Douglas Wood
Known for: Acting
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
Film
Sergeant York
Major Hylan (uncredited)
1941
Film
Waterloo Bridge
Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited)
1940
Film
Dragonwyck
Mayor Curtis (uncredited)
1946
Film
Dracula's Daughter
Dr. Townsend (uncredited)
1936
Film
Buck Privates
Randolph Parker II (uncredited)
1941
Film
The Prisoner of Shark Island
General Ewing
1936
Film
Boom Town
Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
1940
Film
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Board Member (uncredited)
1941
Film
Juarez
Mr. Hartman (uncredited)
1939
Film
Phantom Lady
Show Backer (uncredited)
1944
Film
The More the Merrier
Senator in Taxi (uncredited)
1943
Film
Honky Tonk
Governor Wilson
1941
Film
Blossoms in the Dust
Senator
1941
Film
Gold Is Where You Find It
Judge H.B. Clayburn (uncredited)
1938
Film
Teddy the Rough Rider
President William McKinley
1940
Film
Tomorrow Is Forever
Charles Hamilton
1946
Film
Crazy House
Studio Bidder
1943
Film
Special Agent
Federal Judge (uncredited)
1935
Film
This Is My Affair
Henry Maxwell
1937
Film
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Speidler
1940
Film
Love Crazy
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
1941
Film
I Am the Law
District Attorney Bert Beery
1938
Film
Stand by for Action
Sen. Masterman (uncredited)
1942
Film
Murder in the Big House
Burgen
1942
Film
The Wedding Night
Leland Heywood
1935
Film
The Judge Steps Out
Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Missing Lady
Alfred Kester
1946
Film
Eternally Yours
Phillips (uncredited)
1939
Film
Two in a Crowd
Banker Ralston
1936
Film
Babies for Sale
Dr. Aleshire
1940
Film
Because of Him
Samual Hapgood
1946
Film
Kentucky
Race Track Patron
1938
Film
Sudden Money
Mr. Jordan
1939
Film
That Certain Feeling
Senator (uncredited)
1956
Film
Harriet Craig
Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)
1950
Film
Great Guy
Mayor
1936
Film
Three Loves Has Nancy
Mr. Hanson (uncredited)
1938
Film
Mannequin
Rogers (Uncredited)
1938
Film
In the Navy
Admiral (uncredited)
1941
Film
Rhubarb
Mr. Carroll - Board Member (uncredited)
1951
Film
Off the Record
J. W.
1939
Film
Two Against the World
Malcolm Sims
1936
Film
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Uncle Joe
1939
Film
Million Dollar Baby
1941
Film
Wedding Present
Willett
1936
Film
Public Deb No. 1
Director
1940
Film
Spring Parade
General
1940
Film
Dangerous
Elmont
1935
Film
On the Avenue
Mr. Trivet
1937
Film
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard
1941
Film
Mardi Gras
Harrison Piske
1943
Film
No Man's Woman
Philip Grant
1955
Film
College Rhythm
George Collins
1934
Film
Over the Goal
Dr. Marshall
1937
Film
Blondie's Big Moment
Theodore Payson (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Senator Was Indiscreet
University President
1947
Film
The Fountain
de Greve
1934
Film
Dangerously Yours
Walter Chandler
1937
Film
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Mr. Shaw
1949
Film
Night Editor
Bank Manager (Uncredited)
1946
Film
What a Woman
Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer
1943
Film
It Had to Be You
Mr. Kimberly (uncredited)
1947
Film
Great Expectations
Wopsle
1934
Film
College Scandal
Dean Traynor
1935
Film
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
Film
The Great Impersonation
Lord Allison (uncredited)
1935
Film
West of Shanghai
Myron Galt
1937
Film
Jailbreak
Governor Daden
1936
Film
Fun on a Weekend
John Durand (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Walker
1940
Film
East Side of Heaven
Fisher (uncredited)
1939
Film
Voice of the Whistler
Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited)
1945
Film
National Red Cross Pageant
Herald - Flemish episode
1917
Film
The Man in the Barn
Army Officer (uncredited)
1937
Film
Parachute Nurse
Maj. Devon
1942
Film
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Mr. Sloan (uncredited)
1937
Film
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Renald C. Brownley
1937
Film
The Beloved Brat
Mr. Butler
1938
Film
Guns of the Pecos
Texas Governor
1936
Film
The Man Who Found Himself
Medical Board Doctor
1937
Film
Bottoms Up
John Baldwin
1934
Film
The President Vanishes
Roger Grant
1934
Film
Professional Soldier
Nightclub Patron
1935
Film
Hers to Hold
Peter Cartwright
1943
Film
Cattle Queen
Judge Whipple
1951
Film
Private Affairs
Mr. Stanley
1940
Film
Spring Tonic
Mr. Ingalls
1935
Film
I'm from Arkansas
Governor
1944
Film
20,000 Men a Year
Crandall
1939
Film
The Good Fellows
John Drayton
1943
Film
A Night at the Ritz
Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited)
1935
Film
Little Miss Broadway
Richard Nichols Sr.
1947
Film
Two Blondes and a Redhead
Judge Abbott
1947
Film
Come Out Fighting
Mayor
1945
Film
Patrick the Great
Sir Orville
1945
Film
The Trumpet Blows
Senor Ramirez
1934
Film
The Big Show-Off
Dr. Dinwiddle
1945
Film
I Surrender Dear
R.H. Collins
1948
Film
Navy Born
Mr. Strickland
1936
Film
Shamrock Hill
Judge Mayer
1949
Film
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Alexander Harmon
1945
Film
Border Outlaws
Rancher Kimball
1950