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Wilson Wood
Huron, North Dakota, USA
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 D…
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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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1962
Billy Rose's Jumbo
Movie Hank
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1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Movie Party Guest (uncredited)
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1960
Cimarron
Movie Reporter (uncredited)
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1959
Ask Any Girl
Movie Detective (uncredited)
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1959
North by Northwest
Movie Photographer at United Nations (uncredited)
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1958
The High Cost of Loving
Movie Hastings - Man in Parking Lot (uncredited)
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1958
Satan's Satellites
Movie Bob Wilson
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1957
Panic!
TV show Chauffeur
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1956
The Opposite Sex
Movie Stage Manager (uncredited)
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1956
Tea and Sympathy
Movie Alumnus
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1955
It's Always Fair Weather
Movie Roy - TV Director (uncredited)
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1954
Black Widow
Movie Costume Designer (uncredited)
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1954
Father Knows Best
TV show Delivery Man
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1954
Executive Suite
Movie Airport Clerk (uncredited)
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1954
The Long, Long Trailer
Movie Garage Owner (uncredited)
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1953
Take the High Ground!
Movie Marine Friend (uncredited)
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1953
Ride, Vaquero!
Movie Orderly (uncredited)
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1953
Pickup on South Street
Movie Police Driver (uncredited)
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1952
The Bad and the Beautiful
Movie Man on Movie Set (uncredited)
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1952
Everything I Have Is Yours
Movie Roy Tirson
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1952
Zombies of the Stratosphere
Movie Bob Wilson
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1952
Pat and Mike
Movie Spectator (uncredited)
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1952
Young Man with Ideas
Movie Milkman (uncredited)
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1952
Singin' in the Rain
Movie Rudy Vallee Impersonator (uncredited)
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1952
Red Skies of Montana
Movie Spotter (uncredited)
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1951
Callaway Went Thataway
Movie Attendant (uncredited)
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1951
Let's Make It Legal
Movie Reporter (uncredited)
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1951
Texas Carnival
Movie Bell Boy
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1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Movie Union Soldier (uncredited)
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1951
The Tall Target
Movie Dispatcher (uncredited)
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1951
Thunder in God's Country
Movie Johnson
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1951
Insurance Investigator
Movie Jimmy Marshall
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1950
The Next Voice You Hear...
Movie Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Movie Man (uncredited)
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1950
Stars in My Crown
Movie Thad Carroll (uncredited)
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1949
Adam's Rib
Movie Reporter (uncredited)
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1949
The Barkleys of Broadway
Movie Larry
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1948
Easter Parade
Movie Marty (uncredited)
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1948
Campus Honeymoon
Movie Busby Ormsbee
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1947
High Tide
Movie Cleve Collins
