Acting
Douglas Wood
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.
Filmography
That Certain Feeling
Film · 1956
No Man's Woman
Film · 1955
Cattle Queen
Film · 1951
Rhubarb
Film · 1951
Harriet Craig
Film · 1950
Border Outlaws
Film · 1950
Shamrock Hill
Film · 1949
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Film · 1949
I Surrender Dear
Film · 1948
Blondie's Big Moment
Film · 1947
Two Blondes and a Redhead
Film · 1947
The Judge Steps Out
Film · 1947
It Had to Be You
Film · 1947
Little Miss Broadway
Film · 1947
Fun on a Weekend
Film · 1947
The Senator Was Indiscreet
Film · 1947
Night Editor
Film · 1946
Dragonwyck
Film · 1946
Tomorrow Is Forever
Film · 1946
The Missing Lady
Film · 1946
Because of Him
Film · 1946
Patrick the Great
Film · 1945
The Big Show-Off
Film · 1945
Voice of the Whistler
Film · 1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Film · 1945
Come Out Fighting
Film · 1945
Phantom Lady
Film · 1944
I'm from Arkansas
Film · 1944
The Good Fellows
Film · 1943
Hers to Hold
Film · 1943
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
Film · 1943
What a Woman
Film · 1943
Mardi Gras
Film · 1943
Crazy House
Film · 1943
The More the Merrier
Film · 1943
Stand by for Action
Film · 1942
Murder in the Big House
Film · 1942
Parachute Nurse
Film · 1942
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Film · 1941
Honky Tonk
Film · 1941
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Film · 1941
Love Crazy
Film · 1941
Sergeant York
Film · 1941
Blossoms in the Dust
Film · 1941
Buck Privates
Film · 1941
In the Navy
Film · 1941
Million Dollar Baby
Film · 1941
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Film · 1940
Teddy the Rough Rider
Film · 1940
Spring Parade
Film · 1940
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Film · 1940
Babies for Sale
Film · 1940
Boom Town
Film · 1940
Waterloo Bridge
Film · 1940
Public Deb No. 1
Film · 1940
Private Affairs
Film · 1940
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Film · 1939
East Side of Heaven
Film · 1939
Juarez
Film · 1939
Eternally Yours
Film · 1939
20,000 Men a Year
Film · 1939
Sudden Money
Film · 1939
Off the Record
Film · 1939
Three Loves Has Nancy
Film · 1938
I Am the Law
Film · 1938
Kentucky
Film · 1938
The Beloved Brat
Film · 1938
Mannequin
Film · 1938
Gold Is Where You Find It
Film · 1938
The Man in the Barn
Film · 1937
Over the Goal
Film · 1937
The Man Who Found Himself
Film · 1937
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Film · 1937
On the Avenue
Film · 1937
Dangerously Yours
Film · 1937
West of Shanghai
Film · 1937
This Is My Affair
Film · 1937
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Film · 1937
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Film · 1936
Navy Born
Film · 1936
Two in a Crowd
Film · 1936
Guns of the Pecos
Film · 1936
Dracula's Daughter
Film · 1936
Jailbreak
Film · 1936
Two Against the World
Film · 1936
Wedding Present
Film · 1936
Great Guy
Film · 1936
College Scandal
Film · 1935
Dangerous
Film · 1935
The Wedding Night
Film · 1935
A Night at the Ritz
Film · 1935
The Great Impersonation
Film · 1935
Special Agent
Film · 1935
Spring Tonic
Film · 1935
Professional Soldier
Film · 1935
The President Vanishes
Film · 1934
The Fountain
Film · 1934
Bottoms Up
Film · 1934
College Rhythm
Film · 1934
Great Expectations
Film · 1934
The Trumpet Blows
Film · 1934
National Red Cross Pageant
Film · 1917