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Harry Woods

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Harry Woods

Born May 4, 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, USADied December 28, 1968182 films

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.

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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.

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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang posterFirst watchI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang19327.8as Prison Guard (uncredited)A World War I veteran’s dreams of becoming a master architect evaporate in the cold light of economic realities. Things get even worse when he’s falsely convicted of a crime and sent to…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
My Darling Clementine poster7.5My Darling Clementine1946She Wore a Yellow Ribbon poster6.9She Wore a Yellow Ribbon1949Monkey Business poster6.9Monkey Business1931The Fountainhead poster6.8The Fountainhead1949The Scarlet Empress poster6.9The Scarlet Empress1934Beau Geste poster7.0Beau Geste1939Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon poster6.4Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon1942Rancho Notorious poster6.5Rancho Notorious1952

Filmography

182 films as actor
  1. 1958New Orleans After DarkCarl
  2. 1958The SheepmanRancher (uncredited)
  3. 1956Savage FuryBorno the Banished
  4. 1954Hell's OutpostDeputy Lud (uncredited)
  5. 1952Lone Star
  6. 1952Rancho NotoriousMarshal McDonald (uncredited)
  7. 1952The Living BibleKing Herod
  8. 1951Law of the BadlandsBurt Conroy
  9. 1950Short GrassSam Dreen
  10. 1950BackfireDick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)
  11. 1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonKarl Rynders (uncredited)
  12. 1949Masked RaidersMarshal Barlow
  13. 1949The FountainheadQuarry Superintendent (uncredited)
  14. 1949Colorado TerritoryPluthner
  15. 1949HellfireLew Stoner
  16. 1949South of St. Louis
  17. 1948Indian AgentCarter
  18. 1948A Southern YankeeDentist (uncredited)
  19. 1948The Gallant LegionLang
  20. 1948Silver RiverRiverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
  21. 1948Western HeritageArnold posing as Powell
  22. 1947TycoonHolden
  23. 1947Road to RioShip's Purser
  24. 1947Wild Horse MesaJay Olmstead
  25. 1947WyomingBen Jackson
  26. 1947Thunder MountainTrimble Carson
  27. 1947Code of the WestNate Hatfield
  28. 1947Trail StreetLarkin
  29. 1946My Darling ClementineLuke (uncredited)
  30. 1946Sunset PassCinnabar
  31. 1946South of MontereyBennet
  32. 1945West of the PecosBrad Sawtelle
  33. 1945Flame of the WestWisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)
  34. 1945Wanderer of the WastelandGuerd Eliott
  35. 1944NevadaJoe Powell
  36. 1944Tall in the SaddleGeorge Clews
  37. 1944Silver City KidJudge Ballard
  38. 1944Call of the RockiesJ. B. Murdock
  39. 1944Marshal of GunsmokeLon Curtiss
  40. 1944Westward BoundRoger Caldwell
  41. 1944Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesMongol Guard (uncredited)
  42. 1944Gun to GunLand Commissioner Harkness
  43. 1943Outlaws of Stampede PassBen Crowley
  44. 1943Beyond the Last FrontierBig Bill Hadley
  45. 1943Bordertown Gun FightersDave Strickland
  46. 1943Cheyenne RoundupBlackie Dawson
  47. 1943The Ghost RiderLash Edwards
  48. 1942Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponKurt (uncredited)
  49. 1942Dawn on the Great DivideJim Corkle
  50. 1942West of the LawJim Rand
  51. 1942Deep in the Heart of TexasSergeant Idaho
  52. 1942Riders of the WestDuke Mason
  53. 1942Jackass MailRanch Owner to Hang Baggot
  54. 1942The SpoilersDisgruntled Miner (uncredited)
  55. 1942Down Texas WayBert Logan
  56. 1942Romance on the RangeCabin Henchman Steve
  57. 1942Reap the Wild WindMace
  58. 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesBixby
  59. 1942Today I HangHenry Courtney
  60. 1941Last of the DuanesSheriff Red Morgan
  61. 1941Sheriff of TombstoneShotgun Cassidy
  62. 1941The Lady from CheyenneAssessor Mitch Harrigan
  63. 1940Meet the MissusElmer Shillingford
  64. 1940The Long Voyage HomeAmindra First Mate
  65. 1940Triple JusticeAl Reeves
  66. 1940The Ranger and the LadyKincaid
  67. 1940South of Pago PagoBlack Mike Rafferty
  68. 1940Winners of the WestKing Carter
  69. 1940Dark CommandMan in Fight with Seton
  70. 1940Bullet CodeCass Barton
  71. 1940The House of the Seven GablesMr. Wainwright
  72. 1940Isle Of DestinyCapt. Lawson
  73. 1940Boss of Bullion CitySheriff Jeff Salters
  74. 1940West of Carson CityMack Gorman
  75. 1939Days of Jesse JamesCaptain Worthington
  76. 1939Frontier MarshalCurly Bill's Henchman
  77. 1939Beau GesteRenoir
  78. 1939The Man in the Iron MaskFirst Officer
  79. 1939In Old CalienteCurly Calkins
  80. 1939Union PacificAl Brett
  81. 1939Blue Montana SkiesJim Hendricks
  82. 1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandGrant
  83. 1938The Strange Case of Dr. MeadeHarper
  84. 1938Come On, RangersMorgan Burke
  85. 1938In Early ArizonaBull
  86. 1938Crime Takes a HolidayStoddard
  87. 1938Men with WingsBaker
  88. 1938Panamint's Bad ManCraven
  89. 1938Stagecoach DaysMoose Ringo
  90. 1938Joy of LivingCop (Uncredited)
  91. 1938Rolling CaravansThad Dalton
  92. 1938Hawaiian BuckarooJ. P. M'Tigue
  93. 1938The Spy RingCapt. Holden
  94. 1937Wells FargoTimekeeper
  95. 1937Courage of the WestAl Wilkins, aka Jed Newman
  96. 1937The Singing MarineFirst Marine Sergeant
  97. 1937Range DefendersJohn Harve
  98. 1937The Last Train from MadridGovernment Man (uncredited)
  99. 1937Border CafeBert (uncredited)
  100. 1937Reckless RangerBarlowe
  101. 1937Land Beyond the LawTascosa
  102. 1937OutcastGrant, the Head Lyncher
  103. 1936Conflict'Ruffhouse' Kelly
  104. 1936The PlainsmanQuartermaster Sergeant
  105. 1936The Unknown RangerVance Rand
  106. 1936The Phantom RiderHarvey Delaney
  107. 1936Ticket to ParadiseJohn Dawson
  108. 1936Human CargoIra Conklin
  109. 1936Heroes of the RangeBull Lamton
  110. 1936Silly BilliesHank Bewley
  111. 1936Robin Hood of El DoradoPete
  112. 1936The Lawless NinetiesCharles K. Plummer
  113. 1936Rose of the RanchoBull Bangle
  114. 1935Heir to Trouble'Honest' John Motley
  115. 1935Lawless RidersBig Bart Grimwald
  116. 1935Gallant DefenderBarr Munro
  117. 1935Ship CafeDonovan (uncredited)
  118. 1935StormyMack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited)
  119. 1935The Adventures of Rex and RintyCrawford
  120. 1935Call of the WildSoapy Smith (uncredited)