
Harry Woods
Known for Acting · 182 credits
- Born
- 1889-05-04
- Died
- 1968-12-28
- Place of birth
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Also known as
- Harry Lewis Woods · Harry Wood · H.L. Woods · Harry L. 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
Movies (182)

Lone Star
1952

Colorado Territory
1949
as Pluthner

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Karl Rynders (uncredited)

The Spoilers
1942
as Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)

Ship Cafe
1935
as Donovan (uncredited)

My Darling Clementine
1946
as Luke (uncredited)

The Fountainhead
1949
as Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)

The Sheepman
1958
as Rancher (uncredited)

The Plainsman
1936
as Quartermaster Sergeant

Trail Street
1947
as Larkin

A Southern Yankee
1948
as Dentist (uncredited)

Tall in the Saddle
1944
as George Clews

Hawaiian Buckaroo
1938
as J. P. M'Tigue

The Range Feud
1931
as Vandall

Reap the Wild Wind
1942
as Mace

Rancho Notorious
1952
as Marshal McDonald (uncredited)

Wells Fargo
1937
as Timekeeper

Westward Bound
1944
as Roger Caldwell

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944
as Mongol Guard (uncredited)

Caravan
1934
as Romeo (Uncredited)

Backfire
1950
as Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
1942
as Kurt (uncredited)

Silver River
1948
as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

Indian Agent
1948
as Carter

Call of the Wild
1935
as Soapy Smith (uncredited)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932
as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Union Pacific
1939
as Al Brett

Nevada
1944
as Joe Powell

Triple Justice
1940
as Al Reeves

The Viking
1928
as Egil (as Harry Lewis Woods)

Law and Order
1932
as Walt Northrup

Beau Geste
1939
as Renoir

Road to Rio
1947
as Ship's Purser

The Lawless Nineties
1936
as Charles K. Plummer

Dark Command
1940
as Man in Fight with Seton

The St. Louis Kid
1934
as Louie Munn

Silly Billies
1936
as Hank Bewley

Tycoon
1947
as Holden

Isle Of Destiny
1940
as Capt. Lawson

The Man in the Iron Mask
1939
as First Officer

Western Heritage
1948
as Arnold posing as Powell

Bullet Code
1940
as Cass Barton

The Scarlet Empress
1934

The Long Voyage Home
1940
as Amindra First Mate

Rose of the Rancho
1936
as Bull Bangle

Haunted Gold
1932
as Joe Ryan

The House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Mr. Wainwright

Human Cargo
1936
as Ira Conklin

Monkey Business
1931
as Alky Briggs

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
1942
as Bixby

South of St. Louis
1949

Joy of Living
1938
as Cop (Uncredited)

The Singing Marine
1937
as First Marine Sergeant

The Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Government Man (uncredited)

Men with Wings
1938
as Baker

Night World
1932
as Gang Leader (uncredited)

Robin Hood of El Dorado
1936
as Pete

Wyoming
1947
as Ben Jackson

Winners of the West
1940
as King Carter

Border Cafe
1937
as Bert (uncredited)

Radio Patrol
1932
as Kloskey

Frontier Marshal
1939
as Curly Bill's Henchman

Dynamite Dan
1924
as Brute Lacy

The World Changes
1933
as Sam (uncredited)

Days of Jesse James
1939
as Captain Worthington

West of the Pecos
1945
as Brad Sawtelle

Hellfire
1949
as Lew Stoner

Palmy Days
1931
as Yolando's Henchman

The Gallant Legion
1948
as Lang

Belle of the Nineties
1934
as Slade

The Texas Ranger
1931
as Matt Taylor

Conflict
1936
as 'Ruffhouse' Kelly
Hot Spot
1932
as Husband

Romance on the Range
1942
as Cabin Henchman Steve

Dawn on the Great Divide
1942
as Jim Corkle

Outlaws of Stampede Pass
1943
as Ben Crowley

The Spy Ring
1938
as Capt. Holden

Sunset Pass
1946
as Cinnabar

In Old Caliente
1939
as Curly Calkins

Mr. Moto in Danger Island
1939
as Grant

Riders of the West
1942
as Duke Mason

Blue Montana Skies
1939
as Jim Hendricks

Short Grass
1950
as Sam Dreen

Hoopla
1933
as Side Show Troublemaker

Code of the West
1947
as Nate Hatfield

Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945
as Guerd Eliott

The Ghost Rider
1943
as Lash Edwards

Bordertown Gun Fighters
1943
as Dave Strickland

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
1938
as Harper

The Ranger and the Lady
1940
as Kincaid

Wolves of the North
1924
as Bob Hunter

Ticket to Paradise
1936
as John Dawson

Last of the Duanes
1941
as Sheriff Red Morgan

The Lady from Cheyenne
1941
as Assessor Mitch Harrigan

Land Beyond the Law
1937
as Tascosa

Savage Fury
1956
as Borno the Banished

Beyond the Last Frontier
1943
as Big Bill Hadley

Cheyenne Roundup
1943
as Blackie Dawson

Outcast
1937
as Grant, the Head Lyncher

Stormy
1935
as Mack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited)

Courage of the West
1937
as Al Wilkins, aka Jed Newman

South of Monterey
1946
as Bennet

Down Texas Way
1942
as Bert Logan

Hell's Outpost
1954
as Deputy Lud (uncredited)

Men Without Law
1930
as Murdock

Wild Horse Mesa
1947
as Jay Olmstead
China Bound
1929
as Officer

Reckless Ranger
1937
as Barlowe

Thunder Mountain
1947
as Trimble Carson

Gun to Gun
1944
as Land Commissioner Harkness

Journal of a Crime
1934
as Detective with Inspector (uncredited)

Law of the Badlands
1951
as Burt Conroy

Boss of Bullion City
1940
as Sheriff Jeff Salters

Call of the Rockies
1944
as J. B. Murdock

South of Pago Pago
1940
as Black Mike Rafferty

Lawless Riders
1935
as Big Bart Grimwald

West of Carson City
1940
as Mack Gorman

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935
as Crawford

Gun Law
1929
as Bull Driscoll

West of the Law
1942
as Jim Rand
About Harry Woods
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. With 182 credits spanning from 1912 to 1958, Harry Woods has appeared in 182 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Harry Woods Movies
- Lone Star (1952)
- Colorado Territory (1949) — as Pluthner
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — as Karl Rynders (uncredited)
- The Spoilers (1942) — as Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)
- Ship Cafe (1935) — as Donovan (uncredited)
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