Harry Woods
Known for
Acting
Life
1889 – 1968 (aged 79)
Born in
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Credits
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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
17 Oct 1946
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
22 Oct 1949
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
09 Nov 1932
Monkey Business
19 Sep 1931
The Fountainhead
25 Jun 1949
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
25 Dec 1942
The Scarlet Empress
09 May 1934
Rancho Notorious
10 Apr 1952
Photos
Filmography
1958
- New Orleans After Darkas Carl
- The Sheepmanas Rancher (uncredited)
1956
- Savage Furyas Borno the Banished
1954
- Hell's Outpostas Deputy Lud (uncredited)
1952
- Lone Star
- Rancho Notoriousas Marshal McDonald (uncredited)
- The Living Bibleas King Herod
1951
- Law of the Badlandsas Burt Conroy
1950
- Short Grassas Sam Dreen
- Backfireas Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)
1949
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbonas Karl Rynders (uncredited)
- Masked Raidersas Marshal Barlow
- The Fountainheadas Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)
- Colorado Territoryas Pluthner
- Hellfireas Lew Stoner
- South of St. Louis
1948
- Indian Agentas Carter
- A Southern Yankeeas Dentist (uncredited)
- The Gallant Legionas Lang
- Silver Riveras Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
- Western Heritageas Arnold posing as Powell
1947
- Tycoonas Holden
- Road to Rioas Ship's Purser
- Wild Horse Mesaas Jay Olmstead
- Wyomingas Ben Jackson
- Thunder Mountainas Trimble Carson
- Code of the Westas Nate Hatfield
- Trail Streetas Larkin
1946
- My Darling Clementineas Luke (uncredited)
- Sunset Passas Cinnabar
- South of Montereyas Bennet
1945
- West of the Pecosas Brad Sawtelle
- Flame of the Westas Wisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)
- Wanderer of the Wastelandas Guerd Eliott
1944
- Nevadaas Joe Powell
- Tall in the Saddleas George Clews
- Silver City Kidas Judge Ballard
- Call of the Rockiesas J. B. Murdock
- Marshal of Gunsmokeas Lon Curtiss
- Westward Boundas Roger Caldwell
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thievesas Mongol Guard (uncredited)
- Gun to Gunas Land Commissioner Harkness
1943
- Outlaws of Stampede Passas Ben Crowley
- Beyond the Last Frontieras Big Bill Hadley
- Bordertown Gun Fightersas Dave Strickland
- Cheyenne Roundupas Blackie Dawson
- The Ghost Rideras Lash Edwards
1942
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weaponas Kurt (uncredited)
- Dawn on the Great Divideas Jim Corkle
- West of the Lawas Jim Rand
- Deep in the Heart of Texasas Sergeant Idaho
- Riders of the Westas Duke Mason
- Jackass Mailas Ranch Owner to Hang Baggot
- The Spoilersas Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)
- Down Texas Wayas Bert Logan
- Romance on the Rangeas Cabin Henchman Steve
- Reap the Wild Windas Mace
- Wild Bill Hickok Ridesas Bixby
- Today I Hangas Henry Courtney
1941
- Last of the Duanesas Sheriff Red Morgan
- Sheriff of Tombstoneas Shotgun Cassidy
- The Lady from Cheyenneas Assessor Mitch Harrigan
1940
- Meet the Missusas Elmer Shillingford
- The Long Voyage Homeas Amindra First Mate
- Triple Justiceas Al Reeves
- The Ranger and the Ladyas Kincaid
- South of Pago Pagoas Black Mike Rafferty
- Winners of the Westas King Carter
- Dark Commandas Man in Fight with Seton
- Bullet Codeas Cass Barton
- The House of the Seven Gablesas Mr. Wainwright
- Isle Of Destinyas Capt. Lawson
- Boss of Bullion Cityas Sheriff Jeff Salters
- West of Carson Cityas Mack Gorman
1939
- Days of Jesse Jamesas Captain Worthington
- Frontier Marshalas Curly Bill's Henchman
- Beau Gesteas Renoir
- The Man in the Iron Maskas First Officer
- In Old Calienteas Curly Calkins
- Union Pacificas Al Brett
- Blue Montana Skiesas Jim Hendricks
- Mr. Moto in Danger Islandas Grant
1938
- The Strange Case of Dr. Meadeas Harper
- Come On, Rangersas Morgan Burke
- In Early Arizonaas Bull
- Crime Takes a Holidayas Stoddard
- Men with Wingsas Baker
- Panamint's Bad Manas Craven
- Stagecoach Daysas Moose Ringo
- Joy of Livingas Cop (Uncredited)
- Rolling Caravansas Thad Dalton
- Hawaiian Buckarooas J. P. M'Tigue
- The Spy Ringas Capt. Holden
1937
- Wells Fargoas Timekeeper
- Courage of the Westas Al Wilkins, aka Jed Newman
- The Singing Marineas First Marine Sergeant
- Range Defendersas John Harve
- The Last Train from Madridas Government Man (uncredited)
- Border Cafeas Bert (uncredited)
- Reckless Rangeras Barlowe
- Land Beyond the Lawas Tascosa
- Outcastas Grant, the Head Lyncher
1936
- Conflictas 'Ruffhouse' Kelly
- The Plainsmanas Quartermaster Sergeant
- The Unknown Rangeras Vance Rand
- The Phantom Rideras Harvey Delaney
- Ticket to Paradiseas John Dawson
- Human Cargoas Ira Conklin
- Heroes of the Rangeas Bull Lamton
- Silly Billiesas Hank Bewley
- Robin Hood of El Doradoas Pete
- The Lawless Ninetiesas Charles K. Plummer
- Rose of the Ranchoas Bull Bangle
1935
- Heir to Troubleas 'Honest' John Motley
- Lawless Ridersas Big Bart Grimwald
- Gallant Defenderas Barr Munro
- Ship Cafeas Donovan (uncredited)
- Stormyas Mack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited)
- The Adventures of Rex and Rintyas Crawford
- Call of the Wildas Soapy Smith (uncredited)
- Let 'em Have Itas Big Bill
- The Call of the Savageas Borno
- When a Man's a Manas Nick Gambert
- Rustlers of Red Dogas Rocky
1934
- Caravanas Romeo (Uncredited)
- The President Vanishesas Kramer
- The St. Louis Kidas Louie Munn
- Belle of the Ninetiesas Slade
- The Circus Clownas Ajax
- The Scarlet Empress
- I Believed in Youas State Trooper
- School for Girlsas Detective
- Journal of a Crimeas Detective with Inspector (uncredited)
- Devil Tigeras Ramsey Doyle
- Ten Baby Fingers
1933
- Shadows of Sing Singas Al Rossi
- Hooplaas Side Show Troublemaker
- The World Changesas Sam (uncredited)
1932
- Haunted Goldas Joe Ryan
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gangas Prison Guard (uncredited)
- Hot Spotas Husband
- Radio Patrolas Kloskey
- Night Worldas Gang Leader (uncredited)
- Texas Gun Fighteras Kells
- Law and Orderas Walt Northrup
1931
- The Range Feudas Vandall
- Palmy Daysas Yolando's Henchman
- Monkey Businessas Alky Briggs
- In Old Cheyenneas Clyde Winslow
- The Texas Rangeras Matt Taylor
- West of Cheyenneas Kurt Raymer, aka The Laramie Kid
1930
- Men Without Lawas Murdock
- Pardon My Gunas Cooper
- The Lone Rideras Ed Farrell
1929
- Faro Nell or, In Old Californy
- China Boundas Officer
- The Desert Rideras Williams
- Gun Lawas Bull Driscoll
- 'Neath Western Skiesas Jim Canfield
1928
- Tyrant of Red Gulchas Ivan Petrovitch
- The Vikingas Egil (as Harry Lewis Woods)
- The Sunset Legionas Honest John
- Red Riders of Canadaas Monsieur Le Busard
- When the Law Ridesas The Raven
1927
- Jesse Jamesas Bob Ford
- Tom's Gangas Bart Haywood
- Silver Comes Throughas Stanton
- Splitting the Breezeas Dave Matlock
- Cyclone of the Rangeas The Black Rider
- Hello Lafayette
1926
- A Regular Scoutas Scar Stevens
- 30 Below Zeroas Cavender
- A Trip to Chinatownas Norman Blood
- A Man Four-Squareas Ben Taylor
1925
- The Bandit's Babyas Matt Hartigan
1924
- A Cafe in Cairoas Kali
- Ten Scars Make a Manas Buck Simpson
- Dynamite Danas Brute Lacy
- Wolves of the Northas Bob Hunter
- The Fast Expressas Tom Boyd
1923
- Don Quickshot of the Rio Grandeas A Knight
1912
- Star of Bethlehemas Pharisee Scribe