9

The Tall Target

1951Movie6.9
Apple Andy
6.8

Apple Andy

1946Movie6.8
Sleepy Lagoon
5.0

Sleepy Lagoon

1943Movie5.0
So This Is New York
6.7

So This Is New York

1948Movie6.7
O. Henry's Full House
6.9

O. Henry's Full House

1952Movie6.9
Not as a Stranger
6.2

Not as a Stranger

1955Movie6.2
Cynthia
6.2

Cynthia

1947Movie6.2
Alias Jesse James
6.1

Alias Jesse James

1959Movie6.1
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
5.6

Uncle Tom's Cabaña

1947Movie5.6
Here Comes Elmer
10.0

Here Comes Elmer

1943Movie10.0
House by the River
6.8

House by the River

1950Movie6.8
Paula
8.2

Paula

1952Movie8.2
People Will Talk
7.1

People Will Talk

1951Movie7.1
The Wayward Bus
5.6

The Wayward Bus

1957Movie5.6
Jeanne Eagels
6.2

Jeanne Eagels

1957Movie6.2
The Raid
6.5

The Raid

1954Movie6.5
Shadow of the Thin Man
7.0

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941Movie7.0
State Fair
6.6

State Fair

1945Movie6.6
Blue Skies
6.2

Blue Skies

1946Movie6.2
They Made Me a Killer
5.7

They Made Me a Killer

1946Movie5.7
Fall Guy
8.0

Fall Guy

1945Movie8.0
Johnny Tremain
6.1

Johnny Tremain

1957Movie6.1
Tales of Manhattan
6.4

Tales of Manhattan

1942Movie6.4
The Last Posse
6.3

The Last Posse

1953Movie6.3
The Las Vegas Story
6.0

The Las Vegas Story

1952Movie6.0
The Walls of Jericho
5.6

The Walls of Jericho

1948Movie5.6
Wilson
5.6

Wilson

1944Movie5.6
Salome, Where She Danced
4.1

Salome, Where She Danced

1945Movie4.1
Whispering Smith
6.7

Whispering Smith

1948Movie6.7
The Happy Time
6.5

The Happy Time

1952Movie6.5
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
6.2

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945Movie6.2
Walk Softly, Stranger
5.1

Walk Softly, Stranger

1950Movie5.1
Blossoms in the Dust
6.6

Blossoms in the Dust

1941Movie6.6
Shut My Big Mouth
8.3

Shut My Big Mouth

1942Movie8.3
Wild Harvest
7.0

Wild Harvest

1947Movie7.0
Brimstone
7.3

Brimstone

1949Movie7.3
Quantrill's Raiders
6.8

Quantrill's Raiders

1958Movie6.8
The Hoodlum Saint
5.5

The Hoodlum Saint

1946Movie5.5
High Powered
5.3

High Powered

1945Movie5.3
Cracked Nuts
7.0

Cracked Nuts

1941Movie7.0
A Letter From Bataan
5.2

A Letter From Bataan

1942Movie5.2
The Trouble with Women
9.5

The Trouble with Women

1947Movie9.5
A Ticket to Tomahawk
6.0

A Ticket to Tomahawk

1950Movie6.0
The Jolson Story
6.8

The Jolson Story

1946Movie6.8
California
6.8

California

1947Movie6.8
Wildcat
5.7

Wildcat

1942Movie5.7
Rendezvous with Annie
7.0

Rendezvous with Annie

1946Movie7.0
Tennessee Johnson
6.7

Tennessee Johnson

1942Movie6.7
Relentless
6.4

Relentless

1948Movie6.4
Practically Yours
7.0

Practically Yours

1944Movie7.0
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
5.6

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

1949Movie5.6
Green Grass of Wyoming
6.7

Green Grass of Wyoming

1948Movie6.7
My Forbidden Past
5.5

My Forbidden Past

1951Movie5.5
USS VD: Ship of Shame
4.5

USS VD: Ship of Shame

1942Movie4.5
Lure of the Wilderness
6.1

Lure of the Wilderness

1952Movie6.1
The Tell-Tale Heart
6.6

The Tell-Tale Heart

1941Movie6.6
Who's Cookin Who?
7.7

Who's Cookin Who?

1946Movie7.7
Rhapsody in Blue
6.6

Rhapsody in Blue

1945Movie6.6
Lydia Bailey
6.8

Lydia Bailey

1952Movie6.8
Dangerous Passage
5.0

Dangerous Passage

1944Movie5.0
The Missouri Traveler
6.7

The Missouri Traveler

1958Movie6.7
It's A Small World
6.0

It's A Small World

1935Movie6.0
California's Golden Beginning
9.0

California's Golden Beginning

1948Movie9.0
Excuse My Dust
7.8

Excuse My Dust

1951Movie7.8
Grissly's Millions
6.5

Grissly's Millions

1945Movie6.5
Blaze of Noon
5.7

Blaze of Noon

1947Movie5.7
The Town Went Wild
7.0

The Town Went Wild

1944Movie7.0
Twenty Plus Two
6.8

Twenty Plus Two

1961Movie6.8
An Act of Murder
6.9

An Act of Murder

1948Movie6.9
One Exciting Week
6.5

One Exciting Week

1946Movie6.5
These Wilder Years
6.5

These Wilder Years

1956Movie6.5
Mob Town
8.0

Mob Town

1941Movie8.0
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
5.6

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

1959Movie5.6
Holiday for Sinners
6.3

Holiday for Sinners

1952Movie6.3
The Madonna's Secret
6.4

The Madonna's Secret

1946Movie6.4
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

1955Movie
The Postman Didn't Ring
7.0

The Postman Didn't Ring

1942Movie7.0
The Navy Way
6.3

The Navy Way

1944Movie6.3
The Inner Circle
5.7

The Inner Circle

1946Movie5.7
Danger Street
6.5

Danger Street

1947Movie6.5
Mother Wore Tights
5.7

Mother Wore Tights

1947Movie5.7
Young Man with Ideas
5.2

Young Man with Ideas

1952Movie5.2
Bewitched
5.4

Bewitched

1945Movie5.4
The Iron Sheriff
6.6

The Iron Sheriff

1957Movie6.6
Black Eagle
6.5

Black Eagle

1948Movie6.5
Pure Feud
7.0

Pure Feud

1934Movie7.0
The Inside Story
6.6

The Inside Story

1948Movie6.6
The Reckless Driver
7.2

The Reckless Driver

1946Movie7.2
The Green Promise
6.4

The Green Promise

1949Movie6.4
Sunset in the West
7.4

Sunset in the West

1950Movie7.4
The Richest Man in Town
10.0

The Richest Man in Town

1941Movie10.0
The Loose Nut
6.9

The Loose Nut

1945Movie6.9
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
9.0

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

1948Movie9.0
Mrs. Mike
6.0

Mrs. Mike

1949Movie6.0
Fair Weather Fiends
7.3

Fair Weather Fiends

1946Movie7.3
Take It Big
9.0

Take It Big

1944Movie9.0
Cowboy in Manhattan
7.0

Cowboy in Manhattan

1943Movie7.0
Prospecting for Petroleum

Prospecting for Petroleum

1946Movie
Disaster
6.0

Disaster

1948Movie6.0
The Good Fellows
8.0

The Good Fellows

1943Movie8.0
Hot Cargo
8.0

Hot Cargo

1946Movie8.0
Keeper of the Bees
10.0

Keeper of the Bees

1947Movie10.0
Along the Oregon Trail
9.0

Along the Oregon Trail

1947Movie9.0
You Can't Ration Love
8.0

You Can't Ration Love

1944Movie8.0
The Price of Freedom
8.0

The Price of Freedom

1949Movie8.0
Johnny Comes Flying Home
8.0

Johnny Comes Flying Home

1946Movie8.0
Blondie Plays Cupid
6.8

Blondie Plays Cupid

1940Movie6.8
Down Missouri Way
8.0

Down Missouri Way

1946Movie8.0
The Meanest Man in the World
6.9

The Meanest Man in the World

1943Movie6.9
Grape Nutty
9.0

Grape Nutty

1949Movie9.0
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

1948Movie

TV Shows (46)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
Lassie
6.3

Lassie

1954Series6.3
The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

1960Series7.6
The Donna Reed Show
6.5

The Donna Reed Show

1958Series6.5
Dragnet
6.5

Dragnet

1951Series6.5
The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961Series7.6
I Love Lucy
7.9

I Love Lucy

1951Series7.9
Maverick
7.0

Maverick

1957Series7.0
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
7.1

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

1950Series7.1
Leave It to Beaver
6.9

Leave It to Beaver

1957Series6.9
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
Lawman
6.0

Lawman

1958Series6.0
Four Star Playhouse
6.8

Four Star Playhouse

1952Series6.8
The Lone Ranger
6.8

The Lone Ranger

1949Series6.8
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956Series6.2
The Millionaire
5.8

The Millionaire

1955Series5.8
Thriller
6.7

Thriller

1960Series6.7
The Danny Thomas Show
6.2

The Danny Thomas Show

1953Series6.2
Dennis the Menace
6.6

Dennis the Menace

1959Series6.6
Bat Masterson
6.4

Bat Masterson

1958Series6.4
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
6.2

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

1952Series6.2
Mister Ed
6.8

Mister Ed

1961Series6.8
77 Sunset Strip
7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958Series7.2
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

1952Series7.8
Sugarfoot
5.1

Sugarfoot

1957Series5.1
The Real McCoys
5.9

The Real McCoys

1957Series5.9
December Bride
6.3

December Bride

1954Series6.3
You Are There
6.0

You Are There

1953Series6.0
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955Series6.0
Bronco
6.0

Bronco

1958Series6.0
Trackdown
6.9

Trackdown

1957Series6.9
Outlaws
6.7

Outlaws

1960Series6.7
Riverboat
6.5

Riverboat

1959Series6.5
Public Defender
6.3

Public Defender

1954Series6.3
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
5.3

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951Series5.3
The Tall Man
6.9

The Tall Man

1960Series6.9
Cavalcade of America
4.6

Cavalcade of America

1952Series4.6
Mr. Lucky
6.7

Mr. Lucky

1959Series6.7
Official Detective
7.5

Official Detective

1957Series7.5
Pete and Gladys
6.3

Pete and Gladys

1960Series6.3
The Living Christ
5.7

The Living Christ

1951Series5.7
Hey, Jeannie!
6.2

Hey, Jeannie!

1956Series6.2
Conflict
8.0

Conflict

1956Series8.0
General Electric Theater
6.8

General Electric Theater

1953Series6.8
Letter to Loretta
6.6

Letter to Loretta

1953Series6.6
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2