Douglas Wood

Acting

Born Oct 30, 1880

From New York City, New York, USA

Died Jan 13, 1966

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

Known For

In the Navy

Waterloo Bridge

Sergeant York

Dragonwyck

Dracula's Daughter

Dangerous

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Honky Tonk

Mannequin

Phantom Lady

Filmography — Acting

In the Navy

Waterloo Bridge

Sergeant York

Dragonwyck

Dracula's Daughter

Dangerous

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Honky Tonk

Mannequin

Phantom Lady

Boom Town

Crazy House

The More the Merrier

Great Guy

Love Crazy

Rhubarb

Fun on a Weekend

Tomorrow Is Forever

Juarez

Gold Is Where You Find It

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Bottoms Up

East Side of Heaven

Stand by for Action

Eternally Yours

Special Agent

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Kentucky

The Senator Was Indiscreet

Dangerously Yours

The Man Who Found Himself

What a Woman

The Wedding Night

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry

Spring Parade

Sudden Money

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Voice of the Whistler

Navy Born

Harriet Craig

Buck Privates

Wedding Present

Professional Soldier

I Surrender Dear

Murder in the Big House

It Had to Be You

Shamrock Hill

Teddy the Rough Rider

Patrick the Great

The Missing Lady

Public Deb No. 1

H.M. Pulham, Esq.

Off the Record

Blossoms in the Dust

On the Avenue

The Fountain

Private Affairs

Two in a Crowd

The Beloved Brat

National Red Cross Pageant

This Is My Affair

College Rhythm

Great Expectations

The Good Fellows

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Three Smart Girls Grow Up