Will Wright

Will Wright

Known for: Acting

Born: March 25, 1894

Died: June 19, 1962

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…

Known for

Who's Cookin Who?
Who's Cookin Who?
1946
Uncle Tom's Cabana
Uncle Tom's Cabana
1947
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle
1948
Grape Nutty
Grape Nutty
1949
Prospecting for Petroleum
Prospecting for Petroleum
1946
The Price of Freedom
1949
The Loose Nut
The Loose Nut
1945
Fair Weather Fiends
Fair Weather Fiends
1946
Disaster
Disaster
1948
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Tell-Tale Heart
1941
Apple Andy
Apple Andy
1946
The Reckless Driver
The Reckless Driver
1946
Quantrill's Raiders
Quantrill's Raiders
1958
Bambi
Bambi
1942
Mrs. Mike
Mrs. Mike
1949
California's Golden Beginning
California's Golden Beginning
1948
Pure Feud
Pure Feud
1934
Hot Cargo
Hot Cargo
1946
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home
1948
They Live by Night
They Live by Night
1949
Alias Jesse James
Alias Jesse James
1959
The Deadly Companions
The Deadly Companions
1961
Sunset in the West
Sunset in the West
1950
Paula
Paula
1952
The Iron Sheriff
The Iron Sheriff
1957
Along the Oregon Trail
Along the Oregon Trail
1947
Black Eagle
Black Eagle
1948
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good
1955
Here Comes Elmer
Here Comes Elmer
1943
Fall Guy
Fall Guy
1945
The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle
1946
The Last Posse
The Last Posse
1953
Danger Street
Danger Street
1947
Keeper of the Bees
Keeper of the Bees
1947
Lure of the Wilderness
Lure of the Wilderness
1952
An Act of Murder
An Act of Murder
1948
Wild Harvest
Wild Harvest
1947
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
1959
Sleepy Lagoon
Sleepy Lagoon
1943
Green Grass of Wyoming
Green Grass of Wyoming
1948
The Las Vegas Story
The Las Vegas Story
1952
Cowboy in Manhattan
Cowboy in Manhattan
1943
The Inside Story
The Inside Story
1948
Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts
1941
A Letter From Bataan
A Letter From Bataan
1942
One Exciting Week
One Exciting Week
1946
Shut My Big Mouth
Shut My Big Mouth
1942
A Ticket to Tomahawk
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950
Never Trust a Gambler
Never Trust a Gambler
1951
Bewitched
Bewitched
1945
The Savage Horde
The Savage Horde
1950
These Wilder Years
These Wilder Years
1956
Big Jack
Big Jack
1949
The Green Promise
The Green Promise
1949
The Raid
The Raid
1954
Relentless
Relentless
1948
Blondie Plays Cupid
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940
Dangerous Passage
Dangerous Passage
1944
Act of Violence
Act of Violence
1949
Vengeance Valley
Vengeance Valley
1951
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain
1957
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia
1946
Niagara
Niagara
1953
Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon
1947
Brimstone
Brimstone
1949
Wildcat
Wildcat
1942
The Wild One
The Wild One
1953
High Powered
High Powered
1945
Rendezvous with Annie
Rendezvous with Annie
1946
Maisie Was a Lady
Maisie Was a Lady
1941
My Forbidden Past
My Forbidden Past
1951
Down Missouri Way
Down Missouri Way
1946
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
Miss Grant Takes Richmond
1949
Dallas
Dallas
1950
The Madonna's Secret
The Madonna's Secret
1946
Gunman's Walk
Gunman's Walk
1958
The Wayward Bus
The Wayward Bus
1957
The Missouri Traveler
The Missouri Traveler
1958
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
1945
The Richest Man in Town
The Richest Man in Town
1941
The Postman Didn't Ring
The Postman Didn't Ring
1942
House by the River
House by the River
1950
Johnny Comes Flying Home
Johnny Comes Flying Home
1946
All the King's Men
All the King's Men
1949
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib
1949
Holiday for Sinners
Holiday for Sinners
1952
Whispering Smith
Whispering Smith
1948
They Made Me a Killer
They Made Me a Killer
1946
The Kentuckian
The Kentuckian
1955
You Can't Ration Love
You Can't Ration Love
1944
The Good Fellows
The Good Fellows
1943
So This Is New York
So This Is New York
1948
Twenty Plus Two
Twenty Plus Two
1961
The Meanest Man in the World
The Meanest Man in the World
1943
USS VD: Ship of Shame
USS VD: Ship of Shame
1942
Mob Town
Mob Town
1941
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962
Lydia Bailey
Lydia Bailey
1952
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
In Old Oklahoma
In Old Oklahoma
1943
Excuse My Dust
Excuse My Dust
1951
Cynthia
Cynthia
1947
Grissly's Millions
Grissly's Millions
1945
Little Women
Little Women
1949
Blue Skies
Blue Skies
1946
The Happy Time
The Happy Time
1952
The Town Went Wild
The Town Went Wild
1944
State Fair
State Fair
1945
The Trouble with Women
The Trouble with Women
1947
The Long Night
The Long Night
1947
Practically Yours
Practically Yours
1944
Take It Big
Take It Big
1944
The Navy Way
The Navy Way
1944
Big Town
Big Town
1946
Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels
1957
You Came Along
You Came Along
1945
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955
Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
The Jolson Story
The Jolson Story
1946
Walk Softly, Stranger
Walk Softly, Stranger
1950
O. Henry's Full House
O. Henry's Full House
1952
It's A Small World
It's A Small World
1935
You, the People
You, the People
1940
Tennessee Johnson
Tennessee Johnson
1942
Not as a Stranger
Not as a Stranger
1955
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
1964
Mother Wore Tights
Mother Wore Tights
1947
The Walls of Jericho
The Walls of Jericho
1948
Saboteur
Saboteur
1942
California
California
1947
Lust for Gold
Lust for Gold
1949
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar
1954
Blossoms in the Dust
Blossoms in the Dust
1941
Wilson
Wilson
1944
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
1948
Rhapsody in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue
1945
Nothing but the Truth
Nothing but the Truth
1941
Shadow of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man
1941
The Man with the Golden Arm
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955
The Tall Men
The Tall Men
1955
Tales of Manhattan
Tales of Manhattan
1942
The Hoodlum Saint
The Hoodlum Saint
1946
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1951
Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street
1945
So Proudly We Hail
So Proudly We Hail
1943
River of No Return
River of No Return
1954
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor
1942
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia
1946
The Tall Target
The Tall Target
1951
No Way Out
No Way Out
1950
Inherit the Wind
Inherit the Wind
1960
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk
1941
Young Man with Ideas
Young Man with Ideas
1952
Without Reservations
Without Reservations
1946
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Maverick
Maverick
1957
Trackdown
Trackdown
1957
December Bride
December Bride
1954
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy
1951
Dragnet
Dragnet
1951
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
1953
The Tall Man
The Tall Man
1960
Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Outlaws
Outlaws
1960
Rawhide
Rawhide
1959
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
1959
The Millionaire
The Millionaire
1955
Thriller
Thriller
1960
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Real McCoys
The Real McCoys
1957
Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys
1960
Bronco
Bronco
1958
You Are There
You Are There
1953
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Lawman
Lawman
1958
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
1957
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson
1958
Riverboat
Riverboat
1959
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
1949
Official Detective
1957
Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
1953
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1950
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Lassie
Lassie
1954
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
Four Star Playhouse
Four Star Playhouse
1952
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Mister Ed
Mister Ed
1961
The Living Christ
The Living Christ
1951
Mr. Lucky
Mr. Lucky
1959
The Ford Television Theatre
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Conflict
1956
The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
Public Defender
Public Defender
1954