Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1894-03-25
- Day of Death1962-06-19 (68 years)
- Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA
- Also Known AsWilliam Henry WrightWilliam 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 1964
Fail Safe
As: Bit Part (uncredited)
- 1962
Cape Fear
As: Dr. Pearsall
- 1961
The Dick Van Dyke Show
As: Sam Petrie
- 1961
Twenty Plus Two
As: Newspaper morgue attendant
- 1961
The Deadly Companions
As: Doctor Acton
- 1961
Mister Ed
As: Mr. Thompson
- 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
As: Ben Weaver
- 1960
Thriller
As: Constable Tom Walker
1960Inherit the Wind
As: Bible Salesman (uncredited)
1959Mr. Lucky
As: The Leadville Kid
1959Dennis the Menace
As: Merrivale
1959Riverboat
As: J.C. Sickel
1959The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
As: Pentagon General
1959Alias Jesse James
As: Titus Queasley
1959Rawhide
As: Grandfather
195877 Sunset Strip
As: Luther Hanks
1958Bat Masterson
As: Billy Willow
1958The Donna Reed Show
As: Oliver
1958Rock-a-Bye Baby
As: Fire Chief (uncredited)
1958Gunman's Walk
As: Judge
1958Quantrill's Raiders
As: Judge Wood
1958The Missouri Traveler
As: Sheriff Marvin Peavy
1957Leave It to Beaver
As: Pete at Firehouse #7
1957Trackdown
As: Zack
1957Maverick
As: General Hoyt Bosco
- 1957
Maverick
As: Jabe Hallock
- 1957
Maverick
As: General Eakins
- 1957
Maverick
As: Sheriff Chester Bentley
1957Perry Mason
As: James Vardon
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Adam Thompson
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Chuck Clark
1957Sugarfoot
As: Charlie Cade
- 1957
Sugarfoot
As: John Chamberlain
- 1957
Sugarfoot
As: Job Turner
1957Jeanne Eagels
As: Marshal (uncredited)
1957Johnny Tremain
As: Ephraim Lapham
1957The Wayward Bus
As: Van Brunt
1957The Iron Sheriff
As: Judge
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As: King - Newspaper Editor
1956These Wilder Years
As: Old Cab Driver
1955The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
As: Admiral William S. Sims
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
As: Judge O'Neill
1955The Tall Men
As: Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
1955The Kentuckian
As: John Decker (uncredited)
1955Not as a Stranger
As: Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
1955The Millionaire
As: Grandpa Costello
1955Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
As: Tim Summers
1954Lassie
As: Caleb Brown
1954The Raid
As: Josiah Anderson
- 1954
Johnny Guitar
As: Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
- 1954
River of No Return
As: Trader (uncredited)
1953The Wild One
As: Art Kleiner
1953Letter to Loretta
As: Father Gourdian
1953The Last Posse
As: Todd Mitchell
1953General Electric Theater
As: Jake Marley
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: McCrain
- 1953
General Electric Theater
As: Grandpaw
1953Niagara
As: Boatman
1952The Happy Time
As: Family Doctor
1952The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
As: Mr. Jackson
1952The Ford Television Theatre
As: Mr. Crane
1952Cavalcade of America
As: George's Father
1952O. Henry's Full House
As: Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
- 1952
O. Henry's Full House
As: Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
1952Holiday for Sinners
As: The Man with a Cigar
1952Lure of the Wilderness
As: Sheriff Brink
1952Lydia Bailey
As: Consul (uncredited)
1952Paula
As: Raymond Bascom
1952Young Man with Ideas
As: Party Guest (uncredited)
1952The Las Vegas Story
As: Mike Fogarty
1951I Love Lucy
As: Mr. Walters
- 1951
I Love Lucy
As: Sheriff
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Pop
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Father
1951People Will Talk
As: Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
1951The Tall Target
As: Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
1951Never Trust a Gambler
As: Cap Douglas (uncredited)
1951Excuse My Dust
As: Race judge
1951My Forbidden Past
As: Luther Toplady
1951Vengeance Valley
As: Mr. Willoughby
1951The Living Christ
As: Herod The Great
- 1951
The Living Christ
As: Annas
1950Dallas
As: Judge Harper
1950Walk Softly, Stranger
As: Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)
1950The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
As: Judge Kramer
1950Sunset in the West
As: Sheriff Tad Osborne
1950No Way Out
As: Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
1950The Savage Horde
As: Judge Thomas Cole
1950A Ticket to Tomahawk
As: Marshal Kit Dodge
1950House by the River
As: Inspector Sarten
1949Mrs. Mike
As: Dr. McIntosh
1949Adam's Rib
As: Judge Marcasson
1949All the King's Men
As: Dolph Pillsbury
1949They Live by Night
As: Mobley
1949Miss Grant Takes Richmond
As: Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
1949The Lone Ranger
As: Uncle Ed
1949Brimstone
As: Martin Tredwell
1949Lust for Gold
As: Parsons (uncredited)
1949Grape Nutty
As: Crow (Voice)
1949Big Jack
As: Will Farnsworth
1949The Green Promise
As: Mr. Grenstedt
1949Little Women
As: Mr. Grace (uncredited)
1949Act of Violence
As: Pop
1948Whispering Smith
As: Sheriff McSwiggin
1948An Act of Murder
As: Judge Jim Wilder
1948Disaster
As: Pop Hansford
1948The Walls of Jericho
As: Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
1948Black Eagle
As: Sheriff Clancy
1948Relentless
As: Sam - the Horse Dealer
1948Green Grass of Wyoming
As: Jake Willis
1948So This Is New York
As: Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
1948Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
As: Eph Hackett (uncredited)
1948The Inside Story
As: J. J. Johnson
1947Wild Harvest
As: Mike Alperson
1947Along the Oregon Trail
As: Jim Bridger
1947Cynthia
As: Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
1947Mother Wore Tights
As: Withers (uncredited)
1947Uncle Tom's Cabana
As: Uncle Tom (uncredited)
1947Keeper of the Bees
As: Dr. Grayson
1947The Trouble with Women
As: Commissioner (uncredited)
1947Danger Street
As: Police Chief Bullward
1947The Long Night
As: Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
1947Blaze of Noon
As: Mr. Thomas
1947California
As: Chairman (uncredited)
1946Fair Weather Fiends
As: Wolfie Wolf (voice)
1946Blue Skies
As: Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
1946The Jolson Story
As: Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
1946The Reckless Driver
As: Wally Walrus (voice)
1946Big Town
As: Station Agent (uncredited)
1946Down Missouri Way
As: Prof. Morris
1946The Inner Circle
As: Henry Boggs
1946Rendezvous with Annie
As: Elmer Snodgrass
1946Hot Cargo
As: Tim Chapman
1946Who's Cookin Who?
As: Wolfie Wolf (voice)
1946One Exciting Week
As: Otis Piper
1946Without Reservations
As: Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
1946They Made Me a Killer
As: Henry, the Blacksmith
1946The Blue Dahlia
As: "Dad" Newell
1946Apple Andy
As: Devil
1946Johnny Comes Flying Home
As: Foreman (uncredited)
1946The Hoodlum Saint
As: Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
1946Road to Utopia
As: Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
1946The Madonna's Secret
As: The Riverman
1946Prospecting for Petroleum
As: The Professor (voice)
1945Scarlet Street
As: Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
1945The Loose Nut
As: Construction Worker (voice)
1945State Fair
As: Hog Judge (uncredited)
1945The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
As: Mr. Nelson
1945You Came Along
As: Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
1945Bewitched
As: Mr. Herkheimer
1945Rhapsody in Blue
As: Rachmaninoff
1945Salome, Where She Danced
As: Sheriff
1945Fall Guy
As: Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
1945High Powered
As: Jeff Hines
1945Grissly's Millions
As: John Frey
1944Practically Yours
As: Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
1944Dangerous Passage
As: Postal Clerk (uncredited)
1944The Town Went Wild
As: Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
1944Wilson
As: Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
1944Take It Big
As: Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
1944You Can't Ration Love
As: Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1944The Navy Way
As: Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1943In Old Oklahoma
As: Doctor
1943Here Comes Elmer
As: Horace Parrot
1943So Proudly We Hail
As: Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
1943Sleepy Lagoon
As: Cyrus Coates
1943The Good Fellows
As: Brother from Danville (uncredited)
1943Cowboy in Manhattan
As: Higgins
1943The Meanest Man in the World
As: Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
1942Tennessee Johnson
As: Alderman (uncredited)
1942The Major and the Minor
As: Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
1942A Letter From Bataan
As: Mr. Limpert
1942Wildcat
As: John 'Paw' Smithers
- 1942
Bambi
As: Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
1942Tales of Manhattan
As: Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
1942The Postman Didn't Ring
As: Mr. Slade
- 1942
Saboteur
As: J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
1942Shut My Big Mouth
As: Jim Long
1942USS VD: Ship of Shame
As: Commandant (uncredited)
1941Shadow of the Thin Man
As: Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1941The Tell-Tale Heart
As: Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
1941Nothing But the Truth
As: Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
1941Mob Town
As: Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1941Honky Tonk
As: Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
1941Blossoms in the Dust
As: Senator
1941The Richest Man in Town
As: Frederick Johnson
1941Cracked Nuts
As: Sylvanus Boogle
1941Maisie Was a Lady
As: Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
- 1940
You, the People
As: Mr. Roberts
1940Blondie Plays Cupid
As: Mr. Tucker
1935It's A Small World
As: Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
1934Pure Feud
As: Lem (uncredited)