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Will Wright
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Will Wright
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Birthday
1894-03-25,San Francisco, California, USA
Gender
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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.

Filmography

Blondie Plays Cupid

6.857

Blondie Plays Cupid
1940-10-31

Here Comes Elmer

10

Here Comes Elmer
1943-11-15

It's A Small World

6

It's A Small World
1935-04-12

8

Mob Town
1941-10-03

Tales of Manhattan

6.459

Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05

6.885

Saboteur
1942-04-22

House by the River

6.772

House by the River
1950-03-23

The Postman Didn't Ring

7

The Postman Didn't Ring
1942-07-03

Tennessee Johnson

6.389

Tennessee Johnson
1942-12-01

7.467

Cape Fear
1962-04-12

You Can't Ration Love

8

You Can't Ration Love
1944-02-28

6.25

The Navy Way
1944-02-26

5.6

Wilson
1944-08-01

Salome, Where She Danced

4.143

Salome, Where She Danced
1945-04-17

The Town Went Wild

7

The Town Went Wild
1944-12-15

8

Fall Guy
1945-04-14

Dangerous Passage

5.05

Dangerous Passage
1944-12-18

6.618

State Fair
1945-08-29

Johnny Comes Flying Home

8

Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946-04-05

7.333

You Came Along
1945-07-04

Who's Cookin Who?

7.714

Who's Cookin Who?
1946-06-23

8

Hot Cargo
1946-06-28

Prospecting for Petroleum

0

Prospecting for Petroleum
1946-01-01

5.5

Big Town
1946-08-23

The Jolson Story

6.75

The Jolson Story
1946-10-10

5.8

The Long Night
1947-05-28

6.848

California
1947-02-21

The Trouble with Women

9.5

The Trouble with Women
1947-06-25

Uncle Tom's Cabana

5.5

Uncle Tom's Cabana
1947-07-19

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

9

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
1948-01-02

Green Grass of Wyoming

6.813

Green Grass of Wyoming
1948-06-03

The Walls of Jericho

5.563

The Walls of Jericho
1948-11-22

The Good Fellows

8

The Good Fellows
1943-08-11

So This Is New York

6.667

So This Is New York
1948-06-01

Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

0

Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
1948-01-01

9

Grape Nutty
1949-04-13

The Price of Freedom

8

The Price of Freedom
1949-04-29

7.8

Fail Safe
1964-10-07

6.8

Lydia Bailey
1952-05-30

Not as a Stranger

6.25

Not as a Stranger
1955-07-01

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

5.25

Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949-10-20

6.53

Dallas
1950-12-30

Never Trust a Gambler

5.571

Never Trust a Gambler
1951-07-13

6

Lust for Gold
1949-06-10

7.1

Adam's Rib
1949-11-17

All the King's Men

7

All the King's Men
1949-11-16

The Las Vegas Story

5.974

The Las Vegas Story
1952-01-30

Act of Violence

6.929

Act of Violence
1949-01-22

Holiday for Sinners

6.333

Holiday for Sinners
1952-07-25

6.857

The Loose Nut
1945-12-17

The Reckless Driver

7.625

The Reckless Driver
1946-08-26

Fair Weather Fiends

7.25

Fair Weather Fiends
1946-11-18

5.405

Bewitched
1945-07-04

The Savage Horde

6.2

The Savage Horde
1950-05-22

The Madonna's Secret

6.417

The Madonna's Secret
1946-02-16

Cowboy in Manhattan

7

Cowboy in Manhattan
1943-05-21

6.7

Gunman's Walk
1958-07-15

Vengeance Valley

5.36

Vengeance Valley
1951-02-14

7.4

Little Women
1949-03-10

6.078

Johnny Tremain
1957-06-19

Without Reservations

6.2

Without Reservations
1946-05-13

The Blue Dahlia

6.7

The Blue Dahlia
1946-04-16

They Live by Night

6.857

They Live by Night
1949-11-01

These Wilder Years

6.464

These Wilder Years
1956-08-17

The Major and the Minor

7.1

The Major and the Minor
1942-09-16

Alias Jesse James

6.036

Alias Jesse James
1959-03-20

The Deadly Companions

5.6

The Deadly Companions
1961-06-06

6

Disaster
1948-12-03

6.822

Niagara
1953-01-26

The Inner Circle

5.692

The Inner Circle
1946-08-07

6.19

Blue Skies
1946-10-15

Shadow of the Thin Man

7

Shadow of the Thin Man
1941-11-21

Nothing but the Truth

7.281

Nothing but the Truth
1941-10-10

Twenty Plus Two

6.833

Twenty Plus Two
1961-08-13

Mother Wore Tights

5.727

Mother Wore Tights
1947-08-20

The Tell-Tale Heart

6.615

The Tell-Tale Heart
1941-10-25

So Proudly We Hail

5.865

So Proudly We Hail
1943-09-09

6.308

The Last Posse
1953-07-04

The Wayward Bus

5.6

The Wayward Bus
1957-05-27

Quantrill's Raiders

6.75

Quantrill's Raiders
1958-04-27

6.5

Danger Street
1947-06-20

The Inside Story

6.571

The Inside Story
1948-03-14

River of No Return

6.7

River of No Return
1954-04-30

7.333

Big Jack
1949-04-12

O. Henry's Full House

6.9

O. Henry's Full House
1952-08-07

The Man with the Golden Arm

7.2

The Man with the Golden Arm
1955-12-26

Sunset in the West

7.429

Sunset in the West
1950-09-25

8.2

Paula
1952-05-15

5.667

Blaze of Noon
1947-05-02

The Iron Sheriff

6.571

The Iron Sheriff
1957-04-01

Keeper of the Bees

10

Keeper of the Bees
1947-07-10

Lure of the Wilderness

6.042

Lure of the Wilderness
1952-07-16

The Missouri Traveler

6.714

The Missouri Traveler
1958-01-21

Rock-a-Bye Baby

6.8

Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958-07-23

6.2

Cynthia
1947-08-29

7.25

Brimstone
1949-08-15

5.667

Wildcat
1942-09-03

The Green Promise

6.409

The Green Promise
1949-03-22

Whispering Smith

6.688

Whispering Smith
1948-12-09

7

Cracked Nuts
1941-07-02

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

6.997

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948-03-25

6.6

The Wild One
1953-12-30

6.5

The Raid
1954-08-04

A Letter From Bataan

5.2

A Letter From Bataan
1942-09-15

Practically Yours

7

Practically Yours
1944-12-20

5.25

High Powered
1945-02-27

7.012

Bambi
1942-08-14

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

6.2

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945-08-17

The Meanest Man in the World

6.9

The Meanest Man in the World
1943-02-12

O. Henry's Full House

6.9

O. Henry's Full House
1952-08-07

You, the People

6.2

You, the People
1940-11-30

One Exciting Week

6.5

One Exciting Week
1946-06-08

Rendezvous with Annie

7

Rendezvous with Annie
1946-07-22

7.6

Scarlet Street
1945-12-25

Inherit the Wind

7.7

Inherit the Wind
1960-07-07

9

Take It Big
1944-06-09

6.901

No Way Out
1950-08-16

Shut My Big Mouth

8.333

Shut My Big Mouth
1942-02-19

The Richest Man in Town

10

The Richest Man in Town
1941-08-02

6

Mrs. Mike
1949-12-23

The Hoodlum Saint

5.5

The Hoodlum Saint
1946-04-04

6.2

Jeanne Eagels
1957-08-02

An Act of Murder

6.864

An Act of Murder
1948-12-05

Rhapsody in Blue

6.6

Rhapsody in Blue
1945-06-27

Maisie Was a Lady

7

Maisie Was a Lady
1941-01-10

7.418

Johnny Guitar
1954-05-26

7

Wild Harvest
1947-09-26

Grissly's Millions

6.5

Grissly's Millions
1945-01-16

A Ticket to Tomahawk

6

A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950-05-19

USS VD: Ship of Shame

4.5

USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942-01-02

Along the Oregon Trail

9

Along the Oregon Trail
1947-08-30

6.5

Black Eagle
1948-09-16

6.4

Relentless
1948-06-15

6.361

Honky Tonk
1941-10-01

Blossoms in the Dust

6.7

Blossoms in the Dust
1941-08-15

California's Golden Beginning

9

California's Golden Beginning
1948-01-01

9

Pure Feud
1934-04-20

6.5

The Happy Time
1952-10-30

In Old Oklahoma

6.2

In Old Oklahoma
1943-12-06

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

0

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955-01-01

Walk Softly, Stranger

5.089

Walk Softly, Stranger
1950-10-14

My Forbidden Past

5.5

My Forbidden Past
1951-04-25

6.7

Road to Utopia
1946-02-27

Young Man with Ideas

5.167

Young Man with Ideas
1952-05-02

The Tall Target

6.878

The Tall Target
1951-08-17

They Made Me a Killer

5.667

They Made Me a Killer
1946-05-03

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

6.8

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955-12-31

5.8

The Kentuckian
1955-07-22

7.8

Excuse My Dust
1951-06-27

6.5

The Tall Men
1955-09-22

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

5.923

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959-08-06

Down Missouri Way

8

Down Missouri Way
1946-08-15

5

Sleepy Lagoon
1943-09-05

People Will Talk

7.128

People Will Talk
1951-08-29

6.8

Apple Andy
1946-04-09

The Andy Griffith Show

7.6

The Andy Griffith Show
1960-10-03

6.94

Maverick
1957-09-22

6.875

Trackdown
1957-10-04

6.25

December Bride
1954-10-04

The Dick Van Dyke Show

7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961-10-03

7.926

I Love Lucy
1951-10-15

6.5

Dragnet
1951-12-16

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

7.926

I Love Lucy
1951-10-15

6.857

The Tall Man
1960-09-10

Leave It to Beaver

6.977

Leave It to Beaver
1957-10-04

6.667

Outlaws
1960-09-26

7.224

Rawhide
1959-01-09

Dennis the Menace

6.578

Dennis the Menace
1959-10-04

The Millionaire

5.75

The Millionaire
1955-01-19

6.675

Thriller
1960-09-13

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

The Real McCoys

5.923

The Real McCoys
1957-10-03

Pete and Gladys

6.25

Pete and Gladys
1960-09-19

6

Bronco
1958-09-23

6

You Are There
1953-02-01

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

5.333

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951-04-15

5.833

Lawman
1958-10-05

5.167

Sugarfoot
1957-09-17

6.133

Bat Masterson
1958-10-08

6.5

Riverboat
1959-09-13

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05

Cavalcade of America

4.6

Cavalcade of America
1952-10-01

The Lone Ranger

6.8

The Lone Ranger
1949-09-15

Official Detective

7.5

Official Detective
1957-01-01

Letter to Loretta

6.571

Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20

6.25

Hey, Jeannie!
1956-09-08

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

7.105

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950-10-12

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

6.94

Maverick
1957-09-22

6.94

Maverick
1957-09-22

6.94

Maverick
1957-09-22

The 20th Century Fox Hour

6

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

6.218

Lassie
1954-09-12

5.167

Sugarfoot
1957-09-17

5.167

Sugarfoot
1957-09-17

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

General Electric Theater

6.833

General Electric Theater
1953-02-01

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

6.156

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952-10-03

Four Star Playhouse

6.818

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

Four Star Playhouse

6.818

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

77 Sunset Strip

7.1

77 Sunset Strip
1958-10-10

6.94

Maverick
1957-09-22

The Donna Reed Show

6.474

The Donna Reed Show
1958-09-24

6.774

Mister Ed
1961-01-05

The Living Christ

5.667

The Living Christ
1951-01-07

The Living Christ

5.667

The Living Christ
1951-01-07

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

6.667

Mr. Lucky
1959-10-24

6.875

Trackdown
1957-10-04

The Ford Television Theatre

7.75

The Ford Television Theatre
1952-10-02

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

8

Conflict
1956-09-18

The Danny Thomas Show

6.237

The Danny Thomas Show
1953-09-29

Public Defender

6.25

Public Defender
1954-03-11