
Douglas Wood
Known for Acting · 102 credits
- Born
- 1880-10-30
- Died
- 1966-01-13
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Movies (102)

Sergeant York
1941
as Major Hylan (uncredited)

Mardi Gras
1943
as Harrison Piske

Juarez
1939
as Mr. Hartman (uncredited)

Buck Privates
1941
as Randolph Parker II (uncredited)

Waterloo Bridge
1940
as Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited)

Dragonwyck
1946
as Mayor Curtis (uncredited)

Special Agent
1935
as Federal Judge (uncredited)

Dracula's Daughter
1936
as Dr. Townsend (uncredited)

The More the Merrier
1943
as Senator in Taxi (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as General Ewing

I Am the Law
1938
as District Attorney Bert Beery

Honky Tonk
1941
as Governor Wilson

Teddy the Rough Rider
1940
as President William McKinley

Phantom Lady
1944
as Show Backer (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941
as Board Member (uncredited)

Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939
as Uncle Joe

Stand by for Action
1942
as Sen. Masterman (uncredited)

Three Loves Has Nancy
1938
as Mr. Hanson (uncredited)

Boom Town
1940
as Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940
as Speidler

The Missing Lady
1946
as Alfred Kester

Tomorrow Is Forever
1946
as Charles Hamilton

The Fountain
1934
as de Greve

Blossoms in the Dust
1941
as Senator

Two Against the World
1936
as Malcolm Sims

This Is My Affair
1937
as Henry Maxwell

It Had to Be You
1947
as Mr. Kimberly (uncredited)

Million Dollar Baby
1941

Dangerous
1935
as Elmont

National Red Cross Pageant
1917
as Herald - Flemish episode

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943

Love Crazy
1941
as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

That Certain Feeling
1956
as Senator

Kentucky
1938
as Race Track Patron

Night Editor
1946
as Bank Manager (Uncredited)

In the Navy
1941
as Admiral (uncredited)

The Man Who Found Himself
1937
as Medical Board Doctor

Wedding Present
1936
as Willett

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941
as Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard

The Great Impersonation
1935
as Lord Allison (uncredited)

Eternally Yours
1939
as Phillips (uncredited)

Parachute Nurse
1942
as Maj. Devon

Blondie's Big Moment
1947
as Theodore Payson (uncredited)

Harriet Craig
1950
as Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)

Murder in the Big House
1942
as Burgen

Gold Is Where You Find It
1938
as Judge H.B. Clayburn (uncredited)

Crazy House
1943
as Studio Bidder

Bottoms Up
1934
as John Baldwin

Because of Him
1946
as Samual Hapgood

On the Avenue
1937
as Mr. Trivet

Two in a Crowd
1936
as Banker Ralston

Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited)

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1937
as Mr. Sloan (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1
1940
as Director

Hers to Hold
1943
as Peter Cartwright

Babies for Sale
1940
as Dr. Aleshire

Professional Soldier
1935
as Nightclub Patron

Rhubarb
1951
as Mr. Carroll - Board Member (uncredited)

Off the Record
1939
as J. W.

The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947
as University President

The President Vanishes
1934
as Roger Grant

No Man's Woman
1955
as Philip Grant

An Old-Fashioned Girl
1949
as Mr. Shaw

Great Guy
1936
as Mayor

College Rhythm
1934
as George Collins

Patrick the Great
1945
as Sir Orville

The Judge Steps Out
1947
as Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)

What a Woman
1943
as Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer

College Scandal
1935
as Dean Traynor

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
as Alexander Harmon

Spring Parade
1940
as General

Fun on a Weekend
1947
as John Durand (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven
1939
as Fisher (uncredited)

Great Expectations
1934
as Wopsle

Private Affairs
1940
as Mr. Stanley

Dangerously Yours
1937
as Walter Chandler

West of Shanghai
1937
as Myron Galt

Over the Goal
1937
as Dr. Marshall

Spring Tonic
1935
as Mr. Ingalls

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940
as Walker

Jailbreak
1936
as Governor Daden

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937
as Renald C. Brownley

I Surrender Dear
1948
as R.H. Collins

Cattle Queen
1951
as Judge Whipple

The Trumpet Blows
1934
as Senor Ramirez

The Beloved Brat
1938
as Mr. Butler

The Good Fellows
1943
as John Drayton

Guns of the Pecos
1936
as Texas Governor

Come Out Fighting
1945
as Mayor

Sudden Money
1939
as Mr. Jordan

The Big Show-Off
1945
as Dr. Dinwiddle

Mannequin
1938
as Rogers (Uncredited)

Navy Born
1936
as Mr. Strickland

A Night at the Ritz
1935
as Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited)

The Wedding Night
1935
as Leland Heywood

Little Miss Broadway
1947
as Richard Nichols Sr.

I'm from Arkansas
1944
as Governor

The Man in the Barn
1937
as Army Officer (uncredited)

Border Outlaws
1950
as Rancher Kimball

Two Blondes and a Redhead
1947
as Judge Abbott

20,000 Men a Year
1939
as Crandall

Shamrock Hill
1949
as Judge Mayer
About 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 s… With 102 credits spanning from 1917 to 1956, Douglas Wood has appeared in 102 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Douglas Wood Movies
- Sergeant York (1941) — as Major Hylan (uncredited)
- Mardi Gras (1943) — as Harrison Piske
- Juarez (1939) — as Mr. Hartman (uncredited)
- Buck Privates (1941) — as Randolph Parker II (uncredited)
- Waterloo Bridge (1940) — as Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited)
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