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Harry Woods

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.

Known for

New Orleans After Dark
New Orleans After Dark
1958 • Carl
The Sheepman
The Sheepman
1958 • Rancher (uncredited)
Savage Fury
Savage Fury
1956 • Borno the Banished
Hell's Outpost
Hell's Outpost
1954 • Deputy Lud (uncredited)
Rancho Notorious
Rancho Notorious
1952 • Marshal McDonald (uncredited)
The Living Bible
The Living Bible
1952 • King Herod
Law of the Badlands
Law of the Badlands
1951 • Burt Conroy
Short Grass
Short Grass
1950 • Sam Dreen

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The Sheepman
The Sheepman
1958 • Rancher (uncredited)
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Savage Fury
Savage Fury
1956 • Borno the Banished
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Hell's Outpost
Hell's Outpost
1954 • Deputy Lud (uncredited)
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Rancho Notorious
Rancho Notorious
1952 • Marshal McDonald (uncredited)
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The Living Bible
The Living Bible
1952 • King Herod
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Law of the Badlands
Law of the Badlands
1951 • Burt Conroy
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Short Grass
Short Grass
1950 • Sam Dreen
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Backfire
Backfire
1950 • Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 • Karl Rynders (uncredited)
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Masked Raiders
Masked Raiders
1949 • Marshal Barlow
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The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
1949 • Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)
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Hellfire
Hellfire
1949 • Lew Stoner
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Indian Agent
Indian Agent
1948 • Carter
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A Southern Yankee
A Southern Yankee
1948 • Dentist (uncredited)
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Silver River
Silver River
1948 • Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)
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Western Heritage
Western Heritage
1948 • Arnold posing as Powell
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Tycoon
Tycoon
1947 • Holden
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Road to Rio
Road to Rio
1947 • Ship's Purser
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Wild Horse Mesa
Wild Horse Mesa
1947 • Jay Olmstead
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Wyoming
Wyoming
1947 • Ben Jackson
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Thunder Mountain
Thunder Mountain
1947 • Trimble Carson
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Code of the West
Code of the West
1947 • Nate Hatfield
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Trail Street
Trail Street
1947 • Larkin
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My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine
1946 • Luke (uncredited)
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Sunset Pass
Sunset Pass
1946 • Cinnabar
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West of the Pecos
West of the Pecos
1945 • Brad Sawtelle
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Flame of the West
Flame of the West
1945 • Wisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)
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Nevada
Nevada
1944 • Joe Powell
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Tall in the Saddle
Tall in the Saddle
1944 • George Clews
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Silver City Kid
Silver City Kid
1944 • Judge Ballard
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Call of the Rockies
Call of the Rockies
1944 • J. B. Murdock
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Marshal of Gunsmoke
Marshal of Gunsmoke
1944 • Lon Curtiss
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Westward Bound
Westward Bound
1944 • Roger Caldwell
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
1944 • Mongol Guard (uncredited)
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Gun to Gun
Gun to Gun
1944 • Land Commissioner Harkness
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Beyond the Last Frontier
Beyond the Last Frontier
1943 • Big Bill Hadley
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Bordertown Gun Fighters
Bordertown Gun Fighters
1943 • Dave Strickland
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Cheyenne Roundup
Cheyenne Roundup
1943 • Blackie Dawson
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The Ghost Rider
The Ghost Rider
1943 • Lash Edwards
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West of the Law
West of the Law
1942 • Jim Rand
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Riders of the West
Riders of the West
1942 • Duke Mason
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Jackass Mail
Jackass Mail
1942 • Ranch Owner to Hang Baggot
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The Spoilers
The Spoilers
1942 • Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)
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Down Texas Way
Down Texas Way
1942 • Bert Logan
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Romance on the Range
Romance on the Range
1942 • Cabin Henchman Steve
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Today I Hang
Today I Hang
1942 • Henry Courtney
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Last of the Duanes
Last of the Duanes
1941 • Sheriff Red Morgan
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Sheriff of Tombstone
Sheriff of Tombstone
1941 • Shotgun Cassidy
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The Lady from Cheyenne
The Lady from Cheyenne
1941 • Assessor Mitch Harrigan
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Meet the Missus
Meet the Missus
1940 • Elmer Shillingford
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The Long Voyage Home
The Long Voyage Home
1940 • Amindra First Mate
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Triple Justice
Triple Justice
1940 • Al Reeves
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South of Pago Pago
South of Pago Pago
1940 • Black Mike Rafferty
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Winners of the West
Winners of the West
1940 • King Carter
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Dark Command
Dark Command
1940 • Man in Fight with Seton
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Bullet Code
Bullet Code
1940 • Cass Barton
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Isle Of Destiny
Isle Of Destiny
1940 • Capt. Lawson
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Boss of Bullion City
Boss of Bullion City
1940 • Sheriff Jeff Salters
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West of Carson City
West of Carson City
1940 • Mack Gorman
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Days of Jesse James
Days of Jesse James
1939 • Captain Worthington
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Frontier Marshal
Frontier Marshal
1939 • Curly Bill's Henchman
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Beau Geste
Beau Geste
1939 • Renoir
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In Old Caliente
In Old Caliente
1939 • Curly Calkins
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Union Pacific
Union Pacific
1939 • Al Brett
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Blue Montana Skies
Blue Montana Skies
1939 • Jim Hendricks
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Come On, Rangers
Come On, Rangers
1938 • Morgan Burke
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Stagecoach Days
Stagecoach Days
1938 • Moose Ringo
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Joy of Living
Joy of Living
1938 • Cop (Uncredited)
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Rolling Caravans
Rolling Caravans
1938 • Thad Dalton
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Hawaiian Buckaroo
Hawaiian Buckaroo
1938 • J. P. M'Tigue
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The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring
1938 • Capt. Holden
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Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
1937 • Timekeeper
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Courage of the West
Courage of the West
1937 • Al Wilkins, aka Jed Newman
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The Singing Marine
The Singing Marine
1937 • First Marine Sergeant
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Range Defenders
Range Defenders
1937 • John Harve
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The Last Train from Madrid
The Last Train from Madrid
1937 • Government Man (uncredited)
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Border Cafe
Border Cafe
1937 • Bert (uncredited)
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Outcast
Outcast
1937 • Grant, the Head Lyncher
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Conflict
Conflict
1936 • 'Ruffhouse' Kelly
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The Plainsman
The Plainsman
1936 • Quartermaster Sergeant
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The Unknown Ranger
The Unknown Ranger
1936 • Vance Rand
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The Phantom Rider
The Phantom Rider
1936 • Harvey Delaney
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Ticket to Paradise
Ticket to Paradise
1936 • John Dawson
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Human Cargo
Human Cargo
1936 • Ira Conklin
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Heroes of the Range
Heroes of the Range
1936 • Bull Lamton
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Silly Billies
Silly Billies
1936 • Hank Bewley
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The Lawless Nineties
The Lawless Nineties
1936 • Charles K. Plummer
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Rose of the Rancho
Rose of the Rancho
1936 • Bull Bangle
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Heir to Trouble
Heir to Trouble
1935 • 'Honest' John Motley
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Lawless Riders
Lawless Riders
1935 • Big Bart Grimwald
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Gallant Defender
Gallant Defender
1935 • Barr Munro
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Ship Cafe
Ship Cafe
1935 • Donovan (uncredited)
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Stormy
Stormy
1935 • Mack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited)
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Call of the Wild
Call of the Wild
1935 • Soapy Smith (uncredited)
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Let 'em Have It
Let 'em Have It
1935 • Big Bill
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When a Man's a Man
When a Man's a Man
1935 • Nick Gambert
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Caravan
Caravan
1934 • Romeo (Uncredited)
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The St. Louis Kid
The St. Louis Kid
1934 • Louie Munn
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I Believed in You
I Believed in You
1934 • State Trooper
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School for Girls
School for Girls
1934 • Detective
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Journal of a Crime
Journal of a Crime
1934 • Detective with Inspector (uncredited)
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Devil Tiger
Devil Tiger
1934 • Ramsey Doyle
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Hoopla
Hoopla
1933 • Side Show Troublemaker
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The World Changes
The World Changes
1933 • Sam (uncredited)
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Haunted Gold
Haunted Gold
1932 • Joe Ryan
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I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1932 • Prison Guard (uncredited)
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Hot Spot
1932 • Husband
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Radio Patrol
Radio Patrol
1932 • Kloskey
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Night World
Night World
1932 • Gang Leader (uncredited)
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Law and Order
Law and Order
1932 • Walt Northrup
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The Range Feud
The Range Feud
1931 • Vandall
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Palmy Days
Palmy Days
1931 • Yolando's Henchman
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Monkey Business
Monkey Business
1931 • Alky Briggs
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In Old Cheyenne
In Old Cheyenne
1931 • Clyde Winslow
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The Texas Ranger
The Texas Ranger
1931 • Matt Taylor
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West of Cheyenne
West of Cheyenne
1931 • Kurt Raymer, aka The Laramie Kid
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The Lone Rider
The Lone Rider
1930 • Ed Farrell
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China Bound
1929 • Officer
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Gun Law
Gun Law
1929 • Bull Driscoll
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'Neath Western Skies
'Neath Western Skies
1929 • Jim Canfield
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Tyrant of Red Gulch
Tyrant of Red Gulch
1928 • Ivan Petrovitch
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The Viking
The Viking
1928 • Egil (as Harry Lewis Woods)
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The Sunset Legion
The Sunset Legion
1928 • Honest John
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Red Riders of Canada
Red Riders of Canada
1928 • Monsieur Le Busard
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Jesse James
Jesse James
1927 • Bob Ford
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Tom's Gang
Tom's Gang
1927 • Bart Haywood
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Splitting the Breeze
Splitting the Breeze
1927 • Dave Matlock
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Cyclone of the Range
1927 • The Black Rider / Don Alvarado
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A Regular Scout
A Regular Scout
1926 • Scar Stevens
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30 Below Zero
30 Below Zero
1926 • Cavender
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A Trip to Chinatown
A Trip to Chinatown
1926 • Norman Blood
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A Man Four-Square
A Man Four-Square
1926 • Ben Taylor
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The Bandit's Baby
The Bandit's Baby
1925 • Matt Hartigan
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Ten Scars Make a Man
Ten Scars Make a Man
1924 • Buck Simpson
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Dynamite Dan
Dynamite Dan
1924 • Brute Lacy
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Star of Bethlehem
Star of Bethlehem
1912 • Pharisee Scribe
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Harry Woods – Biography, Known For & Filmography