Person
Harry Woods
Acting · 1889–1968 · 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
My Darling Clementine
Luke (uncredited)
Hoopla
Side Show Troublemaker
Call of the Wild
Soapy Smith (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Karl Rynders (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
Marshal McDonald (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)
A Southern Yankee
Dentist (uncredited)
Palmy Days
Yolando's Henchman
Union Pacific
Al Brett
China Bound
Officer
Filmography
- 1958New Orleans After DarkCarl
- 1958The SheepmanRancher (uncredited)
- 1956Savage FuryBorno the Banished
- 1954Hell's OutpostDeputy Lud (uncredited)
- 1952Lone Star
- 1952Rancho NotoriousMarshal McDonald (uncredited)
- 1952The Living BibleKing Herod
- 1951Law of the BadlandsBurt Conroy
- 1950Short GrassSam Dreen
- 1950BackfireDick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)
- 1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonKarl Rynders (uncredited)
- 1949Masked RaidersMarshal Barlow
- 1949The FountainheadQuarry Superintendent (uncredited)
- 1949Colorado TerritoryPluthner
- 1949HellfireLew Stoner
- 1949South of St. Louis
- 1948Indian AgentCarter
- 1948A Southern YankeeDentist (uncredited)
- 1948The Gallant LegionLang
- 1948Silver RiverRiverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
- 1948Western HeritageArnold posing as Powell
- 1947TycoonHolden
- 1947Road to RioShip's Purser
- 1947Wild Horse MesaJay Olmstead
- 1947WyomingBen Jackson
- 1947Thunder MountainTrimble Carson
- 1947Code of the WestNate Hatfield
- 1947Trail StreetLarkin
- 1946My Darling ClementineLuke (uncredited)
- 1946Sunset PassCinnabar
- 1946South of MontereyBennet
- 1945West of the PecosBrad Sawtelle
- 1945Flame of the WestWisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)
- 1945Wanderer of the WastelandGuerd Eliott
- 1944NevadaJoe Powell
- 1944Tall in the SaddleGeorge Clews
- 1944Silver City KidJudge Ballard
- 1944Call of the RockiesJ. B. Murdock
- 1944Marshal of GunsmokeLon Curtiss
- 1944Westward BoundRoger Caldwell
- 1944Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesMongol Guard (uncredited)
- 1944Gun to GunLand Commissioner Harkness
- 1943Outlaws of Stampede PassBen Crowley
- 1943Beyond the Last FrontierBig Bill Hadley
- 1943Bordertown Gun FightersDave Strickland
- 1943Cheyenne RoundupBlackie Dawson
- 1943The Ghost RiderLash Edwards
- 1942Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponKurt (uncredited)
- 1942Dawn on the Great DivideJim Corkle
- 1942West of the LawJim Rand
- 1942Deep in the Heart of TexasSergeant Idaho
- 1942Riders of the WestDuke Mason
- 1942Jackass MailRanch Owner to Hang Baggot
- 1942The SpoilersDisgruntled Miner (uncredited)
- 1942Down Texas WayBert Logan
- 1942Romance on the RangeCabin Henchman Steve
- 1942Reap the Wild WindMace
- 1942Wild Bill Hickok RidesBixby
- 1942Today I HangHenry Courtney
- 1941Last of the DuanesSheriff Red Morgan
- 1941Sheriff of TombstoneShotgun Cassidy
- 1941The Lady from CheyenneAssessor Mitch Harrigan
- 1940Meet the MissusElmer Shillingford
- 1940The Long Voyage HomeAmindra First Mate
- 1940Triple JusticeAl Reeves
- 1940The Ranger and the LadyKincaid
- 1940South of Pago PagoBlack Mike Rafferty
- 1940Winners of the WestKing Carter
- 1940Dark CommandMan in Fight with Seton
- 1940Bullet CodeCass Barton
- 1940The House of the Seven GablesMr. Wainwright
- 1940Isle Of DestinyCapt. Lawson
- 1940Boss of Bullion CitySheriff Jeff Salters
- 1940West of Carson CityMack Gorman
- 1939Days of Jesse JamesCaptain Worthington
- 1939Frontier MarshalCurly Bill's Henchman
- 1939Beau GesteRenoir
- 1939The Man in the Iron MaskFirst Officer
- 1939In Old CalienteCurly Calkins
- 1939Union PacificAl Brett
- 1939Blue Montana SkiesJim Hendricks
- 1939Mr. Moto in Danger IslandGrant
- 1938The Strange Case of Dr. MeadeHarper
- 1938Come On, RangersMorgan Burke
- 1938In Early ArizonaBull
- 1938Crime Takes a HolidayStoddard
- 1938Men with WingsBaker
- 1938Panamint's Bad ManCraven
- 1938Stagecoach DaysMoose Ringo
- 1938Joy of LivingCop (Uncredited)
- 1938Rolling CaravansThad Dalton
- 1938Hawaiian BuckarooJ. P. M'Tigue
- 1938The Spy RingCapt. Holden
- 1937Wells FargoTimekeeper
- 1937Courage of the WestAl Wilkins, aka Jed Newman
- 1937The Singing MarineFirst Marine Sergeant
- 1937Range DefendersJohn Harve
- 1937The Last Train from MadridGovernment Man (uncredited)
- 1937Border CafeBert (uncredited)
- 1937Reckless RangerBarlowe
- 1937Land Beyond the LawTascosa
- 1937OutcastGrant, the Head Lyncher
- 1936Conflict'Ruffhouse' Kelly
- 1936The PlainsmanQuartermaster Sergeant
- 1936The Unknown RangerVance Rand
- 1936The Phantom RiderHarvey Delaney
- 1936Ticket to ParadiseJohn Dawson
- 1936Human CargoIra Conklin
- 1936Heroes of the RangeBull Lamton
- 1936Silly BilliesHank Bewley
- 1936Robin Hood of El DoradoPete
- 1936The Lawless NinetiesCharles K. Plummer
- 1936Rose of the RanchoBull Bangle
- 1935Heir to Trouble'Honest' John Motley
- 1935Lawless RidersBig Bart Grimwald
- 1935Gallant DefenderBarr Munro
- 1935Ship CafeDonovan (uncredited)
- 1935StormyMack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited)
- 1935The Adventures of Rex and RintyCrawford
- 1935Call of the WildSoapy Smith (uncredited)
- 1935Let 'em Have ItBig Bill
- 1935The Call of the SavageBorno
- 1935When a Man's a ManNick Gambert
- 1935Rustlers of Red DogRocky
- 1934CaravanRomeo (Uncredited)
- 1934The President VanishesKramer
- 1934The St. Louis KidLouie Munn
- 1934Belle of the NinetiesSlade
- 1934The Circus ClownAjax
- 1934The Scarlet Empress
- 1934I Believed in YouState Trooper
- 1934School for GirlsDetective
- 1934Journal of a CrimeDetective with Inspector (uncredited)
- 1934Devil TigerRamsey Doyle
- 1934Ten Baby Fingers
- 1933Shadows of Sing SingAl Rossi
- 1933HooplaSide Show Troublemaker
- 1933The World ChangesSam (uncredited)
- 1932Haunted GoldJoe Ryan
- 1932I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangPrison Guard (uncredited)
- 1932Hot SpotHusband
- 1932Radio PatrolKloskey
- 1932Night WorldGang Leader (uncredited)
- 1932Texas Gun FighterKells
- 1932Law and OrderWalt Northrup
- 1931The Range FeudVandall
- 1931Palmy DaysYolando's Henchman
- 1931Monkey BusinessAlky Briggs
- 1931In Old CheyenneClyde Winslow
- 1931The Texas RangerMatt Taylor
- 1931West of CheyenneKurt Raymer, aka The Laramie Kid
- 1930Men Without LawMurdock
- 1930Pardon My GunCooper
- 1930The Lone RiderEd Farrell
- 1929Faro Nell or, In Old Californy
- 1929China BoundOfficer
- 1929The Desert RiderWilliams
- 1929Gun LawBull Driscoll
- 1929'Neath Western SkiesJim Canfield
- 1928Tyrant of Red GulchIvan Petrovitch
- 1928The VikingEgil (as Harry Lewis Woods)
- 1928The Sunset LegionHonest John
- 1928Red Riders of CanadaMonsieur Le Busard
- 1928When the Law RidesThe Raven
- 1927Jesse JamesBob Ford
- 1927Tom's GangBart Haywood
- 1927Silver Comes ThroughStanton
- 1927Splitting the BreezeDave Matlock
- 1927Cyclone of the RangeThe Black Rider / Don Alvarado
- 1927Hello Lafayette
- 1926A Regular ScoutScar Stevens
- 192630 Below ZeroCavender
- 1926A Trip to ChinatownNorman Blood
- 1926A Man Four-SquareBen Taylor
- 1925The Bandit's BabyMatt Hartigan
- 1924A Cafe in CairoKali
- 1924Ten Scars Make a ManBuck Simpson
- 1924Dynamite DanBrute Lacy
- 1924Wolves of the NorthBob Hunter
- 1924The Fast ExpressTom Boyd
- 1923Don Quickshot of the Rio GrandeA Knight
- 1912Star of BethlehemPharisee Scribe
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