 Wright was cast in the 1958 episode "The Cave-In" episode of the syndicated series "Rescue 8," starring Jim Davis and Lang Jeffries.He played an elderly man who attempts with shovel and bucket to build a backyard swimming pool for his grandchildren with disastrous results because of the lack of proper shoring.In 1959, he was cast as J.C. Sickel in the episode, "Payment in Full" of the NBC western series, "Riverboat", starring Darren McGavin.