
1880-10-30 ( 144 years old ) in New York City, New York, USA
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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.
Movies
That Certain Feeling
1956-06-04
No Man's Woman
1955-10-27
Cattle Queen
1951-11-15
Harriet Craig
1950-11-02
Border Outlaws
1950-11-01
Shamrock Hill
1949-02-01
An Old-Fashioned Girl
1949-01-19
I Surrender Dear
1948-10-06
The Senator Was Indiscreet
1947-12-31
The Judge Steps Out
1947-12-15
It Had to Be You
1947-12-07
Two Blondes and a Redhead
1947-11-05
Little Miss Broadway
1947-06-19
Fun on a Weekend
1947-05-15
Blondie's Big Moment
1947-01-09
The Missing Lady
1946-08-17
Dragonwyck
1946-04-19
Night Editor
1946-03-29
Tomorrow Is Forever
1946-02-20
Because of Him
1946-01-18
Voice of the Whistler
1945-10-30
Come Out Fighting
1945-09-29
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945-05-10
Patrick the Great
1945-05-04
The Big Show-Off
1945-01-22
I'm from Arkansas
1944-10-31
Phantom Lady
1944-01-28
What a Woman
1943-12-29
Crazy House
1943-10-08
Mardi Gras
1943-10-01
The Good Fellows
1943-08-11
Hers to Hold
1943-07-16
The More the Merrier
1943-05-13
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
1943-02-19
Stand by for Action
1942-12-31
Parachute Nurse
1942-08-06
Murder in the Big House
1942-04-11
H.M. Pulham, Esq.
1941-12-04
Honky Tonk
1941-10-01
Sergeant York
1941-09-27
Blossoms in the Dust
1941-08-15
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
1941-08-07
In the Navy
1941-05-30
Love Crazy
1941-05-23
Buck Privates
1941-01-31
Spring Parade
1940-09-27
Public Deb No. 1
1940-09-13
Boom Town
1940-08-30
Private Affairs
1940-07-05
Babies for Sale
1940-06-14
Waterloo Bridge
1940-05-17
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940-02-23
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940-02-21
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk
1940-01-11
20,000 Men a Year
1939-10-26
Eternally Yours
1939-10-07
Juarez
1939-06-10
East Side of Heaven
1939-04-07
Sudden Money
1939-03-31
Three Smart Girls Grow Up
1939-03-24
Off the Record
1939-01-21
Kentucky
1938-12-30
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938-09-02
I Am the Law
1938-08-25
The Beloved Brat
1938-04-30
Gold Is Where You Find It
1938-02-12
Mannequin
1938-01-21
The Man in the Barn
1937-11-20
West of Shanghai
1937-10-30
Over the Goal
1937-10-16
Dangerously Yours
1937-09-21
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
1937-06-08
This Is My Affair
1937-05-28
The Man Who Found Himself
1937-04-02
On the Avenue
1937-02-12
Guns of the Pecos
1936-12-28
Great Guy
1936-12-01
Wedding Present
1936-10-09
Two in a Crowd
1936-10-03
Jailbreak
1936-08-05
Two Against the World
1936-07-11
Navy Born
1936-06-02
Dracula's Daughter
1936-05-11
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936-02-28
Professional Soldier
1935-12-27
Dangerous
1935-12-25
The Great Impersonation
1935-12-08
Special Agent
1935-09-14
Spring Tonic
1935-06-27
College Scandal
1935-06-21
A Night at the Ritz
1935-03-23
The Wedding Night
1935-03-08
College Rhythm
1934-11-23
The President Vanishes
1934-11-17
Great Expectations
1934-10-22
The Fountain
1934-08-22
The Trumpet Blows
1934-04-14
Bottoms Up
1934-04-12
National Red Cross Pageant
1917-12-01
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