Personal Info
Known Credits
155
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1894-03-25 (131 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known For
William Henry WrightWilliam H. Wright
Will 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 ...
Acting
1964 --
Fail Safe
| Bit Part (uncredited)
1962 --
Cape Fear
| Dr. Pearsall
1961 --
Twenty Plus Two
| Newspaper morgue attendant
1961 --
The Deadly Companions
| Doctor Acton
1960 --
Inherit the Wind
| Bible Salesman (uncredited)
1959 --
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
| Pentagon General
1959 --
Alias Jesse James
| Titus Queasley
1958 --
Rock-a-Bye Baby
| Fire Chief (uncredited)
1958 --
Gunman's Walk
| Judge
1958 --
Quantrill's Raiders
| Judge Wood
1958 --
The Missouri Traveler
| Sheriff Marvin Peavy
1957 --
Jeanne Eagels
| Marshal (uncredited)
1957 --
Johnny Tremain
| Ephraim Lapham
1957 --
The Wayward Bus
| Van Brunt
1957 --
The Iron Sheriff
| Judge
1956 --
These Wilder Years
| Old Cab Driver
1955 --
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
| Admiral William S. Sims
1955 --
The Man with the Golden Arm
|
1955 --
The Tall Men
| Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
1955 --
The Kentuckian
| John Decker (uncredited)
1955 --
Not as a Stranger
| Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
1955 --
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
| Tim Summers
1954 --
The Raid
| Josiah Anderson
1954 --
Johnny Guitar
| Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
1954 --
River of No Return
| Trader (uncredited)
1953 --
The Wild One
| Art Kleiner
1953 --
The Last Posse
| Todd Mitchell
1953 --
Niagara
| Boatman
1952 --
The Happy Time
| Family Doctor
1952 --
O. Henry's Full House
| Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
1952 --
O. Henry's Full House
| Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
1952 --
Holiday for Sinners
| The Man with a Cigar
1952 --
Lure of the Wilderness
| Sheriff Brink
1952 --
Lydia Bailey
| Consul (uncredited)
1952 --
Paula
| Raymond Bascom
1952 --
Young Man with Ideas
| Party Guest (uncredited)
1952 --
The Las Vegas Story
| Mike Fogarty
1951 --
People Will Talk
| Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
1951 --
The Tall Target
| Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
1951 --
Never Trust a Gambler
| Cap Douglas (uncredited)
1951 --
Excuse My Dust
| Race judge
1951 --
My Forbidden Past
| Luther Toplady
1951 --
Vengeance Valley
| Mr. Willoughby
1950 --
Dallas
| Judge Harper
1950 --
Walk Softly, Stranger
| Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)
1950 --
Sunset in the West
| Sheriff Tad Osborne
1950 --
No Way Out
| Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
1950 --
The Savage Horde
| Judge Thomas Cole
1950 --
A Ticket to Tomahawk
| Marshal Kit Dodge
1950 --
House by the River
| Inspector Sarten
1949 --
Mrs. Mike
| Dr. McIntosh
1949 --
Adam's Rib
| Judge Marcasson
1949 --
All the King's Men
| Dolph Pillsbury
1949 --
They Live by Night
| Mobley
1949 --
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
| Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
1949 --
Brimstone
| Martin Tredwell
1949 --
Lust for Gold
| Parsons (uncredited)
1949 --
The Price of Freedom
| McTrees
1949 --
Grape Nutty
| Crow (Voice)
1949 --
Big Jack
| Will Farnsworth
1949 --
The Green Promise
| Mr. Grenstedt
1949 --
Little Women
| Mr. Grace (uncredited)
1949 --
Act of Violence
| Pop
1948 --
Whispering Smith
| Sheriff McSwiggin
1948 --
An Act of Murder
| Judge Jim Wilder
1948 --
Disaster
| Pop Hansford
1948 --
The Walls of Jericho
| Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
1948 --
Black Eagle
| Sheriff Clancy
1948 --
Relentless
| Sam - the Horse Dealer
1948 --
Green Grass of Wyoming
| Jake Willis
1948 --
So This Is New York
| Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
1948 --
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
| Eph Hackett (uncredited)
1948 --
The Inside Story
| J. J. Johnson
1948 --
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
| Pop Williams
1948 --
California's Golden Beginning
|
1948 --
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
| Babirusa / Pig (voice)
1947 --
Wild Harvest
| Mike Alperson
1947 --
Along the Oregon Trail
| Jim Bridger
1947 --
Cynthia
| Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
1947 --
Mother Wore Tights
| Withers (uncredited)
1947 --
Uncle Tom's Cabana
| Uncle Tom (uncredited)
1947 --
Keeper of the Bees
| Dr. Grayson
1947 --
The Trouble with Women
| Commissioner (uncredited)
1947 --
Danger Street
| Police Chief Bullward
1947 --
The Long Night
| Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
1947 --
Blaze of Noon
| Mr. Thomas
1947 --
California
| Chairman (uncredited)
1946 --
Fair Weather Fiends
| Wolfie Wolf (voice)
1946 --
Blue Skies
| Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
1946 --
The Jolson Story
| Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
1946 --
The Reckless Driver
| Wally Walrus (voice)
1946 --
Big Town
| Station Agent (uncredited)
1946 --
Down Missouri Way
| Prof. Morris
1946 --
The Inner Circle
| Henry Boggs
1946 --
Rendezvous with Annie
| Elmer Snodgrass
1946 --
Hot Cargo
| Tim Chapman
1946 --
Who's Cookin Who?
| Wolfie Wolf (voice)
1946 --
One Exciting Week
| Otis Piper
1946 --
Without Reservations
| Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
1946 --
They Made Me a Killer
| Henry, the Blacksmith
1946 --
The Blue Dahlia
| "Dad" Newell
1946 --
Apple Andy
| Devil
1946 --
Johnny Comes Flying Home
| Foreman (uncredited)
1946 --
The Hoodlum Saint
| Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
1946 --
Road to Utopia
| Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
1946 --
The Madonna's Secret
| The Riverman
1946 --
Prospecting for Petroleum
| The Professor (voice)
1945 --
Scarlet Street
| Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
1945 --
The Loose Nut
| Construction Worker (voice)
1945 --
State Fair
| Hog Judge (uncredited)
1945 --
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
| Mr. Nelson
1945 --
Bewitched
| Mr. Herkheimer
1945 --
You Came Along
| Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
1945 --
Rhapsody in Blue
| Rachmaninoff
1945 --
Salome, Where She Danced
| Sheriff
1945 --
Fall Guy
| Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
1945 --
High Powered
| Jeff Hines
1945 --
Grissly's Millions
| John Frey
1944 --
Practically Yours
| Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
1944 --
Dangerous Passage
| Postal Clerk (uncredited)
1944 --
The Town Went Wild
| Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
1944 --
Wilson
| Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
1944 --
Take It Big
| Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
1944 --
You Can't Ration Love
| Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
1944 --
The Navy Way
| Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
1943 --
In Old Oklahoma
| Doctor
1943 --
Here Comes Elmer
| Horace Parrot
1943 --
So Proudly We Hail
| Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
1943 --
Sleepy Lagoon
| Cyrus Coates
1943 --
The Good Fellows
| Brother from Danville (uncredited)
1943 --
Cowboy in Manhattan
| Higgins
1943 --
The Meanest Man in the World
| Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
1942 --
Tennessee Johnson
| Alderman (uncredited)
1942 --
The Major and the Minor
| Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
1942 --
A Letter From Bataan
| Mr. Limpert
1942 --
Wildcat
| John 'Paw' Smithers
1942 --
Tales of Manhattan
| Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)
1942 --
The Postman Didn't Ring
| Mr. Slade
1942 --
Saboteur
| J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
1942 --
Shut My Big Mouth
| Jim Long
1942 --
Bambi
| Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
1942 --
USS VD: Ship of Shame
| Commandant (uncredited)
1941 --
Shadow of the Thin Man
| Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
1941 --
The Tell-Tale Heart
| Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
1941 --
Nothing But the Truth
| Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
1941 --
Mob Town
| Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1941 --
Honky Tonk
| Townsman at Meeting House
1941 --
Blossoms in the Dust
| Senator
1941 --
The Richest Man in Town
| Frederick Johnson
1941 --
Cracked Nuts
| Sylvanus Boogle
1941 --
Maisie Was a Lady
| Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
1940 --
You, the People
| Mr. Roberts
1940 --
Blondie Plays Cupid
| Mr. Tucker
1935 --
It's A Small World
| Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
1934 --
Pure Feud
| Lem (uncredited)