Will Wright
Actor
Born March 25, 1894 in San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Fail Safe
Bit Part (uncredited)
Cape Fear
Dr. Pearsall
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Sam Petrie
Twenty Plus Two
Newspaper morgue attendant
The Deadly Companions
Doctor Acton
Mister Ed
Mr. Thompson
The Andy Griffith Show
Ben Weaver
Outlaws
Pete and Gladys
Thriller
Constable Tom Walker
The Tall Man
Inherit the Wind
Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
The Leadville Kid
Dennis the Menace
Merrivale
Riverboat
J.C. Sickel
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
Pentagon General
Alias Jesse James
Titus Queasley
Rawhide
Grandfather
77 Sunset Strip
Luther Hanks
Bat Masterson
Billy Willow
Lawman
The Donna Reed Show
Oliver
Bronco
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Fire Chief (uncredited)
Gunman's Walk
Judge
Quantrill's Raiders
Judge Wood
The Missouri Traveler
Sheriff Marvin Peavy
Trackdown
Leave It to Beaver
Pete at Firehouse #7
The Real McCoys
Maverick
Perry Mason
James Vardon
Sugarfoot
Charlie Cade
Jeanne Eagels
Marshal (uncredited)
Johnny Tremain
Ephraim Lapham
The Wayward Bus
Van Brunt
The Iron Sheriff
Judge
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
King - Newspaper Editor
Hey, Jeannie!
McClish
These Wilder Years
Old Cab Driver
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Admiral William S. Sims
The Man with the Golden Arm
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Judge O'Neill
The Tall Men
Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
The Kentuckian
John Decker (uncredited)
Not as a Stranger
Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
The Millionaire
Grandpa Costello
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Tim Summers
December Bride
Lassie
Caleb Brown
The Raid
Josiah Anderson
Johnny Guitar
Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
River of No Return
Trader (uncredited)
Public Defender
Horace Bascomb
The Wild One
Art Kleiner
The Danny Thomas Show
Mr. Johnson
Letter to Loretta
Father Gourdian
The Last Posse
Todd Mitchell
General Electric Theater
You Are There
Niagara
Boatman
The Happy Time
Family Doctor
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Mr. Jackson
The Ford Television Theatre
Mr. Crane
Cavalcade of America
George's Father
Four Star Playhouse
Willie
O. Henry's Full House
Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
Holiday for Sinners
The Man with a Cigar
Lure of the Wilderness
Sheriff Brink
Lydia Bailey
Consul (uncredited)
Paula
Raymond Bascom
Young Man with Ideas
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
Mike Fogarty
Dragnet
I Love Lucy
Mr. Walters
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Pop
People Will Talk
Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
The Tall Target
Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
Never Trust a Gambler
Cap Douglas (uncredited)
Excuse My Dust
Race judge
My Forbidden Past
Luther Toplady
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Vengeance Valley
Mr. Willoughby
The Living Christ
Herod The Great
Dallas
Judge Harper
Walk Softly, Stranger
Jake - Poker Player (uncredited)
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Judge Kramer
Sunset in the West
Sheriff Tad Osborne
No Way Out
Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
The Savage Horde
Judge Thomas Cole
A Ticket to Tomahawk
Marshal Kit Dodge
House by the River
Inspector Sarten
Mrs. Mike
Dr. McIntosh
Adam's Rib
Judge Marcasson
All the King's Men
Dolph Pillsbury
They Live by Night
Mobley
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
The Lone Ranger
Uncle Ed
Brimstone
Martin Tredwell
Lust for Gold
Parsons (uncredited)
Grape Nutty
Crow (Voice)
Big Jack
Will Farnsworth
The Green Promise
Mr. Grenstedt
Little Women
Mr. Grace (uncredited)
Act of Violence
Pop
Whispering Smith
Sheriff McSwiggin
An Act of Murder
Judge Jim Wilder
Disaster
Pop Hansford
The Walls of Jericho
Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
Black Eagle
Sheriff Clancy
Relentless
Sam - the Horse Dealer
Green Grass of Wyoming
Jake Willis
So This Is New York
Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Eph Hackett (uncredited)
The Inside Story
J. J. Johnson
California's Golden Beginning
Wild Harvest
Mike Alperson
Along the Oregon Trail
Jim Bridger
Cynthia
Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
Mother Wore Tights
Withers (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabana
Uncle Tom (uncredited)
Keeper of the Bees
Dr. Grayson
The Trouble with Women
Commissioner (uncredited)
Danger Street
Police Chief Bullward
The Long Night
Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
Blaze of Noon
Mr. Thomas
California
Chairman (uncredited)
Fair Weather Fiends
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
Blue Skies
Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Jolson Story
Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
The Reckless Driver
Wally Walrus (voice)
Big Town
Station Agent (uncredited)
Down Missouri Way
Prof. Morris
The Inner Circle
Henry Boggs
Rendezvous with Annie
Elmer Snodgrass
Hot Cargo
Tim Chapman
Who's Cookin Who?
Wolfie Wolf (voice)
One Exciting Week
Otis Piper
Without Reservations
Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
They Made Me a Killer
Henry, the Blacksmith
The Blue Dahlia
"Dad" Newell
Apple Andy
Devil
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Foreman (uncredited)
The Hoodlum Saint
Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
Road to Utopia
Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
The Madonna's Secret
The Riverman
Prospecting for Petroleum
The Professor (voice)
Scarlet Street
Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
The Loose Nut
Construction Worker (voice)
State Fair
Hog Judge (uncredited)
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
Mr. Nelson
You Came Along
Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
Bewitched
Mr. Herkheimer
Rhapsody in Blue
Rachmaninoff
Salome, Where She Danced
Sheriff
Fall Guy
Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
High Powered
Jeff Hines
Grissly's Millions
John Frey
Practically Yours
Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
Dangerous Passage
Postal Clerk (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild
Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
Wilson
Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
Take It Big
Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
You Can't Ration Love
Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
The Navy Way
Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
In Old Oklahoma
Doctor
Here Comes Elmer
Horace Parrot
So Proudly We Hail
Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
Sleepy Lagoon
Cyrus Coates
The Good Fellows
Brother from Danville (uncredited)
Cowboy in Manhattan
Higgins
The Meanest Man in the World
Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
Tennessee Johnson
Alderman (uncredited)
The Major and the Minor
Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
A Letter From Bataan
Mr. Limpert
Wildcat
John 'Paw' Smithers
Bambi
Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan
Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
The Postman Didn't Ring
Mr. Slade
Saboteur
J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
Shut My Big Mouth
Jim Long
USS VD: Ship of Shame
Commandant (uncredited)
Shadow of the Thin Man
Maguire (uncredited)
The Tell-Tale Heart
Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Nothing but the Truth
Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
Mob Town
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
Senator
The Richest Man in Town
Frederick Johnson
Cracked Nuts
Sylvanus Boogle
Maisie Was a Lady
Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
You, the People
Mr. Roberts
Blondie Plays Cupid
Mr. Tucker
It's A Small World
Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
Pure Feud
Lem (uncredited)