1894Born, San Francisco
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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…
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Cape FearDr. Pearsall
Fail SafeBit Part (uncredited)
Johnny GuitarNed - Bank Teller (uncredited)
River of No ReturnTrader (uncredited)
Inherit the WindBible Salesman (uncredited)1964Fail SafeBit Part (uncredited)Movie
1962Cape FearDr. PearsallMovie
1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowSam Petrie · 1 episodeShow
1961Twenty Plus TwoNewspaper morgue attendantMovie
1961The Deadly CompanionsDoctor ActonMovie
1961Mister EdMr. Thompson · 1 episodeShow
1960The Andy Griffith ShowBen Weaver · 3 episodesShow
1960Outlaws1 episodeShow
1960Pete and Gladys1 episodeShow
1960ThrillerConstable Tom Walker · 1 episodeShow
1960The Tall Man1 episodeShow
1960Inherit the WindBible Salesman (uncredited)Movie
1959Mr. LuckyThe Leadville Kid · 1 episodeShow
1959Dennis the MenaceMerrivale · 4 episodesShow
1959RiverboatJ.C. Sickel · 1 episodeShow
1959The 30 Foot Bride of Candy RockPentagon GeneralMovie
1959Alias Jesse JamesTitus QueasleyMovie
1959RawhideGrandfather · 1 episodeShow
195877 Sunset StripLuther Hanks · 1 episodeShow
1958Bat MastersonBilly Willow · 3 episodesShow
1958Lawman1 episodeShow
1958The Donna Reed ShowOliver · 1 episodeShow
1958Bronco1 episodeShow
1958Rock-a-Bye BabyFire Chief (uncredited)Movie
1958Gunman's WalkJudgeMovie
1958Quantrill's RaidersJudge WoodMovie
1958The Missouri TravelerSheriff Marvin PeavyMovie
1957TrackdownZack · 1 episodeShow
1957Leave It to BeaverPete at Firehouse #7 · 1 episodeShow
1957The Real McCoys1 episodeShow
1957MaverickGeneral Hoyt Bosco, Jabe Hallock, General Eakins, Sheriff Chester Bentley · 2 episodesShow
1957SugarfootCharlie Cade, John Chamberlain, Job Turner · 1 episodeShow
1957Jeanne EagelsMarshal (uncredited)Movie
1957Johnny TremainEphraim LaphamMovie
1957The Wayward BusVan BruntMovie
1957The Iron SheriffJudgeMovie
1957Official Detective1 episodeShow
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreKing - Newspaper Editor · 1 episodeShow
1956Conflict1 episodeShow
1956Hey, Jeannie!McClish · 1 episodeShow
1956These Wilder YearsOld Cab DriverMovie
1955The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellAdmiral William S. SimsMovie
1955The Man with the Golden ArmMovie
1955The 20th Century Fox HourJudge O'Neill · 1 episodeShow
1955The Tall MenGus - Bartender (uncredited)Movie
1955The KentuckianJohn Decker (uncredited)Movie
1955Not as a StrangerMr. Roberts (uncredited)Movie
1955The MillionaireGrandpa Costello · 1 episodeShow
1955Atomic Energy as a Force for GoodTim SummersMovie
1954December Bride3 episodesShow
1954The RaidJosiah AndersonMovie
1954Johnny GuitarNed - Bank Teller (uncredited)Movie
1954River of No ReturnTrader (uncredited)Movie
1954Public DefenderHorace Bascomb · 1 episodeShow
1953The Wild OneArt KleinerMovie
1953The Danny Thomas ShowMr. Johnson · 1 episodeShow
1953Letter to LorettaFather Gourdian · 1 episodeShow
1953The Last PosseTodd MitchellMovie
1953NiagaraBoatmanMovie
1953General Electric TheaterJake Marley, McCrain, Grandpaw · 1 episodeShow
1953You Are TherePhilip Arnold · 1 episodeShow
1952The Happy TimeFamily DoctorMovie
1952The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietMr. Jackson · 1 episodeShow
1952The Ford Television TheatreMr. Crane · 1 episodeShow
1952Cavalcade of AmericaGeorge's Father · 1 episodeShow
1952O. Henry's Full HouseManager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited), Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)Movie
1952Holiday for SinnersThe Man with a CigarMovie
1952Lure of the WildernessSheriff BrinkMovie
1952Lydia BaileyConsul (uncredited)Movie
1952PaulaRaymond BascomMovie
1952Young Man with IdeasParty Guest (uncredited)Movie
1952The Las Vegas StoryMike FogartyMovie
1951Dragnet1 episodeShow
1951I Love LucyMr. Walters, Sheriff · 2 episodesShow
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsPop, Father · 1 episodeShow
1951People Will TalkJohn Higgins (uncredited)Movie
1951The Tall TargetThomas Ogden (uncredited)Movie
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