Will Wright

Personal Info

Birthday

March 25, 1894

Day of Death

1962-06-19

(68 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also Known As

William Henry Wright

William H. Wright

Will Wright

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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Maverick

The Andy Griffith Show

Four Star Playhouse

Lassie

Leave It to Beaver

Rawhide

I Love Lucy

Filmography

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