Douglas Wood
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 30, 1880
- Died
- January 13, 1966 (aged 85)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
That Certain Feeling
Movie · as Senator (uncredited)
No Man's Woman
Movie · as Philip Grant
Cattle Queen
Movie · as Judge Whipple
Rhubarb
Movie · as Mr. Carroll - Board Member (uncredited)
Harriet Craig
Movie · as Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)
Border Outlaws
Movie · as Rancher Kimball
Shamrock Hill
Movie · as Judge Mayer
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Movie · as Mr. Shaw
I Surrender Dear
Movie · as R.H. Collins
Blondie's Big Moment
Movie · as Theodore Payson (uncredited)
Two Blondes and a Redhead
Movie · as Judge Abbott
The Judge Steps Out
Movie · as Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
Movie · as Mr. Kimberly (uncredited)
Little Miss Broadway
Movie · as Richard Nichols Sr.
Fun on a Weekend
Movie · as John Durand (uncredited)
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Movie · as University President
Night Editor
Movie · as Bank Manager (Uncredited)
Dragonwyck
Movie · as Mayor Curtis (uncredited)
Tomorrow Is Forever
Movie · as Charles Hamilton
The Missing Lady
Movie · as Alfred Kester
Because of Him
Movie · as Samual Hapgood
Patrick the Great
Movie · as Sir Orville
The Big Show-Off
Movie · as Dr. Dinwiddle
Voice of the Whistler
Movie · as Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited)
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Movie · as Alexander Harmon
Come Out Fighting
Movie · as Mayor
Phantom Lady
Movie · as Show Backer (uncredited)
I'm from Arkansas
Movie · as Governor
The Good Fellows
Movie · as John Drayton
Hers to Hold
Movie · as Peter Cartwright
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Movie
What a Woman
Movie · as Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer
Mardi Gras
Movie · as Harrison Piske
Crazy House
Movie · as Studio Bidder
The More the Merrier
Movie · as Senator in Taxi (uncredited)
It's a Great Life
Movie · as Insurance Physician (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
Movie · as Sen. Masterman (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House
Movie · as Burgen
Parachute Nurse
Movie · as Maj. Devon
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Movie · as Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard
Honky Tonk
Movie · as Governor Wilson
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Movie · as Board Member (uncredited)
Love Crazy
Movie · as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Movie · as Major Hylan (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
Movie · as Senator
Buck Privates
Movie · as Randolph Parker II (uncredited)
In the Navy
Movie · as Admiral (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
Movie
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Movie · as Speidler
Teddy the Rough Rider
Movie · as President William McKinley
Spring Parade
Movie · as General
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Movie · as Walker
Babies for Sale
Movie · as Dr. Aleshire
Boom Town
Movie · as Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
Movie · as Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
Movie · as Director
Private Affairs
Movie · as Mr. Stanley
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Movie · as Uncle Joe
East Side of Heaven
Movie · as Fisher (uncredited)
Juarez
Movie · as Mr. Hartman (uncredited)
Eternally Yours
Movie · as Phillips (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
Movie · as Crandall
Sudden Money
Movie · as Mr. Jordan
Off the Record
Movie · as J. W.
Three Loves Has Nancy
Movie · as Mr. Hanson (uncredited)
I Am the Law
Movie · as District Attorney Bert Beery
Kentucky
Movie · as Race Track Patron
The Beloved Brat
Movie · as Mr. Butler
Mannequin
Movie · as Rogers (Uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It
Movie · as Judge H.B. Clayburn (uncredited)
The Man in the Barn
Movie · as Army Officer (uncredited)
Over the Goal
Movie · as Dr. Marshall
The Man Who Found Himself
Movie · as Medical Board Doctor
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Movie · as Renald C. Brownley
On the Avenue
Movie · as Mr. Trivet
Dangerously Yours
Movie · as Walter Chandler
West of Shanghai
Movie · as Myron Galt
This Is My Affair
Movie · as Henry Maxwell
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Movie · as Mr. Sloan (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Movie · as General Ewing
Navy Born
Movie · as Mr. Strickland
Two in a Crowd
Movie · as Banker Ralston
Guns of the Pecos
Movie · as Texas Governor
Dracula's Daughter
Movie · as Dr. Townsend (uncredited)
Jailbreak
Movie · as Governor Daden
Two Against the World
Movie · as Malcolm Sims
Wedding Present
Movie · as Willett
Great Guy
Movie · as Mayor
College Scandal
Movie · as Dean Traynor
Dangerous
Movie · as Elmont
The Wedding Night
Movie · as Leland Heywood
A Night at the Ritz
Movie · as Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited)
The Great Impersonation
Movie · as Lord Allison (uncredited)
Special Agent
Movie · as Federal Judge (uncredited)
Spring Tonic
Movie · as Mr. Ingalls
Professional Soldier
Movie · as Nightclub Patron
The President Vanishes
Movie · as Roger Grant
The Fountain
Movie · as de Greve
Bottoms Up
Movie · as John Baldwin
College Rhythm
Movie · as George Collins
Great Expectations
Movie · as Wopsle
The Trumpet Blows
Movie · as Senor Ramirez
National Red Cross Pageant
Movie · as Herald - Flemish episode