Will Wright

• Born: Mar 26, 1891 in San Francisco, California
• Died: Jun 19, 1962 in Los Angeles, California
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '40s-'50s
• Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Career Highlights: Philo Vance Returns, Quantrill's Raiders, Sunset in the West
• First Major Screen Credit: Philo Vance Returns (1947)

Biography

San Franciscan Will Wright was a newspaper reporter before he hit the vaudeville, legitimate stage, and radio circuit. With his crabapple face and sour-lemon voice, Wright was almost instantly typecast as a grouch, busybody, or small-town Scrooge. Most of his film roles were minor, but Wright rose to the occasion whenever given such meaty parts as the taciturn apartment house manager in The Blue Dahlia (1946). In one of his best assignments, Wright remained unseen: He was the voice of the remonstrative Owl in the Disney cartoon feature Bambi (1942). Will Wright didn't really need the money from his long movie and TV career: His main source of income was his successful Los Angeles ice cream emporium, which was as popular with the movie people as with civilians, and which frequently provided temporary employment for many a young aspiring actor. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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