Acting credits
191
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Will Wright
Acting
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Movies: 151Series: 40
TMDB ID: 34279
IMDb ID: nm0942926
Known for: Acting
Born: March 25, 1894
Died: June 19, 1962
Age: 68
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1934 - 1964
Years active: 31
Average TMDB rating: 6.64
Wikidata: Q3568307
Also known 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 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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Will Wright.
7.8
Fail Safe
as Bit Part (uncredited)
1964 Movie
7.4
Cape Fear
as Dr. Pearsall
1962 Movie
6.2
Twenty Plus Two
as Newspaper morgue attendant
1961 Movie
5.6
The Deadly Companions
as Doctor Acton
1961 Movie
7.7
Inherit the Wind
as Bible Salesman (uncredited)
1960 Movie
5.8
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Pentagon General
1959 Movie
5.9
Alias Jesse James
as Titus Queasley
1959 Movie
6.8
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
1958 Movie
6.6
Gunman's Walk
as Judge
1958 Movie
6.3
Quantrill's Raiders
as Judge Wood
1958 Movie
6.7
The Missouri Traveler
as Sheriff Marvin Peavy
1958 Movie
6.0
Jeanne Eagels
as Marshal (uncredited)
1957 Movie
6.0
Johnny Tremain
as Ephraim Lapham
1957 Movie
5.5
The Wayward Bus
as Van Brunt
1957 Movie
6.0
The Iron Sheriff
as Judge
1957 Movie
6.3
These Wilder Years
as Old Cab Driver
1956 Movie
6.8
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Admiral William S. Sims
1955 Movie
7.1
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955 Movie
6.4
The Tall Men
as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
1955 Movie
5.7
The Kentuckian
as John Decker (uncredited)
1955 Movie
6.2
Not as a Stranger
as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
1955 Movie
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as Tim Summers
1955 Movie
6.5
The Raid
as Josiah Anderson
1954 Movie
7.4
Johnny Guitar
as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
1954 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Will Wright.
7.5
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Sam Petrie • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.8
Mister Ed
as Mr. Thompson • 1 eps
1961 Series
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
as Ben Weaver • 3 eps
1960 Series
6.2
Outlaws
1 eps
1960 Series
6.0
Pete and Gladys
1 eps
1960 Series
6.6
Thriller
as Constable Tom Walker • 1 eps
1960 Series
6.3
The Tall Man
1 eps
1960 Series
6.4
Mr. Lucky
as The Leadville Kid • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.5
Dennis the Menace
as Merrivale • 4 eps
1959 Series
6.2
Riverboat
as J.C. Sickel • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.2
Rawhide
as Grandfather • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
as Luther Hanks • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.1
Bat Masterson
as Billy Willow • 3 eps
1958 Series
5.6
Lawman
1 eps
1958 Series
6.4
The Donna Reed Show
as Oliver • 1 eps
1958 Series
5.9
Bronco
1 eps
1958 Series
6.9
Leave It to Beaver
as Pete at Firehouse #7 • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.4
Trackdown
1 eps
1957 Series
5.6
The Real McCoys
1 eps
1957 Series
6.9
Maverick
2 eps
1957 Series
7.7
Perry Mason
as James Vardon • 1 eps
1957 Series
4.8
Sugarfoot
as Charlie Cade • 1 eps
1957 Series
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as King - Newspaper Editor • 1 eps
1956 Series
5.4
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Judge O'Neill • 1 eps
1955 Series