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Will Wright

1894-03-25 San Francisco, California, USA

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Biografia

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 (1949), Walk Softly, Stranger (1950), Sunset in the West (1950), People Will Talk (1951), The Happy Time (1952), River of No Return (1954), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Jeanne Eagels (1957), and Gunman's Walk (1958). One of his most famous and memorable film roles was corrupt city official Dolph Pillsbury in the Academy Award-winning All the King's Men (1949). Wright provided the voice of Friend Owl in Walt Disney's animated film Bambi (1942). He guest starred on several television series. Will Wright died of cancer in 1962.

Películas

Fail Safe Bit Part (uncredited) 1964-10-07
Cape Fear Dr. Pearsall 1962-04-12
Twenty Plus Two Newspaper morgue attendant 1961-08-13
The Deadly Companions Doctor Acton 1961-06-06
Inherit the Wind Bible Salesman (uncredited) 1960-07-07
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock Pentagon General 1959-08-06
Alias Jesse James Titus Queasley 1959-03-20
Quantrill's Raiders Judge Wood 1958-04-27
Rock-a-Bye Baby Fire Chief (uncredited) 1958-07-23
Gunman's Walk Judge 1958-07-01
The Missouri Traveler Sheriff Marvin Peavy 1958-01-21
Johnny Tremain Ephraim Lapham 1957-06-19
The Iron Sheriff Judge 1957-04-01
The Wayward Bus Van Brunt 1957-05-27
Jeanne Eagels Marshal (uncredited) 1957-08-02
These Wilder Years Old Cab Driver 1956-08-17
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Admiral William S. Sims 1955-12-31
The Kentuckian John Decker (uncredited) 1955-07-22
The Tall Men Gus - Bartender (uncredited) 1955-09-22
Atomic Energy as a Force for Good Tim Summers 1955-01-01
The Man with the Golden Arm 1955-12-26
Not as a Stranger Mr. Roberts (uncredited) 1955-07-01
The Raid Josiah Anderson 1954-08-04
River of No Return Trader (uncredited) 1954-04-30
Johnny Guitar Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited) 1954-05-26
Niagara Boatman 1953-01-26
The Wild One Art Kleiner 1953-12-30
The Last Posse Todd Mitchell 1953-07-04
O. Henry's Full House Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) 1952-08-07
Holiday for Sinners The Man with a Cigar 1952-07-25
The Las Vegas Story Mike Fogarty 1952-01-30
Paula Raymond Bascom 1952-05-15
O. Henry's Full House Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) 1952-08-07
Young Man with Ideas Party Guest (uncredited) 1952-05-02
The Happy Time Family Doctor 1952-10-30
Lydia Bailey Consul (uncredited) 1952-05-30
Lure of the Wilderness Sheriff Brink 1952-07-16
Never Trust a Gambler Cap Douglas (uncredited) 1951-07-13
My Forbidden Past Luther Toplady 1951-04-25
Vengeance Valley Mr. Willoughby 1951-02-14
The Tall Target Thomas Ogden (uncredited) 1951-08-17
People Will Talk Uncle John Higgins (uncredited) 1951-08-29
Excuse My Dust Race judge 1951-06-27
Sunset in the West Sheriff Tad Osborne 1950-09-25
The Savage Horde Judge Thomas Cole 1950-05-22
No Way Out Dr. Cheney (uncredited) 1950-08-16
A Ticket to Tomahawk Marshal Kit Dodge 1950-05-19
Dallas Judge Harper 1950-12-30
Walk Softly, Stranger Jake, Poker Player (uncredited) 1950-10-14
House by the River Inspector Sarten 1950-03-25
Little Women Mr. Grace (uncredited) 1949-03-10
They Live by Night Mobley 1949-11-01
Big Jack Will Farnsworth 1949-04-12
Mrs. Mike Dr. McIntosh 1949-12-23
The Green Promise Mr. Grenstedt 1949-03-22
Brimstone Martin Tredwell 1949-08-15
The Price of Freedom McTrees 1949-04-29
Grape Nutty Crow (Voice) 1949-04-13
Adam's Rib Judge Marcasson 1949-11-18
Act of Violence Pop 1949-01-22
Lust for Gold Parsons (uncredited) 1949-06-10
All the King's Men Dolph Pillsbury 1949-11-16
Miss Grant Takes Richmond Roscoe Johnson (uncredited) 1949-10-20
California's Golden Beginning 1948-01-01
The Inside Story J. J. Johnson 1948-03-14
Relentless Sam - the Horse Dealer 1948-06-15
So This Is New York Uncle Fergus (uncredited) 1948-06-01
Whispering Smith Sheriff McSwiggin 1948-12-09
Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home Babirusa / Pig (voice) 1948-01-01
The Walls of Jericho Dr. Patterson (uncredited) 1948-11-22
An Act of Murder Judge Jim Wilder 1948-12-05
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Eph Hackett (uncredited) 1948-03-25
Jingle, Jangle, Jingle Pop Williams 1948-01-02
Black Eagle Sheriff Clancy 1948-09-16
Green Grass of Wyoming Jake Willis 1948-06-03
Disaster Pop Hansford 1948-12-03
Uncle Tom's Cabaña Uncle Tom (uncredited) 1947-07-19
Keeper of the Bees Dr. Grayson 1947-07-10
Blaze of Noon Mr. Thomas 1947-05-02
Mother Wore Tights Withers (uncredited) 1947-08-20
Cynthia Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep 1947-08-29
The Long Night Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited) 1947-05-28
Wild Harvest Mike Alperson 1947-09-26
The Trouble with Women Commissioner (uncredited) 1947-06-25
Along the Oregon Trail Jim Bridger 1947-08-30
California Chairman (uncredited) 1947-02-21
Danger Street Police Chief Bullward 1947-06-20
Without Reservations Pullman Conductor (uncredited) 1946-05-13
The Blue Dahlia "Dad" Newell 1946-04-16
Big Town Station Agent (uncredited) 1946-08-23
The Hoodlum Saint Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited) 1946-04-04
The Jolson Story Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited) 1946-10-10
Apple Andy Devil 1946-04-09
Rendezvous with Annie Elmer Snodgrass 1946-07-22
The Madonna's Secret The Riverman 1946-02-16
Road to Utopia Mr. Latimer (uncredited) 1946-02-27
Down Missouri Way Prof. Morris 1946-08-15
They Made Me a Killer Henry, the Blacksmith 1946-05-03
Hot Cargo Tim Chapman 1946-06-28
Fair Weather Fiends Wolfie Wolf (voice) 1946-11-18
The Inner Circle Henry Boggs 1946-08-07
The Reckless Driver Wally Walrus (voice) 1946-08-26
One Exciting Week Otis Piper 1946-06-08
Blue Skies Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited) 1946-10-15
Who's Cookin Who? Wolfie Wolf (voice) 1946-06-23
Prospecting for Petroleum The Professor (voice) 1946-01-01
Johnny Comes Flying Home Foreman (uncredited) 1946-04-05
Grissly's Millions John Frey 1945-01-16
Rhapsody in Blue Rachmaninoff 1945-06-27
Scarlet Street Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited) 1945-12-25
High Powered Jeff Hines 1945-02-27
Salome, Where She Danced Sheriff 1945-04-17
State Fair Hog Judge (uncredited) 1945-08-29
The Loose Nut Construction Worker (voice) 1945-12-17
You Came Along Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited) 1945-07-04
Fall Guy Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited) 1945-04-14
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry Mr. Nelson 1945-08-17
Bewitched Mr. Herkheimer 1945-07-04
The Navy Way Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited) 1944-02-26
The Town Went Wild Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited) 1944-12-15
You Can't Ration Love Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace 1944-02-28
Dangerous Passage Postal Clerk (uncredited) 1944-12-18
Practically Yours Sen. Cowling (uncredited) 1944-12-20
Wilson Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited) 1944-08-01
Take It Big Rodeo Judge (uncredited) 1944-06-09
So Proudly We Hail Colonel Clark (Uncredited) 1943-09-09
Cowboy in Manhattan Higgins 1943-05-21
Sleepy Lagoon Cyrus Coates 1943-09-05
Here Comes Elmer Horace Parrot 1943-11-15
In Old Oklahoma Doctor 1943-12-06
The Good Fellows Brother from Danville (uncredited) 1943-08-11
The Meanest Man in the World Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited) 1943-02-12
Tales of Manhattan Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited) 1942-08-05
USS VD: Ship of Shame Commandant (uncredited) 1942-01-02
Shut My Big Mouth Jim Long 1942-02-19
Bambi Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited) 1942-08-14
Tennessee Johnson Alderman (uncredited) 1942-12-01
The Postman Didn't Ring Mr. Slade 1942-07-03
The Major and the Minor Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited) 1942-09-16
A Letter From Bataan Mr. Limpert 1942-09-15
Wildcat John 'Paw' Smithers 1942-09-03
Saboteur J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited) 1942-04-24
Shadow of the Thin Man Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited) 1941-11-21
Blossoms in the Dust Senator 1941-08-15
Honky Tonk Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited) 1941-10-01
Cracked Nuts Sylvanus Boogle 1941-07-02
Mob Town Pawnbroker (uncredited) 1941-10-03
Maisie Was a Lady Judge Thatcher (Uncredited) 1941-01-10
The Tell-Tale Heart Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) 1941-10-25
Nothing But the Truth Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited) 1941-10-10
The Richest Man in Town Frederick Johnson 1941-08-02
You, the People Mr. Roberts 1940-11-30
Blondie Plays Cupid Mr. Tucker 1940-10-31
It's A Small World Courtroom spectator (uncredited) 1935-04-12
Pure Feud Lem (uncredited) 1934-04-20