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name: "Will Wright"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 March 1894"
died: "19 June 1962"
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updated: "2026-09-17T05:58:27.847214+00:00"
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# Will Wright

Actor. Born 25 March 1894 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died 19 June 1962.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 March 1894, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Died:** 19 June 1962
- **Also known as:** William Henry Wright, William H. Wright
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3568307, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942926/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34279

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Bambi*](https://film.one/film/bambi.md) (86)

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## Biography

Will Wright, also credited as William Henry Wright or William H. Wright, was an American character actor. Born in San Francisco, California, he began his career in vaudeville before moving to the stage, radio and film. He appeared in more than 200 film and television roles, often in westerns and as curmudgeonly figures.

Wright provided the voice of Friend Owl in the Disney animated film *Bambi* (1942). Among his other film credits are *Saboteur* (1942), *River of No Return* (1954), *Johnny Guitar* (1954), *Niagara* (1953), *Inherit the Wind* (1960) and *Cape Fear* (1962). He also had a recurring role as Ben Weaver on *The Andy Griffith Show*. Wright died in Los Angeles in 1962.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Bambi* (1942), Fi1m 86, as Friend Owl (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/bambi.md)

## Also known for

- *Cape Fear* (1962), Dr. Pearsall
- *Saboteur* (1942), J.C. Lormans - Company Official (uncredited)
- *Fail Safe* (1964), Bit Part (uncredited)
- *River of No Return* (1954), Trader (uncredited)
- *Johnny Guitar* (1954), Ned - Bank Teller (uncredited)
- *Inherit the Wind* (1960), Bible Salesman (uncredited)
- *Niagara* (1953), Boatman
- *Scarlet Street* (1945), Globe Loan Office Manager (uncredited)

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