Harry Woods

Personal Info

Birthday

May 4, 1889

Day of Death

1968-12-28

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Harry Lewis Woods

Harry Wood

H.L. Woods

Harry L. Woods

Harry Woods

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

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Reap the Wild Wind

Colorado Territory

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

My Darling Clementine

The Long Voyage Home

Rancho Notorious

The Fast Express

Filmography

1958
New Orleans After Dark
as Carl
The Sheepman
as Rancher (uncredited)
1956
Savage Fury
as Borno the Banished
1954
Hell's Outpost
as Deputy Lud (uncredited)
1952
Rancho Notorious
as Marshal McDonald (uncredited)
The Living Bible
as King Herod
1951
Law of the Badlands
as Burt Conroy
1950
Short Grass
as Sam Dreen
Backfire
as Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)
1949
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Karl Rynders (uncredited)
Masked Raiders
as Marshal Barlow
The Fountainhead
as Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)
Colorado Territory
as Pluthner
Hellfire
as Lew Stoner
1948
Indian Agent
as Carter
A Southern Yankee
as Dentist (uncredited)
The Gallant Legion
as Lang
Western Heritage
as Arnold posing as Powell
1947
Tycoon
as Holden
Road to Rio
as Ship's Purser
Wild Horse Mesa
as Jay Olmstead
Wyoming
as Ben Jackson
Thunder Mountain
as Trimble Carson
Code of the West
as Nate Hatfield
Trail Street
as Larkin
1946
My Darling Clementine
as Luke (uncredited)
Sunset Pass
as Cinnabar
South of Monterey
as Bennet
1945
West of the Pecos
as Brad Sawtelle
Flame of the West
as Wisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Guerd Eliott
1944
Nevada
as Joe Powell
Tall in the Saddle
as George Clews
Silver City Kid
as Judge Ballard
Call of the Rockies
as J. B. Murdock
Marshal of Gunsmoke
as Lon Curtiss
Westward Bound
as Roger Caldwell
Gun to Gun
as Land Commissioner Harkness
1943
Outlaws of Stampede Pass
as Ben Crowley
Beyond the Last Frontier
as Big Bill Hadley
Bordertown Gun Fighters
as Dave Strickland
Cheyenne Roundup
as Blackie Dawson
The Ghost Rider
as Lash Edwards
1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
as Kurt (uncredited)
Dawn on the Great Divide
as Jim Corkle - Judge's Brother
West of the Law
as Jim Rand
Deep in the Heart of Texas
as Sergeant Idaho
Riders of the West
as Duke Mason
Jackass Mail
as Ranch Owner to Hang Baggot
The Spoilers
as Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)
Down Texas Way
as Bert Logan
Romance on the Range
as Cabin Henchman Steve
Reap the Wild Wind
as Mace
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
as Bixby
Today I Hang
as Henry Courtney
1941
Last of the Duanes
as Sheriff Red Morgan
Sheriff of Tombstone
as Shotgun Cassidy
The Lady from Cheyenne
as Assessor Mitch Harrigan
1940
Meet the Missus
as Elmer Shillingford
The Long Voyage Home
as Amindra First Mate
Triple Justice
as Al Reeves
The Ranger and the Lady
as Kincaid
South of Pago Pago
as Black Mike Rafferty
Winners of the West
as King Carter
Dark Command
as Man in Fight with Seton
The House of the Seven Gables
as Mr. Wainwright
Bullet Code
as Cass Barton
Isle Of Destiny
as Capt. Lawson
Boss of Bullion City
as Sheriff Jeff Salters
West of Carson City
as Mack Gorman
1939
Days of Jesse James
as Captain Worthington
Frontier Marshal
as Curly Bill's Henchman
Beau Geste
as Renoir
The Man in the Iron Mask
as First Officer
In Old Caliente
as Curly Calkins
Union Pacific
as Al Brett
Blue Montana Skies
as Jim Hendricks
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
as Grant
1938
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
as Harper
Come On, Rangers
as Morgan Burke
In Early Arizona
as Bull
Crime Takes a Holiday
as Stoddard
Men with Wings
as Baker
Panamint's Bad Man
as Craven
Stagecoach Days
as Moose Ringo
Joy of Living
as Cop (Uncredited)
Rolling Caravans
as Thad Dalton
Hawaiian Buckaroo
as J. P. M'Tigue
The Spy Ring
as Capt. Holden
1937
Wells Fargo
as Timekeeper
Courage of the West
as Al Wilkins, aka Jed Newman
The Singing Marine
as First Marine Sergeant
Range Defenders
as John Harve
The Last Train from Madrid
as Government Man (uncredited)
Border Cafe
as Bert (uncredited)
Reckless Ranger
as Barlowe
Land Beyond the Law
as Tascosa
Outcast
as Grant, the Head Lyncher
1936
Conflict
as 'Ruffhouse' Kelly
The Plainsman
as Quartermaster Sergeant
The Unknown Ranger
as Vance Rand
The Phantom Rider
as Harvey Delaney
Ticket to Paradise
as John Dawson
Human Cargo
as Ira Conklin
Heroes of the Range
as Bull Lamton
Silly Billies
as Hank Bewley
Robin Hood of El Dorado
as Pete
The Lawless Nineties
as Charles K. Plummer
Rose of the Rancho
as Bull Bangle
1935
Heir to Trouble
as 'Honest' John Motley
Lawless Riders
as Big Bart Grimwald
Gallant Defender
as Barr Munro
Ship Cafe
as Donovan (uncredited)
Stormy
as Mack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited)
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
as Crawford
Call of the Wild
as Soapy Smith (uncredited)
Let 'em Have It
as Big Bill
The Call of the Savage
as Borno
When a Man's a Man
as Nick Gambert
Rustlers of Red Dog
as Rocky
1934
Caravan
as Romeo (Uncredited)
The President Vanishes
as Kramer
The St. Louis Kid
as Louie Munn
Belle of the Nineties
as Slade
The Circus Clown
as Ajax
I Believed in You
as State Trooper
School for Girls
as Detective
Journal of a Crime
as Detective with Inspector (uncredited)
Devil Tiger
as Ramsey Doyle
1933
Hoopla
as Side Show Troublemaker
1932
Haunted Gold
as Joe Ryan
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Hot Spot
as Husband
Radio Patrol
as Kloskey
Night World
as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Texas Gun Fighter
as Kells
Law and Order
as Walt Northrup
1931
The Range Feud
as Vandall
Palmy Days
as Yolando's Henchman
Monkey Business
as Alky Briggs
In Old Cheyenne
as Clyde Winslow
The Texas Ranger
as Matt Taylor
West of Cheyenne
as Kurt Raymer, aka The Laramie Kid
1930
Men Without Law
as Murdock
Pardon My Gun
as Cooper
The Lone Rider
as Ed Farrell
1929
China Bound
as Officer
The Desert Rider
as Williams
'Neath Western Skies
as Jim Canfield
1928
The Viking
as Egil (as Harry Lewis Woods)
The Sunset Legion
as Honest John
Red Riders of Canada
as Monsieur Le Busard
1927
Jesse James
as Bob Ford
Tom's Gang
as Bart Haywood
1926
A Regular Scout
as Scar Stevens
30 Below Zero
as Cavender
A Trip to Chinatown
as Norman Blood
A Man Four-Square
as Ben Taylor
1925
The Bandit's Baby
as Matt Hartigan
1924
A Cafe in Cairo
as Kali
Dynamite Dan
as Brute Lacy
Wolves of the North
as Bob Hunter
The Fast Express
as Tom Boyd
1923
Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande
as A Knight
1912
Star of Bethlehem
as Pharisee Scribe