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Will Wright
Known for: ActingFrom 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
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as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited) 
Niagara
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as Boatman 
Cape Fear
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as Dr. Pearsall 
Little Women
as Mr. Grace (uncredited) 
Alias Jesse James
as Titus Queasley 
All the King's Men
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as Dolph Pillsbury 
Adam's Rib
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as Judge Marcasson 
The Wild One
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as Art Kleiner 
State Fair
as Hog Judge (uncredited) 
Blue Skies
as Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited) 
Gunman's Walk
as Judge 
They Live by Night
as Mobley 
In Old Oklahoma
as Doctor 
Dallas
as Judge Harper 
Act of Violence
as Pop 
The Blue Dahlia
as "Dad" Newell 
The Long Night
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as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited) 
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Fire Chief (uncredited) 
Big Town
as Station Agent (uncredited) 
House by the River
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as Inspector Sarten 
The Kentuckian
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as John Decker (uncredited) 
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Admiral William S. Sims 
The Deadly Companions
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as Doctor Acton 
Green Grass of Wyoming
as Jake Willis 
Vengeance Valley
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as Mr. Willoughby 
Jeanne Eagels
as Marshal (uncredited) 
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry
as Mr. Nelson 
A Ticket to Tomahawk
as Marshal Kit Dodge 
The Iron Sheriff
as Judge 
The Town Went Wild
as Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited) 
My Forbidden Past
as Luther Toplady 
Maisie Was a Lady
as Judge Thatcher (Uncredited) 
Relentless
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as Sam - the Horse Dealer 
Johnny Tremain
as Ephraim Lapham 
Practically Yours
as Sen. Cowling (uncredited) 
The Wayward Bus
as Van Brunt 
These Wilder Years
as Old Cab Driver 
An Act of Murder
as Judge Jim Wilder 
The Inside Story
as J. J. Johnson 
The Madonna's Secret
as The Riverman 
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
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as Pentagon General 
The Inner Circle
as Henry Boggs 
USS VD: Ship of Shame
as Commandant (uncredited) 
The Happy Time
as Family Doctor 
The Missouri Traveler
as Sheriff Marvin Peavy 
They Made Me a Killer
as Henry, the Blacksmith 
The Last Posse
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as Todd Mitchell 
High Powered
as Jeff Hines 
Quantrill's Raiders
as Judge Wood 
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Mr. Tucker