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