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Will Wright

Actor | * 03/26/1894 († 68, 06/19/1962) | San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA))
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William Henry "Will" Wright (March 26, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an American actor. He was frequently cast in Westerns and as a curmudgeonly and argumentative old man. Over the course of his career, Wright appeared in more than 200 film and television roles. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Western

Known for these Movies & Shows

Soon after a veteran's return from war his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer. ...

The Blue Dahlia

NR

1946 | 3.4/5 | 1h 36min
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 years in prison, Cady begins stalking Bowden and his family but is always clever enough not to violat ...

Cape Fear

PG

1962 | 3.7/5 | 1h 45min
Drama, Thriller
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Fictionalized biography of George Gershwin and his fight to bring serious music to Broadway. ...

Rhapsody in Blue

NR

1945 | 3.2/5 | 2h 20min
Drama, Music, Romance / Love
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All The King's Men is the story of the rise of politician Willie Stark from a rural county seat to the governor's mansion. ...

All the King's Men

NR

1949 | 3.5/5 | 1h 49min
Drama
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Movies with Will Wright as Actor(153)

as Bit Part (uncredited)1964 Fail Safe
as Dr. Pearsall1962 Cape Fear
as Newspaper morgue attendant1961 Twenty Plus Two
as Doctor Acton1961 The Deadly Companions
as Bible Salesman (uncredited)1960 Inherit the Wind
as Titus Queasley1959 Alias Jesse James
as Pentagon General1959 The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Judge Wood1958 Quantrill's Raiders
as Sheriff Marvin Peavy1958 The Missouri Traveler
as Fire Chief (uncredited)1958 Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Judge1958 Gunman's Walk
as Judge1957 The Iron Sheriff
as Marshal (uncredited)1957 Jeanne Eagels
as Ephraim Lapham1957 Johnny Tremain
as Van Brunt1957 The Wayward Bus
as Old Cab Driver1956 These Wilder Years
as Tim Summers1955 Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
as John Decker (uncredited)1955 The Kentuckian
as Gus the Bartender (uncredited)1955 The Tall Men
as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)1955 Not as a Stranger
as Admiral William S. Sims1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)1954 Johnny Guitar
as Trading Post Proprietor1954 River of No Return
as Josiah Anderson1954 The Raid
as Boatman1953 Niagara
as Todd Mitchell1953 The Last Posse
as Art Kleiner1953 The Wild One
as Consul (uncredited)1952 Lydia Bailey
as Raymond Bascom1952 Paula
as The Man with a Cigar1952 Holiday for Sinners
as Family Doctor1952 The Happy Time
as Sheriff Brink1952 Lure of the Wilderness
as Party Guest (uncredited)1952 Young Man with Ideas
as Mike Fogarty1952 The Las Vegas Story
as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)1952 O. Henry's Full House
as Mr. Willoughby1951 Vengeance Valley
as Luther Toplady1951 My Forbidden Past
as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)1951 The Tall Target
as Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)1951 People Will Talk
as Cap Douglas (uncredited)1951 Never Trust a Gambler
as Race judge1951 Excuse My Dust
as Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)1950 Walk Softly, Stranger
as Judge Thomas Cole1950 The Savage Horde
as Inspector Sarten1950 House by the River
as Dr. Cheney - Coroner (uncredited)1950 No Way Out
as Judge Harper (uncredited)1950 Dallas
as Sheriff Tad Osborne1950 Sunset in the West
as Marshal Kit Dodge1950 A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Dolph Pillsbury1949 All the King's Men
as Dr. McIntosh1949 Mrs. Mike
as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)1949 Miss Grant Takes Richmond
as Judge Marcasson1949 Adam's Rib
as Crow (Voice)1949 Grape Nutty
as Mr. Grenstedt1949 The Green Promise
as Martin Tredwell1949 Brimstone
as Will Farnsworth1949 Big Jack
as Parsons (uncredited)1949 Lust for Gold
as Pop1949 Act of Violence
as Mr. Grace (uncredited)1949 Little Women
as McTrees1949 The Price of Freedom
as Mobley1949 They Live by Night
as Sheriff McSwiggin1948 Whispering Smith
as Sheriff Clancy1948 Black Eagle
as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)1948 The Walls of Jericho
1948 California's Golden Beginning
as Sam - the Horse Dealer1948 Relentless
as Eph Hackett (uncredited)1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
as Pop Hansford1948 Disaster
as J. J. Johnson1948 The Inside Story
as Pop Williams1948 Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
as Jake Willis1948 Green Grass of Wyoming
as Judge Jim Wilder1948 An Act of Murder
as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)1948 So This Is New York
as Babirusa / Pig (voice)1948 Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
as Uncle Tom (uncredited)1947 Uncle Tom's Cabaña
as Dr. Grayson1947 Keeper of the Bees
as Withers (uncredited)1947 Mother Wore Tights
as Mike Alperson1947 Wild Harvest
as Mr. Thomas1947 Blaze of Noon
as Commissioner (uncredited)1947 The Trouble with Women
as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)1947 The Long Night
as Police Chief Bullward1947 Danger Street
as Jim Bridger1947 Along the Oregon Trail
as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep1947 Cynthia
as Chairman (uncredited)1947 California
as "Dad" Newell1946 The Blue Dahlia
as The Professor (voice)1946 Prospecting for Petroleum
as Henry Boggs1946 The Inner Circle
as The Riverman1946 The Madonna's Secret
as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)1946 Without Reservations
as Prof. Morris1946 Down Missouri Way
as Wally Walrus (voice)1946 The Reckless Driver
as Devil1946 Apple Andy
as Station Agent (uncredited)1946 Big Town
as Tim Chapman1946 Hot Cargo
as Foreman (uncredited)1946 Johnny Comes Flying Home
as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)1946 Blue Skies
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)1946 Fair Weather Fiends
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)1946 Who's Cookin Who?
as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)1946 The Jolson Story
as Elmer Snodgrass1946 Rendezvous with Annie
as Henry, the Blacksmith1946 They Made Me a Killer
as Otis Piper1946 One Exciting Week
as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)1946 The Hoodlum Saint
as Jeff Hines1945 High Powered
as Mr. Herkheimer1945 Bewitched
as Hog Judge (uncredited)1945 State Fair
as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)1945 Scarlet Street
as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)1945 Road to Utopia
as Construction Worker (voice)1945 The Loose Nut
as John Frey1945 Grissly's Millions
as Rachmaninoff1945 Rhapsody in Blue
as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)1945 You Came Along
as Sheriff1945 Salome, Where She Danced
as Mr. Nelson (uncredited)1945 The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)1945 Fall Guy
as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)1944 The Navy Way
as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)1944 Take It Big
as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)1944 Practically Yours
as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)1944 Wilson
as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)1944 The Town Went Wild
as Postal Clerk (uncredited)1944 Dangerous Passage
as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited)1944 You Can't Ration Love
as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)1943 The Meanest Man in the World
as Doctor1943 In Old Oklahoma
as Cyrus Coates1943 Sleepy Lagoon
as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)1943 So Proudly We Hail
as Higgins1943 Cowboy in Manhattan
as Brother from Danville (uncredited)1943 The Good Fellows
as Horace Parrot1943 Here Comes Elmer
as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)1942 Saboteur
as John 'Paw' Smithers1942 Wildcat
as Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited)1942 Tales of Manhattan
as Alderman (uncredited)1942 Tennessee Johnson
as Commandant (uncredited)1942 USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Jim Long1942 Shut My Big Mouth
as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)1942 The Major and the Minor
as Mr. Slade1942 The Postman Didn't Ring
as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)1942 Bambi
as Mr. Limpert1942 A Letter From Bataan
as Townsman at Meeting House1941 Honky Tonk
as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)1941 The Tell-Tale Heart
as Senator1941 Blossoms in the Dust
as Sylvanus Boogle1941 Cracked Nuts
as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)1941 Nothing But the Truth
as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)1941 Maisie Was a Lady
as Maguire1941 Shadow of the Thin Man
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)1941 Mob Town
as Frederick Johnson1941 The Richest Man in Town
as Mr. Roberts1940 You, the People
as Mr. Tucker1940 Blondie Plays Cupid
as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)1935 It's A Small World
as Lem (uncredited)1934 Pure Feud

TV Shows/Series with Will Wright as Actor(47)

1961 Mister Ed
1961 The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Ben Weaver1960 The Andy Griffith Show
as Constable Tom Walker1960 Thriller
1960 The Tall Man
1960 Outlaws
1960 Pete and Gladys
as Grandfather1959 Rawhide
1959 Mr. Lucky
as J.C. Sickel1959 Riverboat
as Merrivale1959 Dennis the Menace
1958 77 Sunset Strip
as Billy Willow1958 Bat Masterson
1958 Lawman
1958 The Donna Reed Show
1958 Bronco
1957 Official Detective
as James Vardon1957 Perry Mason
as Chuck Clark1957 Perry Mason
1957 Maverick
as Charlie Cade1957 Sugarfoot
as John Chamberlain1957 Sugarfoot
as Job Turner1957 Sugarfoot
1957 Leave It to Beaver
1957 Trackdown
1957 The Real McCoys
as McClish1956 Hey, Jeannie!
as King - Newspaper Editor1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Grandpa Costello1955 The Millionaire
1954 Lassie
1954 December Bride
1953 GE Theater
as Jake Marley1953 GE Theater
as McCrain1953 GE Theater
as Grandpaw1953 GE Theater
1953 You Are There
as Father Gourdian1953 Letter to Loretta
as Willie1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Scupper1952 Four Star Playhouse
as George's Father1952 Cavalcade of America
1951 Dragnet
as Pop1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Mr. Walters1951 I Love Lucy
as Sheriff1951 I Love Lucy
as Annas1951 The Living Christ

Born: Monday, 03/26 1894 (March) in San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 06/19 1962 (June) in Hollywood (aged: 68)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for Will Wright (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William Henry Wright"
"William H. Wright"
"Will Wright (Schauspieler)"
Will Wright frequently works together with these people:
Loretta Young (117x, Actress)
Herb Vigran (39x, Actor)
David Niven (37x, Actor)
Ross Elliott (37x, Actor)
Richard Reeves (36x, Actor)
Frank Ferguson (33x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (32x, Actor)
Claude Akins (30x, Actor)
Willis Bouchey (29x, Actor)
Parley Baer (28x, Actor)
James Seay (28x, Actor)
Cedric Gibbons (15x, Crew)
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