Twilight Zone Museum
November 30, 2018
"Sad news... Wright King, costar of “Shadow Play” And “Of Late I think of Cliffordville” (and later Dr. Galen in “Planet of the Apes”, which Rod Serling co-wrote) died on Sunday November 25th. He lived 95 long and wonderful years which included a 60 year marriage to wife June, who died in 2009. He was the first TZ actor I ever met, during my last year or so in Oregon. We first met on his 79th birthday at the old Heathman Hotel. He had tons of old stories about Hollywood and he loved recounting them. He attended our first TZ Convention in 2002 and spent the weekend catching up with old friends. He’ll be missed."
KING, Wright (Thomas Wright Thornburg King)
Born: 1/11/1923, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Died: 11/25/2018, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.A.
Wright King’s westerns – actor:
The Gabby Hayes Show (TV) - 1951 (Danny)
Gunsmoke (TV) – 1956 (Ben Walling, Joe Digger, Crep, Hi Stevens, Rod Ellison, Bud, Lon, Lon Jensen
Friendly Persuasion – 1956 (Forager)
Stagecoach to Fury – 1956 (Ralph Slader)
The Young Guns - 1956 (Jonesy)
Cheyenne (TV) – 1956, 1957, 1958 (Frank Endicott, Blaney Wilcox/Pocatello Kid, The Kiowa Kid/Nevada Jones)
Boots and Saddles (TV) – 1957 (Pvt. Bennett)
The Gray Ghost (TV) – 1957
Have Gun - Will Travel (TV) – 1957 (Jimmy O'Riley, Gyppo, Lane Kilmer, Cull, Alejandro Caloca
Maverick (TV) – 1957 (Rick)
The Sheriff of Cochise (TV) – 1957 (Brownie)
You Are There: The End of the Dalton Gang (TV) – 1957 (Charley Ball)
Man Without a Gun (TV) – 1958 (Danny)
The Texan (TV) - 1958 (Mac Kernin)
The Gunfight at Dodge City – 1959 (Billy Townsend)
The Rebel (TV) - 1959 (Woody)
Sugarfoot (TV) – 1959 (Wolf Wilkes)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV) – 1959-1960 (Jason Nichols)
Johnny Ringo (TV) – 1960 (Junior Kavalo)
Bronco (TV) – 1961 (Allen Miller)
Outlaws (TV) – 1961 (Charlie Sonberg/Little Dick)
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV) - 1961 (Will Norris)
Rawhide (TV) – 1963 (Collie Quade)
Lancer (TV) – 1969 (Zack Blake)
The Outcasts (TV) – 1969 (Fred Willard)
The Andersonville Trial (TV) – 1970 (Major Hosmer)
How the West Was Won (TV) – 1976 (Infantry Captain)