Fred Wood
Known for Acting · 67 credits
- Born
- 1922-10-26
- Died
- 2003-01-01
- Place of birth
- Rotherhithe, London, England, UK
Biography
Fred Wood (born 26 October 1922, Rotherhithe, London), died January 2003, was an English actor.
Wood was best known for roles in Star Wars (1977), Elephant Man (1980) and From Russia with Love (1963). Wood has appeared in a large number of American films, due to filming taking place partly or entirely in Britain. As a British-based actor and supporting artist, he worked extensively in British films since the late 1940s until 2001 and television since the 1950s.
He appeared in a wide range of television shows including Dangerman, Gideon's Way, The Professionals, The Baron and Gone to Seed (1992).
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Known For
Minder
1979
as Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) / Racecourse Spectator (uncredited)
Star Wars
1977
as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
The Fifth Element
1997
as Emissary (uncredited)
The Elephant Man
1980
as Injured Man (uncredited)
From Russia with Love
1963
as Gypsy (uncredited)
Where Eagles Dare
1968
as German Soldier in Bier Keller (uncredited)
TV Shows (3)
Movies (64)
Star Wars
1977
as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
The Fifth Element
1997
as Emissary (uncredited)
The Elephant Man
1980
as Injured Man (uncredited)
From Russia with Love
1963
as Gypsy (uncredited)
Where Eagles Dare
1968
as German Soldier in Bier Keller (uncredited)
Willow
1988
as Druid (uncredited)
The Wicker Man
1973
as Parishioner (Singing Hymn In Church) (uncredited)
Scrooge
1970
as Human Billboard (uncredited)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984
as Prol (uncredited)
Gandhi
1982
as Man in the Crowd (uncredited)
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985
as Patron (Lower Nile Tavern) (uncredited)
Blow-Up
1966
as Homeless Man (uncredited)
Frenzy
1972
as Pub Patron (uncredited)
Battle of Britain
1969
as Rescue Worker (uncredited)
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977
as Prisoner
Tales from the Crypt
1972
as Mortician
Lassiter
1984
as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Ivanhoe
1982
as Cloaked Rider (uncredited)
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
as Court Scribe (uncredited)
The Day of the Triffids
1963
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Robbery
1967
as Hammer's Supporter (uncredited)
Becket
1964
as Congregation Member (uncredited)
Eye of the Devil
1966
as Church Parishioner (far right) (uncredited)
The Evil of Frankenstein
1964
as Karlstaad Pedestrian (uncredited)
The Offence
1973
as Billy
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
1971
as Train passenger
The MacKintosh Man
1973
as Prisoner Working in Laundry (uncredited)
The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
as Angry Villager (Bottom Left) in Assembled Mob (uncredited)
The Pied Piper
1972
as Burger (uncredited)
The Hour of the Pig
1993
as Torch bearer at Feast (uncredited)
The Mouse That Roared
1959
as Bird Seller (uncredited)
History of the World: Part I
1981
as Revolutionary Peasant (uncredited)
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as Bird Seller (Uncredited)
H.M.S. Defiant
1962
as French Sailor (uncredited)
The Ruling Class
1972
as Corpse (uncredited)
Carry On Girls
1973
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Crooks Anonymous
1962
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Demons of the Mind
1972
as Villager Carrying Torch (uncredited)
Carry On Cowboy
1965
as Townsman (uncredited)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
as Undertaker in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Captain Clegg
1962
as Parishioner (Uncredited)
Steptoe & Son Ride Again
1973
as Mourner (uncredited)
Berserk!
1967
The Man Who Finally Died
1963
as Exhumation Worker (uncredited)
Brief Encounter
1976
as Customer at Station Cafe (uncredited)
Quest for Love
1971
as Unhelpful Neighbour (uncredited)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
as Protester (uncredited)
A Kind of Loving
1962
as Pub Patron (uncredited)
The Trygon Factor
1966
The Plague of the Zombies
1966
as Lone Villager on steps
Theatre of Death
1967
as Audience Member (Far Right) (uncredited)
I Thank a Fool
1962
as Marquee Observor (uncredited)
Stranger in the House
1967
as Protester Against Execution (uncredited)
Adam and Evelyne
1949
as Race Spectator (uncredited)
Carry On at Your Convenience
1971
as Strike-Breaker (uncredited)
Dad's Army
1971
as Townsman (uncredited)
Press for Time
1966
as Unimpressed Beauty Pageant Observer (uncredited)
Hue and Cry
1947
as Congregation Member (uncredited)
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Up the Chastity Belt
1972
as Peasant (uncredited)
Steptoe & Son
1972
as Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Father Came Too!
1964
as Man at Auction (uncredited)
The Master of Bankdam
1947
as Striker in Crowd (uncredited)
Fame Is the Spur
1947
as Unimpressed Welsh Miner (uncredited)
About Fred Wood
Fred Wood (born 26 October 1922, Rotherhithe, London), died January 2003, was an English actor. Wood was best known for roles in Star Wars (1977), Elephant Man (1980) and From Russia with Love (1963). Wood has appeared in a large number of American films, due to filming taking place partly or entirely in Britain. As a British-based actor and supporting artist, he worked extensively in British films since the late 1940s until 2001 and television since the 1950s. He appeared in a wide range of television shows including Dangerman, Gideon's Way,… With 67 credits spanning from 1947 to 1997, Fred Wood has appeared in 64 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Fred Wood Movies
- Star Wars (1977) — as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
- The Fifth Element (1997) — as Emissary (uncredited)
- The Elephant Man (1980) — as Injured Man (uncredited)
- From Russia with Love (1963) — as Gypsy (uncredited)
- Where Eagles Dare (1968) — as German Soldier in Bier Keller (uncredited)
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