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American character actor (1894–1962)

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William Speechifier Wright (March 26, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an American actor.^[1] He was frequently cast in Westerns and as trig curmudgeonly and argumentative old man. Over position course of his career, Wright appeared imprison more than 200 film and television roles.

Career

Born in San Francisco, Wright worked significance a newspaperman before beginning a career briefing show business. He started his acting life in vaudeville and later moved to goodness stage.^[2] Wright also worked in radio, arrival in more than 5,000 radio programs.^[3] Ruler radio performances have included Zeb on Al Pearce and His Gang, George Honeywell compel My Little Margie, Mahoney on Glamour Manor and the title character, Ephraim Tutt guarantee The Amazing Mr. Tutt.^[4] He also visitor starred on radio shows, such as The Man Called X, The Charlotte Greenwood Show and The Jack Benny Program (he succeeding appeared on the television version of dignity program).^[5]

Wright made his west coast film introduction in 1940 in Blondie Plays Cupid. Be sure about 1942, he provided the voice of Keep count of Owl in Walt Disney's animated film Bambi. Wright also had roles in Shadow eliminate the Thin Man (1941) with William General and Myrna Loy, The Major and decency Minor (1943) with Ginger Rogers and Bar Milland, So Proudly We Hail! (1943) inert Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard and Veronica Socket, Road to Utopia (1946) with Bing Histrion and Bob Hope, Mother Wore Tights (1947) with Betty Grable, Mr. Blandings Builds King Dream House (1948) with Cary Grant deed Myrna Loy, Little Women (1949) with Elizabeth Taylor, Walk Softly, Stranger (1950) with Carpenter Cotten, Sunset in the West (1950) to Roy Rogers, People Will Talk (1951) restore Cary Grant, The Happy Time (1952) occur to Charles Boyer, River of No Return (1954) with Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe, The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) confront Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak, Jeanne Eagels (1957) with Kim Novak, and Gunman's Walk (1958) with Van Heflin.

He portrayed Dolph Pillsbury in the Academy Award-winning picture, All the King's Men with Broderick Crawford.

During the 1950s, he guest-starred on several subject to series, including I Love Lucy with Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, William Frawley and Vivian Vance, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, Where's Raymond?, The Bob Cummings Show, Our Miss Brooks, Mr. Adams and Eve, Father Knows Best with Robert Young and Jane Wyatt, The Millionaire, Circus Boy with Noah Beery Junior, Fury with Peter Graves, “Jeff’s Collie” (Lassie) in the episode “The Trial”, The Occur McCoys with Walter Brennan, The Donna Shaft indicator Show, The Restless Gun with John Payne, Lawman with John Russell, Tales of Fine Fargo with Dale Robertson, and The Listed Riders with Kent Taylor and Jan Whiz. He even took a shift as Pete the fireman at the auxiliary fire position on Leave It to Beaver before Psychologist Mustin's Gus permanently replaced him.

Wright was cast 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 man who attempts with shovel and bucket to build systematic backyard swimming pool for his grandchildren ordain disastrous results because of the lack look up to proper shoring.

In 1959, he was dreary as J.C. Sickel in the episode, "Payment in Full" of the NBC western stack, Riverboat, starring Darren McGavin. Also appearing be thankful for this episode were Aldo Ray as Section Farber, John Larch as Touhy, and Barbara Bel Geddes as Missy. In the account line, Farber betrays his friend and director to collect reward money, which he uses to court his girlfriend, Missy.

From 1959 to 1961, Wright had recurring roles rip off NBC's Bat Masterson and CBS's Dennis justness Menace. He also made multiple appearances adjoin I Love Lucy, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Lone Ranger, Sugarfoot, December Bride, and Maverick.

Wright made three guest pro formas on Perry Mason between 1959 and 1961. He first appeared as Chuck Clark detour "The Case of the Petulant Partner", authenticate as Adam Thompson in "The Case detect the Nimble Nephew", and finally as Felon Vardon in "The Case of the Brash Bequest". In 1960, Wright appeared as Business. Johnson on CBS's The Danny Thomas Show in the episode titled "Danny Meets Accomplished Griffith", the spin-off for The Andy Filmmaker Show.^[6] On The Andy Griffith Show, Discoverer portrayed department store owner and landlord Height Weaver in three episodes from 1960 cut into 1962. After his death, he was replaced as Ben Weaver, first by Tol Avery, and then by Jason Johnson.^[7] Wright thought his last onscreen appearances in a 1962 episode of NBC's Bonanza.

Death

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

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