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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).
Filmography28 titles
The Twilight Zone
1959as Hecate
1959as Hecate
Planet of the Apes
1968as Dr. Galen
1968as Dr. Galen
Perry Mason
1957as Lee Gregson
1957as Lee Gregson
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951as A Collector
1951as A Collector
The Fugitive
1963as Dave Simmons
1963as Dave Simmons
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
1957
McCloud
1970
1970
Rawhide
1959as Collie Quade
1959as Collie Quade
The Young Guns
1956as Jonesy
1956as Jonesy
King Rat
1965as Brough
1965as Brough
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
1972
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958as Jason Nichols
1958as Jason Nichols
Maverick
1957as Rick
1957as Rick
Logan's Run
1977as Jonathon
1977as Jonathon
Mannix
1967
1967
Friendly Persuasion
1956as Forager (uncredited)
1956as Forager (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955as Lon Jensen
1955as Lon Jensen
Cast a Long Shadow
1959as Noah Pringle (uncredited)
1959as Noah Pringle (uncredited)
Telephone Time
Cheyenne
1955
1955
The Texan
as Mac Kernin
as Mac Kernin
Finian's Rainbow
1968as District Attorney
1968as District Attorney
The Gunfight at Dodge City
1959as Billy Townsend
1959as Billy Townsend
The F.B.I.
1965as SAC Parker
1965as SAC Parker
The Rebel
1959as Woody
1959as Woody
The Spell
1977as Rian
1977as Rian
Dangerous Charter
1962as Joe
1962as Joe
Invasion of the Bee Girls
1973as Dr. Murger
1973as Dr. Murger