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Will Wright

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.


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Born:
Mar 26, 1894 In San Francisco, California
Movie/TV Credits:
175
First Appeared:
In the movie Pure Feud 1934-04-20
Latest Project:
Movie APEX: The Secret Race Across America 2019-10-20
Known For
Poster of The Andy Griffith Show
Poster of O. Henry's Full House
Poster of Rendezvous with Annie
Poster of Nothing But the Truth
Filmography
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