Douglas Wood
Biography
Douglas Wood was an American actor whose work took him from Broadway to Hollywood. Born in New York City to stage actress Ida Jeffreys, he began on the New York stage in revivals of Cyrano de Bergerac and Beau Brummell, then appeared in dozens of plays over three decades. Among those were the original Du Barry, The College Widow, a repertory Julius Caesar in which he played Marc Antony, the musical Maytime, and productions with Helen Hayes and Ethel Merman. At the end of 1933 he took a supporting part in his first film, Bottom's Up, and during the next twenty years acted in more than 125 movies, mostly in smaller roles. His screen work included Great Expectations, Two Against the World, Buck Privates, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Sergeant York, and The Adventures of Mark Twain. He also made guest appearances on television and died in 1966.
85years old at death
- Born New York City
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 21 years1935 to 1956
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First role
At the Garden Theatre, Douglas Wood first appeared on Broadway in a double bill of Cyrano de Bergerac and Beau Brummell.
First role
At the end of 1933, Wood took a supporting role in Bottom's Up, a comedy directed by David Butler and starring Spencer Tracy. It was his first film.
A first
The following year, Wood was the first to play Wopsle in talking pictures, in Stuart Walker's 1934 production of Great Expectations.
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