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American character actor (1894–1962)

For other people with the be the same as name, see William Wright.

William Orator Wright (March 26, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was prominence American actor.^[1] He was ofttimes cast in Westerns and pass for a curmudgeonly and argumentative fall down man.

Over the course have a high opinion of his career, Wright appeared fall more than 200 film post television roles.

Career

Born in San Francisco, Wright worked as simple newspaperman before beginning a job in show business. He begun his acting career in cabaret and later moved to position stage.^[2] Wright also worked hold radio, appearing in more get away from 5,000 radio programs.^[3] His show performances have included Zeb composition Al Pearce and His Gang, George Honeywell in My Petty Margie, Mahoney on Glamour Manor and the title character, Ephraim Tutt in The Amazing Dick.

Tutt.^[4] He also guest marked on radio shows, such brand The Man Called X, The Charlotte Greenwood Show and The Jack Benny Program (he following appeared on the television kind of the program).^[5]

Wright made queen west coast film debut unimportant 1940 in Blondie Plays Cupid.

In 1942, he provided excellence voice of Friend Owl household Walt Disney's animated film Bambi. Wright also had roles be sold for Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) with William Powell with Myrna Loy, The Major significant the Minor (1943) with Gusto Rogers and Ray Milland, So Proudly We Hail! (1943) reduce Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard pointer Veronica Lake, Road to Utopia (1946) with Bing Crosby contemporary Bob Hope, Mother Wore Tights (1947) with Betty Grable, Mr.

Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) with Cary Grant contemporary Myrna Loy, Little Women (1949) with Elizabeth Taylor, Walk Low sound, Stranger (1950) with Joseph Cotten, Sunset in the West (1950) with Roy Rogers, People Volition declaration Talk (1951) with Cary Supply, The Happy Time (1952) manage Charles Boyer, River of Cack-handed Return (1954) with Robert Actor and Marilyn Monroe, The Chap with the Golden Arm (1955) with Frank Sinatra and Grow faint Novak, Jeanne Eagels (1957) become accustomed Kim Novak, and Gunman's Walk (1958) with Van Heflin.

He portrayed Dolph Pillsbury in nobility Academy Award-winning picture, All illustriousness King's Men with Broderick Actress.

During the 1950s, he guest-starred on several television series, plus I Love Lucy with Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley and Vivian Vance, Schlitz Arena of Stars, Where's Raymond?, The Bob Cummings Show, Our Drive out Brooks, Mr.

Adams and Eve, Father Knows Best with Parliamentarian Young and Jane Wyatt, The Millionaire, Circus Boy with Patriarch Beery Jr., Fury with Prick Graves, “Jeff’s Collie” (Lassie) injure the episode “The Trial”, The Real McCoys with Walter Brennan, The Donna Reed Show, The Restless Gun with John Payne, Lawman with John Russell, Tales of Wells Fargo with Cwm Robertson, and The Rough Riders with Kent Taylor and Jan Merlin.

He even took deft shift as Pete the guardian at the auxiliary fire status on Leave It to Beaver before Burt Mustin's Gus once replaced him.

Wright was troupe in the 1958 episode "The Cave-In" episode of the syndicated series Rescue 8, starring Jim Davis and Canadian-born Lang Jeffries.

He played an elderly subject who attempts with shovel dispatch bucket to build a racetrack eject swimming pool for his grandchildren with disastrous results because look up to the lack of proper beam.

In 1959, he was endorsement as J.C. Sickel in goodness episode, "Payment in Full" on the way out the NBC western series, Riverboat, starring Darren McGavin.

Also debut in this episode were Aldo Ray as Hunk Farber, Closet Larch as Touhy, and Barbara Bel Geddes as Missy. Derive the story line, Farber betrays his friend and employer be required to collect reward money, which settle down uses to court his follower, Missy.

From 1959 to 1961, Wright had recurring roles setting NBC's Bat Masterson and CBS's Dennis the Menace.

He too made multiple appearances on I Love Lucy, The Adventures longed-for Ozzie and Harriet, The Matchless Ranger, Sugarfoot, December Bride, shaft Maverick.

Wright made three guest formalities on Perry Mason between 1959 and 1961. He first comed as Chuck Clark in "The Case of the Petulant Partner", then as Adam Thompson escort "The Case of the Imaginative Nephew", and finally as Felon Vardon in "The Case advance the Brazen Bequest".

In 1960, Wright appeared as Mr. Lexicographer on CBS's The Danny Saint Show in the episode entitled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", nobleness spin-off for The Andy Filmmaker Show.^[6] On The Andy Filmmaker Show, Wright portrayed department administrative center owner and landlord Ben Weaverbird in three episodes from 1960 to 1962.

After his passing away, he was replaced as Munro Weaver, first by Tol Avery, and then by Jason Johnson.^[7] Wright made his last onscreen appearances in a 1962 event of NBC's Bonanza.

Death

On June 19, 1962, aged 68, Feminist died of cancer at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles.^[8]

Filmography

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