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Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood

Acting

October 30, 1880 – January 13, 1966 (died at 85)
New York City, New York, USA
Male
103 Movies

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.

Teddy the Rough Rider
Teddy the Rough Rider

Teddy the Rough Rider

1940 6.8

as President William McKinley

Age 59 (now 85)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936 6.9

as General Ewing

Age 55 (now 85)
Dracula's Daughter
Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

1936 6.0

as Dr. Townsend (uncredited)

Age 55 (now 85)
Dangerous
Dangerous

Dangerous

1935 6.6

as Elmont

Age 55 (now 85)
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk

Honky Tonk

1941 6.4

as Governor Wilson

Age 60 (now 85)
West of Shanghai
West of Shanghai

West of Shanghai

1937 5.8

as Myron Galt

Age 56 (now 85)
I Am the Law
I Am the Law

I Am the Law

1938 7.1

as District Attorney Bert Beery

Age 57 (now 85)
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
H.M. Pulham, Esq.

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

1941 7.1

as Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard

Age 61 (now 85)
No Man's Woman
No Man's Woman

No Man's Woman

1955 5.0

as Philip Grant

Age 74 (now 85)
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

1940 6.5

as Speidler

Age 59 (now 85)
Great Guy
Great Guy

Great Guy

1936 6.3

as Mayor

Age 56 (now 85)
Harriet Craig
Harriet Craig

Harriet Craig

1950 7.5

as Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)

Age 70 (now 85)
The Man in the Barn
The Man in the Barn

The Man in the Barn

1937 5.9

as Army Officer (uncredited)

Age 57 (now 85)
Wedding Present
Wedding Present

Wedding Present

1936 6.3

as Willett

Age 55 (now 85)
This Is My Affair
This Is My Affair

This Is My Affair

1937 7.3

as Henry Maxwell

Age 56 (now 85)
Tomorrow Is Forever
Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946 6.3

as Charles Hamilton

Age 65 (now 85)