Will Wright

Will Wright

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

25/03/1894

Day of Death

19/06/1962
(68) years old

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

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 mo... Read More

Filmography

Cast

1964

Fail Safe

as Bit Part (uncredited)

1962

Cape Fear

as Dr. Pearsall

1961

Twenty Plus Two

as Newspaper morgue attendant

1961

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

1959

Alias Jesse James

as Titus Queasley

1958

Rock-a-Bye Baby

as Fire Chief (uncredited)

1958

Gunman's Walk

as Judge

1958

Quantrill's Raiders

as Judge Wood

1958

The Missouri Traveler

as Sheriff Marvin Peavy

1957

Jeanne Eagels

as Marshal (uncredited)

1957

Johnny Tremain

as Ephraim Lapham

1957

The Wayward Bus

as Van Brunt

1957

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

1955

The Tall Men

as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)

1955

The Kentuckian

as John Decker (uncredited)

1955

Not as a Stranger

as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)

1954

The Raid

as Josiah Anderson

1954

Johnny Guitar

as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)

1954

River of No Return

as Trader (uncredited)

1953

The Wild One

as Art Kleiner

1953

The Last Posse

as Todd Mitchell

1953

Niagara

as Boatman

1952

The Happy Time

as Family Doctor

1952

O. Henry's Full House

as Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (un...

1952

O. Henry's Full House

as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion C...

1952

Holiday for Sinners

as The Man with a Cigar

1952

Lure of the Wilderness

as Sheriff Brink

1952

Lydia Bailey

as Consul (uncredited)

1952

Paula

as Raymond Bascom

1952

Young Man with Ideas

as Party Guest (uncredited)

1952

The Las Vegas Story

as Mike Fogarty

1951

People Will Talk

as Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)

1951

The Tall Target

as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

1951

Never Trust a Gambler

as Cap Douglas (uncredited)

1951

Excuse My Dust

as Race judge

1951

My Forbidden Past

as Luther Toplady

1951

Vengeance Valley

as Mr. Willoughby

1950

Dallas

as Judge Harper

1950

Walk Softly, Stranger

as Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)

1950

Sunset in the West

as Sheriff Tad Osborne

1950

No Way Out

as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)

1950

The Savage Horde

as Judge Thomas Cole

1950

A Ticket to Tomahawk

as Marshal Kit Dodge

1950

House by the River

as Inspector Sarten

1949

Mrs. Mike

as Dr. McIntosh

1949

Adam's Rib

as Judge Marcasson

1949

All the King's Men

as Dolph Pillsbury

1949

They Live by Night

as Mobley

1949

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)

1949

Brimstone

as Martin Tredwell

1949

Lust for Gold

as Parsons (uncredited)

1949

The Price of Freedom

as McTrees

1949

Grape Nutty

as Crow (Voice)

1949

Big Jack

as Will Farnsworth

1949

The Green Promise

as Mr. Grenstedt

1949

Little Women

as Mr. Grace (uncredited)

1949

Act of Violence

as Pop

1948

Whispering Smith

as Sheriff McSwiggin

1948

An Act of Murder

as Judge Jim Wilder

1948

Disaster

as Pop Hansford

1948

The Walls of Jericho

as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)

1948

Black Eagle

as Sheriff Clancy

1948

Relentless

as Sam - the Horse Dealer

1948

Green Grass of Wyoming

as Jake Willis

1948

So This Is New York

as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)

1948

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

as Eph Hackett (uncredited)

1948

The Inside Story

as J. J. Johnson

1948

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

as Pop Williams

1948

Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

as Babirusa / Pig (voice)

1947

Wild Harvest

as Mike Alperson

1947

Along the Oregon Trail

as Jim Bridger

1947

Cynthia

as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep

1947

Mother Wore Tights

as Withers (uncredited)

1947

Uncle Tom's Cabana

as Uncle Tom (uncredited)

1947

Keeper of the Bees

as Dr. Grayson

1947

The Trouble with Women

as Commissioner (uncredited)

1947

Danger Street

as Police Chief Bullward

1947

The Long Night

as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)

1947

Blaze of Noon

as Mr. Thomas

1947

California

as Chairman (uncredited)

1946

Fair Weather Fiends

as Wolfie Wolf (voice)

1946

Blue Skies

as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)

1946

The Jolson Story

as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)

1946

The Reckless Driver

as Wally Walrus (voice)

1946

Big Town

as Station Agent (uncredited)

1946

Down Missouri Way

as Prof. Morris

1946

The Inner Circle

as Henry Boggs

1946

Rendezvous with Annie

as Elmer Snodgrass

1946

Hot Cargo

as Tim Chapman

1946

Who's Cookin Who?

as Wolfie Wolf (voice)

1946

One Exciting Week

as Otis Piper

1946

Without Reservations

as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)

1946

They Made Me a Killer

as Henry, the Blacksmith

1946

The Blue Dahlia

as "Dad" Newell

1946

Apple Andy

as Devil

1946

Johnny Comes Flying Home

as Foreman (uncredited)

1946

The Hoodlum Saint

as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor...

1946

Road to Utopia

as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)

1946

The Madonna's Secret

as The Riverman

1946

Prospecting for Petroleum

as The Professor (voice)

1945

Scarlet Street

as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)

1945

The Loose Nut

as Construction Worker (voice)

1945

State Fair

as Hog Judge (uncredited)

1945

You Came Along

as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)

1945

Bewitched

as Mr. Herkheimer

1945

Rhapsody in Blue

as Rachmaninoff

1945

Fall Guy

as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredit...

1945

High Powered

as Jeff Hines

1945

Grissly's Millions

as John Frey

1944

Practically Yours

as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)

1944

Dangerous Passage

as Postal Clerk (uncredited)

1944

The Town Went Wild

as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)

1944

Wilson

as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredi...

1944

Take It Big

as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)

1944

You Can't Ration Love

as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncre...

1944

The Navy Way

as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredite...

1943

In Old Oklahoma

as Doctor

1943

Here Comes Elmer

as Horace Parrot

1943

So Proudly We Hail

as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)

1943

Sleepy Lagoon

as Cyrus Coates

1943

The Good Fellows

as Brother from Danville (uncredited)

1943

Cowboy in Manhattan

as Higgins

1943

The Meanest Man in the World

as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)

1942

Tennessee Johnson

as Alderman (uncredited)

1942

The Major and the Minor

as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)

1942

A Letter From Bataan

as Mr. Limpert

1942

Wildcat

as John 'Paw' Smithers

1942

Bambi

as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)

1942

Tales of Manhattan

as Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (unc...

1942

The Postman Didn't Ring

as Mr. Slade

1942

Saboteur

as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredi...

1942

Shut My Big Mouth

as Jim Long

1942

USS VD: Ship of Shame

as Commandant (uncredited)

1941

Shadow of the Thin Man

as Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredi...

1941

The Tell-Tale Heart

as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

1941

Nothing But the Truth

as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)

1941

Mob Town

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

1941

Honky Tonk

as Townsman at Meeting House

1941

Blossoms in the Dust

as Senator

1941

The Richest Man in Town

as Frederick Johnson

1941

Cracked Nuts

as Sylvanus Boogle

1941

Maisie Was a Lady

as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)

1940

You, the People

as Mr. Roberts

1940

Blondie Plays Cupid

as Mr. Tucker

1935

It's A Small World

as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)

1934

Pure Feud

as Lem (uncredited)