Douglas Wood
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.
Known For
Theodore Payson (uncredited)
Blondie's Big Moment
John Drayton
The Good Fellows
Mr. Hanson (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
Herald - Flemish episode
National Red Cross Pageant
Bank Manager (Uncredited)
Night Editor
Show Backer (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
Peter Cartwright
Hers to Hold
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Philip Grant
No Man's Woman
Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)
Harriet Craig
General Ewing
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Governor Wilson
Honky Tonk
Speidler
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Sen. Masterman (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
District Attorney Bert Beery
I Am the Law
Burgen
Murder in the Big House
Senator
That Certain Feeling
Judge Abbott
Two Blondes and a Redhead
Sir Orville
Patrick the Great
Mr. Strickland
Navy Born
Dr. Dinwiddle
The Big Show-Off
Army Officer (uncredited)
The Man in the Barn
Dr. Marshall
Over the Goal
Dean Traynor
College Scandal
Board Member (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Judge Mayer
Shamrock Hill
Banker Ralston
Two in a Crowd
Medical Board Doctor
The Man Who Found Himself
de Greve
The Fountain
Roger Grant
The President Vanishes
Renald C. Brownley
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
John Baldwin
Bottoms Up
Texas Governor
Guns of the Pecos
Mr. Trivet
On the Avenue
Uncle Joe
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Fisher (uncredited)
East Side of Heaven
Mr. Hartman (uncredited)
Juarez
Phillips
Eternally Yours
President William McKinley
Teddy the Rough Rider
Dr. Townsend (uncredited)
Dracula's Daughter
Race Track Patron
Kentucky
General
Spring Parade
Walker
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Love Crazy
Mayor Curtis (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
George Collins
College Rhythm
Maj. Devon
Parachute Nurse
Walter Chandler
Dangerously Yours
Mr. Butler
The Beloved Brat
Elmont
Dangerous
Governor Daden
Jailbreak
Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler
Myron Galt
West of Shanghai
Dr. Aleshire
Babies for Sale
Malcolm Sims
Two Against the World
Henry Maxwell
This Is My Affair
Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
Boom Town
Major Hylan (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
Crandall
20,000 Men a Year
Mr. Kimberly (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer
What a Woman
R.H. Collins
I Surrender Dear
Willett
Wedding Present
Leland Heywood
The Wedding Night
Rancher Kimball
Border Outlaws
Judge Whipple
Cattle Queen
Senator
Blossoms in the Dust
Richard Nichols Sr.
Little Miss Broadway
Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited)
A Night at the Ritz
Mr. Jordan
Sudden Money
J. W.
Off the Record
Alexander Harmon
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Harrison Piske
Mardi Gras
Director
Public Deb No. 1
Studio Bidder
Crazy House
John Durand (Uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend
Lord Allison (uncredited)
The Great Impersonation
Mr. Shaw
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Charles Hamilton
Tomorrow Is Forever
Wopsle
Great Expectations
Federal Judge (uncredited)
Special Agent
Randolph Parker II (uncredited)
Buck Privates
Admiral (uncredited)
In the Navy
Mr. Stanley
Private Affairs
Governor
I'm from Arkansas
Rogers (Uncredited)
Mannequin
Judge H.B. Clayburn (uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It
Alfred Kester
The Missing Lady
University President
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Mayor
Come Out Fighting
Mayor
Great Guy
Mr. Ingalls
Spring Tonic
Senor Ramirez
The Trumpet Blows
Samual Hapgood
Because of Him
Senator in Taxi (uncredited)
The More the Merrier
Nightclub Patron
Professional Soldier
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
99
Gender
Male
Birthday
1880-10-30
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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