Will Wright (actor)

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Will Wright (born March 26, 1894 in San Francisco , California as William H. Wright , † June 19, 1962 in Hollywood , California) was an American character actor. Between 1934 and 1962 he made a total of 225 film and television appearances.

life and career

After Will Wright first worked as a newspaper reporter, he began his acting career with the vaudeville stages, later in the theater and on the radio. In 1934 he made his screen debut in the short film Pure Feud , but initially stayed at the theater. From 1940 he was seen regularly as a supporting actor in Hollywood films, his specialty being grouchy and curious characters, who often looked much older than he actually was. Wright appeared particularly frequently in westerns , including River of No Return (1954), Three Rivals (1955), Duel at Dawn (1958), and One Shot and 50 Dead (1959). Wright voiced the owl in Walt Disney's 1942 cartoon film Bambi . One of his best roles is the hotel detective in the film noir The Blue Dahlia (1946), who turns out to be a murderer at the end of the film.

From the 1950s onwards, Wright appeared on television in series such as I Love Lucy , Bonanza , Father Is The Best , Maverick and Bat Masterson . He had one of his last roles in the year he died in A Bait for the Beast (1962) alongside Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum . Will Wright died of cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center , Los Angeles, aged 68 . He left behind his wife, Nell, with whom he had been married since 1920 and had one child.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Will Wright at Find A Grave
  2. ↑ Will Wright on Allmovie
personal data
SURNAME Wright, Will
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American character actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco , California
DATE OF DEATH June 19, 1962
Place of death Hollywood , California