Harry Woods

Harry Woods

Known for Acting · 182 credits

Born
1889-05-04
Died
1968-12-28
Place of birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Also known as
Harry Lewis Woods · Harry Wood · H.L. Woods · Harry L. Woods

Biography

Harry Woods was born on May 5, 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, as Harry Lewis Woods. He was an actor, known for Monkey Business (1931), Road to Rio (1947) and Days of Jesse James (1939). He was married to Helen P. He died on December 28, 1968 in Los Angeles, California.

One of Hollywood's all-time meanest villains - Although his imposing size, perpetual scowl, snarling voice and all-around evil demeanor made him one of the meanest of screen villains, before he became an actor Woods made a living selling ladies' hats.

Known For

Movies (182)

The Fountainhead
Movie

The Fountainhead

1949

as Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Movie

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

as Karl Rynders (uncredited)

My Darling Clementine
Movie

My Darling Clementine

1946

as Luke (uncredited)

Reap the Wild Wind
Movie

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

as Mace

South of Monterey
Movie

South of Monterey

1946

as Bennet

Call of the Wild
Movie

Call of the Wild

1935

as Soapy Smith (uncredited)

The Scarlet Empress
Movie

The Scarlet Empress

1934

Rancho Notorious
Movie

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Marshal McDonald (uncredited)

Beau Geste
Movie

Beau Geste

1939

as Renoir

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Movie

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944

as Mongol Guard (uncredited)

Union Pacific
Movie

Union Pacific

1939

as Al Brett

The Spoilers
Movie

The Spoilers

1942

as Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)

Silver River
Movie

Silver River

1948

as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

Lone Star
Movie

Lone Star

1952

Colorado Territory
Movie

Colorado Territory

1949

as Pluthner

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Movie

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942

as Kurt (uncredited)

The Sheepman
Movie

The Sheepman

1958

as Rancher (uncredited)

Border Cafe
Movie

Border Cafe

1937

as Bert (uncredited)

Tall in the Saddle
Movie

Tall in the Saddle

1944

as George Clews

Road to Rio
Movie

Road to Rio

1947

as Ship's Purser

Backfire
Movie

Backfire

1950

as Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)

The Plainsman
Movie

The Plainsman

1936

as Quartermaster Sergeant

Tycoon
Movie

Tycoon

1947

as Holden

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Movie

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

The Man in the Iron Mask
Movie

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

as First Officer

The Singing Marine
Movie

The Singing Marine

1937

as First Marine Sergeant

Wells Fargo
Movie

Wells Fargo

1937

as Timekeeper

Dark Command
Movie

Dark Command

1940

as Man in Fight with Seton

Night World
Movie

Night World

1932

as Gang Leader (uncredited)

The Long Voyage Home
Movie

The Long Voyage Home

1940

as Amindra First Mate

The President Vanishes
Movie

The President Vanishes

1934

as Kramer

Marshal of Gunsmoke
Movie

Marshal of Gunsmoke

1944

as Lon Curtiss

The Range Feud
Movie

The Range Feud

1931

as Vandall

Ship Cafe
Movie

Ship Cafe

1935

as Donovan (uncredited)

Nevada
Movie

Nevada

1944

as Joe Powell

The Last Train from Madrid
Movie

The Last Train from Madrid

1937

as Government Man (uncredited)

Hell's Outpost
Movie

Hell's Outpost

1954

as Deputy Lud (uncredited)

Outlaws of Stampede Pass
Movie

Outlaws of Stampede Pass

1943

as Ben Crowley

The World Changes
Movie

The World Changes

1933

as Sam (uncredited)

Frontier Marshal
Movie

Frontier Marshal

1939

as Curly Bill's Henchman

Robin Hood of El Dorado
Movie

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

as Pete

Trail Street
Movie

Trail Street

1947

as Larkin

Monkey Business
Movie

Monkey Business

1931

as Alky Briggs

Riders of the West
Movie

Riders of the West

1942

as Duke Mason

Wyoming
Movie

Wyoming

1947

as Ben Jackson

Belle of the Nineties
Movie

Belle of the Nineties

1934

as Slade

Silly Billies
Movie

Silly Billies

1936

as Hank Bewley

The Lawless Nineties
Movie

The Lawless Nineties

1936

as Charles K. Plummer

Men with Wings
Movie

Men with Wings

1938

as Baker

The Viking
Movie

The Viking

1928

as Egil (as Harry Lewis Woods)

The St. Louis Kid
Movie

The St. Louis Kid

1934

as Louie Munn

Courage of the West
Movie

Courage of the West

1937

as Al Wilkins, aka Jed Newman

Caravan
Movie

Caravan

1934

as Romeo (Uncredited)

Law and Order
Movie

Law and Order

1932

as Walt Northrup

Conflict
Movie

Conflict

1936

as 'Ruffhouse' Kelly

Short Grass
Movie

Short Grass

1950

as Sam Dreen

The Gallant Legion
Movie

The Gallant Legion

1948

as Lang

The House of the Seven Gables
Movie

The House of the Seven Gables

1940

as Mr. Wainwright

Triple Justice
Movie

Triple Justice

1940

as Al Reeves

Haunted Gold
Movie

Haunted Gold

1932

as Joe Ryan

Romance on the Range
Movie

Romance on the Range

1942

as Cabin Henchman Steve

Hellfire
Movie

Hellfire

1949

as Lew Stoner

Rustlers of Red Dog
Movie

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935

as Rocky

Days of Jesse James
Movie

Days of Jesse James

1939

as Captain Worthington

In Old Caliente
Movie

In Old Caliente

1939

as Curly Calkins

Outcast
Movie

Outcast

1937

as Grant, the Head Lyncher

Joy of Living
Movie

Joy of Living

1938

as Cop (Uncredited)

Code of the West
Movie

Code of the West

1947

as Nate Hatfield

Bullet Code
Movie

Bullet Code

1940

as Cass Barton

Human Cargo
Movie

Human Cargo

1936

as Ira Conklin

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Movie

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

as Grant

Beyond the Last Frontier
Movie

Beyond the Last Frontier

1943

as Big Bill Hadley

Land Beyond the Law
Movie

Land Beyond the Law

1937

as Tascosa

The Ghost Rider
Movie

The Ghost Rider

1943

as Lash Edwards

Blue Montana Skies
Movie

Blue Montana Skies

1939

as Jim Hendricks

Ticket to Paradise
Movie

Ticket to Paradise

1936

as John Dawson

Gun to Gun
Movie

Gun to Gun

1944

as Land Commissioner Harkness

West of the Pecos
Movie

West of the Pecos

1945

as Brad Sawtelle

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Movie

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

1938

as Harper

Radio Patrol
Movie

Radio Patrol

1932

as Kloskey

Bordertown Gun Fighters
Movie

Bordertown Gun Fighters

1943

as Dave Strickland

The Lady from Cheyenne
Movie

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

as Assessor Mitch Harrigan

South of St. Louis
Movie

South of St. Louis

1949

The Unknown Ranger
Movie

The Unknown Ranger

1936

as Vance Rand

Jackass Mail
Movie

Jackass Mail

1942

as Ranch Owner to Hang Baggot

Heir to Trouble
Movie

Heir to Trouble

1935

as 'Honest' John Motley

School for Girls
Movie

School for Girls

1934

as Detective

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
Movie

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

1935

as Crawford

West of Cheyenne
Movie

West of Cheyenne

1931

as Kurt Raymer, aka The Laramie Kid

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Movie

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

as Bixby

Tom's Gang
Movie

Tom's Gang

1927

as Bart Haywood

The Ranger and the Lady
Movie

The Ranger and the Lady

1940

as Kincaid

Rose of the Rancho
Movie

Rose of the Rancho

1936

as Bull Bangle

South of Pago Pago
Movie

South of Pago Pago

1940

as Black Mike Rafferty

The Phantom Rider
Movie

The Phantom Rider

1936

as Harvey Delaney

Masked Raiders
Movie

Masked Raiders

1949

as Marshal Barlow

The Lone Rider
Movie

The Lone Rider

1930

as Ed Farrell

Thunder Mountain
Movie

Thunder Mountain

1947

as Trimble Carson

I Believed in You
Movie

I Believed in You

1934

as State Trooper

Men Without Law
Movie

Men Without Law

1930

as Murdock

Isle Of Destiny
Movie

Isle Of Destiny

1940

as Capt. Lawson

Let 'em Have It
Movie

Let 'em Have It

1935

as Big Bill

Sunset Pass
Movie

Sunset Pass

1946

as Cinnabar

Palmy Days
Movie

Palmy Days

1931

as Yolando's Henchman

The Sunset Legion
Movie

The Sunset Legion

1928

as Honest John

Flame of the West
Movie

Flame of the West

1945

as Wisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)

Silver City Kid
Movie

Silver City Kid

1944

as Judge Ballard

Savage Fury
Movie

Savage Fury

1956

as Borno the Banished

The Spy Ring
Movie

The Spy Ring

1938

as Capt. Holden

Stormy
Movie

Stormy

1935

as Mack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited)

A Regular Scout
Movie

A Regular Scout

1926

as Scar Stevens

Westward Bound
Movie

Westward Bound

1944

as Roger Caldwell

Law of the Badlands
Movie

Law of the Badlands

1951

as Burt Conroy

Call of the Rockies
Movie

Call of the Rockies

1944

as J. B. Murdock

Range Defenders
Movie

Range Defenders

1937

as John Harve

Deep in the Heart of Texas
Movie

Deep in the Heart of Texas

1942

as Sergeant Idaho

A Southern Yankee
Movie

A Southern Yankee

1948

as Dentist (uncredited)

Dawn on the Great Divide
Movie

Dawn on the Great Divide

1942

as Jim Corkle

The Circus Clown
Movie

The Circus Clown

1934

as Ajax

In Early Arizona
Movie

In Early Arizona

1938

as Bull

About Harry Woods

Harry Woods was born on May 5, 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, as Harry Lewis Woods. He was an actor, known for Monkey Business (1931), Road to Rio (1947) and Days of Jesse James (1939). He was married to Helen P. He died on December 28, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. One of Hollywood's all-time meanest villains - Although his imposing size, perpetual scowl, snarling voice and all-around evil demeanor made him one of the meanest of screen villains, before he became an actor Woods made a living selling ladies' hats. With 182 credits spanning from 1912 to 1958, Harry Woods has appeared in 182 films and 0 TV shows.

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