Cast & creator
Douglas Wood
Best known for Waterloo Bridge, Sergeant York, The Prisoner of Shark Island
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.
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102
1917–1965 · acting roles
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Filmography (103)
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Waterloo Bridge
Vicar at Estate Dance (uncredited)
1940
Sergeant York
Major Hylan (uncredited)
1941
The Prisoner of Shark Island
General Ewing
1936
The More the Merrier
Senator in Taxi (uncredited)
1943
Dracula's Daughter
Dr. Townsend (uncredited)
1936
Buck Privates
Randolph Parker II (uncredited)
1941
Dragonwyck
Mayor Curtis (uncredited)
1946
Juarez
Mr. Hartman (uncredited)
1939
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Board Member (uncredited)
1941
Stand by for Action
Sen. Masterman (uncredited)
1942
Gold Is Where You Find It
Judge H.B. Clayburn (uncredited)
1938
Love Crazy
Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
1941
Blossoms in the Dust
Senator
1941
Two in a Crowd
Banker Ralston
1936
The Judge Steps Out
Cabot Royce Winthrop (uncredited)
1947
Phantom Lady
Show Backer (uncredited)
1944
The Senator Was Indiscreet
University President
1947
Murder in the Big House
Burgen
1942
Honky Tonk
Governor Wilson
1941
The Man Who Found Himself
Medical Board Doctor
1937
Tomorrow Is Forever
Charles Hamilton
1946
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
Speidler
1940
Public Deb No. 1
Director
1940
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
Mr. 'J.T.' Bullard
1941
Guns of the Pecos
Texas Governor
1936
Fun on a Weekend
John Durand (uncredited)
1947
It Had to Be You
Mr. Kimberly (uncredited)
1947
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943
Voice of the Whistler
Paul Kitridge - Attorney (uncredited)
1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Alexander Harmon
1945
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
Walker
1940
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
Uncle Joe
1939
National Red Cross Pageant
Herald - Flemish episode
1917
Teddy the Rough Rider
President William McKinley
1940
I Am the Law
District Attorney Bert Beery
1938
Three Loves Has Nancy
Mr. Hanson (uncredited)
1938
Two Against the World
Malcolm Sims
1936
The Wedding Night
Leland Heywood
1935
East Side of Heaven
Fisher (uncredited)
1939
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Renald C. Brownley
1937
Special Agent
Federal Judge (uncredited)
1935
Blondie's Big Moment
Theodore Payson (uncredited)
1947
Boom Town
Oil Man at New York Meeting (uncredited)
1940
Million Dollar Baby
1941
An Old-Fashioned Girl
Mr. Shaw
1949
20,000 Men a Year
Crandall
1939
On the Avenue
Mr. Trivet
1937
In the Navy
Admiral (uncredited)
1941
A Night at the Ritz
Board of Directors' Chairman (uncredited)
1935
No Man's Woman
Philip Grant
1955
Dangerously Yours
Walter Chandler
1937
This Is My Affair
Henry Maxwell
1937
Two Blondes and a Redhead
Judge Abbott
1947
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Mr. Sloan (uncredited)
1937
The Big Show-Off
Dr. Dinwiddle
1945
Mardi Gras
Harrison Piske
1943
West of Shanghai
Myron Galt
1937
The Battle of the Bulge... The Brave Rifles
Co-Producer
1965
The President Vanishes
Roger Grant
1934
Night Editor
Bank Manager (Uncredited)
1946
Sudden Money
Mr. Jordan
1939
Great Guy
Mayor
1936
That Certain Feeling
Senator (uncredited)
1956
The Man in the Barn
Army Officer (uncredited)
1937
Babies for Sale
Dr. Aleshire
1940
Harriet Craig
Mr. Norwood (Uncredited)
1950
Off the Record
J. W.
1939
The Beloved Brat
Mr. Butler
1938
Eternally Yours
Phillips (uncredited)
1939
Dangerous
Elmont
1935
Crazy House
Studio Bidder
1943
The Great Impersonation
Lord Allison (uncredited)
1935
Rhubarb
Mr. Carroll - Board Member (uncredited)
1951
Over the Goal
Dr. Marshall
1937
Mannequin
Rogers (Uncredited)
1938
What a Woman
Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer
1943
College Scandal
Dean Traynor
1935
Spring Parade
General
1940
Jailbreak
Governor Daden
1936
I'm from Arkansas
Governor
1944
Great Expectations
Wopsle
1934
Hers to Hold
Peter Cartwright
1943
The Good Fellows
John Drayton
1943
Kentucky
Race Track Patron
1938
Patrick the Great
Sir Orville
1945
Parachute Nurse
Maj. Devon
1942
Professional Soldier
Nightclub Patron
1935
Wedding Present
Willett
1936
The Missing Lady
Alfred Kester
1946
Bottoms Up
John Baldwin
1934
I Surrender Dear
R.H. Collins
1948
College Rhythm
George Collins
1934
Private Affairs
Mr. Stanley
1940
Because of Him
Samual Hapgood
1946
The Fountain
de Greve
1934
Spring Tonic
Mr. Ingalls
1935
Little Miss Broadway
Richard Nichols Sr.
1947
Navy Born
Mr. Strickland
1936
Come Out Fighting
Mayor
1945
The Trumpet Blows
Senor Ramirez
1934
Cattle Queen
Judge Whipple
1951
Shamrock Hill
Judge Mayer
1949
Border Outlaws
Rancher Kimball
1950