Will Wright
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: March 25, 1894
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Known For
Shut My Big Mouth
A shy horticulturist becomes involved with a local criminal in the old west.
Fall Guy
Part of the Crime Does Not Pay short series.
I Love Lucy
Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.
I Love Lucy
Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.
Fail Safe
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Perry Mason
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Inherit the Wind
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.
Filmography
as Bit Part (uncredited)
as Dr. Pearsall
as Sam Petrie
as Newspaper morgue attendant
as Doctor Acton
as Mr. Thompson
as Ben Weaver
as Constable Tom Walker
as Bible Salesman (uncredited)
as The Leadville Kid
as Merrivale
as J.C. Sickel
as Pentagon General
as Titus Queasley
as Grandfather
as Luther Hanks
as Billy Willow
as Oliver
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
as Judge
as Judge Wood
as Sheriff Marvin Peavy
as Pete at Firehouse #7
as Zack
as General Hoyt Bosco
as Jabe Hallock
as General Eakins
as Sheriff Chester Bentley
as James Vardon
as Adam Thompson
as Chuck Clark
as Charlie Cade
as John Chamberlain
as Job Turner
as Marshal (uncredited)
as Ephraim Lapham
as Van Brunt
as Judge
as King - Newspaper Editor
as Old Cab Driver
as Admiral William S. Sims
as Judge O'Neill
as Gus - Bartender (uncredited)
as John Decker (uncredited)
as Mr. Roberts (uncredited)
as Grandpa Costello
as Tim Summers
as Caleb Brown
as Josiah Anderson
as Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
as Trader (uncredited)
as Art Kleiner
as Father Gourdian
as Todd Mitchell
as Jake Marley
as McCrain
as Grandpaw
as Boatman
as Family Doctor
as Mr. Jackson
as Mr. Crane
as George's Father
as Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)
as The Man with a Cigar
as Sheriff Brink
as Consul (uncredited)
as Raymond Bascom
as Party Guest (uncredited)
as Mike Fogarty
as Mr. Walters
as Sheriff
as Father
as Uncle John Higgins (uncredited)
as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)
as Cap Douglas (uncredited)
as Race judge
as Luther Toplady
as Mr. Willoughby
as Herod The Great
as Annas
as Judge Harper
as Jake, Poker Player (uncredited)
as Judge Kramer
as Sheriff Tad Osborne
as Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
as Judge Thomas Cole
as Marshal Kit Dodge
as Inspector Sarten
as Dr. McIntosh
as Judge Marcasson
as Dolph Pillsbury
as Mobley
as Roscoe Johnson (uncredited)
as Uncle Ed
as Martin Tredwell
as Parsons (uncredited)
as Crow (Voice)
as Will Farnsworth
as Mr. Grenstedt
as Mr. Grace (uncredited)
as Pop
as Sheriff McSwiggin
as Judge Jim Wilder
as Pop Hansford
as Dr. Patterson (uncredited)
as Sheriff Clancy
as Sam - the Horse Dealer
as Jake Willis
as Uncle Fergus (uncredited)
as Eph Hackett (uncredited)
as J. J. Johnson
as Mike Alperson
as Jim Bridger
as Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep
as Withers (uncredited)
as Uncle Tom (uncredited)
as Dr. Grayson
as Commissioner (uncredited)
as Police Chief Bullward
as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
as Mr. Thomas
as Chairman (uncredited)
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
as Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited)
as Wally Walrus (voice)
as Station Agent (uncredited)
as Prof. Morris
as Henry Boggs
as Elmer Snodgrass
as Tim Chapman
as Wolfie Wolf (voice)
as Otis Piper
as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
as Henry, the Blacksmith
as "Dad" Newell
as Devil
as Foreman (uncredited)
as Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited)
as Mr. Latimer (uncredited)
as The Riverman
as The Professor (voice)
as Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)
as Construction Worker (voice)
as Hog Judge (uncredited)
as Mr. Nelson
as Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited)
as Mr. Herkheimer
as Rachmaninoff
as Sheriff
as Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited)
as Jeff Hines
as John Frey
as Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
as Postal Clerk (uncredited)
as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
as Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited)
as Rodeo Judge (uncredited)
as Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace
as Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited)
as Doctor
as Horace Parrot
as Colonel Clark (Uncredited)
as Cyrus Coates
as Brother from Danville (uncredited)
as Higgins
as Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited)
as Alderman (uncredited)
as Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited)
as Mr. Limpert
as John 'Paw' Smithers
as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
as Old Concertgoer (uncredited)
as Mr. Slade
as J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
as Jim Long
as Commandant (uncredited)
as Maguire - Nervous Ticket Seller (uncredited)
as Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
as Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited)
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
as Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited)
as Senator
as Frederick Johnson
as Sylvanus Boogle
as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
as Mr. Roberts
as Mr. Tucker
as Courtroom spectator (uncredited)
as Lem (uncredited)