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Will Wright

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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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Bambi 1942Film Disney PlusAmazon VideoApple TV Store +1 als Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited)
Cape Fear 1962Film als Dr. Pearsall
Little Women 1949Film als Mr. Grace (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James 1959Film Apple TV Store als Titus Queasley
All the King's Men 1949Film Apple TV StoreAmazon Video als Dolph Pillsbury
Adam's Rib 1949Film Apple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesAmazon Video als Judge Marcasson
The Wild One 1953Film Apple TV StoreAmazon Video als Art Kleiner
State Fair 1945Film als Hog Judge (uncredited)
Blue Skies 1946Film als Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited)
Dallas 1950Film als Judge Harper
The Long Night 1947Film als Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited)
Rock-a-Bye Baby 1958Film Amazon Video als Fire Chief (uncredited)
Big Town 1946Film als Station Agent (uncredited)
The Kentuckian 1955Film als John Decker (uncredited)
Jeanne Eagels 1957Film als Marshal (uncredited)
A Ticket to Tomahawk 1950Film als Marshal Kit Dodge
The Town Went Wild 1944Film als Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited)
My Forbidden Past 1951Film Apple TV StoreGoogle Play Movies als Luther Toplady
Maisie Was a Lady 1941Film als Judge Thatcher (Uncredited)
Meedogenloos 1948Film als Sam - the Horse Dealer
Johnny Tremain 1957Film als Ephraim Lapham
Practically Yours 1944Film als Sen. Cowling (uncredited)
Moord uit genade 1948Film als Judge Jim Wilder
The Inside Story 1948Film als J. J. Johnson
Chantage 1946Film JustWatch TV als Henry Boggs
USS VD: Ship of Shame 1942Film Cultpix als Commandant (uncredited)
The Happy Time 1952Film als Family Doctor
The Missouri Traveler 1958Film ArtiflixPlexPlex Channel als Sheriff Marvin Peavy
They Made Me a Killer 1946Film als Henry, the Blacksmith
The Last Posse 1953Film PlexPlex Channel als Todd Mitchell