Portrait of Will Wright

Acting

Will Wright

Titles
153movies46TV shows
Career

Active from 1934 to 2024, with a break from 1962 to 2023, busiest in 1946 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for They Live by Night
They Live by Night
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 113 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Will Wright Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.2
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Film Noir 3
  • Classic Western 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Crime Thriller 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
TypeAllTV shows30Movies12
RoleAnyActing42
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1930s11940s311950s421960s8
GenreAnyDrama19Comedy17Western13Family8Mystery3War3Crime3Action & Adventure2Thriller1History1Romance1Science Fiction1
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DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

1950s

42 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch50
Poster for Rawhide

TV show · as Grandfather

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Poster for Dennis the Menace

TV show · as Merrivale

GoodWatch71
Poster for Mr. Lucky

TV show · as The Leadville Kid

GoodWatch46
Poster for The Donna Reed Show

TV show · as Oliver

GoodWatch74
Poster for 77 Sunset Strip

TV show · as Luther Hanks

GoodWatch47
Poster for The Missouri Traveler

as Sheriff Marvin Peavy

GoodWatch82
Poster for Perry Mason

TV show · as Chuck Clark / James Vardon

GoodWatch78
Poster for Leave It to Beaver

TV show · as Pete at Firehouse #7

GoodWatch62
Poster for Sugarfoot

TV show · as Charlie Cade / John Chamberlain

GoodWatch73
Poster for Trackdown

TV show · as Zack

GoodWatch58
Poster for Johnny Tremain

as Ephraim Lapham

GoodWatch68
Poster for Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV show · as King - Newspaper Editor

Poster for Hey, Jeannie!

TV show · as McClish

GoodWatch65
Poster for The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV show · as Judge O'Neill

GoodWatch50
Poster for The Kentuckian

as John Decker (uncredited)

GoodWatch64
Poster for Lassie

TV show · as Caleb Brown

Poster for Public Defender

TV show · as Horace Bascomb

GoodWatch71
Poster for The Raid

as Josiah Anderson

GoodWatch59
Poster for The Last Posse

as Todd Mitchell

GoodWatch66
Poster for The Danny Thomas Show

TV show · as Mr. Johnson

GoodWatch66
Poster for The Wild One

as Art Kleiner

GoodWatch71
Poster for You Are There

TV show · as Philip Arnold

GoodWatch70
Poster for Letter to Loretta

TV show · as Father Gourdian

GoodWatch71
Poster for Four Star Playhouse

TV show · as Willie / Scupper

GoodWatch69
Poster for O. Henry's Full House

as Hotel Desk Clerk (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited) / Manager (segment "The Clarion Call") (uncredited)

Poster for Cavalcade of America

TV show · as George's Father

GoodWatch85
Poster for I Love Lucy

TV show · as Sheriff / Mr. Walters

GoodWatch74
Poster for Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV show · as Pop / Father

GoodWatch70
Poster for The Tall Target

as Thomas Ogden (uncredited)

GoodWatch56
Poster for A Ticket to Tomahawk

as Marshal Kit Dodge

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