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Harry Woods

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 4, 1889 (137 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

Known For

Acting
1958New Orleans After DarkCarl
1958The SheepmanRancher (uncredited)
1956Savage FuryBorno the Banished
1954Hell's OutpostDeputy Lud (uncredited)
1952Rancho NotoriousMarshal McDonald (uncredited)
1952The Living BibleKing Herod
1951Law of the BadlandsBurt Conroy
1950BackfireDick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)
1950Short GrassSam Dreen
1949Colorado TerritoryPluthner
1949South of St. Louis
1949HellfireLew Stoner
1949Masked RaidersMarshal Barlow
1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonKarl Rynders (uncredited)
1949The FountainheadQuarry Superintendent (uncredited)
1948Indian AgentCarter
1948A Southern YankeeDentist (uncredited)
1948Western HeritageArnold posing as Powell
1948The Gallant LegionLang
1948Silver RiverRiverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
1947Code of the WestNate Hatfield
1947Thunder MountainTrimble Carson
1947Road to RioShip's Purser
1947WyomingBen Jackson
1947Wild Horse MesaJay Olmstead
1947TycoonHolden
1947Trail StreetLarkin
1946South of MontereyBennet
1946My Darling ClementineLuke (uncredited)
1946Sunset PassCinnabar
1945West of the PecosBrad Sawtelle
1945Wanderer of the WastelandGuerd Eliott
1945Flame of the WestWisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)
1944NevadaJoe Powell
1944Westward BoundRoger Caldwell
1944Silver City KidJudge Ballard
1944Tall in the SaddleGeorge Clews
1944Call of the RockiesJ. B. Murdock
1944Gun to GunLand Commissioner Harkness
1944Marshal of GunsmokeLon Curtiss
1944Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesMongol Guard (uncredited)
1943Beyond the Last FrontierBig Bill Hadley
1943Bordertown Gun FightersDave Strickland
1943Cheyenne RoundupBlackie Dawson
1943Outlaws of Stampede PassBen Crowley
1943The Ghost RiderLash Edwards
1942Reap the Wild WindMace
1942Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponKurt (uncredited)
1942Riders of the WestDuke Mason
1942Down Texas WayBert Logan
1942Deep in the Heart of TexasSergeant Idaho
1942Today I HangHenry Courtney
1942West of the LawJim Rand
1942Jackass MailRanch Owner to Hang Baggot
1942Dawn on the Great DivideJim Corkle
1942Romance on the RangeCabin Henchman Steve
1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesBixby
1942The SpoilersDisgruntled Miner (uncredited)
1941Last of the DuanesSheriff Red Morgan
1941The Lady from CheyenneAssessor Mitch Harrigan
1941Sheriff of TombstoneShotgun Cassidy
1940The Ranger and the LadyKincaid
1940Bullet CodeCass Barton
1940Winners of the WestKing Carter
1940Isle Of DestinyCapt. Lawson
1940Triple JusticeAl Reeves
1940South of Pago PagoBlack Mike Rafferty
1940Boss of Bullion CitySheriff Jeff Salters
1940Dark CommandMan in Fight with Seton
1940West of Carson CityMack Gorman
1940The Long Voyage HomeAmindra First Mate
1940The House of the Seven GablesMr. Wainwright
1940Meet the MissusElmer Shillingford
1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandGrant
1939Union PacificAl Brett
1939In Old CalienteCurly Calkins
1939The Man in the Iron MaskFirst Officer
1939Beau GesteRenoir
1939Frontier MarshalCurly Bill's Henchman
1939Days of Jesse JamesCaptain Worthington
1939Blue Montana SkiesJim Hendricks
1938The Strange Case of Dr. MeadeHarper
1938Come On, RangersMorgan Burke
1938Men with WingsBaker
1938Hawaiian BuckarooJ. P. M'Tigue
1938Rolling CaravansThad Dalton
1938Panamint's Bad ManCraven
1938Stagecoach DaysMoose Ringo
1938The Spy RingCapt. Holden
1938Joy of LivingCop (Uncredited)
1938Crime Takes a HolidayStoddard
1938In Early ArizonaBull
1937Land Beyond the LawTascosa
1937Range DefendersJohn Harve
1937Wells FargoTimekeeper
1937Border CafeBert (uncredited)
1937OutcastGrant, the Head Lyncher
1937Reckless RangerBarlowe
1937The Singing MarineFirst Marine Sergeant
1937Courage of the WestAl Wilkins, aka Jed Newman
1937The Last Train from MadridGovernment Man (uncredited)
1936The Unknown RangerVance Rand
1936Heroes of the RangeBull Lamton
1936The Lawless NinetiesCharles K. Plummer
1936Ticket to ParadiseJohn Dawson
1936The Phantom RiderHarvey Delaney
1936Conflict'Ruffhouse' Kelly
1936The PlainsmanQuartermaster Sergeant
1936Robin Hood of El DoradoPete
1936Silly BilliesHank Bewley
1936Rose of the RanchoBull Bangle
1936Human CargoIra Conklin
1935StormyMack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited)
1935When a Man's a ManNick Gambert
1935The Adventures of Rex and RintyCrawford
1935Gallant DefenderBarr Munro
1935Let 'em Have ItBig Bill
1935Call of the WildSoapy Smith (uncredited)
1935Heir to Trouble'Honest' John Motley
1935Lawless RidersBig Bart Grimwald
1935The Call of the SavageBorno
1935Rustlers of Red DogRocky
1935Ship CafeDonovan (uncredited)
1934Devil TigerRamsey Doyle
1934Belle of the NinetiesSlade
1934The Scarlet Empress
1934The Circus ClownAjax
1934The St. Louis KidLouie Munn
1934The President VanishesKramer
1934Journal of a CrimeDetective with Inspector (uncredited)
1934CaravanRomeo (Uncredited)
1934School for GirlsDetective
1934I Believed in YouState Trooper
1934Ten Baby Fingers
1933HooplaSide Show Troublemaker
1933The World ChangesSam (uncredited)
1933Shadows of Sing SingAl Rossi
1932Haunted GoldJoe Ryan
1932Night WorldGang Leader (uncredited)
1932Law and OrderWalt Northrup
1932Texas Gun FighterKells
1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangPrison Guard (uncredited)
1932Hot SpotHusband
1932Radio PatrolKloskey
1931Monkey BusinessAlky Briggs
1931The Texas RangerMatt Taylor
1931The Range FeudVandall
1931Palmy DaysYolando's Henchman
1931In Old CheyenneClyde Winslow
1931West of CheyenneKurt Raymer, aka The Laramie Kid
1930Pardon My GunCooper
1930The Lone RiderEd Farrell
1930Men Without LawMurdock
1929'Neath Western SkiesJim Canfield
1929Faro Nell or, In Old Californy
1929China BoundOfficer
1929The Desert RiderWilliams
1929Gun LawBull Driscoll
1928The VikingEgil (as Harry Lewis Woods)
1928The Sunset LegionHonest John
1928Red Riders of CanadaMonsieur Le Busard
1928When the Law RidesThe Raven
1928Tyrant of Red GulchIvan Petrovitch
1927Tom's GangBart Haywood
1927Jesse JamesBob Ford
1927Hello Lafayette
1927Silver Comes ThroughStanton
1927Cyclone of the RangeThe Black Rider / Don Alvarado
1927Splitting the BreezeDave Matlock
1926A Trip to ChinatownNorman Blood
1926A Man Four-SquareBen Taylor
192630 Below ZeroCavender
1926A Regular ScoutScar Stevens
1925The Bandit's BabyMatt Hartigan
1924Dynamite DanBrute Lacy
1924A Cafe in CairoKali
1924Wolves of the NorthBob Hunter
1924The Fast ExpressTom Boyd
1924Ten Scars Make a ManBuck Simpson
1923Don Quickshot of the Rio GrandeA Knight
1912Star of BethlehemPharisee Scribe