1894-03-25 San Francisco, California, USA
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.
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Fail Safe | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1964-10-07 |
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Cape Fear | Dr. Pearsall | 1962-04-12 |
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Twenty Plus Two | Newspaper morgue attendant | 1961-08-13 |
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The Deadly Companions | Doctor Acton | 1961-06-06 |
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Inherit the Wind | Bible Salesman (uncredited) | 1960-07-07 |
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Alias Jesse James | Titus Queasley | 1959-03-20 |
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The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock | Pentagon General | 1959-08-06 |
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Gunman's Walk | Judge | 1958-07-01 |
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Quantrill's Raiders | Judge Wood | 1958-04-27 |
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Rock-a-Bye Baby | Fire Chief (uncredited) | 1958-07-23 |
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The Missouri Traveler | Sheriff Marvin Peavy | 1958-01-21 |
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Jeanne Eagels | Marshal (uncredited) | 1957-08-02 |
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Johnny Tremain | Ephraim Lapham | 1957-06-19 |
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The Iron Sheriff | Judge | 1957-04-01 |
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The Wayward Bus | Van Brunt | 1957-05-27 |
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These Wilder Years | Old Cab Driver | 1956-08-17 |
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Atomic Energy as a Force for Good | Tim Summers | 1955-01-01 |
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The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Admiral William S. Sims | 1955-12-31 |
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The Man with the Golden Arm | 1955-12-26 | |
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The Tall Men | Gus - Bartender (uncredited) | 1955-09-22 |
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The Kentuckian | John Decker (uncredited) | 1955-07-22 |
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Not as a Stranger | Mr. Roberts (uncredited) | 1955-07-01 |
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The Raid | Josiah Anderson | 1954-08-04 |
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Johnny Guitar | Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited) | 1954-05-26 |
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River of No Return | Trader (uncredited) | 1954-04-30 |
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Niagara | Boatman | 1953-01-26 |
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The Wild One | Art Kleiner | 1953-12-30 |
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The Last Posse | Todd Mitchell | 1953-07-04 |
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O. Henry's Full House | Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) | 1952-08-07 |
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Holiday for Sinners | The Man with a Cigar | 1952-07-25 |
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The Las Vegas Story | Mike Fogarty | 1952-01-30 |
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Paula | Raymond Bascom | 1952-05-15 |
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O. Henry's Full House | Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) | 1952-08-07 |
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Young Man with Ideas | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1952-05-02 |
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The Happy Time | Family Doctor | 1952-10-30 |
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Lydia Bailey | Consul (uncredited) | 1952-05-30 |
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Lure of the Wilderness | Sheriff Brink | 1952-07-16 |
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The Tall Target | Thomas Ogden (uncredited) | 1951-08-17 |
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My Forbidden Past | Luther Toplady | 1951-04-25 |
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Vengeance Valley | Mr. Willoughby | 1951-02-14 |
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Excuse My Dust | Race judge | 1951-06-27 |
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People Will Talk | Uncle John Higgins (uncredited) | 1951-08-29 |
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Never Trust a Gambler | Cap Douglas (uncredited) | 1951-07-13 |
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No Way Out | Dr. Cheney (uncredited) | 1950-08-16 |
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The Savage Horde | Judge Thomas Cole | 1950-05-22 |
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Sunset in the West | Sheriff Tad Osborne | 1950-09-25 |
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A Ticket to Tomahawk | Marshal Kit Dodge | 1950-05-19 |
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Dallas | Judge Harper | 1950-12-30 |
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House by the River | Inspector Sarten | 1950-03-25 |
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Walk Softly, Stranger | Jake, Poker Player (uncredited) | 1950-10-14 |
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They Live by Night | Mobley | 1949-11-01 |
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Little Women | Mr. Grace (uncredited) | 1949-03-10 |
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Big Jack | Will Farnsworth | 1949-04-12 |
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Miss Grant Takes Richmond | Roscoe Johnson (uncredited) | 1949-10-20 |
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Mrs. Mike | Dr. McIntosh | 1949-12-23 |
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The Green Promise | Mr. Grenstedt | 1949-03-22 |
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Brimstone | Martin Tredwell | 1949-08-15 |
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Lust for Gold | Parsons (uncredited) | 1949-06-10 |
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All the King's Men | Dolph Pillsbury | 1949-11-16 |
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Grape Nutty | Crow (Voice) | 1949-04-13 |
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Act of Violence | Pop | 1949-01-22 |
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The Price of Freedom | McTrees | 1949-04-29 |
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Adam's Rib | Judge Marcasson | 1949-11-18 |
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The Inside Story | J. J. Johnson | 1948-03-14 |
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So This Is New York | Uncle Fergus (uncredited) | 1948-06-01 |
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Whispering Smith | Sheriff McSwiggin | 1948-12-09 |
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Relentless | Sam - the Horse Dealer | 1948-06-15 |
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Jingle, Jangle, Jingle | Pop Williams | 1948-01-02 |
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Eph Hackett (uncredited) | 1948-03-25 |
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An Act of Murder | Judge Jim Wilder | 1948-12-05 |
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Green Grass of Wyoming | Jake Willis | 1948-06-03 |
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Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home | Babirusa / Pig (voice) | 1948-01-01 |
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Black Eagle | Sheriff Clancy | 1948-09-16 |
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Disaster | Pop Hansford | 1948-12-03 |
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The Walls of Jericho | Dr. Patterson (uncredited) | 1948-11-22 |
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California's Golden Beginning | 1948-01-01 | |
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Cynthia | Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep | 1947-08-29 |
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Blaze of Noon | Mr. Thomas | 1947-05-02 |
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Danger Street | Police Chief Bullward | 1947-06-20 |
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Mother Wore Tights | Withers (uncredited) | 1947-08-20 |
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Keeper of the Bees | Dr. Grayson | 1947-07-10 |
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Uncle Tom's Cabaña | Uncle Tom (uncredited) | 1947-07-19 |
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California | Chairman (uncredited) | 1947-02-21 |
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Wild Harvest | Mike Alperson | 1947-09-26 |
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The Long Night | Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited) | 1947-05-28 |
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The Trouble with Women | Commissioner (uncredited) | 1947-06-25 |
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Along the Oregon Trail | Jim Bridger | 1947-08-30 |
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Prospecting for Petroleum | The Professor (voice) | 1946-01-01 |
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Rendezvous with Annie | Elmer Snodgrass | 1946-07-22 |
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Apple Andy | Devil | 1946-04-09 |
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The Hoodlum Saint | Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited) | 1946-04-04 |
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The Reckless Driver | Wally Walrus (voice) | 1946-08-26 |
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Fair Weather Fiends | Wolfie Wolf (voice) | 1946-11-18 |
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The Inner Circle | Henry Boggs | 1946-08-07 |
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Blue Skies | Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited) | 1946-10-15 |
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Who's Cookin Who? | Wolfie Wolf (voice) | 1946-06-23 |
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Hot Cargo | Tim Chapman | 1946-06-28 |
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The Madonna's Secret | The Riverman | 1946-02-16 |
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Big Town | Station Agent (uncredited) | 1946-08-23 |
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The Jolson Story | Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
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Down Missouri Way | Prof. Morris | 1946-08-15 |
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Road to Utopia | Mr. Latimer (uncredited) | 1946-02-27 |
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Without Reservations | Pullman Conductor (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
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One Exciting Week | Otis Piper | 1946-06-08 |
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Johnny Comes Flying Home | Foreman (uncredited) | 1946-04-05 |
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The Blue Dahlia | "Dad" Newell | 1946-04-16 |
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They Made Me a Killer | Henry, the Blacksmith | 1946-05-03 |
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Rhapsody in Blue | Rachmaninoff | 1945-06-27 |
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Grissly's Millions | John Frey | 1945-01-16 |
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Scarlet Street | Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited) | 1945-12-25 |
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High Powered | Jeff Hines | 1945-02-27 |
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Fall Guy | Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited) | 1945-04-14 |
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The Loose Nut | Construction Worker (voice) | 1945-12-17 |
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Bewitched | Mr. Herkheimer | 1945-07-04 |
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The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | Mr. Nelson | 1945-08-17 |
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You Came Along | Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited) | 1945-07-04 |
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State Fair | Hog Judge (uncredited) | 1945-08-29 |
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Salome, Where She Danced | Sheriff | 1945-04-17 |
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The Navy Way | Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited) | 1944-02-26 |
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Dangerous Passage | Postal Clerk (uncredited) | 1944-12-18 |
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You Can't Ration Love | Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace (uncredited) | 1944-02-28 |
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Wilson | Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited) | 1944-08-01 |
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The Town Went Wild | Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited) | 1944-12-15 |
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Practically Yours | Sen. Cowling (uncredited) | 1944-12-20 |
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Take It Big | Rodeo Judge (uncredited) | 1944-06-09 |
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The Meanest Man in the World | Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited) | 1943-02-12 |
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The Good Fellows | Brother from Danville (uncredited) | 1943-08-11 |
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Here Comes Elmer | Horace Parrot | 1943-11-15 |
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Cowboy in Manhattan | Higgins | 1943-05-21 |
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Sleepy Lagoon | Cyrus Coates | 1943-09-05 |
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So Proudly We Hail | Colonel Clark (Uncredited) | 1943-09-09 |
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In Old Oklahoma | Doctor | 1943-12-06 |
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Tennessee Johnson | Alderman (uncredited) | 1942-12-01 |
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Bambi | Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited) | 1942-08-14 |
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Wildcat | John 'Paw' Smithers | 1942-09-03 |
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Tales of Manhattan | Old Concertgoer (Laughton sequence) (uncredited) | 1942-08-05 |
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The Major and the Minor | Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited) | 1942-09-16 |
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The Postman Didn't Ring | Mr. Slade | 1942-07-03 |
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Saboteur | J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited) | 1942-04-24 |
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USS VD: Ship of Shame | Commandant (uncredited) | 1942-01-02 |
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A Letter From Bataan | Mr. Limpert | 1942-09-15 |
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Shut My Big Mouth | Jim Long | 1942-02-19 |
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The Richest Man in Town | Frederick Johnson | 1941-08-02 |
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Shadow of the Thin Man | Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited) | 1941-11-21 |
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Honky Tonk | Townsman at Meeting House | 1941-10-01 |
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Maisie Was a Lady | Judge Thatcher (Uncredited) | 1941-01-10 |
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Nothing But the Truth | Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited) | 1941-10-10 |
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Blossoms in the Dust | Senator | 1941-08-15 |
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Mob Town | Pawnbroker (uncredited) | 1941-10-03 |
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The Tell-Tale Heart | Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) | 1941-10-25 |
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Cracked Nuts | Sylvanus Boogle | 1941-07-02 |
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You, the People | Mr. Roberts | 1940-11-30 |
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Blondie Plays Cupid | Mr. Tucker | 1940-10-31 |
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It's A Small World | Courtroom spectator (uncredited) | 1935-04-12 |
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Pure Feud | Lem (uncredited) | 1934-04-20 |
