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