Will Wright
Will Wright
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.
Known For Acting
Popularity 9.068
Birthday 1894-03-25
Place of Birth San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As William Henry Wright, William H. Wright,
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940

Blondie Plays Cupid

House by the River
1950

House by the River

Cape Fear
1962

Cape Fear

All the King's Men
1949

All the King's Men

Adam's Rib
1949

Adam's Rib

Act of Violence
1949

Act of Violence

The Las Vegas Story
1952

The Las Vegas Story

Bewitched
1945

Bewitched

The Madonna's Secret
1946

The Madonna's Secret

Gunman's Walk
1958

Gunman's Walk

Johnny Tremain
1957

Johnny Tremain

Vengeance Valley
1951

Vengeance Valley

Little Women
1949

Little Women

They Live by Night
1949

They Live by Night

The Blue Dahlia
1946

The Blue Dahlia

These Wilder Years
1956

These Wilder Years

Alias Jesse James
1959

Alias Jesse James

The Major and the Minor
1942

The Major and the Minor

The Deadly Companions
1961

The Deadly Companions

The Inner Circle
1946

The Inner Circle

Niagara
1953

Niagara

Blue Skies
1946

Blue Skies

Nothing But the Truth
1941

Nothing But the Truth

Twenty Plus Two
1961

Twenty Plus Two

Mother Wore Tights
1947

Mother Wore Tights

The Tell-Tale Heart
1941

The Tell-Tale Heart

So Proudly We Hail
1943

So Proudly We Hail

The Last Posse
1953

The Last Posse

The Wayward Bus
1957

The Wayward Bus

Quantrill's Raiders
1958

Quantrill's Raiders

Danger Street
1947

Danger Street

The Inside Story
1948

The Inside Story

Big Jack
1949

Big Jack

Paula
1952

Paula

Blaze of Noon
1947

Blaze of Noon

The Iron Sheriff
1957

The Iron Sheriff

Sunset in the West
1950

Sunset in the West

Lure of the Wilderness
1952

Lure of the Wilderness

Keeper of the Bees
1947

Keeper of the Bees

Cynthia
1947

Cynthia

The Missouri Traveler
1958

The Missouri Traveler

Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Brimstone
1949

Brimstone

Wildcat
1942

Wildcat

The Green Promise
1949

The Green Promise

Cracked Nuts
1941

Cracked Nuts

The Wild One
1953

The Wild One

The Raid
1954

The Raid

High Powered
1945

High Powered

Practically Yours
1944

Practically Yours

O. Henry's Full House
1952

O. Henry's Full House

Bambi
1942

Bambi

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

The Meanest Man in the World
1943

The Meanest Man in the World

You, the People
1940

You, the People

One Exciting Week
1946

One Exciting Week

Rendezvous with Annie
1946

Rendezvous with Annie

Scarlet Street
1945

Scarlet Street

Inherit the Wind
1960

Inherit the Wind

No Way Out
1950

No Way Out

Shut My Big Mouth
1942

Shut My Big Mouth

The Richest Man in Town
1941

The Richest Man in Town

Jeanne Eagels
1957

Jeanne Eagels

The Hoodlum Saint
1946

The Hoodlum Saint

An Act of Murder
1948

An Act of Murder

Maisie Was a Lady
1941

Maisie Was a Lady

Rhapsody in Blue
1945

Rhapsody in Blue

Johnny Guitar
1954

Johnny Guitar

Wild Harvest
1947

Wild Harvest

Mrs. Mike
1949

Mrs. Mike

Grissly's Millions
1945

Grissly's Millions

A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950

A Ticket to Tomahawk

USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942

USS VD: Ship of Shame

Along the Oregon Trail
1947

Along the Oregon Trail

Black Eagle
1948

Black Eagle

Relentless
1948

Relentless

Honky Tonk
1941

Honky Tonk

California's Golden Beginning
1948

California's Golden Beginning

Blossoms in the Dust
1941

Blossoms in the Dust

Pure Feud
1934

Pure Feud

The Happy Time
1952

The Happy Time

In Old Oklahoma
1943

In Old Oklahoma

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

Walk Softly, Stranger
1950

Walk Softly, Stranger

My Forbidden Past
1951

My Forbidden Past

Young Man with Ideas
1952

Young Man with Ideas

Road to Utopia
1946

Road to Utopia

The Tall Target
1951

The Tall Target

They Made Me a Killer
1946

They Made Me a Killer

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Kentuckian
1955

The Kentuckian

Excuse My Dust
1951

Excuse My Dust

The Tall Men
1955

The Tall Men

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

Down Missouri Way
1946

Down Missouri Way

Sleepy Lagoon
1943

Sleepy Lagoon

People Will Talk
1951

People Will Talk

Apple Andy
1946

Apple Andy

Lust for Gold
1949

Lust for Gold

The Loose Nut
1945

The Loose Nut

The Reckless Driver
1946

The Reckless Driver

Fair Weather Fiends
1946

Fair Weather Fiends

Holiday for Sinners
1952

Holiday for Sinners

The Savage Horde
1950

The Savage Horde

Cowboy in Manhattan
1943

Cowboy in Manhattan

Without Reservations
1946

Without Reservations

Disaster
1948

Disaster

Whispering Smith
1948

Whispering Smith

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

A Letter From Bataan
1942

A Letter From Bataan

Take It Big
1944

Take It Big

Here Comes Elmer
1943

Here Comes Elmer

It's A Small World
1935

It's A Small World

Mob Town
1941

Mob Town

Saboteur
1942

Saboteur

The Postman Didn't Ring
1942

The Postman Didn't Ring

Tales of Manhattan
1942

Tales of Manhattan

Tennessee Johnson
1942

Tennessee Johnson

You Can't Ration Love
1944

You Can't Ration Love

The Navy Way
1944

The Navy Way

Wilson
1944

Wilson

The Town Went Wild
1944

The Town Went Wild

Dangerous Passage
1944

Dangerous Passage

Fall Guy
1945

Fall Guy

Salome, Where She Danced
1945

Salome, Where She Danced

You Came Along
1945

You Came Along

State Fair
1945

State Fair

Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946

Johnny Comes Flying Home

Who's Cookin Who?
1946

Who's Cookin Who?

Hot Cargo
1946

Hot Cargo

Big Town
1946

Big Town

The Jolson Story
1946

The Jolson Story

Prospecting for Petroleum
1946

Prospecting for Petroleum

California
1947

California

The Long Night
1947

The Long Night

The Trouble with Women
1947

The Trouble with Women

Uncle Tom's Cabana
1947

Uncle Tom's Cabana

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
1948

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

Green Grass of Wyoming
1948

Green Grass of Wyoming

The Good Fellows
1943

The Good Fellows

So This Is New York
1948

So This Is New York

The Walls of Jericho
1948

The Walls of Jericho

Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
1948

Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

Grape Nutty
1949

Grape Nutty

The Price of Freedom
1949

The Price of Freedom

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Dallas
1950

Dallas

Never Trust a Gambler
1951

Never Trust a Gambler

Lydia Bailey
1952

Lydia Bailey

Not as a Stranger
1955

Not as a Stranger

Fail Safe
1964

Fail Safe

Shadow of the Thin Man
1941

Shadow of the Thin Man

River of No Return
1954

River of No Return

O. Henry's Full House
1952

O. Henry's Full House

The Man with the Golden Arm
1955

The Man with the Golden Arm

Trackdown
1957

Trackdown

The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961

The Dick Van Dyke Show

I Love Lucy
1951

I Love Lucy

Perry Mason
1957

Perry Mason

General Electric Theater
1953

General Electric Theater

Leave It to Beaver
1957

Leave It to Beaver

Pete and Gladys
1960

Pete and Gladys

Rawhide
1959

Rawhide

Bronco
1958

Bronco

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Andy Griffith Show
1960

The Andy Griffith Show

Mr. Lucky
1959

Mr. Lucky

Dragnet
1951

Dragnet

December Bride
1954

December Bride

The Tall Man
1960

The Tall Man

Outlaws
1960

Outlaws

Dennis the Menace
1959

Dennis the Menace

The Real McCoys
1957

The Real McCoys

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Millionaire
1955

The Millionaire

Thriller
1960

Thriller

You Are There
1953

You Are There

Lawman
1958

Lawman

Sugarfoot
1957

Sugarfoot

Bat Masterson
1958

Bat Masterson

Riverboat
1959

Riverboat

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Cavalcade of America
1952

Cavalcade of America

Official Detective
1957

Official Detective

Letter to Loretta
1953

Letter to Loretta

Maverick
1957

Maverick

I Love Lucy
1951

I Love Lucy

Hey, Jeannie!
1956

Hey, Jeannie!

Sugarfoot
1957

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot
1957

Sugarfoot

General Electric Theater
1953

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater
1953

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater
1953

General Electric Theater

Four Star Playhouse
1952

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse
1952

Four Star Playhouse

Perry Mason
1957

Perry Mason

The Living Christ
1951

The Living Christ

The Lone Ranger
1949

The Lone Ranger

Perry Mason
1957

Perry Mason

Maverick
1957

Maverick

Maverick
1957

Maverick

Maverick
1957

Maverick

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Lassie
1954

Lassie

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

77 Sunset Strip
1958

77 Sunset Strip

The Donna Reed Show
1958

The Donna Reed Show

Maverick
1957

Maverick

Mister Ed
1961

Mister Ed