Bambi1942
As Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Will Wright
Born
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 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.
Filmography (154)
Cape Fear1962
As Dr. Pearsall
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Man with the Golden Arm1955
TMDb 7.1 / 10
River of No Return1954
As Trader (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Little Women1949
As Mr. Grace (uncredited)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Niagara1953
As Boatman
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Adam's Rib1949
As Judge Marcasson
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Scarlet Street1945
As Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Saboteur1942
As J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
All the King's Men1949
As Dolph Pillsbury
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Fail Safe1964
As Bit Part (uncredited)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Inherit the Wind1960
As Bible Salesman (uncredited)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Gunman's Walk1958
As Judge
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Johnny Guitar1954
As Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
They Live by Night1949
As Mobley
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Wild One1953
As Art Kleiner
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Alias Jesse James1959
As Titus Queasley
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Tall Men1955
As Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
O. Henry's Full House1952
As Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited), Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Not as a Stranger1955
As Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Dallas1950
As Judge Harper
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Rock-a-Bye Baby1958
As Fire Chief (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House1948
As Eph Hackett (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Major and the Minor1942
As Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
So Proudly We Hail1943
As Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Long Night1947
As Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Shadow of the Thin Man1941
As Maguire (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Act of Violence1949
As Pop
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Lust for Gold1949
As Parsons (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
In Old Oklahoma1943
As Doctor
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Honky Tonk1941
As Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Vengeance Valley1951
As Mr. Willoughby
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell1955
As Admiral William S. Sims
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Kentuckian1955
As John Decker (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry1945
As Mr. Nelson
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Salome, Where She Danced1945
As Sheriff
TMDb 4.1 / 10
House by the River1950
As Inspector Sarten
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Jeanne Eagels1957
As Marshal (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Without Reservations1946
As Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
A Ticket to Tomahawk1950
As Marshal Kit Dodge
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Las Vegas Story1952
As Mike Fogarty
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Blue Skies1946
As Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Blossoms in the Dust1941
As Senator
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Tall Target1951
As Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Whispering Smith1948
As Sheriff McSwiggin
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Raid1954
As Josiah Anderson
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Blue Dahlia1946
As "Dad" Newell
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Tales of Manhattan1942
As Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Young Man with Ideas1952
As Party Guest (uncredited)
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Road to Utopia1946
As Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Deadly Companions1961
As Doctor Acton
TMDb 5.6 / 10
No Way Out1950
As Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Johnny Tremain1957
As Ephraim Lapham
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Lure of the Wilderness1952
As Sheriff Brink
TMDb 6.1 / 10
People Will Talk1951
As John Higgins (uncredited)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Maisie Was a Lady1941
As Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Paula1952
As Raymond Bascom
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Miss Grant Takes Richmond1949
As Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Shut My Big Mouth1942
As Jim Long
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Nothing but the Truth1941
As Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Wilson1944
As Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Rhapsody in Blue1945
As Rachmaninoff
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Trouble with Women1947
As Commissioner (uncredited)
TMDb 9.5 / 10
State Fair1945
As Hog Judge (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock1959
As Pentagon General
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Walls of Jericho1948
As Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
An Act of Murder1948
As Judge Jim Wilder
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Walk Softly, Stranger1950
As Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Green Grass of Wyoming1948
As Jake Willis
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Relentless1948
As Sam - the Horse Dealer
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Cynthia1947
As Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Mother Wore Tights1947
As Withers (uncredited)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Never Trust a Gambler1951
As Cap Douglas (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
California1947
As Chairman (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Brimstone1949
As Martin Tredwell
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Richest Man in Town1941
As Frederick Johnson
TMDb 10.0 / 10
So This Is New York1948
As Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Uncle Tom's Cabaña1947
As Uncle Tom (uncredited)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Iron Sheriff1957
As Judge
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Big Jack1949
As Will Farnsworth
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Happy Time1952
As Family Doctor
TMDb 6.5 / 10
My Forbidden Past1951
As Luther Toplady
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Wayward Bus1957
As Van Brunt
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Postman Didn't Ring1942
As Mr. Slade
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Madonna's Secret1946
As The Riverman
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Excuse My Dust1951
As Race judge
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Town Went Wild1944
As Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Lydia Bailey1952
As Consul (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
You Came Along1945
As Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Meanest Man in the World1943
As Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Along the Oregon Trail1947
As Jim Bridger
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Missouri Traveler1958
As Sheriff Marvin Peavy
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Quantrill's Raiders1958
As Judge Wood
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Tell-Tale Heart1941
As Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
It's A Small World1935
As Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Wild Harvest1947
As Mike Alperson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Tennessee Johnson1942
As Alderman (uncredited)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Johnny Comes Flying Home1946
As Foreman (uncredited)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Sleepy Lagoon1943
As Cyrus Coates
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Blaze of Noon1947
As Mr. Thomas
TMDb 5.7 / 10
They Made Me a Killer1946
As Henry, the Blacksmith
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Sunset in the West1950
As Sheriff Tad Osborne
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Jolson Story1946
As Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Big Town1946
As Station Agent (uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Keeper of the Bees1947
As Dr. Grayson
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Inner Circle1946
As Henry Boggs
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Bewitched1945
As Mr. Herkheimer
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Here Comes Elmer1943
As Horace Parrot
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Savage Horde1950
As Judge Thomas Cole
TMDb 6.2 / 10
California's Golden Beginning1948
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Navy Way1944
As Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Inside Story1948
As J. J. Johnson
TMDb 6.6 / 10
These Wilder Years1956
As Old Cab Driver
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Practically Yours1944
As Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Green Promise1949
As Mr. Grenstedt
TMDb 6.4 / 10
You, the People1940
As Mr. Roberts
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Reckless Driver1946
As Wally Walrus (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Twenty Plus Two1961
As Newspaper morgue attendant
TMDb 6.8 / 10
High Powered1945
As Jeff Hines
TMDb 5.3 / 10
USS VD: Ship of Shame1942
As Commandant (uncredited)
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Who's Cookin Who?1946
As Wolfie Wolf (voice)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Fall Guy1945
As Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Grissly's Millions1945
As John Frey
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Mrs. Mike1949
As Dr. McIntosh
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Dangerous Passage1944
As Postal Clerk (uncredited)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
A Letter From Bataan1942
As Mr. Limpert
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good1955
As Tim Summers
The Hoodlum Saint1946
As Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Holiday for Sinners1952
As The Man with a Cigar
TMDb 6.3 / 10
You Can't Ration Love1944
As Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Rendezvous with Annie1946
As Elmer Snodgrass
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Take It Big1944
As Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Loose Nut1945
As Construction Worker (voice)
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Hot Cargo1946
As Tim Chapman
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Last Posse1953
As Todd Mitchell
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Danger Street1947
As Police Chief Bullward
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Wildcat1942
As John 'Paw' Smithers
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home1948
As Babirusa / Pig (voice)
Disaster1948
As Pop Hansford
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Apple Andy1946
As Devil
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Price of Freedom
The Price of Freedom1949
As McTrees
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Good Fellows1943
As Brother from Danville (uncredited)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Cowboy in Manhattan1943
As Higgins
TMDb 7.0 / 10
One Exciting Week1946
As Otis Piper
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Cracked Nuts1941
As Sylvanus Boogle
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Down Missouri Way1946
As Prof. Morris
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Black Eagle1948
As Sheriff Clancy
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Blondie Plays Cupid1940
As Mr. Tucker
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Fair Weather Fiends1946
As Wolfie Wolf (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Grape Nutty1949
As Crow (Voice)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle1948
As Pop Williams
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Mob Town1941
As Pawnbroker (uncredited)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Prospecting for Petroleum1946
As The Professor (voice)
Pure Feud1934
As Lem (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
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