Will Wright
Acting
Born 1894-03-25
Died 1962-06-19
San Francisco, California, USA
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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 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 (1949), Walk Softly, Stranger (1950), Sunset in the West (1950), People Will Talk (1951), The Happy Time (1952), River of No Return (1954), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Jeanne Eagels (1957), and Gunman's Walk (1958). One of his most famous and memorable film roles was corrupt city official Dolph Pillsbury in the Academy Award-winning All the King's Men (1949).
Wright provided the voice of Friend Owl in Walt Disney's animated film Bambi (1942). He guest starred on several television series.
Will Wright died of cancer in 1962.
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Filmography
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Acting
49 credits
Perry Mason
Lassie
The Andy Griffith Show
The Donna Reed Show
Maverick
The Dick Van Dyke Show
I Love Lucy
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Leave It to Beaver
Rawhide
Four Star Playhouse
Thriller
The Lone Ranger
Bat Masterson
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Mister Ed
Dennis the Menace
Sugarfoot
77 Sunset Strip
The Ford Television Theatre
The Millionaire
The Danny Thomas Show
Bambi
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Trackdown
Riverboat
Public Defender
Mr. Lucky
Cavalcade of America
Cape Fear
You Are There
Little Women
Hey, Jeannie!
Fail Safe
The Wild One
The Living Christ
River of No Return
Niagara
Inherit the Wind
The Tall Men
Saboteur
Scarlet Street
Letter to Loretta
Johnny Guitar
All the King's Men
Adam's Rib
Uncle Tom's Cabaña
Dallas
Other credits
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Dragnet
Lawman
The Real McCoys
December Bride
Bronco
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Tall Man
Pete and Gladys
Outlaws
Official Detective
The Man with the Golden Arm
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