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)

China Bound
Movie

China Bound

1929

as Officer

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Movie

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

as Karl Rynders (uncredited)

Hello Lafayette
Movie

Hello Lafayette

1927

Gun Law
Movie

Gun Law

1929

as Bull Driscoll

Hoopla
Movie

Hoopla

1933

as Side Show Troublemaker

My Darling Clementine
Movie

My Darling Clementine

1946

as Luke (uncredited)

Reap the Wild Wind
Movie

Reap the Wild Wind

1942

as Mace

Call of the Wild
Movie

Call of the Wild

1935

as Soapy Smith (uncredited)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Movie

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

The Scarlet Empress
Movie

The Scarlet Empress

1934

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Movie

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944

as Mongol Guard (uncredited)

The Plainsman
Movie

The Plainsman

1936

as Quartermaster Sergeant

The Fountainhead
Movie

The Fountainhead

1949

as Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)

The Sheepman
Movie

The Sheepman

1958

as Rancher (uncredited)

Outcast
Movie

Outcast

1937

as Grant, the Head Lyncher

Tall in the Saddle
Movie

Tall in the Saddle

1944

as George Clews

Hot Spot
Movie

Hot Spot

1932

as Husband

Belle of the Nineties
Movie

Belle of the Nineties

1934

as Slade

Silver River
Movie

Silver River

1948

as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

The Long Voyage Home
Movie

The Long Voyage Home

1940

as Amindra First Mate

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
Movie

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942

as Kurt (uncredited)

Law and Order
Movie

Law and Order

1932

as Walt Northrup

Union Pacific
Movie

Union Pacific

1939

as Al Brett

West of the Pecos
Movie

West of the Pecos

1945

as Brad Sawtelle

School for Girls
Movie

School for Girls

1934

as Detective

Colorado Territory
Movie

Colorado Territory

1949

as Pluthner

The Spoilers
Movie

The Spoilers

1942

as Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)

Dark Command
Movie

Dark Command

1940

as Man in Fight with Seton

Lone Star
Movie

Lone Star

1952

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
Movie

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939

as Grant

Beau Geste
Movie

Beau Geste

1939

as Renoir

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Movie

Wild Bill Hickok Rides

1942

as Bixby

Ten Scars Make a Man
Movie

Ten Scars Make a Man

1924

as Buck Simpson

Stagecoach Days
Movie

Stagecoach Days

1938

as Moose Ringo

Monkey Business
Movie

Monkey Business

1931

as Alky Briggs

When the Law Rides
Movie

When the Law Rides

1928

as The Raven

Rose of the Rancho
Movie

Rose of the Rancho

1936

as Bull Bangle

The Man in the Iron Mask
Movie

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939

as First Officer

Wells Fargo
Movie

Wells Fargo

1937

as Timekeeper

Tycoon
Movie

Tycoon

1947

as Holden

Trail Street
Movie

Trail Street

1947

as Larkin

Robin Hood of El Dorado
Movie

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936

as Pete

A Southern Yankee
Movie

A Southern Yankee

1948

as Dentist (uncredited)

Palmy Days
Movie

Palmy Days

1931

as Yolando's Henchman

The Lawless Nineties
Movie

The Lawless Nineties

1936

as Charles K. Plummer

Last of the Duanes
Movie

Last of the Duanes

1941

as Sheriff Red Morgan

The Singing Marine
Movie

The Singing Marine

1937

as First Marine Sergeant

Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande
Movie

Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande

1923

as A Knight

Haunted Gold
Movie

Haunted Gold

1932

as Joe Ryan

Code of the West
Movie

Code of the West

1947

as Nate Hatfield

Rancho Notorious
Movie

Rancho Notorious

1952

as Marshal McDonald (uncredited)

Cyclone of the Range
Movie

Cyclone of the Range

1927

as The Black Rider / Don Alvarado

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)

Silly Billies
Movie

Silly Billies

1936

as Hank Bewley

New Orleans After Dark
Movie

New Orleans After Dark

1958

as Carl

Courage of the West
Movie

Courage of the West

1937

as Al Wilkins, aka Jed Newman

Frontier Marshal
Movie

Frontier Marshal

1939

as Curly Bill's Henchman

The Spy Ring
Movie

The Spy Ring

1938

as Capt. Holden

The House of the Seven Gables
Movie

The House of the Seven Gables

1940

as Mr. Wainwright

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
Movie

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty

1935

as Crawford

Men with Wings
Movie

Men with Wings

1938

as Baker

Tyrant of Red Gulch
Movie

Tyrant of Red Gulch

1928

as Ivan Petrovitch

Come On, Rangers
Movie

Come On, Rangers

1938

as Morgan Burke

Thunder Mountain
Movie

Thunder Mountain

1947

as Trimble Carson

Road to Rio
Movie

Road to Rio

1947

as Ship's Purser

Heroes of the Range
Movie

Heroes of the Range

1936

as Bull Lamton

Joy of Living
Movie

Joy of Living

1938

as Cop (Uncredited)

Splitting the Breeze
Movie

Splitting the Breeze

1927

as Dave Matlock

Isle Of Destiny
Movie

Isle Of Destiny

1940

as Capt. Lawson

In Old Cheyenne
Movie

In Old Cheyenne

1931

as Clyde Winslow

Silver Comes Through
Movie

Silver Comes Through

1927

as Stanton

Cheyenne Roundup
Movie

Cheyenne Roundup

1943

as Blackie Dawson

The Gallant Legion
Movie

The Gallant Legion

1948

as Lang

Short Grass
Movie

Short Grass

1950

as Sam Dreen

The Call of the Savage
Movie

The Call of the Savage

1935

as Borno

Radio Patrol
Movie

Radio Patrol

1932

as Kloskey

Sheriff of Tombstone
Movie

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941

as Shotgun Cassidy

Shadows of Sing Sing
Movie

Shadows of Sing Sing

1933

as Al Rossi

The Ranger and the Lady
Movie

The Ranger and the Lady

1940

as Kincaid

Faro Nell or, In Old Californy
Movie

Faro Nell or, In Old Californy

1929

Boss of Bullion City
Movie

Boss of Bullion City

1940

as Sheriff Jeff Salters

Backfire
Movie

Backfire

1950

as Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)

Days of Jesse James
Movie

Days of Jesse James

1939

as Captain Worthington

Let 'em Have It
Movie

Let 'em Have It

1935

as Big Bill

South of St. Louis
Movie

South of St. Louis

1949

Rustlers of Red Dog
Movie

Rustlers of Red Dog

1935

as Rocky

Hellfire
Movie

Hellfire

1949

as Lew Stoner

South of Monterey
Movie

South of Monterey

1946

as Bennet

The Range Feud
Movie

The Range Feud

1931

as Vandall

The President Vanishes
Movie

The President Vanishes

1934

as Kramer

Jackass Mail
Movie

Jackass Mail

1942

as Ranch Owner to Hang Baggot

Riders of the West
Movie

Riders of the West

1942

as Duke Mason

The Circus Clown
Movie

The Circus Clown

1934

as Ajax

The St. Louis Kid
Movie

The St. Louis Kid

1934

as Louie Munn

The Living Bible
Movie

The Living Bible

1952

as King Herod

The Desert Rider
Movie

The Desert Rider

1929

as Williams

When a Man's a Man
Movie

When a Man's a Man

1935

as Nick Gambert

Bordertown Gun Fighters
Movie

Bordertown Gun Fighters

1943

as Dave Strickland

Jesse James
Movie

Jesse James

1927

as Bob Ford

In Old Caliente
Movie

In Old Caliente

1939

as Curly Calkins

The Lady from Cheyenne
Movie

The Lady from Cheyenne

1941

as Assessor Mitch Harrigan

Call of the Rockies
Movie

Call of the Rockies

1944

as J. B. Murdock

Star of Bethlehem
Movie

Star of Bethlehem

1912

as Pharisee Scribe

Caravan
Movie

Caravan

1934

as Romeo (Uncredited)

The World Changes
Movie

The World Changes

1933

as Sam (uncredited)

Romance on the Range
Movie

Romance on the Range

1942

as Cabin Henchman Steve

Sunset Pass
Movie

Sunset Pass

1946

as Cinnabar

Dawn on the Great Divide
Movie

Dawn on the Great Divide

1942

as Jim Corkle

The Viking
Movie

The Viking

1928

as Egil (as Harry Lewis Woods)

Outlaws of Stampede Pass
Movie

Outlaws of Stampede Pass

1943

as Ben Crowley

I Believed in You
Movie

I Believed in You

1934

as State Trooper

Night World
Movie

Night World

1932

as Gang Leader (uncredited)

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
Movie

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade

1938

as Harper

Winners of the West
Movie

Winners of the West

1940

as King Carter

South of Pago Pago
Movie

South of Pago Pago

1940

as Black Mike Rafferty

Wyoming
Movie

Wyoming

1947

as Ben Jackson

Indian Agent
Movie

Indian Agent

1948

as Carter

Border Cafe
Movie

Border Cafe

1937

as Bert (uncredited)

Down Texas Way
Movie

Down Texas Way

1942

as Bert Logan

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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