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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.
Movies
Blondie Plays Cupid
Mr. Tucker
House by the River
Inspector Sarten
Cape Fear
Dr. Pearsall
All the King's Men
Dolph Pillsbury
Adam's Rib
Judge Marcasson
Act of Violence
Pop
The Las Vegas Story
Mike Fogarty
Bewitched
Mr. Herkheimer
The Madonna's Secret
The Riverman
Gunman's Walk
Judge
Johnny Tremain
Ephraim Lapham
Vengeance Valley
Mr. Willoughby
Little Women
Mr. Grace (uncredited)
They Live by Night
Mobley
The Blue Dahlia
"Dad" Newell
These Wilder Years
Old Cab Driver
Alias Jesse James
Titus Queasley
The Major and the Minor
Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
The Deadly Companions
Doctor Acton
The Inner Circle
Henry Boggs
Niagara
Boatman
Blue Skies
Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Nothing But the Truth
Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
Twenty Plus Two
Newspaper morgue attendant
Mother Wore Tights
Withers (uncredited)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
So Proudly We Hail
Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
The Last Posse
Todd Mitchell
The Wayward Bus
Van Brunt
Quantrill's Raiders
Judge Wood
Danger Street
Police Chief Bullward
The Inside Story
J. J. Johnson
Big Jack
Will Farnsworth
Paula
Raymond Bascom
Blaze of Noon
Mr. Thomas
The Iron Sheriff
Judge
Sunset in the West
Sheriff Tad Osborne
Lure of the Wilderness
Sheriff Brink
Keeper of the Bees
Dr. Grayson
Cynthia
Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
The Missouri Traveler
Sheriff Marvin Peavy
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Fire Chief (uncredited)
Brimstone
Martin Tredwell
Wildcat
John 'Paw' Smithers
The Green Promise
Mr. Grenstedt
Cracked Nuts
Sylvanus Boogle
The Wild One
Art Kleiner
The Raid
Josiah Anderson
High Powered
Jeff Hines
Practically Yours
Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Bambi
Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Mr. Nelson (uncredited)
The Meanest Man in the World
Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
You, the People
Mr. Roberts
One Exciting Week
Otis Piper
Rendezvous with Annie
Elmer Snodgrass
Scarlet Street
Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
Bible Salesman (uncredited)
No Way Out
Dr. Cheney - Coroner (uncredited)
Shut My Big Mouth
Jim Long
The Richest Man in Town
Frederick Johnson
Jeanne Eagels
Marshal (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
An Act of Murder
Judge Jim Wilder
Maisie Was a Lady
Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
Rhapsody in Blue
Rachmaninoff
Johnny Guitar
Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
Wild Harvest
Mike Alperson
Mrs. Mike
Dr. McIntosh
Grissly's Millions
John Frey
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Marshal Kit Dodge
USS VD: Ship of Shame
Commandant (uncredited)
Along the Oregon Trail
Jim Bridger
Black Eagle
Sheriff Clancy
Relentless
Sam - the Horse Dealer
Honky Tonk
Townsman at Meeting House
California's Golden Beginning
Blossoms in the Dust
Senator
Pure Feud
Lem (uncredited)
The Happy Time
Family Doctor
In Old Oklahoma
Doctor
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Tim Summers
Walk Softly, Stranger
Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)
My Forbidden Past
Luther Toplady
Young Man with Ideas
Party Guest (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
The Tall Target
Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
They Made Me a Killer
Henry, the Blacksmith
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Admiral William S. Sims
The Kentuckian
John Decker (uncredited)
Excuse My Dust
Race judge
The Tall Men
Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Pentagon General
Down Missouri Way
Prof. Morris
Sleepy Lagoon
Cyrus Coates
People Will Talk
Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
Apple Andy
Devil
Lust for Gold
Parsons (uncredited)
The Loose Nut
Construction Worker (voice)
The Reckless Driver
Wally Walrus (voice)
Fair Weather Fiends
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Holiday for Sinners
The Man with a Cigar
The Savage Horde
Judge Thomas Cole
Cowboy in Manhattan
Higgins
Without Reservations
Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
Disaster
Pop Hansford
Whispering Smith
Sheriff McSwiggin
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Eph Hackett (uncredited)
A Letter From Bataan
Mr. Limpert
Take It Big
Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
Here Comes Elmer
Horace Parrot
It's A Small World
Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
Mob Town
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Saboteur
J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
The Postman Didn't Ring
Mr. Slade
Tales of Manhattan
Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
Alderman (uncredited)
You Can't Ration Love
Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Navy Way
Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
Wilson
Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
Postal Clerk (uncredited)
Fall Guy
Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
Salome, Where She Danced
Sheriff
You Came Along
Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
State Fair
Hog Judge (uncredited)
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Foreman (uncredited)
Who's Cookin Who?
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Hot Cargo
Tim Chapman
Big Town
Station Agent (uncredited)
The Jolson Story
Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
Prospecting for Petroleum
The Professor (voice)
California
Chairman (uncredited)
The Long Night
Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
The Trouble with Women
Commissioner (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabana
Uncle Tom (uncredited)
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Pop Williams
Green Grass of Wyoming
Jake Willis
The Good Fellows
Brother from Danville (uncredited)
So This Is New York
Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
The Walls of Jericho
Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
Babirusa / Pig (voice)
Grape Nutty
Crow (Voice)
The Price of Freedom
McTrees
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
Dallas
Judge Harper
Never Trust a Gambler
Cap Douglas (uncredited)
Lydia Bailey
Consul (uncredited)
Not as a Stranger
Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
Fail Safe
Bit Part (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
River of No Return
Trader (uncredited)
O. Henry's Full House
Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
The Man with the Golden Arm
Shows
Trackdown
The Dick Van Dyke Show
I Love Lucy
Mr. Walters
Perry Mason
James Vardon
General Electric Theater
Leave It to Beaver
Pete at Firehouse #7
Pete and Gladys
Rawhide
Grandfather
Bronco
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Andy Griffith Show
Ben Weaver
Mr. Lucky
Dragnet
December Bride
The Tall Man
Outlaws
Dennis the Menace
Merrivale
The Real McCoys
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pop
The Millionaire
Grandpa Costello
Thriller
Constable Tom Walker
You Are There
Lawman
Sugarfoot
Charlie Cade
Bat Masterson
Billy Willow
Riverboat
J.C. Sickel
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
King - Newspaper Editor
Cavalcade of America
George's Father
Official Detective
Letter to Loretta
Father Gourdian
Maverick
I Love Lucy
Sheriff
Hey, Jeannie!
McClish
Sugarfoot
John Chamberlain
Sugarfoot
Job Turner
General Electric Theater
Jake Marley
General Electric Theater
McCrain
General Electric Theater
Grandpaw
Four Star Playhouse
Willie
Four Star Playhouse
Scupper
Perry Mason
Chuck Clark
The Living Christ
Annas
The Lone Ranger
Uncle Ed
Perry Mason
Adam Thompson
Maverick
Jabe Hallock
Maverick
General Eakins
Maverick
General Hoyt Bosco
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Judge Kramer
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Judge O'Neill
Lassie
Caleb Brown
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Mr. Jackson
77 Sunset Strip
Luther Hanks
The Donna Reed Show
Oliver
Maverick
Sheriff Chester Bentley
Mister Ed
Mr. Thompson