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Will Wright

Will Wright
  • Name: Will Wright
  • Birthday: 1894-03-25
  • Also known as: William Henry Wright,William H. Wright
  • Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
  • Popularity: 3.883
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... Read More

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Title Release date
Fail Safe   as  Bit Part (uncredited) 1964-10-07
Cape Fear   as  Dr. Pearsall 1962-04-12
Twenty Plus Two   as  Newspaper morgue attendant 1961-08-13
The Deadly Companions   as  Doctor Acton 1961-06-06
Inherit the Wind   as  Bible Salesman (uncredited) 1960-07-07
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock   as  Pentagon General 1959-08-06
Alias Jesse James   as  Titus Queasley 1959-03-20
Rock-a-Bye Baby   as  Fire Chief (uncredited) 1958-07-23
Gunman's Walk   as  Judge 1958-07-01
Quantrill's Raiders   as  Judge Wood 1958-04-27
The Missouri Traveler   as  Sheriff Marvin Peavy 1958-01-21
Jeanne Eagels   as  Marshal (uncredited) 1957-08-02
Johnny Tremain   as  Ephraim Lapham 1957-06-19
The Wayward Bus   as  Van Brunt 1957-05-27
The Iron Sheriff   as  Judge 1957-04-01
These Wilder Years   as  Old Cab Driver 1956-08-17
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell   as  Admiral William S. Sims 1955-12-31
The Man with the Golden Arm 1955-12-26
The Tall Men   as  Gus - Bartender (uncredited) 1955-09-22
The Kentuckian   as  John Decker (uncredited) 1955-07-22
Not as a Stranger   as  Mr. Roberts (uncredited) 1955-07-01
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good   as  Tim Summers 1955-01-01
The Raid   as  Josiah Anderson 1954-08-04
Johnny Guitar   as  Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited) 1954-05-26
River of No Return   as  Trader (uncredited) 1954-04-30
The Wild One   as  Art Kleiner 1953-12-30
The Last Posse   as  Todd Mitchell 1953-07-04
Niagara   as  Boatman 1953-01-26
The Happy Time   as  Family Doctor 1952-10-30
O. Henry's Full House   as  Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) 1952-08-07
O. Henry's Full House   as  Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) 1952-08-07
Holiday for Sinners   as  The Man with a Cigar 1952-07-25
Lure of the Wilderness   as  Sheriff Brink 1952-07-16
Lydia Bailey   as  Consul (uncredited) 1952-05-30
Paula   as  Raymond Bascom 1952-05-15
Young Man with Ideas   as  Party Guest (uncredited) 1952-05-02
The Las Vegas Story   as  Mike Fogarty 1952-01-30
People Will Talk   as  Uncle John Higgins (uncredited) 1951-08-29
The Tall Target   as  Thomas Ogden (uncredited) 1951-08-17
Never Trust a Gambler   as  Cap Douglas (uncredited) 1951-07-13
Excuse My Dust   as  Race judge 1951-06-27
My Forbidden Past   as  Luther Toplady 1951-04-25
Vengeance Valley   as  Mr. Willoughby 1951-02-14
Dallas   as  Judge Harper 1950-12-30
Walk Softly, Stranger   as  Jake, Poker Player (uncredited) 1950-10-14
Sunset in the West   as  Sheriff Tad Osborne 1950-09-25
No Way Out   as  Dr. Cheney - Coroner (uncredited) 1950-08-16
The Savage Horde   as  Judge Thomas Cole 1950-05-22
A Ticket to Tomahawk   as  Marshal Kit Dodge 1950-05-19
House by the River   as  Inspector Sarten 1950-03-25
Mrs. Mike   as  Dr. McIntosh 1949-12-23
Adam's Rib   as  Judge Marcasson 1949-11-18
All the King's Men   as  Dolph Pillsbury 1949-11-16
They Live by Night   as  Mobley 1949-11-01
Miss Grant Takes Richmond   as  Roscoe Johnson (uncredited) 1949-10-20
Brimstone   as  Martin Tredwell 1949-08-15
Lust for Gold   as  Parsons (uncredited) 1949-06-10
The Price of Freedom   as  McTrees 1949-04-29
Grape Nutty   as  Crow (Voice) 1949-04-13
Big Jack   as  Will Farnsworth 1949-04-12
The Green Promise   as  Mr. Grenstedt 1949-03-22
Little Women   as  Mr. Grace (uncredited) 1949-03-10
Act of Violence   as  Pop 1949-01-22
Whispering Smith   as  Sheriff McSwiggin 1948-12-09
An Act of Murder   as  Judge Jim Wilder 1948-12-05
Disaster   as  Pop Hansford 1948-12-03
The Walls of Jericho   as  Dr. Patterson (uncredited) 1948-11-22
Black Eagle   as  Sheriff Clancy 1948-09-16
Relentless   as  Sam - the Horse Dealer 1948-06-15
Green Grass of Wyoming   as  Jake Willis 1948-06-03
So This Is New York   as  Uncle Fergus (uncredited) 1948-06-01
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House   as  Eph Hackett (uncredited) 1948-03-25
The Inside Story   as  J. J. Johnson 1948-03-14
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle   as  Pop Williams 1948-01-02
California's Golden Beginning 1948-01-01
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home   as  Babirusa / Pig (voice) 1948-01-01
Wild Harvest   as  Mike Alperson 1947-09-26
Along the Oregon Trail   as  Jim Bridger 1947-08-30
Cynthia   as  Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep 1947-08-29
Mother Wore Tights   as  Withers (uncredited) 1947-08-20
Uncle Tom's Cabana   as  Uncle Tom (uncredited) 1947-07-19
Keeper of the Bees   as  Dr. Grayson 1947-07-10
The Trouble with Women   as  Commissioner (uncredited) 1947-06-25
Danger Street   as  Police Chief Bullward 1947-06-20
The Long Night   as  Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited) 1947-05-28
Blaze of Noon   as  Mr. Thomas 1947-05-02
California   as  Chairman (uncredited) 1947-02-21
Fair Weather Fiends   as  Wolfie Wolf (voice) 1946-11-18
Blue Skies   as  Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited) 1946-10-15
The Jolson Story   as  Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited) 1946-10-10
The Reckless Driver   as  Wally Walrus (voice) 1946-08-26
Big Town   as  Station Agent (uncredited) 1946-08-23
Down Missouri Way   as  Prof. Morris 1946-08-15
The Inner Circle   as  Henry Boggs 1946-08-07
Rendezvous with Annie   as  Elmer Snodgrass 1946-07-22
Hot Cargo   as  Tim Chapman 1946-06-28
Who's Cookin Who?   as  Wolfie Wolf (voice) 1946-06-23
One Exciting Week   as  Otis Piper 1946-06-08
Without Reservations   as  Pullman Conductor (uncredited) 1946-05-13
They Made Me a Killer   as  Henry, the Blacksmith 1946-05-03
The Blue Dahlia   as  "Dad" Newell 1946-04-16
Apple Andy   as  Devil 1946-04-09
Johnny Comes Flying Home   as  Foreman (uncredited) 1946-04-05
The Hoodlum Saint   as  Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited) 1946-04-04
Road to Utopia   as  Mr. Latimer (uncredited) 1946-02-27
The Madonna's Secret   as  The Riverman 1946-02-16
Prospecting for Petroleum   as  The Professor (voice) 1946-01-01
Scarlet Street   as  Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited) 1945-12-25
The Loose Nut   as  Construction Worker (voice) 1945-12-17
State Fair   as  Hog Judge (uncredited) 1945-08-29
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry   as  Mr. Nelson 1945-08-17
Bewitched   as  Mr. Herkheimer 1945-07-04
You Came Along   as  Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited) 1945-07-04
Rhapsody in Blue   as  Rachmaninoff 1945-06-27
Salome, Where She Danced   as  Sheriff 1945-04-17
Fall Guy   as  Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited) 1945-04-14
High Powered   as  Jeff Hines 1945-02-27
Grissly's Millions   as  John Frey 1945-01-16
Practically Yours   as  Sen. Cowling (uncredited) 1944-12-20
Dangerous Passage   as  Postal Clerk (uncredited) 1944-12-18
The Town Went Wild   as  Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited) 1944-12-15
Wilson   as  Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited) 1944-08-01
Take It Big   as  Rodeo Judge (uncredited) 1944-06-09
You Can't Ration Love   as  Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) 1944-02-28
The Navy Way   as  Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited) 1944-02-26
In Old Oklahoma   as  Doctor 1943-12-06
Here Comes Elmer   as  Horace Parrot 1943-11-15
So Proudly We Hail   as  Colonel Clark (Uncredited) 1943-09-09
Sleepy Lagoon   as  Cyrus Coates 1943-09-05
The Good Fellows   as  Brother from Danville (uncredited) 1943-08-11
Cowboy in Manhattan   as  Higgins 1943-05-21
The Meanest Man in the World   as  Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited) 1943-02-12
Tennessee Johnson   as  Alderman (uncredited) 1942-12-01
The Major and the Minor   as  Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited) 1942-09-16
A Letter From Bataan   as  Mr. Limpert 1942-09-15
Wildcat   as  John 'Paw' Smithers 1942-09-03
Tales of Manhattan   as  Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited) 1942-08-05
The Postman Didn't Ring   as  Mr. Slade 1942-07-03
Saboteur   as  J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited) 1942-04-24
Shut My Big Mouth   as  Jim Long 1942-02-19
Bambi   as  Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited) 1942-02-11
USS VD: Ship of Shame   as  Commandant (uncredited) 1942-01-02
Shadow of the Thin Man   as  Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited) 1941-11-21
The Tell-Tale Heart   as  Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) 1941-10-25
Nothing But the Truth   as  Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited) 1941-10-10
Mob Town   as  Pawnbroker (uncredited) 1941-10-03
Honky Tonk   as  Townsman at Meeting House 1941-10-01
Blossoms in the Dust   as  Senator 1941-08-15
The Richest Man in Town   as  Frederick Johnson 1941-08-02
Cracked Nuts   as  Sylvanus Boogle 1941-07-02
Maisie Was a Lady   as  Judge Thatcher (Uncredited) 1941-01-10
You, the People   as  Mr. Roberts 1940-11-30
Blondie Plays Cupid   as  Mr. Tucker 1940-10-31
It's A Small World   as  Courtroom spectator (uncredited) 1935-04-12
Pure Feud   as  Lem (uncredited) 1934-04-20