
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…
Acting
- 1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowSam Petrie1 ep.
- 1961Mister EdMr. Thompson1 ep.
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowBen Weaver3 ep.
- 1960Outlaws1 ep.
- 1960Pete and Gladys1 ep.
- 1960The Tall Man1 ep.
- 1959Mr. LuckyThe Leadville Kid1 ep.
- 1959Dennis the MenaceMerrivale4 ep.
- 1959RiverboatJ.C. Sickel1 ep.
- 1958Bat MastersonBilly Willow3 ep.
- 1958Lawman1 ep.
- 1958Bronco1 ep.
- 1957Leave It to BeaverPete at Firehouse #71 ep.
- 1957TrackdownZack2 ep.
- 1957The Real McCoys1 ep.
- 1957Maverick6 ep.
- 1957SugarfootJohn Chamberlain3 ep.
- 1957Official Detective1 ep.
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreKing - Newspaper Editor1 ep.
- 1956Conflict1 ep.
- 1956Hey, Jeannie!McClish1 ep.
- 1954December Bride3 ep.
- 1954Public DefenderHorace Bascomb1 ep.
- 1953The Danny Thomas ShowMr. Johnson1 ep.
- 1953General Electric TheaterGrandpaw4 ep.
- 1953You Are TherePhilip Arnold1 ep.
- 1952The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietMr. Jackson1 ep.
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreMr. Crane1 ep.
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaGeorge's Father1 ep.
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseWillie2 ep.
- 1951Dragnet1 ep.
- 1951I Love LucyMr. Walters3 ep.
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars3 ep.
- 1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1 ep.
- 1951The Living ChristAnnas3 ep.
- 1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowJudge Kramer1 ep.
- 1949The Lone RangerUncle Ed1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 1958MaverickGeneral Eakins, General Hoyt Bosco, Jabe Hallock, Sheriff Chester Bentley6 ep.
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowBen Weaver, Mr. Johnson4 ep.
- 1962Outlaws1 ep.
- 1962Pete and Gladys1 ep.
- 1962ThrillerConstable Tom Walker1 ep.
- 1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowSam Petrie1 ep.
- 1959Perry MasonAdam Thompson, Chuck Clark, James Vardon3 ep.
- 1961RawhideGrandfather1 ep.
- 1953General Electric TheaterGrandpaw, Jake Marley, McCrain4 ep.
- 1959Dennis the MenaceMerrivale4 ep.
- 1961Mister EdMr. Thompson1 ep.
- 1961The Tall Man1 ep.
- 1961The Donna Reed ShowOliver1 ep.
- 1959Bat MastersonBilly Willow3 ep.
- 196177 Sunset StripLuther Hanks1 ep.
- 1960The Danny Thomas ShowMr. Johnson1 ep.
- 1960Mr. LuckyThe Leadville Kid1 ep.
- 1959RiverboatJ.C. Sickel1 ep.
- 1958TrackdownZack2 ep.
- 1959Bronco1 ep.
- 1958Lawman1 ep.
- 1957SugarfootCharlie Cade, Job Turner, John Chamberlain3 ep.
- 1958Leave It to BeaverPete at Firehouse #71 ep.
- 1958The Real McCoys1 ep.
- 1954December Bride3 ep.
- 1957Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreKing - Newspaper Editor1 ep.
- 1956Conflict1 ep.
- 1956Hey, Jeannie!McClish1 ep.
- 1956The 20th Century Fox HourJudge O'Neill1 ep.
- 1956Dragnet1 ep.
- 1956You Are TherePhilip Arnold1 ep.
- 1956The MillionaireGrandpa Costello1 ep.
- 1956Letter to LorettaFather Gourdian1 ep.
- 1956LassieCaleb Brown1 ep.
- 1956The Ford Television TheatreMr. Crane1 ep.
- 1953Schlitz Playhouse of StarsFather, Pop3 ep.
- 1955The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietMr. Jackson1 ep.
- 1955The Lone RangerUncle Ed1 ep.
- 1952I Love LucyMr. Walters, Sheriff3 ep.
- 1954Public DefenderHorace Bascomb1 ep.
- 1954Cavalcade of AmericaGeorge's Father1 ep.
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseScupper, Willie2 ep.
- 1953The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowJudge Kramer1 ep.
- 1953The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1 ep.
- 1951The Living ChristAnnas, Herod The Great3 ep.
- —Official Detective1 ep.
Also known as: William Henry Wright · William H. Wright