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Douglas Wood
Acting

Douglas Wood
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1880-10-30,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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

Blondie's Big Moment

4.8

Blondie's Big Moment
1947-01-09

The Good Fellows

0

The Good Fellows
1943-08-11

Three Loves Has Nancy

4.2

Three Loves Has Nancy
1938-09-02

National Red Cross Pageant

0

National Red Cross Pageant
1917-12-01

5.6

Night Editor
1946-03-29

7.044

Phantom Lady
1944-01-28

6.8

Hers to Hold
1943-07-16

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

6.4

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943-02-19

4.7

No Man's Woman
1955-10-27

7.5

Harriet Craig
1950-11-02

The Prisoner of Shark Island

6.8

The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936-02-28

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

6.9

H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941-12-04

6.4

Honky Tonk
1941-10-01

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

6.3

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940-02-23

Stand by for Action

7

Stand by for Action
1942-12-31

6.6

I Am the Law
1938-08-25

Murder in the Big House

6.5

Murder in the Big House
1942-04-11

That Certain Feeling

5.3

That Certain Feeling
1956-06-04

Two Blondes and a Redhead

4

Two Blondes and a Redhead
1947-11-05

Patrick the Great

4

Patrick the Great
1945-05-04

4.5

Navy Born
1936-06-02

The Big Show-Off

4.5

The Big Show-Off
1945-01-22

The Man in the Barn

5.3

The Man in the Barn
1937-11-20

3

Over the Goal
1937-10-16

College Scandal

5.2

College Scandal
1935-06-21

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

6.9

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941-08-07

1

Shamrock Hill
1949-02-01

0

Two in a Crowd
1936-10-03

The Man Who Found Himself

7

The Man Who Found Himself
1937-04-02

The President Vanishes

7

The President Vanishes
1934-11-17

9.5

The Fountain
1934-08-22

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

6.8

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937-06-08

4.3

Bottoms Up
1934-04-12

Guns of the Pecos

6.2

Guns of the Pecos
1936-12-28

6.7

On the Avenue
1937-02-12

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

7.3

Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939-03-24

East Side of Heaven

7.1

East Side of Heaven
1939-04-07

6.5

Juarez
1939-06-10

Eternally Yours

5.647

Eternally Yours
1939-10-07

Teddy the Rough Rider

6.4

Teddy the Rough Rider
1940-02-21

Dracula's Daughter

5.9

Dracula's Daughter
1936-05-11

5.7

Kentucky
1938-12-30

6.8

Spring Parade
1940-09-27

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

4

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940-01-11

7.1

Love Crazy
1941-05-23

6.651

Dragonwyck
1946-04-19

4.7

College Rhythm
1934-11-23

The Judge Steps Out

7

The Judge Steps Out
1947-12-15

Parachute Nurse

5

Parachute Nurse
1942-08-06

Dangerously Yours

6

Dangerously Yours
1937-09-21

The Beloved Brat

6.4

The Beloved Brat
1938-04-30

6.7

Dangerous
1935-12-25

6.4

Jailbreak
1936-08-05

Voice of the Whistler

5.7

Voice of the Whistler
1945-10-30

West of Shanghai

5.4

West of Shanghai
1937-10-30

Babies for Sale

5.5

Babies for Sale
1940-06-14

Two Against the World

5.8

Two Against the World
1936-07-11

This Is My Affair

7.3

This Is My Affair
1937-05-28

6.943

Boom Town
1940-08-30

7.2

Sergeant York
1941-09-27

Waterloo Bridge

7.5

Waterloo Bridge
1940-05-17

20,000 Men a Year

5.5

20,000 Men a Year
1939-10-26

It Had to Be You

6.5

It Had to Be You
1947-12-07

5.6

What a Woman
1943-12-29

I Surrender Dear

0

I Surrender Dear
1948-10-06

Wedding Present

6.5

Wedding Present
1936-10-09

The Wedding Night

6

The Wedding Night
1935-03-08

0

Border Outlaws
1950-11-01

0

Cattle Queen
1951-11-15

Blossoms in the Dust

6.5

Blossoms in the Dust
1941-08-15

Little Miss Broadway

0

Little Miss Broadway
1947-06-19

A Night at the Ritz

3

A Night at the Ritz
1935-03-23

5

Sudden Money
1939-03-31

6

Off the Record
1939-01-21

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

5.5

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945-05-10

1

Mardi Gras
1943-10-01

Public Deb No. 1

4.2

Public Deb No. 1
1940-09-13

5

Crazy House
1943-10-08

Fun on a Weekend

7

Fun on a Weekend
1947-05-15

The Great Impersonation

0

The Great Impersonation
1935-12-08

An Old-Fashioned Girl

0

An Old-Fashioned Girl
1949-01-19

Tomorrow Is Forever

6.1

Tomorrow Is Forever
1946-02-20

Great Expectations

6.2

Great Expectations
1934-10-22

6.3

Special Agent
1935-09-14

6.6

Buck Privates
1941-01-31

6.3

In the Navy
1941-05-30

Private Affairs

0

Private Affairs
1940-07-05

I'm from Arkansas

5.4

I'm from Arkansas
1944-10-31

6

Mannequin
1938-01-21

Gold Is Where You Find It

6.9

Gold Is Where You Find It
1938-02-12

The Missing Lady

4.8

The Missing Lady
1946-08-17

The Senator Was Indiscreet

5.4

The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947-12-31

Come Out Fighting

7

Come Out Fighting
1945-09-29

6.2

Great Guy
1936-12-01

5.3

Spring Tonic
1935-06-27

The Trumpet Blows

0

The Trumpet Blows
1934-04-14

6.2

Because of Him
1946-01-18

The More the Merrier

6.8

The More the Merrier
1943-05-13

Professional Soldier

4.5

Professional Soldier
1935-12-27