People

Howard Wright

  • Name: Howard Wright
  • Birthday: 1896-09-30
  • Also known as: Frederick Howard Wright
  • Place of birth: San Diego, California, USA
  • Popularity: 0.013
Biography: Howard Wright (born Frederick Howard Wright) was a songwriter ("The Strawberry Roan," "When the Bloom Is on the Sage"), composer, author, singer, radio actor, writer, producer and director, educated in college and then an Army officer in World War I. He appeared in musical comedies and tab shows, and also directed and produced in Portland, Oregon; San Francisco; Oakland; Long Beach; San Diego; and Honolulu. He toured in vaudeville and was a member of the radio and recording team The Happie Chappies, with Nat Vincent. Also he wrote for acts, including the original Beverly Hillbillies. For twelve years, he acted in the "Ma Perkins" radio series, as well as in many other radio shows. In... Read More

Movies:

Title Release date
The Legend of Earl Durand 1974-10-08
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?   as  Mourner 1969-08-20
Good Times   as  Old Timer 1967-04-11
The Chase   as  Mr. Crain (uncredited) 1966-02-18
Apache Rifles   as  Indian Agent Thompson 1964-11-26
The Solid Gold Girl   as  The Old Crook 1964-02-14
Five Minutes to Live   as  Pop 1961-12-07
Young Jesse James   as  Storekeeper Jenkins 1960-08-02
The Legend of Tom Dooley   as  Sheriff Joe Dobbs 1959-07-01
The Louisiana Hussy   as  Cob 1959-04-01
The Spider   as  Jake 1958-09-01
War of the Colossal Beast   as  Medical Research Official 1958-06-04
The Bonnie Parker Story   as  Old Man (uncredited) 1958-05-28
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!   as  Harry Teasdale 1956-10-02
Stranger at My Door   as  'Doc' Parks 1956-04-06
Headline Hunters   as  Harry Bradley 1955-09-15
The Gun That Won the West   as  General Pope 1955-09-01
One Desire   as  Judge Congin 1955-07-20
Seminole Uprising 1955-05-01
Cell 2455 Death Row   as  Judge 1955-04-19
The Raid   as  Sheriff (uncredited) 1954-08-04
Tennessee Champ   as  Mr. Robinson 1954-03-03
Last of the Pony Riders   as  Banker Clyde Vesey 1953-11-03