Douglas Wood
Acting • Born 1880-10-30 – Died 1966-01-13
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.
Filmography
101 credits
Blondie's Big Moment
Movie • 1947
Theodore Payson (uncredited)
The Good Fellows
Movie • 1943
John Drayton
Three Loves Has Nancy
Movie • 1938
Mr. Hanson (uncredited)
National Red Cross Pageant
Movie • 1917
Herald - Flemish episode
Night Editor
Movie • 1946
Bank Manager (Uncredited)
Phantom Lady
Movie • 1944
Show Backer (uncredited)
Hers to Hold
Movie • 1943
Peter Cartwright
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Movie • 1943
No Man's Woman
Movie • 1955
Philip Grant
Harriet Craig
Movie • 1950
Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Movie • 1936
General Ewing
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Movie • 1941
Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard
Honky Tonk
Movie • 1941
Governor Wilson
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Movie • 1940
Speidler
Stand by for Action
Movie • 1942
Sen. Masterman (uncredited)
I Am the Law
Movie • 1938
District Attorney Bert Beery
Murder in the Big House
Movie • 1942
Burgen
That Certain Feeling
Movie • 1956
Senator
Two Blondes and a Redhead
Movie • 1947
Judge Abbott
Patrick the Great
Movie • 1945
Sir Orville
Navy Born
Movie • 1936
Mr. Strickland
The Big Show-Off
Movie • 1945
Dr. Dinwiddle
The Man in the Barn
Movie • 1937
Army Officer (uncredited)
Over the Goal
Movie • 1937
Dr. Marshall
College Scandal
Movie • 1935
Dean Traynor
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Movie • 1941
Board Member (uncredited)
Shamrock Hill
Movie • 1949
Judge Mayer
Two in a Crowd
Movie • 1936
Banker Ralston
The Man Who Found Himself
Movie • 1937
Medical Board Doctor
The President Vanishes
Movie • 1934
Roger Grant
The Fountain
Movie • 1934
de Greve
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Movie • 1937
Renald C. Brownley
Bottoms Up
Movie • 1934
John Baldwin
Guns of the Pecos
Movie • 1936
Texas Governor
On the Avenue
Movie • 1937
Mr. Trivet
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Movie • 1939
Uncle Joe
East Side of Heaven
Movie • 1939
Fisher (uncredited)
Juarez
Movie • 1939
Mr. Hartman (uncredited)
Eternally Yours
Movie • 1939
Phillips
Teddy the Rough Rider
Movie • 1940
President William McKinley
Dracula's Daughter
Movie • 1936
Dr. Townsend (uncredited)
Kentucky
Movie • 1938
Race Track Patron
Spring Parade
Movie • 1940
General
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Movie • 1940
Walker
Love Crazy
Movie • 1941
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
Movie • 1946
Mayor Curtis (uncredited)
College Rhythm
Movie • 1934
George Collins
The Judge Steps Out
Movie • 1947
Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)
Parachute Nurse
Movie • 1942
Maj. Devon
Dangerously Yours
Movie • 1937
Walter Chandler
The Beloved Brat
Movie • 1938
Mr. Butler
Dangerous
Movie • 1935
Elmont
Jailbreak
Movie • 1936
Governor Daden
Voice of the Whistler
Movie • 1945
Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited)
West of Shanghai
Movie • 1937
Myron Galt
Babies for Sale
Movie • 1940
Dr. Aleshire
Two Against the World
Movie • 1936
Malcolm Sims
This Is My Affair
Movie • 1937
Henry Maxwell
Boom Town
Movie • 1940
Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Movie • 1941
Major Hylan (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
Movie • 1940
Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited)
20,000 Men a Year
Movie • 1939
Crandall
It Had to Be You
Movie • 1947
Mr. Kimberly (uncredited)
What a Woman
Movie • 1943
Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer
I Surrender Dear
Movie • 1948
R.H. Collins
Wedding Present
Movie • 1936
Willett
The Wedding Night
Movie • 1935
Leland Heywood
Border Outlaws
Movie • 1950
Rancher Kimball
Cattle Queen
Movie • 1951
Judge Whipple
Blossoms in the Dust
Movie • 1941
Senator
Little Miss Broadway
Movie • 1947
Richard Nichols Sr.
A Night at the Ritz
Movie • 1935
Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited)
Sudden Money
Movie • 1939
Mr. Jordan
Off the Record
Movie • 1939
J. W.
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Movie • 1945
Alexander Harmon
Mardi Gras
Movie • 1943
Harrison Piske
Public Deb No. 1
Movie • 1940
Director
Crazy House
Movie • 1943
Studio Bidder
Fun on a Weekend
Movie • 1947
John Durand (uncredited)
The Great Impersonation
Movie • 1935
Lord Allison (uncredited)
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Movie • 1949
Mr. Shaw
Tomorrow Is Forever
Movie • 1946
Charles Hamilton
Great Expectations
Movie • 1934
Wopsle
Special Agent
Movie • 1935
Federal Judge (uncredited)
Buck Privates
Movie • 1941
Randolph Parker II (uncredited)
In the Navy
Movie • 1941
Admiral (uncredited)
Private Affairs
Movie • 1940
Mr. Stanley
I'm from Arkansas
Movie • 1944
Governor
Mannequin
Movie • 1938
Rogers (Uncredited)
Gold Is Where You Find It
Movie • 1938
Judge H.B. Clayburn (uncredited)
The Missing Lady
Movie • 1946
Alfred Kester
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Movie • 1947
University President
Come Out Fighting
Movie • 1945
Mayor
Great Guy
Movie • 1936
Mayor
Spring Tonic
Movie • 1935
Mr. Ingalls
The Trumpet Blows
Movie • 1934
Senor Ramirez
Because of Him
Movie • 1946
Samual Hapgood
The More the Merrier
Movie • 1943
Senator in Taxi (uncredited)
Professional Soldier
Movie • 1935
Nightclub Patron
Rhubarb
Movie • 1951
Mr. Carroll - Board Member (uncredited)
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Movie • 1937
Mr. Sloan (uncredited)