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Douglas Wood (October 31, 1880 β 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 (1950β51), 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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Producer 1
No Man's Woman (1955)
The Trial of John Peter Zenger (1953)
Cattle Queen (1951)
Harriet Craig (1950)
Border Outlaws (1950)
Shamrock Hill (1949)
I Surrender Dear (1948)
The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)
The Judge Steps Out (1947)
It Had to Be You (1947)
Two Blondes and a Redhead (1947)
Little Miss Broadway (1947)
Fun on a Weekend (1947)
Blondie's Big Moment (1947)
The Missing Lady (1946)
Dragonwyck (1946)
Night Editor (1946)
Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
Because of Him (1946)
Voice of the Whistler (1945)
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945)
Patrick the Great (1945)
The Big Show-Off (1945)
I'm from Arkansas (1944)
Phantom Lady (1944)
What a Woman (1943)
She's for Me (1943)
Crazy House (1943)
Mardi Gras (1943)
The Good Fellows (1943)
Hers to Hold (1943)
Stand by for Action (1942)
Parachute Nurse (1942)
Murder in the Big House (1942)
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941)
Honky Tonk (1941)
Sergeant York (1941)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
In the Navy (1941)
Love Crazy (1941)
Buck Privates (1941)
Spring Parade (1940)
Public Deb No. 1 (1940)
Boom Town (1940)
Private Affairs (1940)
Babies for Sale (1940)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
20,000 Men a Year (1939)
Eternally Yours (1939)
Juarez (1939)
East Side of Heaven (1939)
Sudden Money (1939)
Kentucky (1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy (1938)
I Am the Law (1938)
The Beloved Brat (1938)
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
Mannequin (1938)
West of Shanghai (1937)
Over the Goal (1937)
Dangerously Yours (1937)
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
This Is My Affair (1937)
The Man Who Found Himself (1937)
On the Avenue (1937)
Guns of the Pecos (1936)
Wedding Present (1936)
Two in a Crowd (1936)
Jailbreak (1936)
Two Against the World (1936)
Navy Born (1936)
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Dangerous (1935)
The Great Impersonation (1935)
Special Agent (1935)
Spring Tonic (1935)
College Scandal (1935)
A Night at the Ritz (1935)
The Wedding Night (1935)
College Rhythm (1934)
The President Vanishes (1934)
The Fountain (1934)
The Trumpet Blows (1934)
Bottoms Up (1934)
National Red Cross Pageant (1917)
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GenderMale
Birthday1880-10-30
Deathday1966-01-13 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, New York, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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