
Douglas Wood
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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- 1956That Certain Feeling (Senator (uncredited))
- 1955No Man's Woman (Philip Grant)
- 1951Cattle Queen (Judge Whipple)
- 1951Rhubarb (Mr. Carroll - Board Member (uncredited))
- 1950Harriet Craig (Mr. Norwood (Uncredited))
- 1950Border Outlaws (Rancher Kimball)
- 1949Shamrock Hill (Judge Mayer)
- 1949An Old-Fashioned Girl (Mr. Shaw)
- 1948I Surrender Dear (R.H. Collins)
- 1947The Senator Was Indiscreet (University President)
- 1947The Judge Steps Out (Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited))
- 1947It Had to Be You (Mr. Kimberly (uncredited))
- 1947Two Blondes and a Redhead (Judge Abbott)
- 1947Little Miss Broadway (Richard Nichols Sr.)
- 1947Fun on a Weekend (John Durand (uncredited))
- 1947Blondie's Big Moment (Theodore Payson (uncredited))
- 1946The Missing Lady (Alfred Kester)
- 1946Dragonwyck (Mayor Curtis (uncredited))
- 1946Night Editor (Bank Manager (Uncredited))
- 1946Tomorrow Is Forever (Charles Hamilton)
- 1946Because of Him (Samual Hapgood)
- 1945Voice of the Whistler (Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited))
- 1945Come Out Fighting (Mayor)
- 1945Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (Alexander Harmon)
- 1945Patrick the Great (Sir Orville)
- 1945The Big Show-Off (Dr. Dinwiddle)
- 1944I'm from Arkansas (Governor)
- 1944Phantom Lady (Show Backer (uncredited))
- 1943What a Woman (Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer)
- 1943Crazy House (Studio Bidder)
- 1943Mardi Gras (Harrison Piske)
- 1943The Good Fellows (John Drayton)
- 1943Hers to Hold (Peter Cartwright)
- 1943The More the Merrier (Senator in Taxi (uncredited))
- 1943The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
- 1942Stand by for Action (Sen. Masterman (uncredited))
- 1942Parachute Nurse (Maj. Devon)
- 1942Murder in the Big House (Burgen)
- 1941H.M. Pulham, Esq. (Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard)
- 1941Honky Tonk (Governor Wilson)
- 1941Sergeant York (Major Hylan (uncredited))
- 1941Blossoms in the Dust (Senator)
- 1941Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Board Member (uncredited))
- 1941Million Dollar Baby
- 1941In the Navy (Admiral (uncredited))
- 1941Love Crazy (Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited))
- 1941Buck Privates (Randolph Parker II (uncredited))
- 1940Spring Parade (General)
- 1940Public Deb No. 1 (Director)
- 1940Boom Town (Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited))
- 1940Private Affairs (Mr. Stanley)
- 1940Babies for Sale (Dr. Aleshire)
- 1940Waterloo Bridge (Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited))
- 1940Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (Speidler)
- 1940Teddy the Rough Rider (President William McKinley)
- 1940The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (Walker)
- 193920,000 Men a Year (Crandall)
- 1939Eternally Yours (Phillips (uncredited))
- 1939Juarez (Mr. Hartman (uncredited))
- 1939East Side of Heaven (Fisher (uncredited))
- 1939Sudden Money (Mr. Jordan)
- 1939Three Smart Girls Grow Up (Uncle Joe)
- 1939Off the Record (J. W.)
- 1938Kentucky (Race Track Patron)
- 1938Three Loves Has Nancy (Mr. Hanson (uncredited))
- 1938I Am the Law (District Attorney Bert Beery)
- 1938The Beloved Brat (Mr. Butler)
- 1938Gold Is Where You Find It (Judge H.B. Clayburn (uncredited))
- 1938Mannequin (Rogers (Uncredited))
- 1937Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (Mr. Sloan (uncredited))
- 1937The Man in the Barn (Army Officer (uncredited))
- 1937West of Shanghai (Myron Galt)
- 1937Over the Goal (Dr. Marshall)
- 1937Dangerously Yours (Walter Chandler)
- 1937The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (Renald C. Brownley)
- 1937This Is My Affair (Henry Maxwell)
- 1937The Man Who Found Himself (Medical Board Doctor)
- 1937On the Avenue (Mr. Trivet)
- 1936Guns of the Pecos (Texas Governor)
- 1936Great Guy (Mayor)
- 1936Wedding Present (Willett)
- 1936Two in a Crowd (Banker Ralston)
- 1936Jailbreak (Governor Daden)
- 1936Two Against the World (Malcolm Sims)
- 1936Navy Born (Mr. Strickland)
- 1936Dracula's Daughter (Dr. Townsend (uncredited))
- 1936The Prisoner of Shark Island (General Ewing)
- 1935Professional Soldier (Nightclub Patron)
- 1935Dangerous (Elmont)
- 1935The Great Impersonation (Lord Allison (uncredited))
- 1935Special Agent (Federal Judge (uncredited))
- 1935Spring Tonic (Mr. Ingalls)
- 1935College Scandal (Dean Traynor)
- 1935A Night at the Ritz (Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited))
- 1935The Wedding Night (Leland Heywood)
- 1934College Rhythm (George Collins)
- 1934The President Vanishes (Roger Grant)
- 1934Great Expectations (Wopsle)
- 1934The Fountain (de Greve)
- 1934The Trumpet Blows (Senor Ramirez)
- 1934Bottoms Up (John Baldwin)
- 1917National Red Cross Pageant (Herald - Flemish episode)