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person_profile-Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood Died at age: 85

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Douglas Wood

Date of Birth:

Oct 30, 1880

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Jan 13, 1966

Biography of

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.

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Filmography of

Douglas Wood

Found 96 Movies in total

That Certain Feeling

Senator ( Actor )

... 1956

No Man's Woman

Philip Grant ( Actor )

... 1955

Cattle Queen

Judge Whipple ( Actor )

... 1951

Harriet Craig

Mr. Norwood (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1950

Border Outlaws

Rancher Kimball ( Actor )

... 1950

Shamrock Hill

Judge Mayer ( Actor )

... 1949

An Old-Fashioned Girl

Mr. Shaw ( Actor )

... 1949

I Surrender Dear

R.H. Collins ( Actor )

... 1948

The Senator Was Indiscreet

University President ( Actor )

... 1947

The Judge Steps Out

Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

It Had to Be You

Mr. Kimberly (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Two Blondes and a Redhead

Judge Abbott ( Actor )

... 1947

Little Miss Broadway

Richard Nichols Sr. ( Actor )

... 1947

Fun on a Weekend

John Durand (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

Blondie's Big Moment

Theodore Payson (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1947

The Missing Lady

Alfred Kester ( Actor )

... 1946

Dragonwyck

Mayor Curtis (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Night Editor

Bank Manager (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1946

Tomorrow Is Forever

Charles Hamilton ( Actor )

... 1946

Because of Him

Samual Hapgood ( Actor )

... 1946

Voice of the Whistler

Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1945

Come Out Fighting

Mayor ( Actor )

... 1945

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

Alexander Harmon ( Actor )

... 1945

Patrick the Great

Sir Orville ( Actor )

... 1945

The Big Show-Off

Dr. Dinwiddle ( Actor )

... 1945

I'm from Arkansas

Governor ( Actor )

... 1944

Phantom Lady

Show Backer (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1944

What a Woman

Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer ( Actor )

... 1943

Crazy House

Studio Bidder ( Actor )

... 1943

The Good Fellows

John Drayton ( Actor )

... 1943

Hers to Hold

Peter Cartwright ( Actor )

... 1943

The More the Merrier

Senator in Taxi (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1943

Stand by for Action

Sen. Masterman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1942

Parachute Nurse

Maj. Devon ( Actor )

... 1942

Murder in the Big House

Burgen ( Actor )

... 1942

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard ( Actor )

... 1941

Honky Tonk

Governor Wilson ( Actor )

... 1941

Sergeant York

Major Hylan (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Blossoms in the Dust

Senator ( Actor )

... 1941

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Board Member (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

In the Navy

Admiral (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Love Crazy

Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Buck Privates

Randolph Parker II (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1941

Spring Parade

General ( Actor )

... 1940

Public Deb No. 1

Director ( Actor )

... 1940

Boom Town

Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Private Affairs

Mr. Stanley ( Actor )

... 1940

Babies for Sale

Dr. Aleshire ( Actor )

... 1940

Waterloo Bridge

Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1940

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Speidler ( Actor )

... 1940

... 1940

20,000 Men a Year

Crandall ( Actor )

... 1939

Eternally Yours

Phillips ( Actor )

... 1939

Juarez

Mr. Hartman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

East Side of Heaven

Fisher (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1939

Sudden Money

Mr. Jordan ( Actor )

... 1939

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Uncle Joe ( Actor )

... 1939

Off the Record

J. W. ( Actor )

... 1939

Kentucky

Race Track Patron ( Actor )

... 1938

Three Loves Has Nancy

Mr. Hanson (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

I Am the Law

District Attorney Bert Beery ( Actor )

... 1938

The Beloved Brat

Mr. Butler ( Actor )

... 1938

Gold Is Where You Find It

Judge H.B. Clayburn (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

Mannequin

Rogers (Uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1938

West of Shanghai

Myron Galt ( Actor )

... 1937

Over the Goal

Dr. Marshall ( Actor )

... 1937

Dangerously Yours

Walter Chandler ( Actor )

... 1937

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Renald C. Brownley ( Actor )

... 1937

This Is My Affair

Henry Maxwell ( Actor )

... 1937

The Man Who Found Himself

Medical Board Doctor ( Actor )

... 1937

On the Avenue

Mr. Trivet ( Actor )

... 1937

Guns of the Pecos

Texas Governor ( Actor )

... 1936

Great Guy

Mayor ( Actor )

... 1936

Wedding Present

Willett ( Actor )

... 1936

Two in a Crowd

Banker Ralston ( Actor )

... 1936

Jailbreak

Governor Daden ( Actor )

... 1936

Two Against the World

Malcolm Sims ( Actor )

... 1936

Navy Born

Mr. Strickland ( Actor )

... 1936

Dracula's Daughter

Dr. Townsend ( Actor )

... 1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island

General Ewing ( Actor )

... 1936

Professional Soldier

Nightclub Patron ( Actor )

... 1935

Dangerous

Elmont ( Actor )

... 1935

The Great Impersonation

Lord Allison (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

Special Agent

Federal Judge (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

Spring Tonic

Mr. Ingalls ( Actor )

... 1935

College Scandal

Dean Traynor ( Actor )

... 1935

A Night at the Ritz

Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1935

The Wedding Night

Leland Heywood ( Actor )

... 1935

College Rhythm

George Collins ( Actor )

... 1934

The President Vanishes

Roger Grant ( Actor )

... 1934

Great Expectations

Wopsle ( Actor )

... 1934

The Fountain

de Greve ( Actor )

... 1934

The Trumpet Blows

Senor Ramirez ( Actor )

... 1934

Bottoms Up

John Baldwin ( Actor )

... 1934

National Red Cross Pageant

Herald - Flemish episode ( Actor )

... 1917