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.
Movie | That Certain Feeling | Senator | 1956-06-04 |
Movie | No Man's Woman | Philip Grant | 1955-10-27 |
Movie | Cattle Queen | Judge Whipple | 1951-11-15 |
Movie | Border Outlaws | Rancher Kimball | 1950-11-01 |
Movie | Harriet Craig | Mr. Norwood (Uncredited) | 1950-11-02 |
Movie | An Old-Fashioned Girl | Mr. Shaw | 1949-01-19 |
Movie | I Surrender Dear | R.H. Collins | 1948-10-06 |
Movie | Fun on a Weekend | John Durand (Uncredited) | 1947-05-15 |
Movie | Blondie's Big Moment | Theodore Payson (uncredited) | 1947-01-09 |
Movie | Little Miss Broadway | Richard Nichols Sr. | 1947-06-19 |
Movie | Two Blondes and a Redhead | Judge Abbott | 1947-11-05 |
Movie | The Senator Was Indiscreet | University President | 1947-12-31 |
Movie | The Judge Steps Out | Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited) | 1947-12-15 |
Movie | It Had to Be You | Mr. Kimberly (uncredited) | 1947-12-07 |
Movie | Because of Him | Samual Hapgood | 1946-01-18 |
Movie | Tomorrow Is Forever | Charles Hamilton | 1946-02-20 |
Movie | Dragonwyck | Mayor Curtis (uncredited) | 1946-04-19 |
Movie | The Missing Lady | Alfred Kester | 1946-08-17 |
Movie | Night Editor | Bank Manager (Uncredited) | 1946-03-29 |
Movie | Patrick the Great | Sir Orville | 1945-05-04 |
Movie | Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion | Alexander Harmon | 1945-05-10 |
Movie | The Big Show-Off | Dr. Dinwiddle | 1945-01-22 |
Movie | Voice of the Whistler | Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited) | 1945-10-30 |
Movie | Come Out Fighting | Mayor | 1945-09-29 |
Movie | Phantom Lady | Show Backer (uncredited) | 1944-01-28 |
Movie | I'm from Arkansas | Governor | 1944-10-31 |
Movie | Hers to Hold | Peter Cartwright | 1943-07-16 |
Movie | The Amazing Mrs. Holliday | 1943-02-19 | |
Movie | The Good Fellows | John Drayton | 1943-08-11 |
Movie | Crazy House | Studio Bidder | 1943-10-08 |
Movie | Mardi Gras | Harrison Piske | 1943-10-01 |
Movie | What a Woman | Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer | 1943-12-29 |
Movie | Parachute Nurse | Maj. Devon | 1942-08-06 |
Movie | Murder in the Big House | Burgen | 1942-04-11 |
Movie | Stand by for Action | Sen. Masterman (uncredited) | 1942-12-31 |
Movie | Love Crazy | Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited) | 1941-05-23 |
Movie | Buck Privates | Randolph Parker II (uncredited) | 1941-01-31 |
Movie | Here Comes Mr. Jordan | Board Member (uncredited) | 1941-08-07 |
Movie | In the Navy | Admiral (uncredited) | 1941-05-30 |
Movie | Blossoms in the Dust | Senator | 1941-08-15 |
Movie | Honky Tonk | Governor Wilson | 1941-10-01 |
Movie | H.M. Pulham, Esq. | Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard | 1941-12-04 |
Movie | Sergeant York | Major Hylan (uncredited) | 1941-09-27 |
Movie | Waterloo Bridge | Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited) | 1940-05-17 |
Movie | Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet | Speidler | 1940-02-23 |
Movie | Teddy the Rough Rider | President William McKinley | 1940-02-21 |
Movie | The Man Who Wouldn't Talk | Walker | 1940-01-11 |
Movie | Babies for Sale | Dr. Aleshire | 1940-06-14 |
Movie | Private Affairs | Mr. Stanley | 1940-07-05 |
Movie | Public Deb No. 1 | Director | 1940-09-13 |
Movie | Spring Parade | General | 1940-09-27 |
Movie | Boom Town | Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited) | 1940-08-30 |
Movie | Sudden Money | Mr. Jordan | 1939-03-31 |
Movie | Off the Record | J. W. | 1939-01-21 |
Movie | East Side of Heaven | Fisher (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
Movie | Three Smart Girls Grow Up | Uncle Joe | 1939-03-24 |
Movie | Juarez | Mr. Hartman (uncredited) | 1939-06-10 |
Movie | Eternally Yours | Phillips | 1939-10-07 |
Movie | 20,000 Men a Year | Crandall | 1939-10-26 |
Movie | Gold Is Where You Find It | Judge H.B. Clayburn (uncredited) | 1938-02-12 |
Movie | Mannequin | Rogers (Uncredited) | 1938-01-21 |
Movie | The Beloved Brat | Mr. Butler | 1938-04-30 |
Movie | I Am the Law | District Attorney Bert Beery | 1938-08-25 |
Movie | Three Loves Has Nancy | Mr. Hanson (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
Movie | Kentucky | Race Track Patron | 1938-12-30 |
Movie | This Is My Affair | Henry Maxwell | 1937-05-28 |
Movie | On the Avenue | Mr. Trivet | 1937-02-12 |
Movie | The Case of the Stuttering Bishop | Renald C. Brownley | 1937-06-08 |
Movie | The Man Who Found Himself | Medical Board Doctor | 1937-04-02 |
Movie | Dangerously Yours | Walter Chandler | 1937-09-21 |
Movie | West of Shanghai | Myron Galt | 1937-10-30 |
Movie | The Man in the Barn | Army Officer (uncredited) | 1937-11-20 |
Movie | Over the Goal | Dr. Marshall | 1937-10-16 |
Movie | Navy Born | Mr. Strickland | 1936-06-02 |
Movie | Dracula's Daughter | Dr. Townsend | 1936-05-11 |
Movie | The Prisoner of Shark Island | General Ewing | 1936-02-28 |
Movie | Two Against the World | Malcolm Sims | 1936-07-11 |
Movie | Two in a Crowd | Banker Ralston | 1936-10-03 |
Movie | Guns of the Pecos | Texas Governor | 1936-12-28 |
Movie | Jailbreak | Governor Daden | 1936-08-05 |
Movie | Great Guy | Mayor | 1936-12-01 |
Movie | Wedding Present | Willett | 1936-10-09 |
Movie | A Night at the Ritz | Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited) | 1935-03-23 |
Movie | College Scandal | Dean Traynor | 1935-06-21 |
Movie | The Wedding Night | Leland Heywood | 1935-03-08 |
Movie | Dangerous | Elmont | 1935-12-25 |
Movie | Spring Tonic | Mr. Ingalls | 1935-06-27 |
Movie | The Great Impersonation | Lord Allison (uncredited) | 1935-12-08 |
Movie | Special Agent | Federal Judge (uncredited) | 1935-09-14 |
Movie | The Trumpet Blows | Senor Ramirez | 1934-04-14 |
Movie | Bottoms Up | John Baldwin | 1934-04-12 |
Movie | The Fountain | de Greve | 1934-08-22 |
Movie | The President Vanishes | Roger Grant | 1934-11-17 |
Movie | Great Expectations | Wopsle | 1934-10-22 |
Movie | College Rhythm | George Collins | 1934-11-23 |
Movie | National Red Cross Pageant | Herald - Flemish episode | 1917-12-01 |