Douglas Wood
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 30, 1880
Day of Death: January 13, 1966 (85 years old)
Place of Birth: 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.
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Actor Theodore Payson (uncredited)
Blondie's Big Moment
Actor Judge Abbott
Two Blondes and a Redhead
Actor Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)
The Judge Steps Out
Actor Mr. Kimberly (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
Actor Richard Nichols Sr.
Little Miss Broadway
Actor John Durand (Uncredited)
Fun on a Weekend
Actor University President
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1946
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1941
Actor Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Actor Governor Wilson
Honky Tonk
Actor Board Member (uncredited)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Actor Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Love Crazy
Actor Major Hylan (uncredited)
Sergeant York
Actor Senator
Blossoms in the Dust
Actor Randolph Parker II (uncredited)
Buck Privates
Actor Admiral (uncredited)
In the Navy
1940
Actor Speidler
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Actor President William McKinley
Teddy the Rough Rider
Actor General
Spring Parade
Actor Walker
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Actor Dr. Aleshire
Babies for Sale
Actor Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
Boom Town
Actor Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited)
Waterloo Bridge
Actor Director
Public Deb No. 1
Actor Mr. Stanley
Private Affairs
1939
1938
1937
Actor Army Officer (uncredited)
The Man in the Barn
Actor Dr. Marshall
Over the Goal
Actor Medical Board Doctor
The Man Who Found Himself
Actor Renald C. Brownley
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Actor Mr. Trivet
On the Avenue
Actor Walter Chandler
Dangerously Yours
Actor Myron Galt
West of Shanghai
Actor Henry Maxwell
This Is My Affair
1936
1935
Actor Dean Traynor
College Scandal
Actor Elmont
Dangerous
Actor Leland Heywood
The Wedding Night
Actor Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited)
A Night at the Ritz
Actor Lord Allison (uncredited)
The Great Impersonation
Actor Federal Judge (uncredited)
Special Agent
Actor Mr. Ingalls
Spring Tonic
Actor Nightclub Patron
Professional Soldier
