Harry Woods

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 4, 1889

died

December 28, 1968

place of birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

also known as

Harry Lewis Woods · Harry Wood · H.L. Woods · Harry L. Woods

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Harry Woods was born on May 5, 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, as Harry Lewis Woods. He was an actor, known for Monkey Business (1931), Road to Rio (1947) and Days of Jesse James (1939). He was married to Helen P. He died on December 28, 1968 in Los Angeles, California.

One of Hollywood's all-time meanest villains - Although his imposing size, perpetual scowl, snarling voice and all-around evil demeanor made him one of the meanest of screen villains, before he became an actor Woods made a living selling ladies' hats.

← Back to Home

Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

My Darling Clementine
7.5

My Darling Clementine

1946as Luke (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
6.9

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949as Karl Rynders (uncredited)
Beau Geste
7.0

Beau Geste

1939as Renoir
The Sheepman
6.9

The Sheepman

1958as Rancher (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
6.8

The Fountainhead

1949as Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)
Lone Star
5.7

Lone Star

1952
Rancho Notorious
6.5

Rancho Notorious

1952as Marshal McDonald (uncredited)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
6.2

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944as Mongol Guard (uncredited)
Reap the Wild Wind
6.4

Reap the Wild Wind

1942as Mace
Colorado Territory
6.9

Colorado Territory

1949as Pluthner
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
6.4

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

1942as Kurt (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
7.8

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Call of the Wild
6.2

Call of the Wild

1935as Soapy Smith (uncredited)
Silver River
6.1

Silver River

1948as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
6.6

Tall in the Saddle

1944as George Clews
The Man in the Iron Mask
7.1

The Man in the Iron Mask

1939as First Officer
The Last Train from Madrid
4.5

The Last Train from Madrid

1937as Government Man (uncredited)
Dark Command
6.4

Dark Command

1940as Man in Fight with Seton
The Spoilers
6.2

The Spoilers

1942as Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)
Trail Street
6.5

Trail Street

1947as Larkin
Tycoon
5.6

Tycoon

1947as Holden
The Long Voyage Home
6.6

The Long Voyage Home

1940as Amindra First Mate
The Scarlet Empress
6.9

The Scarlet Empress

1934
Wyoming
6.4

Wyoming

1947as Ben Jackson
Backfire
5.9

Backfire

1950as Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)
Union Pacific
6.7

Union Pacific

1939as Al Brett
Wells Fargo
5.5

Wells Fargo

1937as Timekeeper
Road to Rio
6.8

Road to Rio

1947as Ship's Purser
The Gallant Legion
7.3

The Gallant Legion

1948as Lang
The Plainsman
6.5

The Plainsman

1936as Quartermaster Sergeant
Haunted Gold
5.1

Haunted Gold

1932as Joe Ryan
Monkey Business
7.0

Monkey Business

1931as Alky Briggs
The Range Feud
5.2

The Range Feud

1931as Vandall
Isle Of Destiny
5.7

Isle Of Destiny

1940as Capt. Lawson
Caravan
6.5

Caravan

1934as Romeo (Uncredited)
Robin Hood of El Dorado
5.2

Robin Hood of El Dorado

1936as Pete
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
6.7

Mr. Moto in Danger Island

1939as Grant
A Southern Yankee
5.5

A Southern Yankee

1948as Dentist (uncredited)
The World Changes
4.8

The World Changes

1933as Sam (uncredited)
Nevada
6.6

Nevada

1944as Joe Powell
Hellfire
6.4

Hellfire

1949as Lew Stoner
The House of the Seven Gables
7.0

The House of the Seven Gables

1940as Mr. Wainwright
Frontier Marshal
6.3

Frontier Marshal

1939as Curly Bill's Henchman
The Viking
6.8

The Viking

1928as Egil (as Harry Lewis Woods)
The Lawless Nineties
5.5

The Lawless Nineties

1936as Charles K. Plummer
Thunder Mountain
6.0

Thunder Mountain

1947as Trimble Carson
Night World
6.8

Night World

1932as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Sheriff of Tombstone
7.2

Sheriff of Tombstone

1941as Shotgun Cassidy
South of St. Louis
5.8

South of St. Louis

1949
The Singing Marine
5.3

The Singing Marine

1937as First Marine Sergeant