Cast

Douglas Wood

Acting

Cast

Douglas Wood

Known for

Acting

Born

1880-10-30

From

New York City, New York, USA

Died

1966-01-13

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.

Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood

Biography

Waterloo Bridge

Sergeant York

Buck Privates

Mardi Gras

Juarez

Dragonwyck

Dracula's Daughter

Special Agent

The More the Merrier

Phantom Lady

I Am the Law

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

That Certain Feeling

Three Loves Has Nancy

Tomorrow Is Forever

The Missing Lady

Gold Is Where You Find It

Honky Tonk

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Dangerous

The Wedding Night

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Love Crazy

Boom Town

The Great Impersonation

Night Editor

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Blossoms in the Dust

Stand by for Action

It Had to Be You

The Judge Steps Out

Teddy the Rough Rider

National Red Cross Pageant

No Man's Woman

Million Dollar Baby

The Man Who Found Himself

College Scandal

Parachute Nurse

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Great Guy

Crazy House

Blondie's Big Moment

In the Navy

The Fountain

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

Eternally Yours

The President Vanishes

East Side of Heaven

An Old-Fashioned Girl

What a Woman

Voice of the Whistler

Hers to Hold

Murder in the Big House

Off the Record

Jailbreak

This Is My Affair

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

Wedding Present

Bottoms Up

Mannequin

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

Rhubarb

Harriet Craig

Babies for Sale

Public Deb No. 1

Professional Soldier

Private Affairs

The Beloved Brat

Patrick the Great

Fun on a Weekend

Spring Tonic

Two Against the World

Great Expectations

Because of Him

Navy Born

Dangerously Yours