Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 30, 1880
Died
Jan 13, 1966
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
103 titles
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
Filmography
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
Co-Producer
That Certain Feeling
Senator (uncredited)
No Man's Woman
Philip Grant
Cattle Queen
Judge Whipple
Rhubarb
Mr. Carroll - Board Member (uncredited)
Harriet Craig
Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)
Border Outlaws
Rancher Kimball
Shamrock Hill
Judge Mayer
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Mr. Shaw
I Surrender Dear
R.H. Collins
The Senator Was Indiscreet
University President
The Judge Steps Out
Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)
It Had to Be You
Mr. Kimberly (uncredited)
Two Blondes and a Redhead
Judge Abbott
Little Miss Broadway
Richard Nichols Sr.
Fun on a Weekend
John Durand (uncredited)
Blondie's Big Moment
Theodore Payson (uncredited)
The Missing Lady
Alfred Kester
Dragonwyck
Mayor Curtis (uncredited)
Night Editor
Bank Manager (Uncredited)
Tomorrow Is Forever
Charles Hamilton
Because of Him
Samual Hapgood
Voice of the Whistler
Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited)
Come Out Fighting
Mayor
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Alexander Harmon
Patrick the Great
Sir Orville
The Big Show-Off
Dr. Dinwiddle
I'm from Arkansas
Governor
Phantom Lady
Show Backer (uncredited)
What a Woman
Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer
Crazy House
Studio Bidder
Mardi Gras
Harrison Piske
The Good Fellows
John Drayton
Hers to Hold
Peter Cartwright
The More the Merrier
Senator in Taxi (uncredited)
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Stand by for Action
Sen. Masterman (uncredited)
Parachute Nurse
Maj. Devon
Murder in the Big House
Burgen
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard
Honky Tonk
Governor Wilson
Sergeant York
Major Hylan (uncredited)
Blossoms in the Dust
Senator
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Board Member (uncredited)
Million Dollar Baby
In the Navy
Admiral (uncredited)
Love Crazy
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Buck Privates
Randolph Parker II (uncredited)
Spring Parade
General
Public Deb No. 1
Director