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Will Wright

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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

Born

Mar 25, 1894

San Francisco, California, USA

Died

Jun 19, 1962

Known For

Acting

Movies

155 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.6

Known For

Bambi
Bambi
1942 as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
River of No Return
River of No Return
1954 as Trader (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Little Women
Little Women
1949 as Mr. Grace (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Niagara
Niagara
1953 as Boatman
★ 6.8
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 as Dr. Pearsall
★ 7.5
The Tall Men
The Tall Men
1955 as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Wild One
The Wild One
1953 as Art Kleiner
★ 6.6
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
1964 as Bit Part (uncredited)
★ 7.8
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar
1954 as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 as Maguire (uncredited)
★ 7.0
They Live by Night
They Live by Night
1949 as Mobley
★ 6.9
No Way Out
No Way Out
1950 as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
1960 as Bible Salesman (uncredited)
★ 7.7
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
1949 as Dolph Pillsbury
★ 7.0
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
1949 as Judge Marcasson
★ 7.1
House by the River
House by the River
1950 as Inspector Sarten
★ 6.7
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955 as Admiral William S. Sims
★ 6.8
Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street
1945 as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
★ 7.6
State Fair
State Fair
1945 as Hog Judge (uncredited)
★ 6.6
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1951 as Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
★ 7.1
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
1952 as Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
★ 6.8
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
1952 as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
★ 6.2
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia
1946 as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
★ 6.7
The Tall Target
The Tall Target
1951 as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
★ 6.8
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor
1942 as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Act of Violence
Act of Violence
1949 as Pop
★ 6.9
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
1946 as "Dad" Newell
★ 6.7
Saboteur
Saboteur
1942 as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Gunman's Walk
Gunman's Walk
1958 as Judge
★ 6.6
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948 as Eph Hackett (uncredited)
★ 7.0
In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma
1943 as Doctor
★ 6.2
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958 as Fire Chief (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk
1941 as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley
1951 as Mr. Willoughby
★ 5.2
California
California
1947 as Chairman (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Not as a Stranger
Not as a Stranger
1955 as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Wilson
Wilson
1944 as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Alias Jesse James
Alias Jesse James
1959 as Titus Queasley
★ 5.9
Dallas
Dallas
1950 as Judge Harper
★ 6.5
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain
1957 as Ephraim Lapham
★ 6.0
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
1942 as Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Long Night
The Long Night
1947 as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
★ 5.6
The Raid
The Raid
1954 as Josiah Anderson
★ 6.5
Wild Harvest
Wild Harvest
1947 as Mike Alperson
The Wayward Bus
The Wayward Bus
1957 as Van Brunt
★ 5.5
Without Reservations
Without Reservations
1946 as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.2
The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions
1961 as Doctor Acton
★ 5.6
Nothing but the Truth
Nothing but the Truth
1941 as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Bewitched
Bewitched
1945 as Mr. Herkheimer
★ 5.3
Blue Skies
Blue Skies
1946 as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.1
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail
1943 as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
★ 5.7
Lust for Gold
Lust for Gold
1949 as Parsons (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson
1942 as Alderman (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Paula
Paula
1952 as Raymond Bascom
★ 6.5
Lydia Bailey
Lydia Bailey
1952 as Consul (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Wildcat
Wildcat
1942 as John 'Paw' Smithers
★ 3.5
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith
1948 as Sheriff McSwiggin
★ 6.6
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon
1947 as Mr. Thomas
★ 4.0
The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story
1946 as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
★ 6.6
A Ticket to Tomahawk
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950 as Marshal Kit Dodge
★ 5.8
Maisie Was a Lady
Maisie Was a Lady
1941 as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
★ 6.8
Shut My Big Mouth
Shut My Big Mouth
1942 as Jim Long
★ 8.5
The Kentuckian
The Kentuckian
1955 as John Decker (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 as Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue
1945 as Rachmaninoff
★ 6.4
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 as Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 4.7
The Navy Way
The Navy Way
1944 as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 as Senator
★ 6.6
You Came Along
You Came Along
1945 as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Las Vegas Story
The Las Vegas Story
1952 as Mike Fogarty
★ 5.9
Holiday for Sinners
Holiday for Sinners
1952 as The Man with a Cigar
★ 5.6
Mob Town
Mob Town
1941 as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced
1945 as Sheriff
★ 3.7
Big Jack
Big Jack
1949 as Will Farnsworth
★ 6.0
Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels
1957 as Marshal (uncredited)
★ 6.0
My Forbidden Past
My Forbidden Past
1951 as Luther Toplady
★ 5.5
The Savage Horde
The Savage Horde
1950 as Judge Thomas Cole
★ 5.8
High Powered
High Powered
1945 as Jeff Hines
★ 5.0
Relentless
Relentless
1948 as Sam - the Horse Dealer
★ 6.2
The Walls of Jericho
The Walls of Jericho
1948 as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
★ 4.9
It's A Small World
It's A Small World
1935 as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
★ 4.5
Danger Street
Danger Street
1947 as Police Chief Bullward
★ 4.0
Cynthia
Cynthia
1947 as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
★ 5.9
Brimstone
Brimstone
1949 as Martin Tredwell
★ 6.3
An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder
1948 as Judge Jim Wilder
★ 6.7
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949 as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
★ 5.0
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The Price of Freedom
1949 as McTrees
Mrs. Mike
Mrs. Mike
1949 as Dr. McIntosh
★ 2.0
The Town Went Wild
The Town Went Wild
1944 as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959 as Pentagon General
★ 5.8
Sleepy Lagoon
Sleepy Lagoon
1943 as Cyrus Coates
★ 4.0
They Made Me a Killer
They Made Me a Killer
1946 as Henry, the Blacksmith
★ 5.4
Take It Big
Take It Big
1944 as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women
1947 as Commissioner (uncredited)
★ 9.0
The Inside Story
The Inside Story
1948 as J. J. Johnson
★ 6.5
The Last Posse
The Last Posse
1953 as Todd Mitchell
★ 6.1
Dangerous Passage
Dangerous Passage
1944 as Postal Clerk (uncredited)
★ 4.5
You Can't Ration Love
You Can't Ration Love
1944 as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
Mother Wore Tights
Mother Wore Tights
1947 as Withers (uncredited)
★ 5.3
The Iron Sheriff
The Iron Sheriff
1957 as Judge
★ 6.0
The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle
1946 as Henry Boggs
★ 5.2
Big Town
Big Town
1946 as Station Agent (uncredited)
★ 4.8
So This Is New York
So This Is New York
1948 as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Quantrill's Raiders
Quantrill's Raiders
1958 as Judge Wood
★ 6.3
You, the People
You, the People
1940 as Mr. Roberts
★ 5.8
Practically Yours
Practically Yours
1944 as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
Twenty Plus Two
Twenty Plus Two
1961 as Newspaper morgue attendant
★ 6.2
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart
1941 as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Lure of the Wilderness
Lure of the Wilderness
1952 as Sheriff Brink
★ 6.0
USS VD: Ship of Shame
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942 as Commandant (uncredited)
★ 4.2
Here Comes Elmer
Here Comes Elmer
1943 as Horace Parrot
The Good Fellows
The Good Fellows
1943 as Brother from Danville (uncredited)
Keeper of the Bees
Keeper of the Bees
1947 as Dr. Grayson
The Missouri Traveler
The Missouri Traveler
1958 as Sheriff Marvin Peavy
★ 6.7
These Wilder Years
These Wilder Years
1956 as Old Cab Driver
★ 6.3
The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942 as Mr. Slade
The Green Promise
The Green Promise
1949 as Mr. Grenstedt
★ 6.0
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955 as Tim Summers
Disaster
Disaster
1948 as Pop Hansford
★ 5.0
Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts
1941 as Sylvanus Boogle
The Madonna's Secret
The Madonna's Secret
1946 as The Riverman
★ 5.9
The Loose Nut
The Loose Nut
1945 as Construction Worker (voice)
★ 6.5
Hot Cargo
Hot Cargo
1946 as Tim Chapman
Excuse My Dust
Excuse My Dust
1951 as Race judge
★ 7.2
Down Missouri Way
Down Missouri Way
1946 as Prof. Morris
Apple Andy
Apple Andy
1946 as Devil
★ 6.2
Who's Cookin Who?
Who's Cookin Who?
1946 as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
★ 7.3
One Exciting Week
One Exciting Week
1946 as Otis Piper
★ 6.0
Rendezvous with Annie
Rendezvous with Annie
1946 as Elmer Snodgrass
★ 6.0
Green Grass of Wyoming
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948 as Jake Willis
★ 6.8
Grissly's Millions
Grissly's Millions
1945 as John Frey
★ 6.0
Black Eagle
Black Eagle
1948 as Sheriff Clancy
★ 6.0
Sunset in the West
Sunset in the West
1950 as Sheriff Tad Osborne
★ 7.5
The Meanest Man in the World
The Meanest Man in the World
1943 as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
★ 6.4
The Happy Time
The Happy Time
1952 as Family Doctor
★ 6.3
Blondie Plays Cupid
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940 as Mr. Tucker
★ 6.7
Never Trust a Gambler
Never Trust a Gambler
1951 as Cap Douglas (uncredited)
★ 5.0
The Richest Man in Town
The Richest Man in Town
1941 as Frederick Johnson
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946 as Foreman (uncredited)
Fall Guy
Fall Guy
1945 as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
★ 8.0
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Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
1948 as Pop Williams
Along the Oregon Trail
Along the Oregon Trail
1947 as Jim Bridger
Grape Nutty
Grape Nutty
1949 as Crow (Voice)
A Letter From Bataan
A Letter From Bataan
1942 as Mr. Limpert
★ 4.5
Cowboy in Manhattan
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943 as Higgins
Uncle Tom's Cabana
Uncle Tom's Cabana
1947 as Uncle Tom (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Prospecting for Petroleum
Prospecting for Petroleum
1946 as The Professor (voice)
The Reckless Driver
The Reckless Driver
1946 as Wally Walrus (voice)
★ 7.3
Fair Weather Fiends
Fair Weather Fiends
1946 as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
★ 7.3
Pure Feud
Pure Feud
1934 as Lem (uncredited)
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Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
1948 as Babirusa / Pig (voice)