Douglas Wood (actor)
Douglas Wood was an American actor of stage and screen during the first six decades of the 20th century. Born on Halloween 1880, 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.
Career
Early career on Broadway
Wood would make his Broadway acting debut in the revival of a pair of plays being produced at the Garden Theatre: Cyrano de Bergerac and Beau Brummell. Over the next thirty years he would appear in dozens of plays on The Great White Way. He was in the original production of Du Barry, written, directed, and produced by David Belasco, which had a successful run in 1901-02. After appearing in several plays with short runs, he was in another successful play from 1904–05, The College Widow, written by George Ade and directed by George Marion again at the Garden Theatre. In 1910 he appeared in the role of Marc Antony in a repertory production of Julius Caesar at the Garden. In 1913 he began a successful run of The Family Cupboard, by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Owen Davis, which ran until 1915. He starred in the musical Maytime, produced by Lee and J.J. Shubert, and written by Rida Johnson Young, who also wrote the words to music composed by Sigmund Romberg. The show ran for almost 500 performances at five different theaters from 1917-18. He followed this with another Young hit, Little Old New York, which ran during 1920 and 1921 at Plymouth Theatre. Other hits Wood appeared in included: Give and Take, written by Aaron Hoffman; the 1924 John Henry Mears' production, Sweet Seventeen; the 1927 musical, Bye, Bye, Bonnie, which was also notable as the first Broadway role for Ruby Keeler; and The Good Fairy, produced and directed by Gilbert Miller, and performed in the theater named after Miller's father, which also starred Helen Hayes. After another successful run in the musical-comedy Take a Chance at the Apollo Theatre which ran from 1932–33, and starred Ethel Merman, Wood would take a 25-year hiatus from the Broadway stage, and devote his creative talents to Hollywood.Broadway performances
- Beau Brummell
- Cyrano de Bergerac
- Twelve Months Later
- Du Barry
- Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
- The Triumph of Love
- Love's Pilgrimage
- The College Widow
- Brown of Harvard
- The Village Lawyer
- A Woman of Impulse
- The Bridge
- Julius Caesar
- Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh
- The Greyhound
- The Family Cupboard
- Poor Little Thing
- The Rented Earl
- Maytime
- Little Old New York
- Marie Antoinette
- Wild Oats Lane
- Give and Take
- The Wild Westcotts
- Sweet Seventeen
- Milgrim's Progress
- Trelawny of the "Wells"
- The Half Naked Truth
- Sandalwood
- Bye, Bye, Bonnie
- Madame X
- Gods of the Lightning
- The Old Rascal
- Marseilles
- She Means Business
- The Good Fairy
- Take a Chance
- Jane Eyre
Film and television
Late career and death
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, Fireside Theater, and Topper. His final screen performance would be in a small role in That Certain Feeling, 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
- The Fountain as de Greve
- Bottoms Up as John Baldwin
- College Rhythm as George Collins, Second Tramp
- The Trumpet Blows as Senor Ramirez
- Great Expectations as Wopsle
- The President Vanishes as Roger Grant
- A Night at the Ritz as Board of Directors' Chairman
- The Wedding Night as Leland Heywood
- Dangerous as Elmont
- Special Agent as Federal Judge
- Love in Bloom as Rector
- Spring Tonic as Mr. Ingalls
- College Scandal as Dean Traynor
- The Great Impersonation as Lord Allison
- The Prisoner of Shark Island as Gen. Thomas Ewing
- Great Guy as Mayor
- Hearts in Bondage as Commodore David G. Farragut
- Pigskin Parade as Prof. Dutton
- Mariners of the Sky/Navy Born as Mr. Strickland
- Two in a Crowd as Banker Ralston
- Dracula's Daughter as Dr. Townsend
- Wedding Present as Willett
- Parole! as Parole Board Chairman
- Two Against the World as Malcolm Sims
- This Is My Affair as Henry Maxwell
- On the Avenue as Mr. Trivet
- Guns of the Pecos as Texas Governor
- West of Shanghai as Myron Galt
- Born Reckless as Mayor
- Dangerously Yours as Walter Chandler
- Ali Baba Goes to Town as Selim
- Submarine D-1 as Admiral on Battleship
- Maytime as Massilon
- Over the Goal as Dr. Marshall - Carlton President
- Mannequin as Rogers
- Married Before Breakfast
- The Beloved Brat as Mr. Butler
- Gold Is Where You Find It as Judge H.B. Clayburn
- Kentucky as Race Track Patron
- Three Loves Has Nancy as Mr. Hanson
- Sergeant Murphy as Major General Truson
- I Am the Law as District Attorney Bert Berry
- Eternally Yours
- Juarez as Mr. Hartman
- They All Come Out as First Doctor
- 20,000 Men a Year as Crandall
- Off the Record as J.W.
- It Could Happen to You as Alumni Member
- Sudden Money as Mr. Jordan
- East Side of Heaven as Fisher
- Elsa Maxwell's Public Deb No. 1 as Director
- Waterloo Bridge as Vicar at Estate Dance
- Babies for Sale as Dr. Aleshire
- The Man Who Talked Too Much as Judge D.R. Rowan
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet as Speidler
- Private Affairs as Mr. Stanley
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as Walker
- Blossoms in the Dust as President of Texas Senate
- Buck Privates as Randolph Parker II
- Glamour Boy as Psychiatrist
- H. M. Pulham, Esq. as Mr. Bullard
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan as Board Member
- Honky Tonk as Gov. Wilson
- In the Navy as Admiral
- Million Dollar Baby as Mr. Barlow, Attorney
- She Knew All the Answers as Minor Role
- Love Crazy as Sanity Hearing Doctor
- Sergeant York as Major Hylan
- Small Town Deb as Eustace R. Richards
- Blondie's Blessed Event
- Murder in the Big House as Bill Burgen
- Parachute Nurse as Maj. Devon
- They All Kissed the Bride as Hoover
- We Were Dancing as Colonel Sandys
- Stand by for Action as Sen. Masterman
- Crazy House as Studio Bidder
- The Good Fellows as John Drayton
- Hers to Hold as Peter Cartwright
- It's a Great Life as Insurance Physician
- The More the Merrier as Senator in Taxi
- Never a Dull Moment as Commodore Barclay
- She's for Me as Milbourne
- Slightly Dangerous
- What a Woman! as Dean Alfred B. Shaeffer
- The Amazing Mrs. Holliday as Chairman
- I'm from Arkansas as Governor of Arkansas
- Meet Miss Bobby Socks as Principal Whitaker
- They Live in Fear as John Elwood
- The Adventures of Mark Twain as William Dean Howells
- The Big Show-Off as Dr. Dinwiddle
- Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion as Alexander Harmon
- Eadie Was a Lady as Dean Flint
- Patrick the Great as Sir Orville Armstrong
- The Stork Club
- One Way to Love as Dignified Man
- Because of Him as Samual Hapgood
- Cinderella Jones as Professor Seabright
- Do You Love Me
- Dragonwyck as Mayor Curtis
- The Missing Lady as Alfred Kester
- Night Editor as Bank Manager
- So Goes My Love
- Tomorrow Is Forever as Charles Hamilton
- Blondie's Big Moment as Theodore Payson
- The Fabulous Texan as Hamilton
- Fun on a Weekend as John Durand - Hotel Manager
- Her Husband's Affairs as Tappel
- It Had to Be You as Mr. Kimberly
- Little Miss Broadway as Richard Nichols, Sr.
- My Wild Irish Rose as Rawson - Three Tycoons
- Two Blondes and a Redhead as Judge Abbott
- Welcome Stranger as Principal Tilson
- The Senator Was Indiscreet as University President
- I Surrender Dear as R.H. Collins
- The Judge Steps Out as Cabot Royce Winthrop
- An Old-Fashioned Girl as Mr. Shaw
- Adventure in Baltimore as Coates - Art Contest Director
- Shamrock Hill as Judge Mayer
- Streets of San Francisco as Mayor Bollen
- Border Outlaws as Rancher Kimball
- Harriet Craig as Mr. Norwood
- The Petty Girl as Prof. Stratton
- Rhubarb as Mr. Carroll - Board Member
- Cattle Queen as Judge Whipple, Bartender
- Francis Covers the Big Town as Dr. Glosser
- No Man's Land as Philip Grant
- That Certain Feeling as Senator