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

Sergeant York

Waterloo Bridge

Buck Privates

Dracula's Daughter

Special Agent

Juarez

Night Editor

College Rhythm

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Crazy House

Three Loves Has Nancy

Blondie's Big Moment

Dragonwyck

The Fountain

Sudden Money

The More the Merrier

Phantom Lady

Harriet Craig

Spring Tonic

Kentucky

Tomorrow Is Forever

Private Affairs

Blossoms in the Dust

Honky Tonk

Voice of the Whistler

Cattle Queen

Jailbreak

Dangerously Yours

Professional Soldier

Boom Town

National Red Cross Pageant

Dangerous

Murder in the Big House

Mannequin

Rhubarb

Love Crazy

The Great Impersonation

Stand by for Action

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Million Dollar Baby

In the Navy

This Is My Affair

Patrick the Great

20,000 Men a Year

Spring Parade

The Man Who Found Himself

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

The Wedding Night

Wedding Present

That Certain Feeling

College Scandal

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

The Missing Lady

The President Vanishes

Eternally Yours

Three Smart Girls Grow Up

Gold Is Where You Find It

The Good Fellows

Bottoms Up

Public Deb No. 1

The Judge Steps Out

Great Guy

Off the Record

It Had to Be You

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk

A Night at the Ritz

West of Shanghai

I Am the Law

On the Avenue

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

The Beloved Brat

Over the Goal

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Fun on a Weekend

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

East Side of Heaven

Because of Him