Jeff Wright

Producer and writer · Died July 20, 2020, aged 60 · Reno, Nevada, USA

Jeff Wright was born on 2 February 1960 in Reno, Nevada, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994). He died on 20 July 2020 of cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Where can I watch Jeff Wright's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Jeff Wright's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

8 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

Subprime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Writer · as Art Monroe
BASEketball(1998)
Co-Producer · Screenplay · as Fireman
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Recess(1997)
Show 2 episodes · Writer · as Hank the Janitor (voice)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
High School High(1996)
Producer
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Your Studio and You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Writer
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult(1994)
Associate Producer · as Store Manager
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear(1991)
as "Frank, we got that Sure-Grip suck machine..."
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!(1988)
as "Mr. Pallazzo! Would you come with me?"
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

Career shape

Biggest box office

High School High (1996)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

BASEketball (1998)

Midcredits 62^nd