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Will Wright‌

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Birthday

calendar1894-03-25

Popularity

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Will Wright

San Francisco, California, USA

Will Wright

San Francisco, California, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1894-03-25

Popularity

star5.6

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 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.

Movie Credits

Blondie Plays Cupid

Blondie Plays Cupid‌
star6.7
calendar 1940

Here Comes Elmer

Here Comes Elmer‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

It's A Small World

It's A Small World‌
star4.5
calendar 1935

Mob Town

Mob Town‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Tales of Manhattan

Tales of Manhattan‌
star6.2
calendar 1942

Saboteur

Saboteur‌
star6.9
calendar 1942

House by the River

House by the River‌
star6.7
calendar 1950

The Postman Didn't Ring

The Postman Didn't Ring‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson‌
star6.2
calendar 1942

Cape Fear

Cape Fear‌
star7.4
calendar 1962

You Can't Ration Love

You Can't Ration Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1944

The Navy Way

The Navy Way‌
star5.7
calendar 1944

Wilson

Wilson‌
star5.5
calendar 1944

Salome, Where She Danced

Salome, Where She Danced‌
star3.7
calendar 1945

The Town Went Wild

The Town Went Wild‌
star5.0
calendar 1944

Fall Guy

Fall Guy‌
star0.0
calendar 1945

Dangerous Passage

Dangerous Passage‌
star4.9
calendar 1944

State Fair

State Fair‌
star6.6
calendar 1945

Johnny Comes Flying Home

Johnny Comes Flying Home‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

You Came Along

You Came Along‌
star7.0
calendar 1945

Who's Cookin Who?

Who's Cookin Who?‌
star7.8
calendar 1946

Hot Cargo

Hot Cargo‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

Prospecting for Petroleum

Prospecting for Petroleum‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

Big Town

Big Town‌
star4.8
calendar 1946

The Jolson Story

The Jolson Story‌
star6.7
calendar 1946

The Long Night

The Long Night‌
star5.8
calendar 1947

California

California‌
star6.5
calendar 1947

The Trouble with Women

The Trouble with Women‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

Uncle Tom's Cabana

Uncle Tom's Cabana‌
star5.3
calendar 1947

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle

Jingle, Jangle, Jingle‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Green Grass of Wyoming

Green Grass of Wyoming‌
star6.6
calendar 1948

The Walls of Jericho

The Walls of Jericho‌
star5.7
calendar 1948

The Good Fellows

The Good Fellows‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

So This Is New York

So This Is New York‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home

Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Grape Nutty

Grape Nutty‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

The Price of Freedom

The Price of Freedom‌
star0.0
calendar 1949

Fail Safe

Fail Safe‌
star7.8
calendar 1964

Lydia Bailey

Lydia Bailey‌
star6.2
calendar 1952

Not as a Stranger

Not as a Stranger‌
star6.2
calendar 1955

Miss Grant Takes Richmond

Miss Grant Takes Richmond‌
star5.4
calendar 1949

Dallas

Dallas‌
star6.4
calendar 1950

Never Trust a Gambler

Never Trust a Gambler‌
star5.4
calendar 1951

Lust for Gold

Lust for Gold‌
star5.9
calendar 1949

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib‌
star7.1
calendar 1949

All the King's Men

All the King's Men‌
star6.9
calendar 1949

The Las Vegas Story

The Las Vegas Story‌
star5.8
calendar 1952

Act of Violence

Act of Violence‌
star6.9
calendar 1949

Holiday for Sinners

Holiday for Sinners‌
star5.5
calendar 1952

The Loose Nut

The Loose Nut‌
star7.0
calendar 1945

The Reckless Driver

The Reckless Driver‌
star7.3
calendar 1946

Fair Weather Fiends

Fair Weather Fiends‌
star7.3
calendar 1946

Bewitched

Bewitched‌
star5.3
calendar 1945

The Savage Horde

The Savage Horde‌
star5.8
calendar 1950

The Madonna's Secret

The Madonna's Secret‌
star5.9
calendar 1946

Cowboy in Manhattan

Cowboy in Manhattan‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Gunman's Walk

Gunman's Walk‌
star6.7
calendar 1958

Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley‌
star5.3
calendar 1951

Little Women

Little Women‌
star7.4
calendar 1949

Johnny Tremain

Johnny Tremain‌
star5.8
calendar 1957

Without Reservations

Without Reservations‌
star6.3
calendar 1946

The Blue Dahlia

The Blue Dahlia‌
star6.6
calendar 1946

They Live by Night

They Live by Night‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

These Wilder Years

These Wilder Years‌
star6.3
calendar 1956

The Major and the Minor

The Major and the Minor‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

Alias Jesse James

Alias Jesse James‌
star5.9
calendar 1959

The Deadly Companions

The Deadly Companions‌
star5.6
calendar 1961

Disaster

Disaster‌
star5.0
calendar 1948

Niagara

Niagara‌
star6.8
calendar 1953

The Inner Circle

The Inner Circle‌
star5.2
calendar 1946

Blue Skies

Blue Skies‌
star6.0
calendar 1946

Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man‌
star7.0
calendar 1941

Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth‌
star7.1
calendar 1941

Twenty Plus Two

Twenty Plus Two‌
star6.0
calendar 1961

Mother Wore Tights

Mother Wore Tights‌
star5.3
calendar 1947

The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart‌
star6.5
calendar 1941

So Proudly We Hail

So Proudly We Hail‌
star5.5
calendar 1943

The Last Posse

The Last Posse‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

The Wayward Bus

The Wayward Bus‌
star5.8
calendar 1957

Quantrill's Raiders

Quantrill's Raiders‌
star4.5
calendar 1958

Danger Street

Danger Street‌
star4.0
calendar 1947

The Inside Story

The Inside Story‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

River of No Return

River of No Return‌
star6.7
calendar 1954

Big Jack

Big Jack‌
star6.0
calendar 1949

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House‌
star6.5
calendar 1952

The Man with the Golden Arm

The Man with the Golden Arm‌
star7.1
calendar 1955

Sunset in the West

Sunset in the West‌
star7.8
calendar 1950

Paula

Paula‌
star6.5
calendar 1952

Blaze of Noon

Blaze of Noon‌
star4.0
calendar 1947

The Iron Sheriff

The Iron Sheriff‌
star6.2
calendar 1957

Keeper of the Bees

Keeper of the Bees‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

Lure of the Wilderness

Lure of the Wilderness‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

The Missouri Traveler

The Missouri Traveler‌
star6.4
calendar 1958

Rock-a-Bye Baby

Rock-a-Bye Baby‌
star6.7
calendar 1958

Cynthia

Cynthia‌
star5.9
calendar 1947

Brimstone

Brimstone‌
star6.5
calendar 1949

Wildcat

Wildcat‌
star6.0
calendar 1942

The Green Promise

The Green Promise‌
star6.6
calendar 1949

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

Cracked Nuts

Cracked Nuts‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House‌
star7.0
calendar 1948

The Wild One

The Wild One‌
star6.6
calendar 1953

The Raid

The Raid‌
star6.5
calendar 1954

A Letter From Bataan

A Letter From Bataan‌
star4.5
calendar 1942

Practically Yours

Practically Yours‌
star0.0
calendar 1944

High Powered

High Powered‌
star0.0
calendar 1945

Bambi

Bambi‌
star7.0
calendar 1942

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry‌
star6.3
calendar 1945

The Meanest Man in the World

The Meanest Man in the World‌
star6.4
calendar 1943

O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House‌
star6.5
calendar 1952

You, the People

You, the People‌
star5.7
calendar 1940

One Exciting Week

One Exciting Week‌
star6.0
calendar 1946

Rendezvous with Annie

Rendezvous with Annie‌
star6.0
calendar 1946

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street‌
star7.6
calendar 1945

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind‌
star7.7
calendar 1960

Take It Big

Take It Big‌
star0.0
calendar 1944

No Way Out

No Way Out‌
star6.9
calendar 1950

Shut My Big Mouth

Shut My Big Mouth‌
star10.0
calendar 1942

The Richest Man in Town

The Richest Man in Town‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Mrs. Mike

Mrs. Mike‌
star2.0
calendar 1949

The Hoodlum Saint

The Hoodlum Saint‌
star5.2
calendar 1946

Jeanne Eagels

Jeanne Eagels‌
star6.2
calendar 1957

An Act of Murder

An Act of Murder‌
star6.8
calendar 1948

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue‌
star6.4
calendar 1945

Maisie Was a Lady

Maisie Was a Lady‌
star6.8
calendar 1941

Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar‌
star7.4
calendar 1954

Wild Harvest

Wild Harvest‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

Grissly's Millions

Grissly's Millions‌
star6.0
calendar 1945

A Ticket to Tomahawk

A Ticket to Tomahawk‌
star5.8
calendar 1950

USS VD: Ship of Shame

USS VD: Ship of Shame‌
star4.4
calendar 1942

Along the Oregon Trail

Along the Oregon Trail‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

Black Eagle

Black Eagle‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

Relentless

Relentless‌
star6.2
calendar 1948

Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk‌
star6.4
calendar 1941

Blossoms in the Dust

Blossoms in the Dust‌
star6.5
calendar 1941

California's Golden Beginning

California's Golden Beginning‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

Pure Feud

Pure Feud‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

The Happy Time

The Happy Time‌
star6.3
calendar 1952

In Old Oklahoma

In Old Oklahoma‌
star6.3
calendar 1943

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good

Atomic Energy as a Force for Good‌
star0.0
calendar 1955

Walk Softly, Stranger

Walk Softly, Stranger‌
star5.0
calendar 1950

My Forbidden Past

My Forbidden Past‌
star5.7
calendar 1951

Road to Utopia

Road to Utopia‌
star6.6
calendar 1946

Young Man with Ideas

Young Man with Ideas‌
star4.7
calendar 1952

The Tall Target

The Tall Target‌
star6.9
calendar 1951

They Made Me a Killer

They Made Me a Killer‌
star5.6
calendar 1946

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell‌
star6.7
calendar 1955

The Kentuckian

The Kentuckian‌
star5.7
calendar 1955

Excuse My Dust

Excuse My Dust‌
star7.2
calendar 1951

The Tall Men

The Tall Men‌
star6.3
calendar 1955

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock

The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock‌
star5.9
calendar 1959

Down Missouri Way

Down Missouri Way‌
star0.0
calendar 1946

Sleepy Lagoon

Sleepy Lagoon‌
star4.5
calendar 1943

People Will Talk

People Will Talk‌
star7.1
calendar 1951

Apple Andy

Apple Andy‌
star6.3
calendar 1946

Tv Credits

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show‌
star7.6
calendar 1960

Maverick

Maverick‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

Trackdown

Trackdown‌
star6.4
calendar 1957

December Bride

December Bride‌
star5.5
calendar 1954

The Dick Van Dyke Show

The Dick Van Dyke Show‌
star7.4
calendar 1961

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy‌
star8.0
calendar 1951

Dragnet

Dragnet‌
star6.5
calendar 1951

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.7
calendar 1957

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy‌
star8.0
calendar 1951

The Tall Man

The Tall Man‌
star6.3
calendar 1960

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver‌
star7.0
calendar 1957

Outlaws

Outlaws‌
star6.2
calendar 1960

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.1
calendar 1959

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace‌
star6.7
calendar 1959

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

Thriller

Thriller‌
star6.4
calendar 1960

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys‌
star5.7
calendar 1957

Pete and Gladys

Pete and Gladys‌
star6.5
calendar 1960

Bronco

Bronco‌
star4.8
calendar 1958

You Are There

You Are There‌
star5.7
calendar 1953

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok‌
star4.5
calendar 1951

Lawman

Lawman‌
star5.4
calendar 1958

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot‌
star4.8
calendar 1957

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson‌
star6.3
calendar 1958

Riverboat

Riverboat‌
star6.2
calendar 1959

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America‌
star3.5
calendar 1952

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger‌
star6.8
calendar 1949

Official Detective

Official Detective‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta‌
star6.2
calendar 1953

Hey, Jeannie!

Hey, Jeannie!‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show‌
star6.8
calendar 1950

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.7
calendar 1957

Maverick

Maverick‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

Maverick

Maverick‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

Maverick

Maverick‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour‌
star5.2
calendar 1955

Lassie

Lassie‌
star6.1
calendar 1954

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot‌
star4.8
calendar 1957

Sugarfoot

Sugarfoot‌
star4.8
calendar 1957

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star6.0
calendar 1953

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet‌
star6.1
calendar 1952

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse‌
star6.1
calendar 1952

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse‌
star6.1
calendar 1952

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.7
calendar 1957

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip‌
star6.7
calendar 1958

Maverick

Maverick‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show‌
star6.3
calendar 1958

Mister Ed

Mister Ed‌
star6.7
calendar 1961

The Living Christ

The Living Christ‌
star5.0
calendar 1951

The Living Christ

The Living Christ‌
star5.0
calendar 1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars‌
star7.0
calendar 1951

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky‌
star7.0
calendar 1959