Will Wright

Will Wright

Acting

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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…

Filmography

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Fail Safe ★ 7.8 Fail Safe 1964 Cape Fear ★ 7.5 Cape Fear 1962 The Dick Van Dyke Show ★ 7.6 The Dick Van Dyke Show 1961 Twenty Plus Two ★ 6.8 Twenty Plus Two 1961 The Deadly Companions ★ 5.6 The Deadly Companions 1961 Mister Ed ★ 6.8 Mister Ed 1961 The Andy Griffith Show ★ 7.6 The Andy Griffith Show 1960 Outlaws ★ 6.7 Outlaws 1960 Pete and Gladys ★ 6.3 Pete and Gladys 1960 Thriller ★ 6.7 Thriller 1960 The Tall Man ★ 6.9 The Tall Man 1960 Inherit the Wind ★ 7.7 Inherit the Wind 1960 Mr. Lucky ★ 6.7 Mr. Lucky 1959 Dennis the Menace ★ 6.6 Dennis the Menace 1959 Riverboat ★ 6.5 Riverboat 1959 The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock ★ 5.9 The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock 1959 Alias Jesse James ★ 6.0 Alias Jesse James 1959 Rawhide ★ 7.2 Rawhide 1959 77 Sunset Strip ★ 7.1 77 Sunset Strip 1958 Bat Masterson ★ 6.1 Bat Masterson 1958 Lawman ★ 5.8 Lawman 1958 The Donna Reed Show ★ 6.5 The Donna Reed Show 1958 Bronco ★ 6.0 Bronco 1958 Rock-a-Bye Baby ★ 6.8 Rock-a-Bye Baby 1958 Gunman's Walk ★ 6.7 Gunman's Walk 1958 Quantrill's Raiders ★ 6.8 Quantrill's Raiders 1958 The Missouri Traveler ★ 6.7 The Missouri Traveler 1958 Trackdown ★ 6.9 Trackdown 1957 Leave It to Beaver ★ 7.0 Leave It to Beaver 1957 The Real McCoys ★ 5.9 The Real McCoys 1957 Maverick ★ 6.9 Maverick 1957 Perry Mason ★ 7.7 Perry Mason 1957 Sugarfoot ★ 5.2 Sugarfoot 1957 Jeanne Eagels ★ 6.2 Jeanne Eagels 1957 Johnny Tremain ★ 6.1 Johnny Tremain 1957 The Wayward Bus ★ 5.6 The Wayward Bus 1957 The Iron Sheriff ★ 6.6 The Iron Sheriff 1957 Official Detective ★ 7.5 Official Detective 1957 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ★ 6.2 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre 1956 Conflict ★ 8.0 Conflict 1956 Hey, Jeannie! ★ 6.3 Hey, Jeannie! 1956 These Wilder Years ★ 6.5 These Wilder Years 1956 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell ★ 6.8 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell 1955 The Man with the Golden Arm ★ 7.2 The Man with the Golden Arm 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour ★ 6.0 The 20th Century Fox Hour 1955 The Tall Men ★ 6.5 The Tall Men 1955 The Kentuckian ★ 5.8 The Kentuckian 1955 Not as a Stranger ★ 6.3 Not as a Stranger 1955 The Millionaire ★ 5.8 The Millionaire 1955 Atomic Energy as a Force for Good Atomic Energy as a Force for Good 1955 December Bride ★ 6.3 December Bride 1954 Lassie ★ 6.2 Lassie 1954 The Raid ★ 6.5 The Raid 1954 Johnny Guitar ★ 7.4 Johnny Guitar 1954 River of No Return ★ 6.7 River of No Return 1954 Public Defender ★ 6.3 Public Defender 1954 The Wild One ★ 6.6 The Wild One 1953 The Danny Thomas Show ★ 6.2 The Danny Thomas Show 1953 Letter to Loretta ★ 6.6 Letter to Loretta 1953 The Last Posse ★ 6.3 The Last Posse 1953 General Electric Theater ★ 6.8 General Electric Theater 1953 You Are There ★ 6.0 You Are There 1953 Niagara ★ 6.8 Niagara 1953 The Happy Time ★ 6.5 The Happy Time 1952 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ★ 6.2 The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 1952 The Ford Television Theatre ★ 7.8 The Ford Television Theatre 1952 Cavalcade of America ★ 4.6 Cavalcade of America 1952 Four Star Playhouse ★ 6.8 Four Star Playhouse 1952 O. Henry's Full House ★ 6.9 O. Henry's Full House 1952 Holiday for Sinners ★ 6.3 Holiday for Sinners 1952 Lure of the Wilderness ★ 6.0 Lure of the Wilderness 1952 Lydia Bailey ★ 6.8 Lydia Bailey 1952 Paula ★ 8.2 Paula 1952 Young Man with Ideas ★ 5.2 Young Man with Ideas 1952 The Las Vegas Story ★ 6.0 The Las Vegas Story 1952 Dragnet ★ 6.5 Dragnet 1951 I Love Lucy ★ 7.9 I Love Lucy 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ★ 7.2 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 1951 People Will Talk ★ 7.1 People Will Talk 1951 The Tall Target ★ 6.9 The Tall Target 1951