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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

1.6

Known For

Bambi
Bambi
1942 • as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 • as Dr. Pearsall
★ 7.4
River of No Return
River of No Return
1954 • as Trader (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Saboteur
Saboteur
1942 • as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Little Women
Little Women
1949 • as Mr. Grace (uncredited)
★ 7.4
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
1949 • as Dolph Pillsbury
★ 7.0
Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street
1945 • as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
★ 7.6
Niagara
Niagara
1953 • as Boatman
★ 6.8
They Live by Night
They Live by Night
1949 • as Mobley
★ 6.8
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
1952 • as Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
★ 6.9
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
1952 • as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Alias Jesse James
Alias Jesse James
1959 • as Titus Queasley
★ 6.1
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
1964 • as Bit Part (uncredited)
★ 7.8
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
1960 • as Bible Salesman (uncredited)
★ 7.7
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
1949 • as Judge Marcasson
★ 7.1
The Wild One
The Wild One
1953 • as Art Kleiner
★ 6.5
Gunman's Walk
Gunman's Walk
1958 • as Judge
★ 6.7
Not as a Stranger
Not as a Stranger
1955 • as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958 • as Fire Chief (uncredited)
★ 6.9
In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma
1943 • as Doctor
★ 6.2
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor
1942 • as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar
1954 • as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
★ 7.4
A Ticket to Tomahawk
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950 • as Marshal Kit Dodge
★ 6.0
Dallas
Dallas
1950 • as Judge Harper
★ 6.4
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948 • as Eph Hackett (uncredited)
★ 7.0
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail
1943 • as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
★ 5.9
The Tall Men
The Tall Men
1955 • as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Long Night
The Long Night
1947 • as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
★ 5.8
House by the River
House by the River
1950 • as Inspector Sarten
★ 6.8
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941 • as Maguire (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955 • as Admiral William S. Sims
★ 6.8
Blue Skies
Blue Skies
1946 • as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Act of Violence
Act of Violence
1949 • as Pop
★ 6.9
Without Reservations
Without Reservations
1946 • as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Kentuckian
The Kentuckian
1955 • as John Decker (uncredited)
★ 5.8
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
★ 6.2
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
1941 • as Senator
★ 6.6
Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley
1951 • as Mr. Willoughby
★ 5.4
The Las Vegas Story
The Las Vegas Story
1952 • as Mike Fogarty
★ 6.0
Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels
1957 • as Marshal (uncredited)
★ 6.2
No Way Out
No Way Out
1950 • as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk
1941 • as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949 • as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952 • as Party Guest (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Lust for Gold
Lust for Gold
1949 • as Parsons (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced
1945 • as Sheriff
★ 4.1
The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women
1947 • as Commissioner (uncredited)
★ 9.5
Maisie Was a Lady
Maisie Was a Lady
1941 • as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Tall Target
The Tall Target
1951 • as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith
1948 • as Sheriff McSwiggin
★ 6.7
The Raid
The Raid
1954 • as Josiah Anderson
★ 6.5
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
1946 • as "Dad" Newell
★ 6.7
The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions
1961 • as Doctor Acton
★ 5.6
Wilson
Wilson
1944 • as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
1942 • as Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Nothing but the Truth
Nothing but the Truth
1941 • as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Paula
Paula
1952 • as Raymond Bascom
★ 8.2
So This Is New York
So This Is New York
1948 • as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia
1946 • as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
★ 6.7
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue
1945 • as Rachmaninoff
★ 6.6
An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder
1948 • as Judge Jim Wilder
★ 6.9
The Walls of Jericho
The Walls of Jericho
1948 • as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Shut My Big Mouth
Shut My Big Mouth
1942 • as Jim Long
★ 8.3
State Fair
State Fair
1945 • as Hog Judge (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain
1957 • as Ephraim Lapham
★ 6.1
Lure of the Wilderness
Lure of the Wilderness
1952 • as Sheriff Brink
★ 6.1
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart
1941 • as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Never Trust a Gambler
Never Trust a Gambler
1951 • as Cap Douglas (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Green Grass of Wyoming
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948 • as Jake Willis
★ 6.7
Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson
1942 • as Alderman (uncredited)
★ 6.4
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1951 • as John Higgins (uncredited)
★ 7.1
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
1947 • as Uncle Tom (uncredited)
★ 5.6
Keeper of the Bees
Keeper of the Bees
1947 • as Dr. Grayson
★ 10.0
Sunset in the West
Sunset in the West
1950 • as Sheriff Tad Osborne
★ 7.4
The Richest Man in Town
The Richest Man in Town
1941 • as Frederick Johnson
★ 10.0
It's A Small World
It's A Small World
1935 • as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Meanest Man in the World
The Meanest Man in the World
1943 • as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Brimstone
Brimstone
1949 • as Martin Tredwell
★ 7.3
You Came Along
You Came Along
1945 • as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
★ 7.3
The Town Went Wild
The Town Went Wild
1944 • as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959 • as Pentagon General
★ 5.6
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950 • as Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
★ 5.1
The Madonna's Secret
The Madonna's Secret
1946 • as The Riverman
★ 6.4
California
California
1947 • as Chairman (uncredited)
★ 6.8
My Forbidden Past
My Forbidden Past
1951 • as Luther Toplady
★ 5.5
The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942 • as Mr. Slade
★ 7.0
The Happy Time
The Happy Time
1952 • as Family Doctor
★ 6.5
Big Jack
Big Jack
1949 • as Will Farnsworth
★ 7.3
Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon
1947 • as Mr. Thomas
★ 5.7
Excuse My Dust
Excuse My Dust
1951 • as Race judge
★ 7.8
Relentless
Relentless
1948 • as Sam - the Horse Dealer
★ 6.4
These Wilder Years
These Wilder Years
1956 • as Old Cab Driver
★ 6.5
You Can't Ration Love
You Can't Ration Love
1944 • as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
★ 8.0
They Made Me a Killer
They Made Me a Killer
1946 • as Henry, the Blacksmith
★ 5.7
Bewitched
Bewitched
1945 • as Mr. Herkheimer
★ 5.4
Mother Wore Tights
Mother Wore Tights
1947 • as Withers (uncredited)
★ 5.7
Along the Oregon Trail
Along the Oregon Trail
1947 • as Jim Bridger
★ 9.0
Cynthia
Cynthia
1947 • as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
★ 6.2
You, the People
You, the People
1940 • as Mr. Roberts
★ 6.2
Wild Harvest
Wild Harvest
1947 • as Mike Alperson
★ 7.0
The Wayward Bus
The Wayward Bus
1957 • as Van Brunt
★ 5.6
The Missouri Traveler
The Missouri Traveler
1958 • as Sheriff Marvin Peavy
★ 6.5
USS VD: Ship of Shame
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942 • as Commandant (uncredited)
★ 4.5
Lydia Bailey
Lydia Bailey
1952 • as Consul (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Here Comes Elmer
Here Comes Elmer
1943 • as Horace Parrot
★ 10.0
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946 • as Foreman (uncredited)
★ 8.0
The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story
1946 • as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
★ 6.8
A Letter From Bataan
A Letter From Bataan
1942 • as Mr. Limpert
★ 5.2
The Iron Sheriff
The Iron Sheriff
1957 • as Judge
★ 6.6
Holiday for Sinners
Holiday for Sinners
1952 • as The Man with a Cigar
★ 6.3
Twenty Plus Two
Twenty Plus Two
1961 • as Newspaper morgue attendant
★ 6.8
The Last Posse
The Last Posse
1953 • as Todd Mitchell
★ 6.3
Practically Yours
Practically Yours
1944 • as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
★ 7.0
The Green Promise
The Green Promise
1949 • as Mr. Grenstedt
★ 6.4
The Savage Horde
The Savage Horde
1950 • as Judge Thomas Cole
★ 6.2
Sleepy Lagoon
Sleepy Lagoon
1943 • as Cyrus Coates
★ 5.0
The Inside Story
The Inside Story
1948 • as J. J. Johnson
★ 6.6
Who's Cookin Who?
Who's Cookin Who?
1946 • as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
★ 7.7
High Powered
High Powered
1945 • as Jeff Hines
★ 5.3
The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle
1946 • as Henry Boggs
★ 5.7
Big Town
Big Town
1946 • as Station Agent (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Grissly's Millions
Grissly's Millions
1945 • as John Frey
★ 6.5
The Navy Way
The Navy Way
1944 • as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
★ 6.3
The Reckless Driver
The Reckless Driver
1946 • as Wally Walrus (voice)
★ 7.2
Fall Guy
Fall Guy
1945 • as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Cowboy in Manhattan
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943 • as Higgins
★ 7.0
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955 • as Tim Summers
Quantrill's Raiders
Quantrill's Raiders
1958 • as Judge Wood
★ 6.8
Mrs. Mike
Mrs. Mike
1949 • as Dr. McIntosh
★ 6.0
Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts
1941 • as Sylvanus Boogle
★ 7.0
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
1946 • as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
★ 5.5
One Exciting Week
One Exciting Week
1946 • as Otis Piper
★ 6.5
movie
The Price of Freedom
1949 • as McTrees
★ 8.0
Danger Street
Danger Street
1947 • as Police Chief Bullward
★ 6.5
Disaster
Disaster
1948 • as Pop Hansford
★ 6.0
movie
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
1948 • as Babirusa / Pig (voice)
Wildcat
Wildcat
1942 • as John 'Paw' Smithers
★ 5.7
Rendezvous with Annie
Rendezvous with Annie
1946 • as Elmer Snodgrass
★ 7.0
Blondie Plays Cupid
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940 • as Mr. Tucker
★ 6.8
The Loose Nut
The Loose Nut
1945 • as Construction Worker (voice)
★ 6.9
Dangerous Passage
Dangerous Passage
1944 • as Postal Clerk (uncredited)
★ 5.1
Mob Town
Mob Town
1941 • as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Apple Andy
Apple Andy
1946 • as Devil
★ 6.8
Black Eagle
Black Eagle
1948 • as Sheriff Clancy
★ 6.5
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Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
1948 • as Pop Williams
★ 9.0
Hot Cargo
Hot Cargo
1946 • as Tim Chapman
★ 8.0
Take It Big
Take It Big
1944 • as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
★ 9.0
Down Missouri Way
Down Missouri Way
1946 • as Prof. Morris
★ 8.0
Fair Weather Fiends
Fair Weather Fiends
1946 • as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
★ 7.3
The Good Fellows
The Good Fellows
1943 • as Brother from Danville (uncredited)
★ 8.0
Prospecting for Petroleum
Prospecting for Petroleum
1946 • as The Professor (voice)
Pure Feud
Pure Feud
1934 • as Lem (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Grape Nutty
Grape Nutty
1949 • as Crow (Voice)
★ 9.0