Wilson Wood
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.
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- Born:
- Feb 11, 1915 In Huron, North Dakota, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 37
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Hollywood Steps Out 1941-05-24
- Latest Project:
- Movie Billy Rose's Jumbo 1962-12-06
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Billy Rose's Jumbo | Hank | 1962-12-06 |
| Movie | Breakfast at Tiffany's | Party Guest with Cat on Shoulder (uncredited) | 1961-10-06 |
| Movie | Cimarron | Reporter (uncredited) | 1960-12-01 |
| Movie | North by Northwest | Photographer at United Nations (uncredited) | 1959-07-08 |
| Movie | Ask Any Girl | Detective (uncredited) | 1959-08-21 |
| Movie | The High Cost of Loving | Hastings - Man in Parking Lot (uncredited) | 1958-05-16 |
| Movie | Satan's Satellites | Bob Wilson | 1958-01-01 |
| Movie | Tea and Sympathy | Alumnus | 1956-09-27 |
| Movie | The Opposite Sex | Stage Manager (uncredited) | 1956-11-15 |
| Movie | It's Always Fair Weather | Roy - TV Director (uncredited) | 1955-08-30 |
| Movie | Black Widow | Costume Designer (uncredited) | 1954-10-28 |
| Movie | Pickup on South Street | Police Driver (uncredited) | 1953-05-27 |
| Movie | Take the High Ground! | Marine Friend (uncredited) | 1953-10-30 |
| Movie | Young Man with Ideas | Milkman (uncredited) | 1952-05-02 |
| Movie | Red Skies of Montana | Spotter (uncredited) | 1952-01-23 |
| Movie | Pat and Mike | Spectator (uncredited) | 1952-06-13 |
| Movie | Singin' in the Rain | Rudy Vallee Impersonator (uncredited) | 1952-04-10 |
| Movie | Zombies of the Stratosphere | Bob Wilson | 1952-10-25 |
| Movie | The Bad and the Beautiful | Man on Movie Set (uncredited) | 1952-12-25 |
| Movie | Everything I Have Is Yours | Roy Tirson | 1952-10-31 |
| Movie | Insurance Investigator | Jimmy Marshall | 1951-03-23 |
| Movie | Thunder in God's Country | Johnson | 1951-04-07 |
| Movie | Let's Make It Legal | Reporter (uncredited) | 1951-10-31 |
| Movie | The Red Badge of Courage | Union Soldier (uncredited) | 1951-09-27 |
| Movie | The Tall Target | Dispatcher (uncredited) | 1951-08-17 |
| Movie | Stars in My Crown | Thad Carroll (uncredited) | 1950-05-11 |
| Movie | The Asphalt Jungle | Man (uncredited) | 1950-05-12 |
| Movie | The Barkleys of Broadway | Larry | 1949-05-04 |
| Movie | Adam's Rib | Reporter (uncredited) | 1949-11-18 |
| Movie | Campus Honeymoon | Busby Ormsbee | 1948-02-01 |
| Movie | Easter Parade | Marty, Piano Player (uncredited) | 1948-07-08 |
| Movie | High Tide | Cleve Collins | 1947-09-13 |
| Movie | No Leave, No Love | Mr. Crawley | 1946-03-10 |
| Movie | The Show-Off | Horace Adems | 1946-12-01 |
| Movie | Two Sisters from Boston | Hugo Tinkerfield (uncredited) | 1946-06-06 |
| Movie | Faithful in My Fashion | Henry Stute | 1946-08-21 |
| Movie | Hollywood Steps Out | Cary Grant | 1941-05-24 |