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Died aged 68Also known asWilliam Henry Wright, William H. WrightGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn25/03/1894Born inSan Francisco, California, USADied19/06/1962 (aged 68)Died inHollywoodCausecancerWikidataQ3568307 ↗Buried atCaliforniaTMDb#34279 ↗
William Henry Wright was an American actor. He was frequently cast in Westerns and as a curmudgeonly and argumentative old man. Over the course of his career, Wright appeared in more than 200 film and television roles.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Fail SafeMovie | Bit Part (uncredited) | 70 |
| 1962 | Cape FearMovie | Dr. Pearsall | 68 |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries | Sam Petrie | 67 |
| 1961 | Mister EdSeries | Mr. Thompson | 67 |
| 1961 | The Deadly CompanionsMovie | Doctor Acton | 67 |
| 1961 | Twenty Plus TwoMovie | Newspaper morgue attendant | 67 |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith ShowSeries | Ben Weaver | 66 |
| 1960 | ThrillerSeries | Constable Tom Walker | 66 |
| 1960 | Pete and GladysSeries | — | 66 |
| 1960 | Inherit the WindMovie | Bible Salesman (uncredited) | 66 |
| 1960 | OutlawsSeries | — | 66 |
| 1960 | The Tall ManSeries | — | 66 |
| 1959 | RawhideSeries | Grandfather | 65 |
| 1959 | Mr. LuckySeries | The Leadville Kid | 65 |
| 1959 | RiverboatSeries | J.C. Sickel | 65 |
| 1959 | Dennis the MenaceSeries | Merrivale | 65 |
| 1959 | The 30 Foot Bride of Candy RockMovie | Pentagon General | 65 |
| 1958 | BroncoSeries | — | 64 |
| 1958 | Bat MastersonSeries | Billy Willow | 64 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset StripSeries | Luther Hanks | 64 |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed ShowSeries | Oliver | 64 |
| 1958 | LawmanSeries | — | 64 |
| 1958 | Quantrill's RaidersMovie | Judge Wood | 64 |
| 1958 | Gunman's WalkMovie | Judge | 64 |
| 1957 | Perry MasonSeries | Chuck Clark | 63 |
| 1957 | MaverickSeries | — | 63 |
| 1957 | TrackdownSeries | — | 63 |
| 1957 | Perry MasonSeries | James Vardon | 63 |
| 1957 | SugarfootSeries | Charlie Cade | 63 |
| 1957 | Leave It to BeaverSeries | Pete at Firehouse #7 | 63 |
| 1957 | The Real McCoysSeries | — | 63 |
| 1957 | Official DetectiveSeries | — | 63 |
| 1957 | Jeanne EagelsMovie | Marshal (uncredited) | 63 |
| 1957 | Johnny TremainMovie | Ephraim Lapham | 63 |
| 1957 | The Iron SheriffMovie | Judge | 63 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries | King - Newspaper Editor | 62 |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie!Series | McClish | 62 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox HourSeries | Judge O'Neill | 61 |
| 1955 | The Tall MenMovie | Gus - Bartender (uncredited) | 61 |
| 1955 | The MillionaireSeries | Grandpa Costello | 61 |
| 1955 | The KentuckianMovie | John Decker (uncredited) | 61 |
| 1955 | Not as a StrangerMovie | Mr. Roberts (uncredited) | 61 |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden ArmMovie | — | 61 |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellMovie | Admiral William S. Sims | 61 |
| 1954 | LassieSeries | Caleb Brown | 60 |
| 1954 | River of No ReturnMovie | Trader (uncredited) | 60 |
| 1954 | December BrideSeries | — | 60 |
| 1954 | Public DefenderSeries | Horace Bascomb | 60 |
| 1954 | Johnny GuitarMovie | Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited) | 60 |
| 1954 | The RaidMovie | Josiah Anderson | 60 |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterSeries | — | 59 |
| 1953 | Letter to LorettaSeries | Father Gourdian | 59 |
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas ShowSeries | Mr. Johnson | 59 |
| 1953 | The Wild OneMovie | Art Kleiner | 59 |
| 1953 | NiagaraMovie | Boatman | 59 |
| 1953 | You Are ThereSeries | Philip Arnold | 59 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television TheatreSeries | Mr. Crane | 58 |
| 1952 | Four Star PlayhouseSeries | Scupper | 58 |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietSeries | Mr. Jackson | 58 |
| 1952 | Young Man with IdeasMovie | Party Guest (uncredited) | 58 |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of AmericaSeries | George's Father | 58 |
| 1952 | The Las Vegas StoryMovie | Mike Fogarty | 58 |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full HouseMovie | Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) | 58 |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full HouseMovie | Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) | 58 |
| 1952 | Holiday for SinnersMovie | The Man with a Cigar | 58 |
| 1952 | Lure of the WildernessMovie | Sheriff Brink | 58 |
| 1952 | PaulaMovie | Raymond Bascom | 58 |
| 1951 | I Love LucySeries | Mr. Walters | 57 |
| 1951 | DragnetSeries | — | 57 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries | — | 57 |
| 1951 | The Tall TargetMovie | Thomas Ogden (uncredited) | 57 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries | — | 57 |
| 1951 | Vengeance ValleyMovie | Mr. Willoughby | 57 |
| 1951 | The Living ChristSeries | Annas | 57 |
| 1951 | People Will TalkMovie | John Higgins (uncredited) | 57 |
| 1951 | Excuse My DustMovie | Race judge | 57 |
| 1951 | Never Trust a GamblerMovie | Cap Douglas (uncredited) | 57 |
| 1950 | DallasMovie | Judge Harper | 56 |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen ShowSeries | Judge Kramer | 56 |
| 1950 | A Ticket to TomahawkMovie | Marshal Kit Dodge | 56 |
| 1950 | House by the RiverMovie | Inspector Sarten | 56 |
| 1950 | No Way OutMovie | Dr. Cheney (uncredited) | 56 |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, StrangerMovie | Jake - Poker Player (uncredited) | 56 |
| 1950 | The Savage HordeMovie | Judge Thomas Cole | 56 |
| 1949 | They Live by NightMovie | Mobley | 55 |
| 1949 | Lust for GoldMovie | Parsons (uncredited) | 55 |
| 1949 | Adam's RibMovie | Judge Marcasson | 55 |
| 1949 | Act of ViolenceMovie | Pop | 55 |
| 1949 | The Lone RangerSeries | Uncle Ed | 55 |
| 1949 | Little WomenMovie | Mr. Grace (uncredited) | 55 |
| 1949 | All the King's MenMovie | Dolph Pillsbury | 55 |
| 1949 | The Green PromiseMovie | Mr. Grenstedt | 55 |
| 1949 | BrimstoneMovie | Martin Tredwell | 55 |
| 1949 | Mrs. MikeMovie | Dr. McIntosh | 55 |
| 1949 | The Price of FreedomMovie | McTrees | 55 |
| 1949 | Grape NuttyMovie | Crow (Voice) | 55 |
| 1948 | An Act of MurderMovie | Judge Jim Wilder | 54 |
| 1948 | Whispering SmithMovie | Sheriff McSwiggin | 54 |
| 1948 | Green Grass of WyomingMovie | Jake Willis | 54 |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream HouseMovie | Eph Hackett (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1948 | The Walls of JerichoMovie | Dr. Patterson (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1948 | California's Golden BeginningMovie | — | 54 |
| 1948 | RelentlessMovie | Sam - the Horse Dealer | 54 |
| 1948 | Black EagleMovie | Sheriff Clancy | 54 |
| 1948 | So This Is New YorkMovie | Uncle Fergus (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1948 | Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet HomeMovie | Babirusa / Pig (voice) | 54 |
| 1947 | Wild HarvestMovie | Mike Alperson | 53 |
| 1947 | Mother Wore TightsMovie | Withers (uncredited) | 53 |
| 1947 | The Long NightMovie | Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited) | 53 |
| 1947 | CaliforniaMovie | Chairman (uncredited) | 53 |
| 1947 | CynthiaMovie | Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep | 53 |
| 1947 | Blaze of NoonMovie | Mr. Thomas | 53 |
| 1947 | Keeper of the BeesMovie | Dr. Grayson | 53 |
| 1947 | Danger StreetMovie | Police Chief Bullward | 53 |
| 1947 | The Trouble with WomenMovie | Commissioner (uncredited) | 53 |
| 1947 | Along the Oregon TrailMovie | Jim Bridger | 53 |
| 1947 | Uncle Tom's CabañaMovie | Uncle Tom (uncredited) | 53 |
| 1946 | The Blue DahliaMovie | "Dad" Newell | 52 |
| 1946 | They Made Me a KillerMovie | Henry, the Blacksmith | 52 |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum SaintMovie | Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited) | 52 |
| 1946 | Without ReservationsMovie | Pullman Conductor (uncredited) | 52 |
| 1946 | The Jolson StoryMovie | Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited) | 52 |
| 1946 | The Inner CircleMovie | Henry Boggs | 52 |
| 1946 | Hot CargoMovie | Tim Chapman | 52 |
| 1946 | Johnny Comes Flying HomeMovie | Foreman (uncredited) | 52 |
| 1946 | Prospecting for PetroleumMovie | The Professor (voice) | 52 |
| 1946 | The Madonna's SecretMovie | The Riverman | 52 |
| 1946 | One Exciting WeekMovie | Otis Piper | 52 |
| 1946 | The Reckless DriverMovie | Wally Walrus (voice) | 52 |
| 1946 | Fair Weather FiendsMovie | Wolfie Wolf (voice) | 52 |
| 1946 | Who's Cookin Who?Movie | Wolfie Wolf (voice) | 52 |
| 1946 | Apple AndyMovie | Devil | 52 |
| 1945 | State FairMovie | Hog Judge (uncredited) | 51 |
| 1945 | BewitchedMovie | Mr. Herkheimer | 51 |
| 1945 | Scarlet StreetMovie | Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited) | 51 |
| 1945 | Salome, Where She DancedMovie | Sheriff | 51 |
| 1945 | Rhapsody in BlueMovie | Rachmaninoff | 51 |
| 1945 | You Came AlongMovie | Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited) | 51 |
| 1945 | The Loose NutMovie | Construction Worker (voice) | 51 |
| 1944 | WilsonMovie | Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited) | 50 |
| 1944 | The Town Went WildMovie | Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited) | 50 |
| 1944 | Dangerous PassageMovie | Postal Clerk (uncredited) | 50 |
| 1944 | Take It BigMovie | Rodeo Judge (uncredited) | 50 |
| 1943 | So Proudly We HailMovie | Colonel Clark (Uncredited) | 49 |
| 1943 | Sleepy LagoonMovie | Cyrus Coates | 49 |
| 1943 | In Old OklahomaMovie | Doctor | 49 |
| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the WorldMovie | Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited) | 49 |
| 1943 | Here Comes ElmerMovie | Horace Parrot | 49 |
| 1943 | The Good FellowsMovie | Brother from Danville (uncredited) | 49 |
| 1942 | SaboteurMovie | J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1942 | Tales of ManhattanMovie | Old Concertgoer (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1942 | The Major and the MinorMovie | Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1942 | Tennessee JohnsonMovie | Alderman (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1942 | BambiMovie | Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1942 | The Postman Didn't RingMovie | Mr. Slade | 48 |
| 1942 | USS VD: Ship of ShameMovie | Commandant (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1942 | A Letter From BataanMovie | Mr. Limpert | 48 |
| 1942 | Shut My Big MouthMovie | Jim Long | 48 |
| 1941 | Nothing but the TruthMovie | Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a LadyMovie | Judge Thatcher (Uncredited) | 47 |
| 1941 | Honky TonkMovie | Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the DustMovie | Senator | 47 |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin ManMovie | Maguire (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1941 | The Tell-Tale HeartMovie | Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1941 | Cracked NutsMovie | Sylvanus Boogle | 47 |
| 1941 | Mob TownMovie | Pawnbroker (uncredited) | 47 |
| 1941 | The Richest Man in TownMovie | Frederick Johnson | 47 |
| 1940 | Blondie Plays CupidMovie | Mr. Tucker | 46 |
| 1940 | You, the PeopleMovie | Mr. Roberts | 46 |
| 1935 | It's A Small WorldMovie | Courtroom spectator (uncredited) | 41 |
| 1934 | Pure FeudMovie | Lem (uncredited) | 40 |