Actor

Wright King

January 11, 1923 · Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA

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).

Notable work

7.7
Planet of the Apes (1968)
as Dr. Galen
7.6
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
as A Collector
8.5
The Twilight Zone (1959)
as Paul Carson and as Hecate

Often works with

Dabbs Greer
4 titles together
Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Fugitive
John George
3 titles together
A Streetcar Named Desire, Gunsmoke, Have Gun, Will Travel
Kim Hunter
2 titles together
Planet of the Apes, A Streetcar Named Desire
Woodrow Parfrey
2 titles together
Planet of the Apes, Mannix
Karl Malden
2 titles together
A Streetcar Named Desire, The Streets of San Francisco
Vaughn Taylor
2 titles together
The Twilight Zone, The Fugitive

Full filmography · 57

Captain Video and His Video Rangers
cast
Upcoming
The Critical List
as Dr. Kenderly
1978
Logan's Run
as Jonathon
19776.8
Bronk
cast
1975
The Streets of San Francisco
cast
19727.1
McCloud
as Carter
19707.2
Lancer
cast
1968
The Outcasts
cast
1968
Mannix
cast
19676.8
Judd, for the Defense
cast
1967
The Invaders
as Ed Tonkin
19676.9
The F.B.I.
as Scott Boles and as SAC Parker
19655.6