Wilson Wood
Born: 1915-02-11 in Huron, North Dakota, USA
Died: 2004-10-23
Known For: Acting
Biography
Wilson Wood (born Charles Woodrow Tolkien, February 11, 1915 – October 23, 2004) was an American character actor during the middle of the twentieth century. Born in Huron, North Dakota on February 11, 1915, he made his film debut with a small role in 1946's Two Sisters from Boston, directed by Henry Koster. During his 17-year career he would appear in over 100 films, usually in smaller roles. In 1952 he would star in a serial for Republic Pictures. The 12 part series was titled, Zombies of the Stratosphere, which would be edited down and released in 1958 as a feature film, called Satan's Satellites. His final appearance would be in the 1962 film, Jumbo, starring Doris Day, Stephen Boyd and Jimmy Durante, in which Wood had a featured role. Wood died on October 23, 2004, in Culver City, California.
Filmography
1962
- Billy Rose's Jumbo as Hank
1961
- Breakfast at Tiffany's as Party Guest with Cat on Shoulder (uncredited)
1960
- Cimarron as Reporter (uncredited)
1959
- North by Northwest as Photographer at United Nations (uncredited)
- Ask Any Girl as Detective (uncredited)
1958
- The High Cost of Loving as Hastings - Man in Parking Lot (uncredited)
- Satan's Satellites as Bob Wilson
1956
- Tea and Sympathy as Alumnus
- The Opposite Sex as Stage Manager (uncredited)
1955
- It's Always Fair Weather as Roy - TV Director (uncredited)
1954
- Black Widow as Costume Designer (uncredited)
- Executive Suite as Airport Clerk (uncredited)
- The Long, Long Trailer as Garage Owner (uncredited)
1953
- Pickup on South Street as Police Driver (uncredited)
- Take the High Ground! as Marine Friend (uncredited)
- Ride, Vaquero! as Orderly (uncredited)
1952
- Singin' in the Rain as Rudy Vallee Impersonator (uncredited)
- Young Man with Ideas as Milkman (uncredited)
- Red Skies of Montana as Spotter (uncredited)
- The Bad and the Beautiful as Man on Movie Set (uncredited)
- Zombies of the Stratosphere as Bob Wilson
- Pat and Mike as Spectator (uncredited)
- Everything I Have Is Yours as Roy Tirson
1951
- Texas Carnival as Bellboy
- Insurance Investigator as Jimmy Marshall
- Let's Make It Legal as Reporter (uncredited)
- The Tall Target as Dispatcher (uncredited)
- The Red Badge of Courage as Union Soldier (uncredited)
- Callaway Went Thataway as Attendant (uncredited)
- Thunder in God's Country as Johnson
1950
- Stars in My Crown as Thad Carroll (uncredited)
- The Asphalt Jungle as Man (uncredited)
1949
- Adam's Rib as Reporter (uncredited)
- The Barkleys of Broadway as Larry
1948
- Campus Honeymoon as Busby Ormsbee
- Easter Parade as Marty, Piano Player (uncredited)
1947
- High Tide as Cleve Collins
1946
- No Leave, No Love as Mr. Crawley
- Faithful in My Fashion as Henry Stute
- Two Sisters from Boston as Hugo Tinkerfield (uncredited)
- The Show-Off as Horace Adems