Actor. He was born in San Francisco, California. He was a familiar character actor, who appeared in over 200 films. He played in "The Richest Man in Town" (1941), "Bambi" (1942) (voice of friend owl), "Rhapsody in Blue" (1945) as Rachmaninoff, "The Blue Dahlia" (1946), "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" (1948), "They Live By Night" (1948), "Little Women" (1949), "All The King's Men" (1949), "Adam's Rib" (1949), "People Will Talk" (1951), as the miser uncle of Jeanne Crain, "Niagara" (1953), "The Wild One" (1953), "Johnny Guitar" (1954), "The Man With the Golden Arm" (1955) and "Cape Fear" (1962), his last film. Also he had a recurrent role as Ben Weaver in "The Andy Griffith Show." He died of cancer in Hollywood.
Actor. He was born in San Francisco, California. He was a familiar character actor, who appeared in over 200 films. He played in "The Richest Man in Town" (1941), "Bambi" (1942) (voice of friend owl), "Rhapsody in Blue" (1945) as Rachmaninoff, "The Blue Dahlia" (1946), "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" (1948), "They Live By Night" (1948), "Little Women" (1949), "All The King's Men" (1949), "Adam's Rib" (1949), "People Will Talk" (1951), as the miser uncle of Jeanne Crain, "Niagara" (1953), "The Wild One" (1953), "Johnny Guitar" (1954), "The Man With the Golden Arm" (1955) and "Cape Fear" (1962), his last film. Also he had a recurrent role as Ben Weaver in "The Andy Griffith Show." He died of cancer in Hollywood.
Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni
Family Members
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James Wright
1859–1925
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Louisa Anna Pohlmann Wright
1864–1908
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Nell Ida Peabody Wright
1893–1980
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James Wright
1888–1890
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Thomas Wright
1890–1894
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Louise Anna Wright Gee
1896–1985
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John Pohlmann Wright
1898–1960
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Margaret Agnes Wright
1899–1971
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Bette Jean Wright Pearce
1921–1998
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Will Wright
1900 United States Federal Census
Will Wright
1940 United States Federal Census
Will Wright
1930 United States Federal Census
Will Wright
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Will Wright
California, U.S., World War I Soldier Service Cards and Photos, 1917-1918
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