Will Wright
Date of birth: 1894-03-25
Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: William Henry Wright, William H. 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 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
1940-10-31
The Bumstead family is off to see relatives in the country when Blondie runs into Charlie and Millie
Here Comes Elmer
1943-11-15
This musical comedy stars radio star Al Pearce has a double role playing himself and Elmer Blurt, th
It's A Small World
1935-04-12
Socialite, privileged, Jane Dale and lawyer Bill Shevlin meet in an automobile accident at night, o
Mob Town
1941-10-03
Wayward youths get out of trouble thanks to a policeman.
House by the River
1950-03-23
Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Lo
Saboteur
1942-04-22
Aircraft factory worker Barry Kane flees across the United States after he is wrongly accused of sta
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942-07-03
Stolen way back in 1880, a sack of United States mail is discovered in an old attic in 1942. The let
Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05
Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by it
Tennessee Johnson
1942-12-01
The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story b
Cape Fear
1962-04-12
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 y
You Can't Ration Love
1944-02-28
In this WW II musical, a group of lovely college co-eds, realizing that there is a shortage of singl
The Navy Way
1944-02-26
The experiences of a disparate group of young men as they make their way through Navy boot camp.
Wilson
1944-08-01
The political career of Woodrow Wilson is chronicled, beginning with his decision to leave his post
The Town Went Wild
1944-12-15
Comedy concerning two feuding fathers dealing with the shocking news that their sons were switched a
Dangerous Passage
1944-12-18
Joe Beck leaves Central America so that he can return to Texas and collect a large inheritance, but
Fall Guy
1945-04-14
Part of the Crime Does Not Pay short series.
Salome, Where She Danced
1945-04-17
During the Austrian-Prussian war, Anna Marie is a dancer who is forced to flee her country after she
You Came Along
1945-07-04
War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond selling tour with two buddies, and substitute "chapero
State Fair
1945-08-29
During their annual visit to the Iowa State Fair, the Frake family enjoy many adventures. Proud patr
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946-04-05
Three World War II fliers face financial obstacles threatening to ground their fledgling air-freight
Who's Cookin Who?
1946-06-23
Woody Woodpecker is sleeping. He awakens, under a blanket of snow, to find that both Winter and a hu
Hot Cargo
1946-06-28
Two discharged service men go to the redwood country in northern California to visit the family of a
Big Town
1946-08-23
A newspaper editor goes on an anti-crime crusade, but gets carried away.
The Jolson Story
1946-10-10
At the turn of the 20th century, young Asa Yoelson decides to go against the wishes of his cantor fa
Prospecting for Petroleum
1946-01-01
All-puppet animation tells the story of how oil is formed through ages of geological change, how it
California
1947-02-21
"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnny Trumbo, but
The Long Night
1947-05-28
City police surround a building, attempting to capture a suspected murderer. The suspect knows there
The Trouble with Women
1947-06-25
A psychology professor comes up with a theory that women have a desire to be subjugated. A newswoman
Uncle Tom's Cabana
1947-07-19
Uncle Tom tells the blood curdling story of how the evil Simon Legree tried to foreclose on Tom's si
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
1948-01-02
Ranchers Margaret Field and Will Wright compete in a race between their chuck-wagons and drivers. In
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948-06-03
The romance of a rancher's niece and a rival rancher's son parallels that of a stallion and a mare.
The Good Fellows
1943-08-11
The title of Grand Caesar in the Ancient Order of Noblest Romans of Wakefield, Indiana keeps Jim "Po
So This Is New York
1948-06-01
A small town man inherits a significant fortune and takes his family to New York City whereupon they
The Walls of Jericho
1948-11-22
In a small town in Kansas, a county attorney in an unhappy marriage falls in love with another woman
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
1948-01-01
Live action animals with animated mouths act the story
Grape Nutty
1949-04-13
The fox and crow are sharing grapes while the crow reads a book about a similar fox and crow sharing
The Price of Freedom
1949-04-29
The son of a newspaper editor visits his uncle in Germany and learns how government control graduall
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949-10-20
A bookie uses a phony real estate business as a front for his betting parlor. To further keep up the
Dallas
1950-12-30
After the Civil War, Confederate soldier Blayde Hollister travels to Dallas to avenge the savage mur
Never Trust a Gambler
1951-07-13
A small-time gambler on the run from the law hides in his ex-wife's house.
Lydia Bailey
1952-05-30
A young Boston lawyer, Albron Hamlin, goes to Haiti in 1802 to find Lydia Bailey, whose estate he mu
Not as a Stranger
1955-07-01
Lucas Marsh, an intern bent upon becoming a first-class doctor, not merely a successful one. He cour
Fail Safe
1964-10-07
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. T
Lust for Gold
1949-06-10
A man determined to track down the fabled Arizona gold mine known as The Lost Dutchman has an affair
All the King's Men
1949-11-16
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wi
Adam's Rib
1949-11-18
A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam
The Las Vegas Story
1952-01-30
When newlyweds visit Las Vegas, the wife's shady past comes to the surface.
Act of Violence
1949-01-22
A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has
Holiday for Sinners
1952-07-25
Three old friends reunite during Mardi Gras and try to forget their problems.
The Loose Nut
1945-12-17
Woody Woodpecker goes to the park for a game of golf, and quickly gets at odds with some workers who
The Reckless Driver
1946-08-26
Driving down a U.S. highway, Woody Woodpecker passes a billboard which reminds him that he should re
Fair Weather Fiends
1946-11-18
After a storm strands them on a deserted island, Woody Woodpecker and his wolf friend end up battlin
Bewitched
1945-07-04
A girl enlists a psychic to get rid of her murderous alternate personality.
The Savage Horde
1950-05-22
A charismatic gunfighter who is on the run takes refuge in a frontier cattle town and attempts to he
The Madonna's Secret
1946-02-16
This drama is an updated version of Ulmer's 1944 film Bluebeard. It is set in New York and follows t
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943-05-21
Bob Allen, a struggling songwriter poses as a millionaire cowboy to win Broadway star Babs Lee.
Gunman's Walk
1958-07-15
A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, u
Vengeance Valley
1951-02-14
A cattle baron takes in an orphaned boy and raises him, causing his own son to resent the boy. As th
Little Women
1949-03-10
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Johnny Tremain
1957-06-19
When an injury bars him from pursuing his trade, Revolutionary War-era silversmith's apprentice John
Without Reservations
1946-05-13
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train
The Blue Dahlia
1946-04-16
Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attem
They Live by Night
1949-11-01
An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to he
These Wilder Years
1956-08-17
A man tries to find a son he gave up for adoption years ago.
The Major and the Minor
1942-09-16
Low on funds, working-class girl Susan Applegate disguises herself as a youngster in order to pay ha
Alias Jesse James
1959-03-20
Insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a life policy only to discover that the man in que
The Deadly Companions
1961-06-06
Ex-army officer accidentally kills a woman's son, tries to make up for it by escorting the funeral p
Disaster
1948-12-03
A construction worker wanted by the authorities is vindicated by virtue of his heroism when an airpl
Niagara
1953-01-26
Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.
The Inner Circle
1946-08-07
A fresh-faced young detective gets set up, framed for murder, and alibied by a smart blonde.
Blue Skies
1946-10-15
Jed Potter looks back on a love triangle conducted over the course of years and between musical numb
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941-11-21
High society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles run into a variety of shady characters while investigatin
Nothing But the Truth
1941-10-10
A stockbroker bets his new partners $10,000 that he can tell the truth, and only the truth, for twen
Twenty Plus Two
1961-08-13
A famous movie star's fan club secretary has been brutally murdered. She has in her office old newsp
Mother Wore Tights
1947-08-20
In this chronicle of a vaudeville family, Myrtle McKinley (class of 1900) goes to San Francisco to a
The Tell-Tale Heart
1941-10-25
In this classic Edgar Allan Poe story, a man commits a murder, but afterward the victim's beating he
So Proudly We Hail
1943-09-09
During the start of the Pacific campaign in World War II, Lieutenant Janet Davidson is the head of a
The Last Posse
1953-07-04
A posse's pursuit of bank robbers ends with loot missing and a sheriff (Broderick Crawford) wounded.
The Wayward Bus
1957-05-27
Three strangers embark on a life-changing journey on a fateful bus ride. As the road presents challe
Quantrill's Raiders
1958-04-27
A Civil War guerilla gang plans an attack on a Kansas arsenal.
Danger Street
1947-06-20
Magazine owners sell a revealing photo, then play detective when the deal leads to murder.
The Inside Story
1948-03-14
A collection agent arrives in a small town with $1000 for a local farmer. Whilst waiting for the far
River of No Return
1954-04-30
An itinerant farmer and his young son help a heart-of-gold saloon singer search for her estranged hu
Big Jack
1949-04-12
Wallace Beery, in his final film, plays a bandit in this period drama set in Colonial America.
O. Henry's Full House
1952-08-07
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955-12-26
When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides
Sunset in the West
1950-09-25
Roy puts a stop to gun smuggling.
Paula
1952-05-15
A woman, distraught because of her recent miscarriage, accidentally injures a child in a hit-and-run
Blaze of Noon
1947-05-02
In this aerial melodrama, four brothers working as stunt pilots for a flying circus leave their jobs
The Iron Sheriff
1957-04-01
Frontier peacekeeper Sheriff Galt faces a crisis of conscience in The Iron Sheriff. In the aftermath
Keeper of the Bees
1947-07-10
Michael Worthington, an elderly owner of an apiary, befriends an embittered artist, Jamie McFarlaine
Lure of the Wilderness
1952-07-16
A young girl and her father, who is unjustly accused of murder, seek refuge in a Georgia swamp until
The Missouri Traveler
1958-01-21
Byron Turner, a 15-year-old runaway from the Eatondale Orphan Asylum, receives a ride into the rural
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958-07-23
An average television repairman must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart
Cynthia
1947-08-29
Sheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date.
Brimstone
1949-08-15
A U.S. Marshal goes undercover to stop a cattle smuggling gang, but when his cover is blown, the hun
Wildcat
1942-09-03
Wildcatter Johnny Maverick and his pal go to a town in oil country offering $25,000 to the person wh
The Green Promise
1949-03-22
A stubborn farmer is raising his children alone. When his oldest daughter gets a suitor, the father
Whispering Smith
1948-12-09
Smith is an iron-willed railroad detective. When his friend Murray is fired from the railroad and be
Cracked Nuts
1941-07-02
A young man in a small town wins $5000 in a radio contest. He goes to New York City to propose to hi
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948-03-25
An advertising executive dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the countr
The Wild One
1953-12-30
The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise
The Raid
1954-08-04
A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the smal
A Letter From Bataan
1942-09-15
An American soldier pleads to the folks at home to conserve scarce wartime resources.
Practically Yours
1944-12-20
In this screwball comedy a WW2 US pilot bombs a Japanese aircraft carrier, is assumed to be dead, an
High Powered
1945-02-27
Tim takes a job as a lowly chipper because he has been afraid to go high ever since a bad fall in wh
Bambi
1942-08-14
Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945-08-17
George Sanders stars in this engrossing melodrama about a very domineering sister who holds a tight
The Meanest Man in the World
1943-02-12
Compassionate small-town lawyer Richard Clarke moves to New York City to seek his fortune, but is un
O. Henry's Full House
1952-08-07
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the
You, the People
1940-11-30
This MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short features a big city crime boss's attempt to use his crime "
One Exciting Week
1946-06-08
The citizens of the small town of Midburg are thrilled when one of their native sons, Dan Flannery,
Rendezvous with Annie
1946-07-22
A homesick American soldier stationed in England during World War II makes an unauthorized trip to
Scarlet Street
1945-12-25
Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kit
Inherit the Wind
1960-07-07
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The
Take It Big
1944-06-09
Jack Haley plays Jack North, the nether end of a vaudeville horse act who inherits a western ranch.
No Way Out
1950-08-16
Two hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accu
Shut My Big Mouth
1942-02-19
A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west.
The Richest Man in Town
1941-08-02
The conflicting views of two leading citizens in a small town are reconciled when they come across a
Mrs. Mike
1949-12-23
This film is based on the novel, Mrs. Mike, which is based on the real life woman, Kathy O'Fallon Fl
The Hoodlum Saint
1946-04-04
A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's m
Jeanne Eagels
1957-08-02
Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.
An Act of Murder
1948-12-05
A man kills his terminally ill wife to prevent her further suffering.
Rhapsody in Blue
1945-06-27
Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway.
Maisie Was a Lady
1941-01-10
Showgirl Maisie Ravier finds herself once again out of work. She meets a wealthy playboy who hires h
Johnny Guitar
1954-05-26
On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the
Wild Harvest
1947-09-26
Joe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson.
Grissly's Millions
1945-01-16
An eccentric wealthy man is murdered, and the police set out to find his killer.
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950-05-19
A cowboy is hired by a stagecoach boss to stop the railroad reaching his territory and putting him o
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942-01-02
This film was made by the U.S. government during World War II to show its young servicemen the resul
Along the Oregon Trail
1947-08-30
The period is the 1840's and Greg Thurston is out to establish his own empire out of a large area of
Black Eagle
1948-09-16
Black Eagle is based on The Passing of Black Eagle, a short story by O. Henry. William Bishop stars
Relentless
1948-06-15
A man wrongly accused of murder tracks the true culprit across the desert.
Honky Tonk
1941-10-01
Fast-talking con-man and grifter Candy Johnson rises to be the corrupt boss of Yellow Creek, but his
Blossoms in the Dust
1941-08-15
Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. They have a son, who is killed when very y
California's Golden Beginning
1948-01-01
A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John
Pure Feud
1934-04-20
Edgar Appletree learns the ins and outs of family feuding courtesy of Charlie McCarthy.
The Happy Time
1952-10-30
A violinist and his brother guide one's son through his crush on the family maid in 1920s Ottawa.
In Old Oklahoma
1943-12-06
Cowboy Dan Somers and oilman Jim "Hunk" Gardner compete for oil lease rights on Indian land in Oklah
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955-01-01
Drama showing the reactions of citizens of a small town to the construction of a nuclear energy plan
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950-10-14
A petty crook moves to an Ohio town and courts a factory owner's disabled daughter.
My Forbidden Past
1951-04-25
An 1890s New Orleans heiress tries to buy a married doctor's love with her tainted family fortune.
Road to Utopia
1946-02-27
While on a ship to Skagway, Alaska, Duke and Chester find a map to a secret gold mine, which had bee
Young Man with Ideas
1952-05-02
A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
The Tall Target
1951-08-17
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train rid
They Made Me a Killer
1946-05-03
A fugitive receives help from a victim's sister as he tries to clear his name of robbery and murder
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955-12-31
A dramatization of the American general and his court martial for publically complaining about High
The Kentuckian
1955-07-22
A frontiersman and his son fight to build a new home in Texas.
Excuse My Dust
1951-06-27
Joe, inventor in an American Small town of 1895 has problems with his new invention, a car, driven w
The Tall Men
1955-09-22
Two brothers discharged from the Confederate Army join a businessman for a cattle drive from Texas t
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959-08-06
In one of his rare performances without Bud Abbott, Lou Costello plays a rubbish collector and inven
Down Missouri Way
1946-08-15
When an agricultural professor returns home to the farm with her scientifically-raised mule for a ne
Sleepy Lagoon
1943-09-05
Young radio personality Judy Joyner becomes mayor of the moribund town, Sleepy Lagoon, after running
People Will Talk
1951-08-29
A successful, unorthodox doctor befriends a young woman with suicidal ideations due to her pregnancy
Apple Andy
1946-04-09
Andy Panda is very fond of apples and he eats a bushel of green apples, falls asleep and has a night