Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood

  • Birthday: 1880-10-30
  • Deathday: 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.

Filmography

Teddy the Rough Rider

1940

As President William McKinley

National Red Cross Pageant

1917

As Herald - Flemish episode

The Man in the Barn

1937

As Army Officer (uncredited)

I Surrender Dear

1948

As R.H. Collins

Mardi Gras

1943

As Harrison Piske

Two Blondes and a Redhead

1947

As Judge Abbott

Dangerously Yours

1937

As Walter Chandler

Border Outlaws

1950

As Rancher Kimball

Little Miss Broadway

1947

As Richard Nichols Sr.

The Trumpet Blows

1934

As Senor Ramirez

The Good Fellows

1943

As John Drayton

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941

As Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard

I Am the Law

1938

As District Attorney Bert Beery

What a Woman

1943

As Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer

The Big Show-Off

1945

As Dr. Dinwiddle

Navy Born

1936

As Mr. Strickland

An Old-Fashioned Girl

1949

As Mr. Shaw

Great Expectations

1934

As Wopsle

Because of Him

1946

As Samual Hapgood

Shamrock Hill

1949

As Judge Mayer

No Man's Woman

1955

As Philip Grant

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

As General Ewing

Honky Tonk

1941

As Governor Wilson

Over the Goal

1937

As Dr. Marshall

20,000 Men a Year

1939

As Crandall

Cattle Queen

1951

As Judge Whipple

Bottoms Up

1934

As John Baldwin

Dangerous

1935

As Elmont

Babies for Sale

1940

As Dr. Aleshire

That Certain Feeling

1956

As Senator

Two Against the World

1936

As Malcolm Sims

Off the Record

1939

As J. W.

Private Affairs

1940

As Mr. Stanley

I'm from Arkansas

1944

As Governor

Come Out Fighting

1945

As Mayor

Hers to Hold

1943

As Peter Cartwright

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

1937

As Renald C. Brownley

Patrick the Great

1945

As Sir Orville

Wedding Present

1936

As Willett

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945

As Alexander Harmon

Spring Tonic

1935

As Mr. Ingalls

College Scandal

1935

As Dean Traynor

Two in a Crowd

1936

As Banker Ralston

The Fountain

1934

As de Greve

Parachute Nurse

1942

As Maj. Devon

Jailbreak

1936

As Governor Daden

Great Guy

1936

As Mayor

Guns of the Pecos

1936

As Texas Governor

On the Avenue

1937

As Mr. Trivet

The President Vanishes

1934

As Roger Grant

Blondie's Big Moment

1947

As Theodore Payson (uncredited)

Dracula's Daughter

1936

As Dr. Townsend

This Is My Affair

1937

As Henry Maxwell

The Missing Lady

1946

As Alfred Kester

Harriet Craig

1950

As Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)

Stand by for Action

1942

As Sen. Masterman (uncredited)

Sudden Money

1939

As Mr. Jordan

The Senator Was Indiscreet

1947

As University President

Voice of the Whistler

1945

As Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited)

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946

As Charles Hamilton

Blossoms in the Dust

1941

As Senator

The Wedding Night

1935

As Leland Heywood

The Great Impersonation

1935

As Lord Allison (uncredited)

The Man Who Found Himself

1937

As Medical Board Doctor

The Beloved Brat

1938

As Mr. Butler

Night Editor

1946

As Bank Manager (Uncredited)

A Night at the Ritz

1935

As Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited)

East Side of Heaven

1939

As Fisher (uncredited)

Juarez

1939

As Mr. Hartman (uncredited)

Eternally Yours

1939

As Phillips

Mannequin

1938

As Rogers (Uncredited)

Three Loves Has Nancy

1938

As Mr. Hanson (uncredited)

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

1939

As Uncle Joe

Special Agent

1935

As Federal Judge (uncredited)

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

1941

As Board Member (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1

1940

As Director

Fun on a Weekend

1947

As John Durand (Uncredited)

Gold Is Where You Find It

1938

As Judge H.B. Clayburn (uncredited)

Dragonwyck

1946

As Mayor Curtis (uncredited)

Spring Parade

1940

As General

Buck Privates

1941

As Randolph Parker II (uncredited)

In the Navy

1941

As Admiral (uncredited)

Boom Town

1940

As Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)

Waterloo Bridge

1940

As Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited)

Love Crazy

1941

As Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

Kentucky

1938

As Race Track Patron

The Judge Steps Out

1947

As Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)

Phantom Lady

1944

As Show Backer (uncredited)

Sergeant York

1941

As Major Hylan (uncredited)

Crazy House

1943

As Studio Bidder

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