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Harry Woods

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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 4, 1889 (Died at 79)
Zodiac Sign♉Taurus
Place of BirthCleveland, Ohio, USA
Career Span1923 – 1968
Known Credits176 Titles
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Harry Woods

Also known as:Harry Lewis WoodsHarry WoodH.L. WoodsHarry L. Woods
Total Works

176

176 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

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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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

My Darling Clementine
7.5
as Luke (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
6.9
as Karl Rynders (uncredited)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
7.8
as Prison Guard (uncredited)
Monkey Business
6.9
Monkey Business
1931•movie
as Alky Briggs

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 176 titles featuring Harry Woods

My Darling Clementine
7.5

as Luke (uncredited)

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
6.9

as Karl Rynders (uncredited)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
7.8

as Prison Guard (uncredited)

Monkey Business
6.9
Monkey Business
1931•movie

as Alky Briggs

The Fountainhead
6.8
The Fountainhead
1949•movie

as Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon
6.4

as Kurt (uncredited)

The Scarlet Empress
6.9
Rancho Notorious
6.5
Rancho Notorious
1952•movie

as Marshal McDonald (uncredited)

Beau Geste
7.0
Beau Geste
1939•movie

as Renoir

The Long Voyage Home
6.6

as Amindra First Mate

Union Pacific
6.7
Union Pacific
1939•movie

as Al Brett

Colorado Territory
7.0
Colorado Territory
1949•movie

as Pluthner

Tall in the Saddle
6.6
Tall in the Saddle
1944•movie

as George Clews

The Spoilers
6.2
The Spoilers
1942•movie

as Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)

Reap the Wild Wind
6.3
Reap the Wild Wind
1942•movie

as Mace

The Sheepman
6.9
The Sheepman
1958•movie

as Rancher (uncredited)

Dark Command
6.4
Dark Command
1940•movie

as Man in Fight with Seton

Call of the Wild
6.3
Call of the Wild
1935•movie

as Soapy Smith (uncredited)

Road to Rio
6.8
Road to Rio
1947•movie

as Ship's Purser

The Plainsman
6.5
The Plainsman
1936•movie

as Quartermaster Sergeant

The Man in the Iron Mask
7.0

as First Officer

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
6.2

as Mongol Guard (uncredited)

Backfire
5.9
Backfire
1950•movie

as Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)

Silver River
6.1
Silver River
1948•movie

as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

The House of the Seven Gables
7.0

as Mr. Wainwright

Frontier Marshal
6.3
Frontier Marshal
1939•movie

as Curly Bill's Henchman

Haunted Gold
5.1
Haunted Gold
1932•movie

as Joe Ryan

Lone Star
5.7
Lone Star
1952•movie
Mr. Moto in Danger Island
6.7

as Grant

The Range Feud
5.2
The Range Feud
1931•movie

as Vandall

South of St. Louis
5.8
South of St. Louis
1949•movie
Tycoon
5.6
Tycoon
1947•movie

as Holden

Night World
6.8
Night World
1932•movie

as Gang Leader (uncredited)

Hellfire
6.4
Hellfire
1949•movie

as Lew Stoner

Belle of the Nineties
6.1

as Slade

Wells Fargo
5.5
Wells Fargo
1937•movie

as Timekeeper

Journal of a Crime
5.9
Journal of a Crime
1934•movie

as Detective with Inspector (uncredited)

Trail Street
6.5
Trail Street
1947•movie

as Larkin

The Last Train from Madrid
4.8

as Government Man (uncredited)

The Lawless Nineties
5.5

as Charles K. Plummer

Nevada
6.5
Nevada
1944•movie

as Joe Powell

West of the Pecos
4.6
West of the Pecos
1945•movie

as Brad Sawtelle

Days of Jesse James
5.1

as Captain Worthington

The Viking
6.8
The Viking
1928•movie

as Egil (as Harry Lewis Woods)

Dawn on the Great Divide
5.3

as Jim Corkle

Law and Order
5.0
Law and Order
1932•movie

as Walt Northrup

Hoopla
6.3
Hoopla
1933•movie

as Side Show Troublemaker

New Orleans After Dark
5.0

as Carl

Palmy Days
7.2
Palmy Days
1931•movie

as Yolando's Henchman

Joy of Living
5.9
Joy of Living
1938•movie

as Cop (Uncredited)

The World Changes
4.8
The World Changes
1933•movie

as Sam (uncredited)

Isle Of Destiny
5.7
Isle Of Destiny
1940•movie

as Capt. Lawson

A Southern Yankee
5.7
A Southern Yankee
1948•movie

as Dentist (uncredited)

Bullet Code
5.8
Bullet Code
1940•movie

as Cass Barton

Hell's Outpost
5.5
Hell's Outpost
1954•movie

as Deputy Lud (uncredited)

The St. Louis Kid
6.3
The St. Louis Kid
1934•movie

as Louie Munn

Robin Hood of El Dorado
5.2

as Pete

Let 'em Have It
7.6
Let 'em Have It
1935•movie

as Big Bill

The President Vanishes
6.0

as Kramer

Men with Wings
5.4
Men with Wings
1938•movie

as Baker

In Old Caliente
6.0
In Old Caliente
1939•movie

as Curly Calkins

The Lady from Cheyenne
5.7

as Assessor Mitch Harrigan

Sheriff of Tombstone
7.2

as Shotgun Cassidy

Wyoming
6.4
Wyoming
1947•movie

as Ben Jackson

The Spy Ring
5.6
The Spy Ring
1938•movie

as Capt. Holden

Pardon My Gun
5.5
Pardon My Gun
1930•movie

as Cooper

When a Man's a Man
5.5
When a Man's a Man
1935•movie

as Nick Gambert

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
7.2

as Crawford

Indian Agent
5.9
Indian Agent
1948•movie

as Carter

Border Cafe
7.0
Border Cafe
1937•movie

as Bert (uncredited)

Western Heritage
7.0
Western Heritage
1948•movie

as Arnold posing as Powell

Law of the Badlands
6.5

as Burt Conroy

The Gallant Legion
7.2
The Gallant Legion
1948•movie

as Lang

Romance on the Range
6.5

as Cabin Henchman Steve

Wild Bill Hickok Rides
5.5

as Bixby

The Singing Marine
5.2
The Singing Marine
1937•movie

as First Marine Sergeant

Code of the West
7.7
Code of the West
1947•movie

as Nate Hatfield

The Ranger and the Lady
7.3

as Kincaid

The Circus Clown
6.7
The Circus Clown
1934•movie

as Ajax

Westward Bound
5.7
Westward Bound
1944•movie

as Roger Caldwell

South of Pago Pago
5.5
South of Pago Pago
1940•movie

as Black Mike Rafferty

Rolling Caravans
4.3
Rolling Caravans
1938•movie

as Thad Dalton

Today I Hang
5.7
Today I Hang
1942•movie

as Henry Courtney

Boss of Bullion City
6.0

as Sheriff Jeff Salters

Call of the Rockies
6.3

as J. B. Murdock

Wanderer of the Wasteland
7.7

as Guerd Eliott

Masked Raiders
6.7
Masked Raiders
1949•movie

as Marshal Barlow

West of the Law
6.3
West of the Law
1942•movie

as Jim Rand

Short Grass
6.0
Short Grass
1950•movie

as Sam Dreen

Flame of the West
7.0
Flame of the West
1945•movie

as Wisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)

Sunset Pass
6.2
Sunset Pass
1946•movie

as Cinnabar

The Strange Case of Dr. Meade
6.5

as Harper

Devil Tiger
8.0
Devil Tiger
1934•movie

as Ramsey Doyle

Thunder Mountain
6.0
Thunder Mountain
1947•movie

as Trimble Carson

Come On, Rangers
8.0
Come On, Rangers
1938•movie

as Morgan Burke

Riders of the West
6.5
Riders of the West
1942•movie

as Duke Mason

Down Texas Way
6.5
Down Texas Way
1942•movie

as Bert Logan

Ticket to Paradise
7.5
Ticket to Paradise
1936•movie

as John Dawson

Land Beyond the Law
8.5

as Tascosa

Dynamite Dan
6.0
Dynamite Dan
1924•movie

as Brute Lacy

Range Defenders
4.8
Range Defenders
1937•movie

as John Harve

Conflict
5.5
Conflict
1936•movie

as 'Ruffhouse' Kelly

Texas Gun Fighter
6.0
Texas Gun Fighter
1932•movie

as Kells

Last of the Duanes
6.5
Last of the Duanes
1941•movie

as Sheriff Red Morgan

Triple Justice
7.5
Triple Justice
1940•movie

as Al Reeves

Caravan
6.5
Caravan
1934•movie

as Romeo (Uncredited)

The Call of the Savage
6.0

as Borno

Hawaiian Buckaroo
7.0
Hawaiian Buckaroo
1938•movie

as J. P. M'Tigue

Deep in the Heart of Texas
7.5

as Sergeant Idaho

Blue Montana Skies
4.5
Blue Montana Skies
1939•movie

as Jim Hendricks

West of Carson City
5.5

as Mack Gorman

Silly Billies
8.5
Silly Billies
1936•movie

as Hank Bewley

Jackass Mail
7.5
Jackass Mail
1942•movie

as Ranch Owner to Hang Baggot

Cheyenne Roundup
7.0
Cheyenne Roundup
1943•movie

as Blackie Dawson

Outlaws of Stampede Pass
7.0

as Ben Crowley

Wild Horse Mesa
6.5
Wild Horse Mesa
1947•movie

as Jay Olmstead

Rustlers of Red Dog
8.5

as Rocky

Star of Bethlehem
5.0
Star of Bethlehem
1912•movie

as Pharisee Scribe

Human Cargo
7.5
Human Cargo
1936•movie

as Ira Conklin

School for Girls
7.5
School for Girls
1934•movie

as Detective

A Regular Scout
7.0
A Regular Scout
1926•movie

as Scar Stevens

'Neath Western Skies
8.0

as Jim Canfield

Stormy
7.0
Stormy
1935•movie

as Mack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited)

Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande
9.0

as A Knight

The Unknown Ranger
7.0
The Unknown Ranger
1936•movie

as Vance Rand

A Trip to Chinatown
10.0

as Norman Blood

The Lone Rider
10.0
The Lone Rider
1930•movie

as Ed Farrell

The Texas Ranger
9.0
The Texas Ranger
1931•movie

as Matt Taylor

Heroes of the Range
9.0

as Bull Lamton

A Man Four-Square
9.0
A Man Four-Square
1926•movie

as Ben Taylor

30 Below Zero
7.0
30 Below Zero
1926•movie

as Cavender

The Bandit's Baby
8.0
The Bandit's Baby
1925•movie

as Matt Hartigan

Gallant Defender
9.0
Gallant Defender
1935•movie

as Barr Munro

Winners of the West
7.0

as King Carter

South of Monterey
8.0
South of Monterey
1946•movie

as Bennet

The Phantom Rider
7.0
The Phantom Rider
1936•movie

as Harvey Delaney

Tom's Gang
7.0
Tom's Gang
1927•movie

as Bart Haywood

Heir to Trouble
9.0
Heir to Trouble
1935•movie

as 'Honest' John Motley

Lawless Riders
7.0
Lawless Riders
1935•movie

as Big Bart Grimwald

Silver City Kid
7.0
Silver City Kid
1944•movie

as Judge Ballard

Beyond the Last Frontier
9.0

as Big Bill Hadley

In Old Cheyenne
7.0
In Old Cheyenne
1931•movie

as Clyde Winslow

The Living Bible
6.0
The Living Bible
1952•movie

as King Herod

Outcast
8.0
Outcast
1937•movie

as Grant, the Head Lyncher

Reckless Ranger
9.0
Reckless Ranger
1937•movie

as Barlowe

Panamint's Bad Man
7.0
Panamint's Bad Man
1938•movie

as Craven

West of Cheyenne
8.0
West of Cheyenne
1931•movie

as Kurt Raymer, aka The Laramie Kid

Stagecoach Days
7.0
Stagecoach Days
1938•movie

as Moose Ringo

Bordertown Gun Fighters
9.0

as Dave Strickland

Gun to Gun
8.0
Gun to Gun
1944•movie

as Land Commissioner Harkness

The Ghost Rider
8.0
The Ghost Rider
1943•movie

as Lash Edwards

Marshal of Gunsmoke
10.0

as Lon Curtiss

Rose of the Rancho
7.0
Rose of the Rancho
1936•movie

as Bull Bangle

Meet the Missus
7.0
Meet the Missus
1940•movie

as Elmer Shillingford

The Desert Rider
8.0
The Desert Rider
1929•movie

as Williams

The Sunset Legion
7.0
The Sunset Legion
1928•movie

as Honest John

Wolves of the North
10.0

as Bob Hunter

Savage Fury
7.0
Savage Fury
1956•movie

as Borno the Banished

Courage of the West
8.0

as Al Wilkins, aka Jed Newman

Ship Cafe
8.0
Ship Cafe
1935•movie

as Donovan (uncredited)

Jesse James
7.0
Jesse James
1927•movie

as Bob Ford

Men Without Law
8.0
Men Without Law
1930•movie

as Murdock

Crime Takes a Holiday
9.0

as Stoddard

Radio Patrol
10.0
Radio Patrol
1932•movie

as Kloskey

Red Riders of Canada
7.0

as Monsieur Le Busard

Hello Lafayette
7.0
Hello Lafayette
1927•movie
In Early Arizona
9.0
In Early Arizona
1938•movie

as Bull

The Fast Express
8.0
The Fast Express
1924•movie

as Tom Boyd

I Believed in You
7.0
I Believed in You
1934•movie

as State Trooper

Silver Comes Through
9.0

as Stanton

Splitting the Breeze
8.0

as Dave Matlock

Gun Law
8.0
Gun Law
1929•movie

as Bull Driscoll

Shadows of Sing Sing
7.0

as Al Rossi

When the Law Rides
7.0
When the Law Rides
1928•movie

as The Raven

Ten Scars Make a Man
8.0

as Buck Simpson