Will Wright: movies and TV shows
Will Wright has 218 credits in the archive: 155 films and 63 TV series, from 1934 to 1964. Highest rated: I Love Lucy (7.9/10).
Career timeline
1934 – 1964 · busiest year: 1946 (20 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Fail Safe | Bit Part (uncredited) | Film | 7.8 | 70 |
| 1962 | Cape Fear | Dr. Pearsall | Film | 7.5 | 68 |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Sam Petrie | TV | 7.6 | 67 |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | Mr. Thompson | TV | 6.7 | 67 |
| 1961 | The Deadly Companions | Doctor Acton | Film | 5.6 | 67 |
| 1961 | Twenty Plus Two | Newspaper morgue attendant | Film | 6.8 | 67 |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show | Ben Weaver | TV | 7.6 | 66 |
| 1960 | Thriller | Constable Tom Walker | TV | 6.7 | 66 |
| 1960 | The Tall Man | TV | 6.9 | 66 | |
| 1960 | Outlaws | TV | 6.7 | 66 | |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | TV | 6.3 | 66 | |
| 1960 | Inherit the Wind | Bible Salesman (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 66 |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Grandfather | TV | 7.2 | 65 |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace | Merrivale | TV | 6.6 | 65 |
| 1959 | Riverboat | J.C. Sickel | TV | 6.5 | 65 |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky | The Leadville Kid | TV | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1959 | Alias Jesse James | Titus Queasley | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1959 | The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock | Pentagon General | Film | 5.6 | 65 |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | Oliver | TV | 6.5 | 64 |
| 1958 | Lawman | TV | 5.8 | 64 | |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson | Billy Willow | TV | 6.1 | 64 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Luther Hanks | TV | 7.2 | 64 |
| 1958 | Bronco | TV | 6.0 | 64 | |
| 1958 | Rock-a-Bye Baby | Fire Chief (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1958 | Gunman's Walk | Judge | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1958 | The Missouri Traveler | Sheriff Marvin Peavy | Film | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1958 | Quantrill's Raiders | Judge Wood | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | James Vardon | TV | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Adam Thompson | TV | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Chuck Clark | TV | 7.7 | 63 |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys | TV | 5.9 | 63 | |
| 1957 | Maverick | TV | 6.9 | 63 | |
| 1957 | Maverick | General Hoyt Bosco | TV | 6.9 | 63 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Jabe Hallock | TV | 6.9 | 63 |
| 1957 | Maverick | General Eakins | TV | 6.9 | 63 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Sheriff Chester Bentley | TV | 6.9 | 63 |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver | Pete at Firehouse #7 | TV | 6.9 | 63 |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Charlie Cade | TV | 5.2 | 63 |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | John Chamberlain | TV | 5.2 | 63 |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Job Turner | TV | 5.2 | 63 |
| 1957 | Trackdown | TV | 6.9 | 63 | |
| 1957 | Trackdown | Zack | TV | 6.9 | 63 |
| 1957 | Official Detective | TV | 7.5 | 63 | |
| 1957 | Jeanne Eagels | Marshal (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 63 |
| 1957 | The Wayward Bus | Van Brunt | Film | 5.6 | 63 |
| 1957 | Johnny Tremain | Ephraim Lapham | Film | 6.1 | 63 |
| 1957 | The Iron Sheriff | Judge | Film | 6.6 | 63 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | King - Newspaper Editor | TV | 6.2 | 62 |
| 1956 | Conflict | TV | 8.0 | 62 | |
| 1956 | Hey, Jeannie! | McClish | TV | 6.2 | 62 |
| 1956 | These Wilder Years | Old Cab Driver | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Grandpa Costello | TV | 5.8 | 61 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Judge O'Neill | TV | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1955 | The Man with the Golden Arm | Film | 7.2 | 61 | |
| 1955 | The Tall Men | Gus - Bartender (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1955 | Not as a Stranger | Mr. Roberts (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 61 |
| 1955 | The Kentuckian | John Decker (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 61 |
| 1955 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | Admiral William S. Sims | Film | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1955 | Atomic Energy as a Force for Good | Tim Summers | Film | — | 61 |
| 1954 | Lassie | Caleb Brown | TV | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1954 | December Bride | TV | 6.3 | 60 | |
| 1954 | Public Defender | Horace Bascomb | TV | 6.3 | 60 |
| 1954 | River of No Return | Trader (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 60 |
| 1954 | Johnny Guitar | Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 60 |
| 1954 | The Raid | Josiah Anderson | Film | 6.5 | 60 |
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas Show | Mr. Johnson | TV | 6.2 | 59 |
| 1953 | You Are There | Philip Arnold | TV | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1953 | Letter to Loretta | Father Gourdian | TV | 6.6 | 59 |
| 1953 | Niagara | Boatman | Film | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | TV | 6.8 | 59 | |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Jake Marley | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | McCrain | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Grandpaw | TV | 6.8 | 59 |
| 1953 | The Wild One | Art Kleiner | Film | 6.6 | 59 |
| 1953 | The Last Posse | Todd Mitchell | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Willie | TV | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Scupper | TV | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1952 | The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | Mr. Jackson | TV | 6.2 | 58 |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Mr. Crane | TV | 7.8 | 58 |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | George's Father | TV | 4.6 | 58 |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1952 | O. Henry's Full House | Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1952 | Paula | Raymond Bascom | Film | 8.2 | 58 |
| 1952 | The Las Vegas Story | Mike Fogarty | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1952 | Lure of the Wilderness | Sheriff Brink | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Party Guest (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 58 |
| 1952 | Holiday for Sinners | The Man with a Cigar | Film | 6.3 | 58 |
| 1952 | The Happy Time | Family Doctor | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1952 | Lydia Bailey | Consul (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1951 | Dragnet | TV | 6.5 | 57 | |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Mr. Walters | TV | 7.9 | 57 |
| 1951 | I Love Lucy | Sheriff | TV | 7.9 | 57 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | TV | 5.3 | 57 | |
| 1951 | The Living Christ | Annas | TV | 5.7 | 57 |
| 1951 | The Living Christ | Herod The Great | TV | 5.7 | 57 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Pop | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 57 | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Father | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 1951 | My Forbidden Past | Luther Toplady | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1951 | Vengeance Valley | Mr. Willoughby | Film | 5.4 | 57 |
| 1951 | People Will Talk | John Higgins (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 57 |
| 1951 | Never Trust a Gambler | Cap Douglas (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1951 | The Tall Target | Thomas Ogden (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 57 |
| 1951 | Excuse My Dust | Race judge | Film | 7.8 | 57 |
| 1950 | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | Judge Kramer | TV | 7.1 | 56 |
| 1950 | Dallas | Judge Harper | Film | 6.5 | 56 |
| 1950 | No Way Out | Dr. Cheney (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 56 |
| 1950 | A Ticket to Tomahawk | Marshal Kit Dodge | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1950 | House by the River | Inspector Sarten | Film | 6.8 | 56 |
| 1950 | The Savage Horde | Judge Thomas Cole | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1950 | Walk Softly, Stranger | Jake - Poker Player (uncredited) | Film | 5.1 | 56 |
| 1950 | Sunset in the West | Sheriff Tad Osborne | Film | 7.4 | 56 |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Uncle Ed | TV | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1949 | Little Women | Mr. Grace (uncredited) | Film | 7.4 | 55 |
| 1949 | All the King's Men | Dolph Pillsbury | Film | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1949 | They Live by Night | Mobley | Film | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1949 | Adam's Rib | Judge Marcasson | Film | 7.1 | 55 |
| 1949 | Lust for Gold | Parsons (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1949 | Miss Grant Takes Richmond | Roscoe Johnson (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 55 |
| 1949 | Big Jack | Will Farnsworth | Film | 7.3 | 55 |
| 1949 | Act of Violence | Pop | Film | 6.9 | 55 |
| 1949 | Mrs. Mike | Dr. McIntosh | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1949 | The Green Promise | Mr. Grenstedt | Film | 6.4 | 55 |
| 1949 | The Price of Freedom | McTrees | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1949 | Brimstone | Martin Tredwell | Film | 7.3 | 55 |
| 1949 | Grape Nutty | Crow (Voice) | Film | 9.0 | 55 |
| 1948 | Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | Eph Hackett (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1948 | Jingle, Jangle, Jingle | Pop Williams | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1948 | The Walls of Jericho | Dr. Patterson (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 54 |
| 1948 | California's Golden Beginning | Film | 9.0 | 54 | |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith | Sheriff McSwiggin | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1948 | So This Is New York | Uncle Fergus (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1948 | Relentless | Sam - the Horse Dealer | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 1948 | Green Grass of Wyoming | Jake Willis | Film | 6.8 | 54 |
| 1948 | An Act of Murder | Judge Jim Wilder | Film | 6.9 | 54 |
| 1948 | The Inside Story | J. J. Johnson | Film | 6.6 | 54 |
| 1948 | Black Eagle | Sheriff Clancy | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1948 | Speaking of Animals: Home Sweet Home | Babirusa / Pig (voice) | Film | — | 54 |
| 1948 | Disaster | Pop Hansford | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1947 | Uncle Tom's Cabaña | Uncle Tom (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 53 |
| 1947 | California | Chairman (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 53 |
| 1947 | The Long Night | Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited) | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 1947 | Mother Wore Tights | Withers (uncredited) | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 1947 | Blaze of Noon | Mr. Thomas | Film | 5.7 | 53 |
| 1947 | Wild Harvest | Mike Alperson | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1947 | Danger Street | Police Chief Bullward | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1947 | The Trouble with Women | Commissioner (uncredited) | Film | 9.5 | 53 |
| 1947 | Keeper of the Bees | Dr. Grayson | Film | 10.0 | 53 |
| 1947 | Along the Oregon Trail | Jim Bridger | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 1947 | Cynthia | Gus Wood, Thatcher's Real Estate Rep | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1946 | Blue Skies | Dan - Stage Manager (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1946 | The Blue Dahlia | "Dad" Newell | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1946 | Without Reservations | Pullman Conductor (uncredited) | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1946 | The Inner Circle | Henry Boggs | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 1946 | The Hoodlum Saint | Allan 'Knucklehead' Smith - Times Editor (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1946 | The Jolson Story | Sourpuss Movie Patron (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1946 | Road to Utopia | Mr. Latimer (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 52 |
| 1946 | Who's Cookin Who? | Wolfie Wolf (voice) | Film | 7.7 | 52 |
| 1946 | They Made Me a Killer | Henry, the Blacksmith | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 1946 | The Madonna's Secret | The Riverman | Film | 6.4 | 52 |
| 1946 | One Exciting Week | Otis Piper | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1946 | Rendezvous with Annie | Elmer Snodgrass | Film | 7.0 | 52 |
| 1946 | The Reckless Driver | Wally Walrus (voice) | Film | 7.6 | 52 |
| 1946 | Big Town | Station Agent (uncredited) | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1946 | Down Missouri Way | Prof. Morris | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1946 | Prospecting for Petroleum | The Professor (voice) | Film | — | 52 |
| 1946 | Johnny Comes Flying Home | Foreman (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1946 | Hot Cargo | Tim Chapman | Film | 8.0 | 52 |
| 1946 | Apple Andy | Devil | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1946 | Fair Weather Fiends | Wolfie Wolf (voice) | Film | 7.3 | 52 |
| 1945 | Scarlet Street | Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 51 |
| 1945 | Fall Guy | Mr. Nedsen, Parkson's Attorney (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1945 | The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry | Mr. Nelson | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1945 | Grissly's Millions | John Frey | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 1945 | Rhapsody in Blue | Rachmaninoff | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1945 | State Fair | Hog Judge (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 51 |
| 1945 | Salome, Where She Danced | Sheriff | Film | 4.1 | 51 |
| 1945 | The Loose Nut | Construction Worker (voice) | Film | 6.9 | 51 |
| 1945 | Bewitched | Mr. Herkheimer | Film | 5.4 | 51 |
| 1945 | You Came Along | Col. Dale V. Armstrong (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 51 |
| 1945 | High Powered | Jeff Hines | Film | 5.3 | 51 |
| 1944 | Dangerous Passage | Postal Clerk (uncredited) | Film | 5.1 | 50 |
| 1944 | Wilson | Hughes Campaign Orator in Maine (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1944 | Practically Yours | Sen. Cowling (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1944 | Take It Big | Rodeo Judge (uncredited) | Film | 9.0 | 50 |
| 1944 | The Navy Way | Baldy - Triangle A Ranch Hand (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1944 | You Can't Ration Love | Judge Cary - Justice of the Peace | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 1944 | The Town Went Wild | Judge Harry Schrank (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 50 |
| 1943 | So Proudly We Hail | Colonel Clark (Uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1943 | In Old Oklahoma | Doctor | Film | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1943 | Here Comes Elmer | Horace Parrot | Film | 10.0 | 49 |
| 1943 | The Meanest Man in the World | Pawn Shop Owner (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 49 |
| 1943 | Sleepy Lagoon | Cyrus Coates | Film | 5.0 | 49 |
| 1943 | The Good Fellows | Brother from Danville (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1943 | Cowboy in Manhattan | Higgins | Film | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1942 | Bambi | Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1942 | Saboteur | J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited) | Film | 6.9 | 48 |
| 1942 | The Major and the Minor | Ticket Agent #1 (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 48 |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | Old Concertgoer (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1942 | Shut My Big Mouth | Jim Long | Film | 8.3 | 48 |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson | Alderman (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1942 | The Postman Didn't Ring | Mr. Slade | Film | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1942 | A Letter From Bataan | Mr. Limpert | Film | 5.2 | 48 |
| 1942 | USS VD: Ship of Shame | Commandant (uncredited) | Film | 4.5 | 48 |
| 1942 | Wildcat | John 'Paw' Smithers | Film | 5.7 | 48 |
| 1941 | Shadow of the Thin Man | Maguire (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1941 | Honky Tonk | Townsman at Meeting House (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1941 | Blossoms in the Dust | Senator | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1941 | Nothing but the Truth | Mr. Bart Prichard (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 47 |
| 1941 | The Tell-Tale Heart | Second Deputy Sheriff (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 47 |
| 1941 | Mob Town | Pawnbroker (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 1941 | Maisie Was a Lady | Judge Thatcher (Uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1941 | The Richest Man in Town | Frederick Johnson | Film | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1941 | Cracked Nuts | Sylvanus Boogle | Film | 7.0 | 47 |
| 1940 | You, the People | Mr. Roberts | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 1940 | Blondie Plays Cupid | Mr. Tucker | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1935 | It's A Small World | Courtroom spectator (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1934 | Pure Feud | Lem (uncredited) | Film | 7.0 | 40 |