
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
1949
as Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Karl Rynders (uncredited)

My Darling Clementine
1946
as Luke (uncredited)

Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as Mace

South of Monterey
1946
as Bennet

Call of the Wild
1935
as Soapy Smith (uncredited)

The Scarlet Empress
1934

Rancho Notorious
1952
as Marshal McDonald (uncredited)

Beau Geste
1939
as Renoir

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
as Mongol Guard (uncredited)

Union Pacific
1939
as Al Brett

The Spoilers
1942
as Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)

Silver River
1948
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

Lone Star
1952

Colorado Territory
1949
as Pluthner

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Kurt (uncredited)

The Sheepman
1958
as Rancher (uncredited)

Border Cafe
1937
as Bert (uncredited)

Tall in the Saddle
1944
as George Clews

Road to Rio
1947
as Ship's Purser

Backfire
1950
as Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)

The Plainsman
1936
as Quartermaster Sergeant

Tycoon
1947
as Holden

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Prison Guard (uncredited)

The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as First Officer

The Singing Marine
1937
as First Marine Sergeant

Wells Fargo
1937
as Timekeeper

Dark Command
1940
as Man in Fight with Seton

Night World
1932
as Gang Leader (uncredited)

The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Amindra First Mate

The President Vanishes
1934
as Kramer

Marshal of Gunsmoke
1944
as Lon Curtiss

The Range Feud
1931
as Vandall

Ship Cafe
1935
as Donovan (uncredited)

Nevada
1944
as Joe Powell

The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Government Man (uncredited)

Hell's Outpost
1954
as Deputy Lud (uncredited)

Outlaws of Stampede Pass
1943
as Ben Crowley

The World Changes
1933
as Sam (uncredited)

Frontier Marshal
1939
as Curly Bill's Henchman

Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936
as Pete

Trail Street
1947
as Larkin

Monkey Business
1931
as Alky Briggs

Riders of the West
1942
as Duke Mason

Wyoming
1947
as Ben Jackson

Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Slade

Silly Billies
1936
as Hank Bewley

The Lawless Nineties
1936
as Charles K. Plummer

Men with Wings
1938
as Baker

The Viking
1928
as Egil (as Harry Lewis Woods)

The St. Louis Kid
1934
as Louie Munn

Courage of the West
1937
as Al Wilkins, aka Jed Newman

Caravan
1934
as Romeo (Uncredited)

Law and Order
1932
as Walt Northrup

Conflict
1936
as 'Ruffhouse' Kelly

Short Grass
1950
as Sam Dreen

The Gallant Legion
1948
as Lang

The House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Mr. Wainwright

Triple Justice
1940
as Al Reeves

Haunted Gold
1932
as Joe Ryan

Romance on the Range
1942
as Cabin Henchman Steve

Hellfire
1949
as Lew Stoner

Rustlers of Red Dog
1935
as Rocky

Days of Jesse James
1939
as Captain Worthington

In Old Caliente
1939
as Curly Calkins

Outcast
1937
as Grant, the Head Lyncher

Joy of Living
1938
as Cop (Uncredited)

Code of the West
1947
as Nate Hatfield

Bullet Code
1940
as Cass Barton

Human Cargo
1936
as Ira Conklin

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Grant

Beyond the Last Frontier
1943
as Big Bill Hadley

Land Beyond the Law
1937
as Tascosa

The Ghost Rider
1943
as Lash Edwards

Blue Montana Skies
1939
as Jim Hendricks

Ticket to Paradise
1936
as John Dawson

Gun to Gun
1944
as Land Commissioner Harkness

West of the Pecos
1945
as Brad Sawtelle

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
as Harper

Radio Patrol
1932
as Kloskey

Bordertown Gun Fighters
1943
as Dave Strickland

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Assessor Mitch Harrigan

South of St. Louis
1949

The Unknown Ranger
1936
as Vance Rand

Jackass Mail
1942
as Ranch Owner to Hang Baggot

Heir to Trouble
1935
as 'Honest' John Motley

School for Girls
1934
as Detective

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935
as Crawford

West of Cheyenne
1931
as Kurt Raymer, aka The Laramie Kid

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Bixby

Tom's Gang
1927
as Bart Haywood

The Ranger and the Lady
1940
as Kincaid

Rose of the Rancho
1936
as Bull Bangle

South of Pago Pago
1940
as Black Mike Rafferty

The Phantom Rider
1936
as Harvey Delaney

Masked Raiders
1949
as Marshal Barlow

The Lone Rider
1930
as Ed Farrell

Thunder Mountain
1947
as Trimble Carson

I Believed in You
1934
as State Trooper

Men Without Law
1930
as Murdock

Isle Of Destiny
1940
as Capt. Lawson

Let 'em Have It
1935
as Big Bill

Sunset Pass
1946
as Cinnabar

Palmy Days
1931
as Yolando's Henchman

The Sunset Legion
1928
as Honest John

Flame of the West
1945
as Wisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)

Silver City Kid
1944
as Judge Ballard

Savage Fury
1956
as Borno the Banished

The Spy Ring
1938
as Capt. Holden

Stormy
1935
as Mack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited)

A Regular Scout
1926
as Scar Stevens

Westward Bound
1944
as Roger Caldwell

Law of the Badlands
1951
as Burt Conroy

Call of the Rockies
1944
as J. B. Murdock

Range Defenders
1937
as John Harve

Deep in the Heart of Texas
1942
as Sergeant Idaho

A Southern Yankee
1948
as Dentist (uncredited)

Dawn on the Great Divide
1942
as Jim Corkle

The Circus Clown
1934
as Ajax
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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Most Popular Harry Woods Movies
- The Fountainhead (1949) — as Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — as Karl Rynders (uncredited)
- My Darling Clementine (1946) — as Luke (uncredited)
- Reap the Wild Wind (1942) — as Mace
- South of Monterey (1946) — as Bennet
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