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William Henry Wright
William H. Wright
Will Wright
Acting
Biography
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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 U…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Fail Safe
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Cape Fear
as Dr. Pearsall
The Deadly Companions
as Doctor Acton
Twenty Plus Two
as Newspaper morgue attendant
Inherit the Wind
as Bible Salesman (uncredited)
Alias Jesse James
as Titus Queasley
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock
as Pentagon General
Rock-a-Bye Baby
as Fire Chief (uncredited)
Gunman's Walk
as Judge
Quantrill's Raiders
as Judge Wood
TV Shows
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Sam Petrie · 1 ep.
Mister Ed
as Mr. Thompson · 1 ep.
The Andy Griffith Show
as Ben Weaver · 3 ep.
Thriller
as Constable Tom Walker · 1 ep.
The Tall Man
1 ep.
Outlaws
1 ep.
Pete and Gladys
1 ep.
Rawhide
as Grandfather · 1 ep.
Dennis the Menace
as Merrivale · 4 ep.
Riverboat
as J.C. Sickel · 1 ep.
