Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1880-10-30
Deathday: 1966-01-13 (85 years old)

Biography

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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

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Movies 100

Director 2

Producer 1

Judge Whipple - Bartender
Cattle Queen

Cattle Queen (1951)

Movie
Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)
Harriet Craig

Harriet Craig (1950)

Movie
Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out (1947)

Movie
Mr. Kimberly (uncredited)
It Had to Be You

It Had to Be You (1947)

Movie
John Durand (Uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend

Fun on a Weekend (1947)

Movie
Theodore Payson (uncredited)
Blondie's Big Moment

Blondie's Big Moment (1947)

Movie
Mayor Curtis (uncredited)
Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck (1946)

Movie
Bank Manager (Uncredited)
Night Editor

Night Editor (1946)

Movie
Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler

Voice of the Whistler (1945)

Movie
4.29
Show Backer (uncredited)
Phantom Lady

Phantom Lady (1944)

Movie
6
Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer
What a Woman

What a Woman (1943)

Movie
Peter Cartwright
Hers to Hold

Hers to Hold (1943)

Movie
Sen. Masterman (uncredited)
Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action (1942)

Movie
Major Hylan (uncredited)
Sergeant York

Sergeant York (1941)

Movie
1
Board Member (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

Movie
Admiral (uncredited)
In the Navy

In the Navy (1941)

Movie
3.5
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Love Crazy

Love Crazy (1941)

Movie
Randolph Parker II (uncredited)
Buck Privates

Buck Privates (1941)

Movie
4.33
Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
Boom Town

Boom Town (1940)

Movie
Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge

Waterloo Bridge (1940)

Movie
President William McKinley
Teddy the Rough Rider

Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)

Movie
Mr. Hartman (uncredited)
Juarez

Juarez (1939)

Movie
Race Track Patron
Kentucky

Kentucky (1938)

Movie
Mr. Hanson (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy

Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)

Movie
District Attorney Bert Berry
I Am the Law

I Am the Law (1938)

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

Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)

Movie
Rogers (Uncredited)
Mannequin

Mannequin (1938)

Movie
Dr. Marshall - Carlton President
Over the Goal

Over the Goal (1937)

Movie
Governor Daden
Jailbreak

Jailbreak (1936)

Movie
Mr. Strickland
Navy Born

Navy Born (1936)

Movie
Lord Allison (uncredited)
The Great Impersonation

The Great Impersonation (1935)

Movie
Federal Judge (uncredited)
Special Agent

Special Agent (1935)

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

A Night at the Ritz (1935)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1880-10-30

Deathday
1966-01-13 (85 years old)

Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA

Citizenships
United States of America

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