Acting
98
Man
30 Oct 1880
13 Jan 1966 (85)
New York City, New York, USA
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Douglas Wood
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Douglas Wood (October 31, 1880 – January 13, 1966) was an American actor of stage and screen during the first six decades of the 20th century. Born on Halloween 1880 (October 31), his mother, Ida Jeffreys, was a stage actress. During the course of his career, Wood would appear in dozens of Broadway productions, and well over 100 films. Towards the end of his career, he would also make several guest appearances on television. Wood died in 1966. At the end of 1933, Wood began work on his first film, with a supporting role in David Butler's comedy, Bottom's Up, starring Spencer Tracy. The following year he would originate the role in talking pictures of Wopsle in Stuart Walker's 1934 production of Great Expectations. Over the next 20 years he would appear in over 125 films, mostly in smaller and supporting roles. In 1937 he would appear in a small role in Maytime, the sound version of the 1910s play in which he had starred. Other notable films in which he appeared include: Two Against the World (1936), starring Humphrey Bogart; the Abbott and Costello vehicle, Buck Privates (1941); Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), starring Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, and Claude Rains; Howard Hawk's 1941 classic, Sergeant York, starring Gary Cooper; and The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944), starring Fredric March. During the 1950s, Wood appeared in a handful of pictures, mostly B-films. During the early and mid-1950s Wood would make several guest appearances on several television series, including The Lone Ranger (1950–51), Fireside Theater (1952-53), and Topper (1954). His final screen performance would be in a small role in That Certain Feeling (1956), starring Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, and George Sanders. In 1958 Wood returned to the Broadway stage with a supporting role in Jane Eyre, it would be his final acting performance. Wood died on January 13, 1966 in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, California.
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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1956 | That Certain Feeling | Senator |
1955 | No Man's Woman | Philip Grant |
1951 | Cattle Queen | Judge Whipple |
1950 | Harriet Craig | Mr. Norwood (Uncredited) |
1950 | Border Outlaws | Rancher Kimball |
1949 | Shamrock Hill | Judge Mayer |
1949 | An Old-Fashioned Girl | Mr. Shaw |
1948 | I Surrender Dear | R.H. Collins |
1947 | The Senator Was Indiscreet | University President |
1947 | Blondie's Big Moment | Theodore Payson (uncredited) |
1947 | The Judge Steps Out | Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited) |
1947 | It Had to Be You | Mr. Kimberly (uncredited) |
1947 | Two Blondes and a Redhead | Judge Abbott |
1947 | Fun on a Weekend | John Durand (Uncredited) |
1947 | Little Miss Broadway | Richard Nichols Sr. |
1946 | Dragonwyck | Mayor Curtis (uncredited) |
1946 | Tomorrow Is Forever | Charles Hamilton |
1946 | Night Editor | Bank Manager (Uncredited) |
1946 | The Missing Lady | Alfred Kester |
1946 | Because of Him | Samual Hapgood |
1945 | Voice of the Whistler | Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited) |
1945 | Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion | Alexander Harmon |
1945 | The Big Show-Off | Dr. Dinwiddle |
1945 | Patrick the Great | Sir Orville |
1945 | Come Out Fighting | Mayor |
1944 | Phantom Lady | Show Backer (uncredited) |
1944 | I'm from Arkansas | Governor |
1943 | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | |
1943 | Hers to Hold | Peter Cartwright |
1943 | What a Woman | Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer |
1943 | Crazy House | Studio Bidder |
1943 | Mardi Gras | Harrison Piske |
1943 | The Good Fellows | John Drayton |
1942 | Stand by for Action | Sen. Masterman (uncredited) |
1942 | Murder in the Big House | Burgen |
1942 | Parachute Nurse | Maj. Devon |
1941 | Sergeant York | Major Hylan (uncredited) |
1941 | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Board Member (uncredited) |
1941 | Buck Privates | Randolph Parker II (uncredited) |
1941 | Love Crazy | Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited) |
1941 | In the Navy | Admiral (uncredited) |
1941 | Blossoms in the Dust | Senator |
1941 | Honky Tonk | Governor Wilson |
1941 | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard |
1940 | Waterloo Bridge | Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited) |
1940 | Boom Town | Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited) |
1940 | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Speidler |
1940 | Spring Parade | General |
1940 | Teddy the Rough Rider | President William McKinley |
1940 | Public Deb No. 1 | Director |
1940 | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Walker |
1940 | Babies for Sale | Dr. Aleshire |
1940 | Private Affairs | Mr. Stanley |
1939 | Juarez | Mr. Hartman (uncredited) |
1939 | Eternally Yours | Phillips |
1939 | Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Uncle Joe |
1939 | East Side of Heaven | Fisher (uncredited) |
1939 | 20,000 Men a Year | Crandall |
1939 | Off the Record | J. W. |
1939 | Sudden Money | Mr. Jordan |
1938 | Mannequin | Rogers (Uncredited) |
1938 | Kentucky | Race Track Patron |
1938 | Gold Is Where You Find It | Judge H.B. Clayburn (uncredited) |
1938 | I Am the Law | District Attorney Bert Beery |
1938 | The Beloved Brat | Mr. Butler |
1938 | Three Loves Has Nancy | Mr. Hanson (uncredited) |
1937 | This Is My Affair | Henry Maxwell |
1937 | West of Shanghai | Myron Galt |
1937 | The Man in the Barn | Army Officer (uncredited) |
1937 | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Renald C. Brownley |
1937 | On the Avenue | Mr. Trivet |
1937 | Over the Goal | Dr. Marshall |
1937 | The Man Who Found Himself | Medical Board Doctor |
1937 | Dangerously Yours | Walter Chandler |
1936 | Dracula's Daughter | Dr. Townsend |
1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island | General Ewing |
1936 | Great Guy | Mayor |
1936 | Wedding Present | Willett |
1936 | Two Against the World | Malcolm Sims |
1936 | Jailbreak | Governor Daden |
1936 | Guns of the Pecos | Texas Governor |
1936 | Navy Born | Mr. Strickland |
1936 | Two in a Crowd | Banker Ralston |
1935 | Dangerous | Elmont |
1935 | The Wedding Night | Leland Heywood |
1935 | Special Agent | Federal Judge (uncredited) |
1935 | Spring Tonic | Mr. Ingalls |
1935 | College Scandal | Dean Traynor |
1935 | A Night at the Ritz | Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited) |
1935 | The Great Impersonation | Lord Allison (uncredited) |
1934 | Great Expectations | Wopsle |
1934 | The President Vanishes | Roger Grant |
1934 | Bottoms Up | John Baldwin |
1934 | College Rhythm | George Collins |
1934 | The Fountain | de Greve |
1934 | The Trumpet Blows | Senor Ramirez |
1917 | National Red Cross Pageant | Herald - Flemish episode |
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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1965 | The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles | Co-Producer |