From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Will Wright (born William Henry Wright on March 26, 1891 in San Francisco, California - June 19, 1962 in Hollywood, California) was an American character actor. He was frequently cast in curmudgeonly roles. He was sometimes credited as Will J. Wright. Wright guest starred on the 1954-1955 CBS legal drama, The Public Defender, starring Reed Hadley. He appeared twice in the 1956-1957 CBS situation comedy Hey, Jeannie!, with Jeannie Carson. In 1958, Wright guest starred in the episode "The Woman from Sacramento" on John Payne's NBC western series, The Restless Gun, in the role of Jim Blackwell, a wealthy but dying rancher who doubts the identity of his estranged daughter, played by Kathleen Crowley, who has arrived for a final visit with her father, of whom she has virtually no memory. Wright portrayed department store owner and grasping landlord Ben Weaver in several episodes of CBS's The Andy Griffith Show and was the voice of Friend Owl in Walt Disney's animated film Bambi. He also appeared in Johnny Tremain. From 1960-1962, he appeared four times as Doc Bigelow on the NBC western series Laramie, with John Smith and Robert Fuller. He also guest starred with child actor Stephen Talbot in the 1960 episode "Don't Scream at a Jet" in the syndicated series The Blue Angels, fictional stories about elite fliers of the United States Navy. Wright died of cancer. His interment was in Fairfield's Suisun-Fairfield Cemetery. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Wright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | APEX: The Secret Race Across America | Self | 2019-10-20 |
Movie | How Videogames Changed the World | Himself | 2013-11-30 |
Movie | Fail Safe | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1964-10-07 |
Movie | Cape Fear | Dr. Pearsall | 1962-04-12 |
Movie | The Deadly Companions | Doctor Acton | 1961-06-06 |
Series | Mister Ed | Unknown | 1961-01-05 |
Movie | Twenty Plus Two | Newspaper morgue attendant | 1961-08-13 |
Series | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Unknown | 1961-10-03 |
Series | The Tall Man | Unknown | 1960-09-10 |
Movie | Inherit the Wind | Bible Salesman (uncredited) | 1960-07-07 |
Series | Thriller | Unknown | 1960-09-13 |
Series | Pete and Gladys | Unknown | 1960-09-19 |
Series | Outlaws | Unknown | 1960-09-26 |
Series | The Andy Griffith Show | Unknown | 1960-10-03 |
Movie | Alias Jesse James | Titus Queasley | 1959-03-20 |
Movie | The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock | Pentagon General | 1959-08-06 |
Series | Rawhide | Unknown | 1959-01-09 |
Series | Mr. Lucky | Unknown | 1959-10-24 |
Series | Riverboat | Unknown | 1959-09-13 |
Series | Dennis the Menace | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
Movie | Rock-a-Bye Baby | Fire Chief (uncredited) | 1958-07-23 |
Movie | Gunman's Walk | Judge | 1958-07-01 |
Movie | Quantrill's Raiders | Judge Wood | 1958-04-27 |
Series | Bronco | Unknown | 1958-09-23 |
Movie | The Missouri Traveler | Sheriff Marvin Peavy | 1958-01-21 |
Series | The Donna Reed Show | Unknown | 1958-09-24 |
Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
Series | Bat Masterson | Unknown | 1958-10-08 |
Series | Lawman | Unknown | 1958-10-05 |
Movie | Johnny Tremain | Ephraim Lapham | 1957-06-19 |
Movie | The Wayward Bus | Van Brunt | 1957-05-27 |
Series | Official Detective | Unknown | 1957-01-01 |
Movie | Jeanne Eagels | Marshal (uncredited) | 1957-08-02 |
Movie | The Iron Sheriff | Judge | 1957-04-01 |
Series | Maverick | Unknown | 1957-09-22 |
Series | Leave It to Beaver | Unknown | 1957-10-04 |
Series | Trackdown | Unknown | 1957-10-04 |
Series | The Real McCoys | Unknown | 1957-10-03 |
Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
Series | Sugarfoot | Unknown | 1957-09-17 |
Movie | These Wilder Years | Old Cab Driver | 1956-08-17 |
Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
Movie | Not as a Stranger | Mr. Roberts (uncredited) | 1955-07-01 |
Series | The Millionaire | Unknown | 1955-01-19 |
Movie | The Kentuckian | John Decker (uncredited) | 1955-07-22 |
Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
Movie | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Admiral William S. Sims | 1955-12-31 |
Movie | The Man with the Golden Arm | 1955-12-26 | |
Series | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Unknown | 1955-10-05 |
Movie | The Tall Men | Gus - Bartender (uncredited) | 1955-09-22 |
Movie | Born in Freedom: The Story of Colonel Drake | Joel D. Angier | 1954-03-29 |
Movie | River of No Return | Trader (uncredited) | 1954-04-30 |
Movie | Johnny Guitar | Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1954-05-26 |
Series | December Bride | Unknown | 1954-10-04 |
Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
Movie | The Raid | Josiah Anderson | 1954-08-04 |
Movie | Niagara | Boatman | 1953-01-26 |
Series | You Are There | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Series | Letter to Loretta | Unknown | 1953-09-20 |
Movie | The Wild One | Art Kleiner | 1953-12-30 |
Movie | The Last Posse | Todd Mitchell | 1953-07-04 |
Movie | Paula | Raymond Bascom | 1952-05-15 |
Movie | Young Man with Ideas | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1952-05-02 |
Movie | The Las Vegas Story | Mike Fogarty | 1952-01-30 |
Movie | Lydia Bailey | Consul (uncredited) | 1952-05-30 |
Movie | The Happy Time | Family Doctor | 1952-10-30 |
Movie | Lure of the Wilderness | Sheriff Brink | 1952-07-16 |
Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
Movie | O. Henry's Full House | Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) | 1952-08-07 |
Movie | Holiday for Sinners | The Man with a Cigar | 1952-07-25 |
Movie | Excuse My Dust | Race judge | 1951-06-27 |
Movie | My Forbidden Past | Luther Toplady | 1951-04-25 |
Movie | Vengeance Valley | Mr. Willoughby | 1951-02-14 |
Movie | Never Trust a Gambler | Cap Douglas (uncredited) | 1951-07-13 |
Series | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Unknown | 1951-04-15 |
Movie | The Tall Target | Thomas Ogden (uncredited) | 1951-08-17 |
Movie | People Will Talk | Uncle John Higgins (uncredited) | 1951-08-29 |
Series | I Love Lucy | Unknown | 1951-10-15 |
Series | Dragnet | Unknown | 1951-12-16 |
Series | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Unknown | 1951-10-05 |
Movie | The Savage Horde | Judge Thomas Cole | 1950-05-22 |
Movie | No Way Out | Dr. Cheney - Coroner (uncredited) | 1950-08-16 |
Movie | A Ticket to Tomahawk | Marshal Kit Dodge | 1950-05-19 |
Movie | House by the River | Inspector Sarten | 1950-03-25 |
Movie | Dallas | Judge Harper | 1950-12-30 |
Movie | Sunset in the West | Sheriff Tad Osborne | 1950-09-25 |
Movie | Walk Softly, Stranger | Jake, Poker Player (uncredited) | 1950-10-14 |
Movie | Big Jack | Will Farnsworth | 1949-04-12 |
Movie | The Green Promise | Mr. Grenstedt | 1949-03-22 |
Movie | Act of Violence | Pop | 1949-02-01 |
Movie | Lust for Gold | Parsons (uncredited) | 1949-06-10 |
Movie | Little Women | Mr. Grace (uncredited) | 1949-03-10 |
Movie | Brimstone | Martin Tredwell | 1949-08-15 |
Movie | Mrs. Mike | Dr. McIntosh | 1949-12-23 |
Movie | All the King's Men | Dolph Pillsbury | 1949-11-16 |
Movie | Adam's Rib | Judge Marcasson | 1949-11-18 |
Movie | They Live by Night | Mobley | 1949-11-01 |
Movie | Miss Grant Takes Richmond | Roscoe Johnson (uncredited) | 1949-10-20 |
Movie | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Eph Hackett (uncredited) | 1948-03-25 |
Movie | The Inside Story | J. J. Johnson | 1948-03-14 |
Movie | California's Golden Beginning | 1948-01-01 | |
Movie | So This Is New York | Uncle Fergus (uncredited) | 1948-06-01 |
Movie | Green Grass of Wyoming | Jake Willis | 1948-06-03 |
Movie | Whispering Smith | Sheriff McSwiggin | 1948-12-09 |
Movie | The Walls of Jericho | Dr. Patterson (uncredited) | 1948-11-22 |
Movie | An Act of Murder | Judge Jim Wilder | 1948-12-05 |
Movie | Relentless | Sam - the Horse Dealer | 1948-06-15 |
Movie | The Long Night | Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited) | 1947-05-28 |
Movie | Blaze of Noon | Mr. Thomas | 1947-05-02 |
Movie | California | Chairman (uncredited) | 1947-02-21 |
Movie | The Trouble with Women | Commissioner (uncredited) | 1947-06-25 |
Movie | Danger Street | Police Chief Bullward | 1947-06-20 |
Movie | Cynthia | Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep | 1947-08-29 |
Movie | Uncle Tom's Cabaña | Uncle Tom (uncredited) | 1947-07-19 |
Movie | Mother Wore Tights | Withers (uncredited) | 1947-08-20 |
Movie | Keeper of the Bees | Dr. Grayson | 1947-07-10 |
Movie | The Blue Dahlia | "Dad" Newell | 1946-04-16 |
Movie | They Made Me a Killer | Henry, the Blacksmith | 1946-05-03 |
Movie | Apple Andy | Devil | 1946-04-09 |
Movie | The Madonna's Secret | The Riverman | 1946-02-16 |
Movie | Without Reservations | Pullman Conductor (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
Movie | The Hoodlum Saint | Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited) | 1946-04-04 |
Movie | Road to Utopia | Mr. Latimer (uncredited) | 1946-02-27 |
Movie | Blue Skies | Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited) | 1946-10-15 |
Movie | One Exciting Week | Otis Piper | 1946-06-08 |
Movie | Big Town | Station Agent (uncredited) | 1946-08-23 |
Movie | The Jolson Story | Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
Movie | Down Missouri Way | Prof. Morris | 1946-08-15 |
Movie | The Inner Circle | Henry Boggs | 1946-08-07 |
Movie | Rendezvous with Annie | Elmer Snodgrass | 1946-07-22 |
Movie | Fall Guy | Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited) | 1945-04-14 |
Movie | High Powered | Jeff Hines | 1945-02-27 |
Movie | Grissly's Millions | John Frey | 1945-01-16 |
Movie | Rhapsody in Blue | Rachmaninoff | 1945-06-27 |
Movie | Salome, Where She Danced | Sheriff | 1945-04-17 |
Movie | You Came Along | Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited) | 1945-07-04 |
Movie | State Fair | Hog Judge (uncredited) | 1945-08-29 |
Movie | The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | Mr. Nelson (uncredited) | 1945-08-17 |
Movie | Scarlet Street | Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited) | 1945-12-25 |
Movie | Bewitched | Mr. Herkheimer | 1945-07-04 |
Movie | You Can't Ration Love | Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 1944-02-28 |
Movie | The Navy Way | Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited) | 1944-02-26 |
Movie | Take It Big | Rodeo Judge (uncredited) | 1944-06-09 |
Movie | The Town Went Wild | Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited) | 1944-12-15 |
Movie | Wilson | Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited) | 1944-08-01 |
Movie | Practically Yours | Sen. Cowling (uncredited) | 1944-12-20 |
Movie | Dangerous Passage | Postal Clerk (uncredited) | 1944-12-18 |
Movie | Cowboy in Manhattan | Higgins | 1943-05-21 |
Movie | The Meanest Man in the World | Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited) | 1943-02-12 |
Movie | The Good Fellows | Brother from Danville (uncredited) | 1943-08-11 |
Movie | Here Comes Elmer | Horace Parrot | 1943-11-15 |
Movie | Sleepy Lagoon | Cyrus Coates | 1943-09-05 |
Movie | In Old Oklahoma | Doctor | 1943-12-06 |
Movie | So Proudly We Hail | Colonel Clark (Uncredited) | 1943-09-09 |
Movie | Saboteur | J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
Movie | Shut My Big Mouth | Jim Long | 1942-02-19 |
Movie | Tales of Manhattan | Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited) | 1942-08-05 |
Movie | Bambi | Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited) | 1942-08-14 |
Movie | Tennessee Johnson | Alderman (uncredited) | 1942-12-01 |
Movie | The Major and the Minor | Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited) | 1942-09-16 |
Movie | Wildcat | John 'Paw' Smithers | 1942-09-03 |
Movie | The Richest Man in Town | Frederick Johnson | 1941-08-02 |
Movie | Cracked Nuts | Sylvanus Boogle | 1941-07-02 |
Movie | Maisie Was a Lady | Judge Thatcher (Uncredited) | 1941-01-10 |
Movie | Blossoms in the Dust | Senator | 1941-08-15 |
Movie | The Tell-Tale Heart | Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) | 1941-10-25 |
Movie | Honky Tonk | Townsman at Meeting House | 1941-10-01 |
Movie | Nothing But the Truth | Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited) | 1941-10-10 |
Movie | Shadow of the Thin Man | Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited) | 1941-11-21 |
Movie | Mob Town | Pawnbroker (uncredited) | 1941-10-03 |
Movie | Blondie Plays Cupid | Mr. Tucker | 1940-10-31 |
Movie | You, the People | Mr. Roberts | 1940-11-30 |
Movie | It's A Small World | Courtroom spectator (uncredited) | 1935-04-12 |
Movie | Pure Feud | Lem (uncredited) | 1934-04-20 |