Occupation Actor, film director Years active 1914-1961 | Name Mack Wright Role Actor | |
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Born March 9, 1894 ( 1894-03-09 ) Princeton, Indiana Died August 14, 1965, Boulder City, Nevada, United States Movies Winds of the Wasteland, Haunted Gold, The Man from Monterey, The Vigilantes Are Comi, Somewhere in Sonora Similar People Phyllis Fraser, Ray Taylor, Robert Livingston, Lew Kelly, Max Terhune | ||
Range Defenders [1937] Mack V. Wright
Mack V. Wright (9 March 1894 – 14 August 1965) was an American actor and film director. Active as a director from 1920 to the late 1940s, he also had an extensive career as an assistant director, second-unit director and production manager. His heyday was in the 1930s, when he directed or co-directed serials for Republic Pictures and made westerns for Monogram Pictures, often with John Wayne. He was also an actor, appearing in his first film in 1914 and his last in 1934, almost all of them westerns.
Contents
- Range Defenders 1937 Mack V Wright
- Riders Of The Whistling Skull 1937 Mack V Wright
- Filmography
- References
Riders Of The Whistling Skull [1937] Mack V. Wright
Director
Wright also directed the following films that starred John Wayne:
Production Manager
Actor
Filmography
Assistant Director
1961
Five Minutes to Live (assistant director)
1960
Lock Up (TV Series) (assistant director - 3 episodes)
- Voice of Doom (1960) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- The Trouble Cop (1960) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Murder Plays It Cool (1960) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1959
Bat Masterson (TV Series) (assistant director - 2 episodes)
- Six Feet of Gold (1960) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- The Tumbleweed Wagon (1959) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1960
Home Run Derby (TV Series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
- Mickey Mantle vs. Willie Mays (1960) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1959
Mackenzie's Raiders (TV Series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
- The Pen and the Sword (1959) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1957
Highway Patrol (TV Series) (assistant director - 9 episodes)
- Dan Sick (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- The Judge (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Phony Cop (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Credit Card (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Careless Cop (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Deaf Mute (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Revenge (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Insulin (1958) - (assistant director - as Mac Wright)
- Double Death (1957) - (assistant director - as Mac Wright)
1958
Sea Hunt (TV Series) (assistant director - 11 episodes)
- Magnetic Mine (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Hard Hat (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Midget Submarine (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Killer Whale (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Gold Below (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Sonar Queen (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Mr. Guinea Pig (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Female of the Species (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- The Sea Sled (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Rapture of the Deep (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
- Flooded Mine (1958) - (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1958
Tombstone Territory (TV Series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
- Skeleton Canyon Massacre (1958) - (assistant director)
1956
Alarm (TV Movie) (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1956
I Led 3 Lives (TV Series) (first assistant director - 2 episodes)
- Dynamite (1956) - (first assistant director - as Mac Wright)
- Legation (1956) - (first assistant director)
1956
Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) (assistant director - 1 episode)
- The Long Sleep (1956) - (assistant director - as Mac Wright)
1955
The Big Combo (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1953
Combat Squad (assistant director)
1953
The Great Jesse James Raid (second assistant director - uncredited)
1953
Phantom from Space (assistant director)
1952
Tarzan's Savage Fury (assistant director)
1951
Secrets of Beauty (assistant director)
1950
One Too Many (assistant director)
1950
Once a Thief (assistant director - uncredited)
1950
The Flying Saucer (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1949
Alimony (assistant director)
1948
Parole, Inc. (assistant director)
1948
The Vicious Circle (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1948
Devil's Cargo (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1948
Mary Lou (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1948
Glamour Girl (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1947
Two Blondes and a Redhead (assistant director)
1947
The Pretender (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1947
Hollywood Barn Dance (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1945
The Crimson Canary (assistant director - uncredited)
1945
Code of the Lawless (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1945
River Gang (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1945
Swing Out, Sister (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1945
Honeymoon Ahead (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1944
The Mummy's Curse (assistant director - uncredited)
1944
Bowery to Broadway (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1944
The Merry Monahans (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1944
Pardon My Rhythm (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1944
Twilight on the Prairie (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1944
Cobra Woman (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1944
Her Primitive Man (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1944
Chip Off the Old Block (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1943
Always a Bridesmaid (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1943
Top Man (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1943
Hers to Hold (assistant director - uncredited)
1943
Raiders of San Joaquin (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1943
Follow the Band (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1943
Hi'Ya Chum (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1943
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1943
How's About It? (assistant director - uncredited)
1942
Dawn on the Great Divide (assistant director)
1942
The Old Chisholm Trail (assistant director)
1942
West of the Law (assistant director - uncredited)
1942
Riders of the West (assistant director)
1942
One Thrilling Night (assistant director)
1942
Down Texas Way (assistant director)
1942
Ghost Town Law (assistant director)
1942
Klondike Fury (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1942
Below the Border (assistant director)
1941
Forbidden Trails (assistant director)
1941
Murder by Invitation (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1941
You're Out of Luck (assistant director - uncredited)
1940
Phantom of Chinatown (assistant director - uncredited)
1937
Roaring Six Guns (assistant director - as Mack Vaughn)
1936
The Three Mesquiteers (assistant director - uncredited)
1935
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (assistant director - uncredited)
1935
The Hoosier Schoolmaster (assistant director - uncredited)
1935
The Outlaw Tamer (assistant director)
1935
The Lone Bandit (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1934
Pals of the West (Short) (assistant director)
1934
Range Riders (assistant director - uncredited)
1934
City Limits (assistant director - uncredited)
1933
War of the Range (assistant director)
1932
Hello Trouble (assistant director)
1932
South of the Rio Grande (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1932
Ridin' for Justice (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1931
One Man Law (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1931
The Deadline (assistant director)
1931
The Range Feud (assistant director)
1931
Border Law (assistant director - as Mack Wright)
1931
Branded (assistant director - uncredited)
1931
The Avenger (assistant director - uncredited)
1931
West of Cheyenne (assistant director)
1931
Desert Vengeance (assistant director)
1930
Men Without Law (assistant director)
1930
Shadow Ranch (assistant director)
1930
Song of the Caballero (assistant director)
1930
The Lone Rider (assistant director)
1930
Mountain Justice (assistant director)
1929
The Law of the Plains (assistant director)
1928
West of Santa Fe (assistant director)
1927
The Outlaw Dog (assistant director)
1927
Tarzan and the Golden Lion (assistant director)
1926
The Road Agent (assistant director)
1925
Ace of Clubs (assistant director)
1925
Red Blood (assistant director)
1925
Riding Romance (assistant director)
1925
The Texas Terror (assistant director)
1923
The Phantom Fortune (assistant director - uncredited)
1923
Around the World in Eighteen Days (assistant director - uncredited)
1918
The Lion's Claws (assistant director)
Actor
1934
Mills of the Gods as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1934
The West on Parade (Short) as
Henchman (uncredited)
1934
Name the Woman as
Henchman
1934
Randy Rides Alone as
Deputy (uncredited)
1934
Rainbow Riders (Short) as
Henchman (as McWright)
1934
Romance Revier (Short) as
Fake Kidnapper (uncredited)
1934
No More Women as
Pelican Crew Member (uncredited)
1930
The Oklahoma Sheriff (as Mac V. Wright)
1930
The Hunted Men as
Len
1929
Pioneers of the West as
'Spike' Harkness
1929
The Lone Horseman as
Henchman
1929
Headin' Westward as
Slim McGee
1928
The Law of the Mounted as
Henchman (as Mac V. Wright)
1928
The Manhattan Cowboy as
Mack Murdock (as Mac V. Wright)
1928
West of Santa Fe as
Major Seabury
1928
Arizona Days (Short) as
Black Bailey
1928
Silent Trail
1926
The Open Switch as
Daniel Lonergan
1926
Mistaken Orders as
The Day Agent
1926
Silver Fingers as
Morgan
1925
Unseen Enemies as
Henchman (uncredited)
1925
Moccasins as
Robert Barlow
1925
Riders of Mystery as
Dan Blair
1925
Blood and Steel as
Devore Palmer
1925
Border Intrigue as
Juan Verdigo
1924
Border Justice as
Angus Bland
1924
Western Vengeance as
Dick Sterling
1924
A Desperate Adventure as
Black Pete
1924
Crossed Trails as
Buck Sloman
1924
Baffled as
Spider Lewis
1924
Two Fisted Tenderfoot as
Jim Trent
1923
The Guilty Hand (Short)
1923
Single Handed as
Milo
1922
Perils of the Yukon as
Lew Scully
1922
The Trail of the Wolf (Short) as
The French Canadian Outlaw
1922
Captain Kidd's Finish (Short)
1921
Brand of Courage (Short)
1921
Red Courage as
Sam Waters (as Mac V. Wright)
1920
Off His Trolley (Short)
1919
The Lion Man as
The Second Lion Man
1917
The Bar Sinister
1914
The Master Key
Production Manager
1960
Ma Barker's Killer Brood (production supervisor)
1958
Dragstrip Riot (production manager - as Mack Wright)
1957
Guns Don't Argue (production supervisor)
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Gang Busters (TV Series) (production supervisor - 20 episodes, 1952 - 1955) (production manager - 1 episode, 1952)
- The Red Dress Case (1955) - (production supervisor - as Mack Wright)
- The Duchess Spinelli Case (1952) - (production supervisor)
- The Rocco Case (1952) - (production supervisor - as Mack Wright)
- The Burl Case (1952) - (production supervisor - as Mack Wright)
- The Barrow Gang (1952) - (production supervisor)
- The Scissors Case (1952) - (production supervisor - as Mack Wright)
- The Suma Case (1952) - (production supervisor - as Mack Wright)
- The Durable Mike Malloy Case (1952) - (production supervisor)
- Dillinger (1952) - (production supervisor)
- Homer Van Meter (1952) - (production supervisor)
- The Unholy Three (1952) - (production supervisor)
- The Blonde Tigress (1952) - (production supervisor)
- The Bayless Case (1952) - (production supervisor - as Mack Wright)
- The Phantom (1952) - (production supervisor)
- The O'Dell-Griffin Case (1952) - (production supervisor - as Mack Wright)
- The Dennis Case (1952) - (production supervisor)
- The Quirley Gang (1952) - (production manager)
- Alvin Karpis (1952) - (production supervisor)
- Charles Mendoro (1952) - (production supervisor)
- The Boilat-Fiaschetti Case (1952) - (production supervisor - as Mack Wright)
- The Old Trapper - (production supervisor)
1954
The Snow Creature (production supervision)
1954
Killers from Space (production supervisor)
1942
Rubber Racketeers (production manager)
1942
Klondike Fury (production manager - as Mack Wright)
1941
I Killed That Man (production manager)
1941
Paper Bullets (production manager)
1941
King of the Zombies (production manager - as Mack Wright)
1938
Spirit of Youth (production manager - as Mack Wright)
1937
Headin' East (production manager)
1937
Hollywood Round-Up (production manager)
Director
1966
Robinson Crusoe of Mystery Island (TV Movie) (archive footage)
1947
The Sea Hound
1944
Wells Fargo Days (Short)
1939
The Man from Tascosa (Short)
1938
The Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1937
Range Defenders
1937
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
1937
Hit the Saddle
1937
Riders of the Whistling Skull
1936
Roarin' Lead
1936
The Big Show
1936
Robinson Crusoe of Clipper Island
1936
The Vigilantes Are Coming
1936
Winds of the Wasteland
1936
The Singing Cowboy (as Mack Wright)
1936
Comin' 'Round the Mountain (as Mack Wright)
1935
Cappy Ricks Returns (as Mack Wright)
1933
The Man from Monterey
1933
Somewhere in Sonora
1932
Haunted Gold
1925
Riding for Life
1920
The Lone Ranger (Short)
1920
The Great Round-Up (Short)
1920
Red Hot Trail (Short)
1920
The Broncho Kid (Short)
1920
Thieves' Clothes (Short)
1920
Masked (Short)
1920
Wolf Tracks (Short)
Writer
1928
West of Santa Fe (scenario)
1928
Arizona Days (Short) (adaptation)
1920
Wolf Tracks (Short)
Editor
1928
Trail Riders
1928
Trailin' Back
1928
Painted Trail
Miscellaneous
1928
The Manhattan Cowboy (technical director)
1925
Crossed Signals (additional director)
Stunts
1919
The Lion Man (stunts)
References
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