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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