Harry Woods
View on IMDb ↗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
Marshal of Gunsmoke
Radio Patrol
The Lone Rider
A Trip to Chinatown
Wolves of the North
Beyond the Last Frontier
Bordertown Gun Fighters
Crime Takes a Holiday
Reckless Ranger
Heroes of the RangeFilmography (182)
- 1958
The SheepmanRancher (uncredited) - 1958
New Orleans After DarkCarl - 1956
Savage FuryBorno the Banished - 1954
Hell's OutpostDeputy Lud (uncredited) - 1952
Rancho NotoriousMarshal McDonald (uncredited) - 1952
The Living BibleKing Herod - 1952
Lone Star - 1951
Law of the BadlandsBurt Conroy - 1950
Short GrassSam Dreen - 1950
BackfireDick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited) - 1949
Colorado TerritoryPluthner - 1949
She Wore a Yellow RibbonKarl Rynders (uncredited) - 1949
The FountainheadQuarry Superintendent (uncredited) - 1949
Masked RaidersMarshal Barlow - 1949
HellfireLew Stoner - 1949
South of St. Louis - 1948
The Gallant LegionLang - 1948
Western HeritageArnold posing as Powell - 1948
Silver RiverRiverboat Poker Player (uncredited) - 1948
Indian AgentCarter - 1948
A Southern YankeeDentist (uncredited) - 1947
Code of the WestNate Hatfield - 1947
Road to RioShip's Purser - 1947
Trail StreetLarkin - 1947
Wild Horse MesaJay Olmstead - 1947
WyomingBen Jackson - 1947
Thunder MountainTrimble Carson - 1947
TycoonHolden - 1946
South of MontereyBennet - 1946
My Darling ClementineLuke (uncredited) - 1946
Sunset PassCinnabar - 1945
Wanderer of the WastelandGuerd Eliott - 1945
Flame of the WestWisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods) - 1945
West of the PecosBrad Sawtelle - 1944
Marshal of GunsmokeLon Curtiss - 1944
Gun to GunLand Commissioner Harkness - 1944
Silver City KidJudge Ballard - 1944
NevadaJoe Powell - 1944
Tall in the SaddleGeorge Clews - 1944
Call of the RockiesJ. B. Murdock - 1944
Ali Baba and the Forty ThievesMongol Guard (uncredited) - 1944
Westward BoundRoger Caldwell - 1943
Beyond the Last FrontierBig Bill Hadley - 1943
Bordertown Gun FightersDave Strickland - 1943
The Ghost RiderLash Edwards - 1943
Cheyenne RoundupBlackie Dawson - 1943
Outlaws of Stampede PassBen Crowley - 1942
Deep in the Heart of TexasSergeant Idaho - 1942
Jackass MailRanch Owner to Hang Baggot - 1942
Riders of the WestDuke Mason - 1942
Down Texas WayBert Logan - 1942
Romance on the RangeCabin Henchman Steve - 1942
Sherlock Holmes and the Secret WeaponKurt (uncredited) - 1942
Reap the Wild WindMace - 1942
West of the LawJim Rand - 1942
The SpoilersDisgruntled Miner (uncredited) - 1942
Today I HangHenry Courtney - 1942
Wild Bill Hickok RidesBixby - 1942
Dawn on the Great DivideJim Corkle - 1941
Sheriff of TombstoneShotgun Cassidy - 1941
Last of the DuanesSheriff Red Morgan - 1941
The Lady from CheyenneAssessor Mitch Harrigan - 1940
Triple JusticeAl Reeves - 1940
The Ranger and the LadyKincaid - 1940
Winners of the WestKing Carter - 1940
Meet the MissusElmer Shillingford - 1940
The House of the Seven GablesMr. Wainwright - 1940
The Long Voyage HomeAmindra First Mate - 1940
Dark CommandMan in Fight with Seton - 1940
Boss of Bullion CitySheriff Jeff Salters - 1940
Bullet CodeCass Barton - 1940
Isle Of DestinyCapt. Lawson - 1940
South of Pago PagoBlack Mike Rafferty - 1940
West of Carson CityMack Gorman - 1939
The Man in the Iron MaskFirst Officer - 1939
Beau GesteRenoir - 1939
Mr. Moto in Danger IslandGrant - 1939
Union PacificAl Brett - 1939
Frontier MarshalCurly Bill's Henchman - 1939
In Old CalienteCurly Calkins - 1939
Days of Jesse JamesCaptain Worthington - 1939
Blue Montana SkiesJim Hendricks - 1938
Crime Takes a HolidayStoddard - 1938In Early ArizonaBull
- 1938
Come On, RangersMorgan Burke - 1938
Hawaiian BuckarooJ. P. M'Tigue - 1938
Panamint's Bad ManCraven - 1938
Stagecoach DaysMoose Ringo - 1938
The Strange Case of Dr. MeadeHarper - 1938
Joy of LivingCop (Uncredited) - 1938
The Spy RingCapt. Holden - 1938
Men with WingsBaker - 1938
Rolling CaravansThad Dalton - 1937
Reckless RangerBarlowe - 1937
Land Beyond the LawTascosa - 1937
OutcastGrant, the Head Lyncher - 1937
Courage of the WestAl Wilkins, aka Jed Newman - 1937
Border CafeBert (uncredited) - 1937
Wells FargoTimekeeper - 1937
The Singing MarineFirst Marine Sergeant - 1937
The Last Train from MadridGovernment Man (uncredited) - 1937
Range DefendersJohn Harve - 1936
Heroes of the RangeBull Lamton - 1936
Silly BilliesHank Bewley - 1936
Ticket to ParadiseJohn Dawson - 1936
Human CargoIra Conklin - 1936
The Unknown RangerVance Rand - 1936
The Phantom RiderHarvey Delaney - 1936
Rose of the RanchoBull Bangle - 1936
The PlainsmanQuartermaster Sergeant - 1936
Conflict'Ruffhouse' Kelly - 1936
The Lawless NinetiesCharles K. Plummer - 1936
Robin Hood of El DoradoPete - 1935
Gallant DefenderBarr Munro - 1935
Heir to Trouble'Honest' John Motley - 1935
Rustlers of Red DogRocky - 1935
Ship CafeDonovan (uncredited) - 1935
Let 'em Have ItBig Bill - 1935
The Adventures of Rex and RintyCrawford - 1935
StormyMack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited) - 1935
Lawless RidersBig Bart Grimwald - 1935
Call of the WildSoapy Smith (uncredited) - 1935
The Call of the SavageBorno - 1935
When a Man's a ManNick Gambert - 1934
Devil TigerRamsey Doyle - 1934
School for GirlsDetective - 1934
I Believed in YouState Trooper - 1934Ten Baby Fingers
- 1934
The Scarlet Empress - 1934
The Circus ClownAjax - 1934
CaravanRomeo (Uncredited) - 1934
The St. Louis KidLouie Munn - 1934
Belle of the NinetiesSlade - 1934
The President VanishesKramer - 1934
Journal of a CrimeDetective with Inspector (uncredited) - 1933
Shadows of Sing SingAl Rossi - 1933
HooplaSide Show Troublemaker - 1933
The World ChangesSam (uncredited) - 1932
Radio PatrolKloskey - 1932Hot SpotHusband
- 1932
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain GangPrison Guard (uncredited) - 1932
Night WorldGang Leader (uncredited) - 1932
Texas Gun FighterKells - 1932
Haunted GoldJoe Ryan - 1932
Law and OrderWalt Northrup - 1931
The Texas RangerMatt Taylor - 1931
West of CheyenneKurt Raymer, aka The Laramie Kid - 1931
Palmy DaysYolando's Henchman - 1931
Monkey BusinessAlky Briggs - 1931
In Old CheyenneClyde Winslow - 1931
The Range FeudVandall - 1930
The Lone RiderEd Farrell - 1930
Men Without LawMurdock - 1930
Pardon My GunCooper - 1929
Faro Nell or, In Old Californy - 1929
'Neath Western SkiesJim Canfield - 1929China BoundOfficer
- 1929
The Desert RiderWilliams - 1929
Gun LawBull Driscoll - 1928Tyrant of Red GulchIvan Petrovitch
- 1928
The Sunset LegionHonest John - 1928
Red Riders of CanadaMonsieur Le Busard - 1928
When the Law RidesThe Raven - 1928
The VikingEgil (as Harry Lewis Woods) - 1927
Silver Comes ThroughStanton - 1927Cyclone of the RangeThe Black Rider / Don Alvarado
- 1927
Splitting the BreezeDave Matlock - 1927
Tom's GangBart Haywood - 1927
Jesse JamesBob Ford - 1927
Hello Lafayette - 1926
A Trip to ChinatownNorman Blood - 1926
A Man Four-SquareBen Taylor - 1926
30 Below ZeroCavender - 1926
A Regular ScoutScar Stevens - 1925
The Bandit's BabyMatt Hartigan - 1924
Wolves of the NorthBob Hunter - 1924
The Fast ExpressTom Boyd - 1924
Ten Scars Make a ManBuck Simpson - 1924
Dynamite DanBrute Lacy - 1924A Cafe in CairoKali
- 1923
Don Quickshot of the Rio GrandeA Knight - 1912
Star of BethlehemPharisee Scribe