Acting
Douglas Wood
EN cinema · 103 credits
Born
30 October 1880
Died
13 January 1966 (aged 85)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
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
Filmography
That Certain Feeling
as Senator (uncredited)
No Man's Woman
as Philip Grant
Cattle Queen
as Judge Whipple
Rhubarb
as Mr. Carroll - Board Member (uncredited)
Harriet Craig
as Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)
Border Outlaws
as Rancher Kimball
Shamrock Hill
as Judge Mayer
An Old-Fashioned Girl
as Mr. Shaw
I Surrender Dear
as R.H. Collins
Blondie's Big Moment
as Theodore Payson (uncredited)
Two Blondes and a Redhead
as Judge Abbott
The Judge Steps Out
as Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
as Mr. Kimberly (uncredited)
Little Miss Broadway
as Richard Nichols Sr.
Fun on a Weekend
as John Durand (uncredited)
The Senator Was Indiscreet
as University President
Night Editor
as Bank Manager (Uncredited)
Dragonwyck
as Mayor Curtis (uncredited)
Tomorrow Is Forever
as Charles Hamilton
The Missing Lady
as Alfred Kester
Because of Him
as Samual Hapgood
Patrick the Great
as Sir Orville
The Big Show-Off
as Dr. Dinwiddle
Voice of the Whistler
as Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited)
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
as Alexander Harmon
Come Out Fighting
as Mayor
Phantom Lady
as Show Backer (uncredited)
I'm from Arkansas
as Governor
The Good Fellows
as John Drayton
Hers to Hold
as Peter Cartwright
What a Woman
as Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer
Mardi Gras
as Harrison Piske
Crazy House
as Studio Bidder
The More the Merrier
as Senator in Taxi (uncredited)
Stand by for Action
as Sen. Masterman (uncredited)
Murder in the Big House
as Burgen
Parachute Nurse
as Maj. Devon
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
as Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard
Honky Tonk
as Governor Wilson
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
as Board Member (uncredited)
Love Crazy
as Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Sergeant York
as Major Hylan (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
as Senator
Buck Privates
as Randolph Parker II (uncredited)
In the Navy
as Admiral (uncredited)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
as Speidler
Teddy the Rough Rider
as President William McKinley
Spring Parade
as General
Babies for Sale
as Dr. Aleshire
Boom Town
as Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
as Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Public Deb No. 1
as Director
Private Affairs
as Mr. Stanley
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Uncle Joe
East Side of Heaven
as Fisher (uncredited)
Juarez
as Mr. Hartman (uncredited)
Eternally Yours
as Phillips (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
as Crandall
Sudden Money
as Mr. Jordan
Off the Record
as J. W.
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Mr. Hanson (uncredited)
I Am the Law
as District Attorney Bert Beery
Kentucky
as Race Track Patron
The Beloved Brat
as Mr. Butler
Mannequin
as Rogers (Uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It
as Judge H.B. Clayburn (uncredited)
The Man in the Barn
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Over the Goal
as Dr. Marshall
The Man Who Found Himself
as Medical Board Doctor
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
as Renald C. Brownley
On the Avenue
as Mr. Trivet
Dangerously Yours
as Walter Chandler
West of Shanghai
as Myron Galt
This Is My Affair
as Henry Maxwell
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
as Mr. Sloan (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as General Ewing
Navy Born
as Mr. Strickland
Two in a Crowd
as Banker Ralston
Guns of the Pecos
as Texas Governor
Dracula's Daughter
as Dr. Townsend (uncredited)
Jailbreak
as Governor Daden
Two Against the World
as Malcolm Sims
Wedding Present
as Willett
Great Guy
as Mayor
College Scandal
as Dean Traynor
Dangerous
as Elmont
The Wedding Night
as Leland Heywood
A Night at the Ritz
as Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited)
The Great Impersonation
as Lord Allison (uncredited)
Special Agent
as Federal Judge (uncredited)
Spring Tonic
as Mr. Ingalls
Professional Soldier
as Nightclub Patron
The President Vanishes
as Roger Grant
The Fountain
as de Greve
Bottoms Up
as John Baldwin
College Rhythm
as George Collins
Great Expectations
as Wopsle
The Trumpet Blows
as Senor Ramirez
National Red Cross Pageant
as Herald - Flemish episode