Wright King

Actor

Born: January 11, 1923 (95 years old)

Died: November 25, 2018

Place of birth: Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

Wright Thornburgh King (January 11, 1923 – November 25, 2018) was an American stage, film and television actor whose career lasted for over forty years. He is best known for playing Jason Nichols in the television series Wanted Dead or Alive (1958–1961).

Filmography (37)

• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
• A Streetcar Named Desire (1951, ★ 7.6)
• Planet of the Apes (1968, ★ 7.6)
• The Twilight Zone (1959, ★ 8.5)
• The Streets of San Francisco (1972, ★ 7)
• Perry Mason (1957, ★ 7.7)
• Shadow Over Elveron (1968, ★ 6.5)
• Friendly Persuasion (1956, ★ 6.7)
• Cast a Long Shadow (1959, ★ 6.4)
• King Rat (1965, ★ 7.1)
• Finian's Rainbow (1968, ★ 5.9)
• The Macahans (1976, ★ 6.7)
• Cheyenne (1955, ★ 6)
• Mannix (1967, ★ 6.7)
• Gunsmoke (1955, ★ 6.7)
• Rawhide (1959, ★ 7.2)
• Have Gun, Will Travel (1957, ★ 7.3)
• The Fugitive (1963, ★ 7.2)
• McCloud (1970, ★ 7.1)
• Hazel (1961, ★ 6.8)
• Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958, ★ 6.8)
• Logan's Run (1977, ★ 6.8)
• Maverick (1957, ★ 6.9)
• The Invaders (1967, ★ 6.8)
• The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959, ★ 5.6)
• The Bold and the Brave (1956, ★ 5.6)
• Invasion of the Bee Girls (1973, ★ 4.6)
• Dangerous Charter (1962, ★ 4.6)
• The Spell (1977, ★ 4.9)
• The F.B.I. (1965, ★ 5.4)