Born in San Francisco, Wright worked as a newspaperman before beginning a career in show business. He started his acting career in vaudeville and later moved to the stage. While on the NY stages, he picked up some film roles at Vitaphone Studios in Brooklyn; one confirmed sighting is in the Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy short subject "Pure Feud" (1934) as 'Lem'. Wright also worked in radio, appearing in more than 5,000 radio programs. His radio performances have included Zeb on "Al Pearce and His Gang", George Honeywell in "My Little Margie", Mahoney on "Glamour Manor" and the title character, Ephraim Tutt in "The Amazing Mr. Tutt". He has also guest starred on radio shows, such as "The Man Called X", "The Charlotte Greenwood Show" and "The Jack Benny Program" (he later appeared on the television version of the program).