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