Harry Woods (actor)
Harry Lewis Woods was an American film actor.
Career
Woods was Born in Cleveland, Ohio and was a millinery salesman prior to becoming an actor. Appearing in nearly 250 films between 1923 and 1961, as well as on television, Woods is probably best-known today for his role as gangster Alky Briggs in the Marx Brothers film Monkey Business. During his 35-year film career, he seldom played ordinary henchmen, usually cast as both the brains and the brawn behind the local villainy. Woods was well respected by his peers. Another prime screen villain, Roy Barcroft, once said of him, "Everything I know about being a bad guy I learned from Harry Woods." He retired from acting in 1961.
In 1911, Woods married Helen Priscilla Hockenberry. They had four children: a daughter and three sons, the first of whom died at age 2. The other two, Richard Woods and Harry Lewis Woods Jr., went on to have modest careers as Hollywood bit players, the latter as Craig Woods, the former as Dick Durrell.
Woods died of uremia in Westminster, California, on December 28, 1968 at the age of 79. He was survived by his wife, daughter and two sons.
Selected filmography
Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande - A KnightThe Steel Trail - Morris BlakeBattlin' Buckaroo - Buck CarsonThe Fast Express - Tom BoydWolves of the North - Bob HunterDynamite Dan - Brute LacyTen Scars Make a Man - Buck SimpsonA Cafe in Cairo - KaliThe Bandit's Baby - Matt HartiganFighting Courage - A Man Four-Square - Ben TaylorA Trip to Chinatown - Norman Blood30 Below Zero - CavenderA Regular Scout - Scar StevensCyclone of the Range - The Black Rider / Don AlvaradoSplitting the Breeze - Dave MatlockSilver Comes Through - StantonTom's Gang - Bart HaywoodJesse James - Bob FordWhen the Law Rides - The RavenRed Riders of Canada - Monsieur Le BusardThe Sunset Legion - Honest JohnThe Viking - EgilTyrant of Red Gulch - Ivan PetrovitchThe Candy Kid Gun Law - Bull DriscollThe Desert Rider - WilliamsChina Bound - OfficerThe Phantom Rider - Calhound HardyNeath Western Skies - Jim CanfieldThe Lone Rider - Ed FarrellPardon My Gun - CooperMen Without Law - MurdockWest of Cheyenne - Kurt Raymer, aka The Laramie KidThe Texas Ranger - Matt TaylorIn Old Cheyenne - WinslowI Like Your Nerve - Cellano - Assassin Monkey Business - Alky BriggsPalmy Days - Yolando's HenchmanThe Range Feud - VandallLaw and Order - Walt NorthrupSky Devils - Military Policeman Night World - Gang Leader Two Seconds - Executioner Radio Patrol - KloskeyI Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - Prison Guard Haunted Gold - Joe RyanMy Weakness - Gordoni The Prizefighter and the Lady - George Lyons From Headquarters - Mullins - Police Guard The World Changes - Sam Hoop-La - Side Show Troublemaker Shadows of Sing Sing - Al RossiCaravan - Romeo Devil Tiger - Ramseye DoyleWonder Bar - First Detective The Crosby Case - Detective Logan Journal of a Crime - Detective with Inspector School for Girls - DetectiveI Believed in You - State Trooper The Scarlet Empress - Doctor #1 The Circus Clown - AjaxBelle of the Nineties - SladeThe St. Louis Kid - Louie MunnThe President Vanishes - James KramerRustlers of Red Dog - 'Rocky'When a Man's a Man - Nick GambertThe Call of the Savage - BornoLet 'Em Have It - Big BillSilk Hat Kid - Salesman Dante's Inferno - Reynolds - Second Officer The Adventures of Rex and Rinty - CrawfordCall of the Wild - Soapy Smith Heir to Trouble - Honest John MotleyStormy - Mack - Red Wing's Owner Remember Last Night? - Station Agent Ship Cafe - Donovan Gallant Defender - Barr MunroLawless Riders - BartRose of the Rancho - Bull BangleIt Had to Happen - Workman The Lawless Nineties - Charles K. PlummerThe Robin Hood of El Dorado - PeteSilly Billies - Hank BewleyHeroes of the Range - Bull LamtonHuman Cargo - Ira ConklinThe Last Outlaw - Traffic Policeman Ticket to Paradise - John DawsonThe Phantom Rider - Harvey DelaneyThe Unknown Ranger - Vance RandThe Plainsman - Quartermaster SergeantConflict - 'Ruffhouse' KellyCriminal Lawyer - Police Inspector Burke Outcast - Grant - Head LyncherLand Beyond the Law - TascosaI Promise to Pay - Henchman FatsReckless Ranger - BarloweBorder Cafe - Ranger Bert The Last Train from Madrid - Government Man Range Defenders - John HarveyThe Emperor's Candlesticks - Capt. Demisoff The Singing Marine - First Marine SergeantBig City - Detective Miller Ali Baba Goes to Town - Officer Stand-In - Studio Employee Thoroughbreds Don't Cry - Racetrack Guard Courage of the West - Al Wilkins, aka Jed NewmanThe Singing Outlaw - Leonard Cueball QualeyWells Fargo - Timekeeper The Buccaneer - American Sergeant The Spy Ring - Capt. HoldenHawaiian Buckaroo - J. P. M'TigueRolling Caravans - Thad DaltonJoy of Living - Cop Stagecoach Days - Moose RingoPanamint's Bad Man - CravenMen with Wings - Baker The Texans - Cavalry Officer Block-Heads - Belligerent Neighbor Crime Takes a Holiday - StoddardIn Early Arizona - BullCome On, Rangers - Morgan BurkeThe Strange Case of Dr. Meade - HarperThe Arizona Wildcat - Ross HarperMr. Moto in Danger Island - GrantUnion Pacific - Al BrettBlue Montana Skies - Jim HendricksIn Old Caliente - Curly CalkinsThe Man in the Iron Mask - First OfficerBeau Geste - RenoirFrontier Marshal - Curly Bill's Henchman Days of Jesse James - Captain WorthingtonWest of Carson City - Mack GormanThe House of the Seven Gables - Mr. Wainwright Boss of Bullion City - Sheriff Jeff SaltersIsle of Destiny - Capt. LawsonDark Command - Man in Fight with Seton Bullet Code - Cass BartonWinners of the West - King CarterSouth of Pago Pago - Black Mike RaffertyThe Ranger and the Lady - KincaidTriple Justice - Deputy Al ReevesThe Long Voyage Home - Amindra First Mate Meet the Missus - Elmer ShillingfordPetticoat Politics - Guy MarkwellThe Lady from Cheyenne - Assessor Mitch Harrigan Sheriff of Tombstone - Shotgun CassidyLast of the Duanes - Sheriff Red MorganToday I Hang - Henry CourtneyWild Bill Hickok Rides - Bixby - First Train Robber Reap the Wild Wind - MaceThe Spoilers - Disgruntled Miner Romance on the Range - SteveDown Texas Way - Bert LoganJackass Mail - Ranch Owner to Hang Baggot Riders of the West - Duke MasonDeep in the Heart of Texas - Sergeant IdahoWest of the Law - Jim RandThe Forest Rangers - Lumberman Dawn on the Great Divide - Jim CorkleSherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon - Kurt The Ghost Rider - Lash EdwardsCheyenne Roundup - Blackie DawsonBordertown Gun Fighters - Marshal Dave StricklandThe Masked Marvel - Lab Thug Beyond the Last Frontier - Big Bill HadleyOutlaws of Stampede Pass - Ben CrowleyIn Old Oklahoma - Al Dalton Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - Mongol Guard Westward Bound - Roger CaldwellMarshal of Gunsmoke - Lon CurtissThe Impostor - Guard Slightly Terrific - Gypsy King The Adventures of Mark Twain - Bixby's Depth-Caller Call of the Rockies - J. B. MurdockSilver City Kid - Judge Sam H. BallardTall in the Saddle - George ClewsCan't Help Singing - Gunman Disliking Prying Nevada - Joe PowellWanderer of the Wasteland - Guerd EliottFlame of the West - WilsonRadio Stars on Parade - Rudy Campbell West of the Pecos - Brad SawtelleSouth of Monterey - BennetSunset Pass - CinnabarMy Darling Clementine - Luke Trail Street - Larkin LarkinCode of the West - Marshal Nate HatfieldThunder Mountain - Trimble CarsonWyoming - Ben JacksonThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Wrong Mr. Follinsbee Black Gold - Smuggler Desire Me - Joseph The Fabulous Texan - State Policeman Wild Horse Mesa - Jay OlmsteadRoad to Rio - Ship's PurserTycoon - HoldenWestern Heritage - Arnold posing as PowellSilver River - Riverboat Poker Player The Gallant Legion - LangA Southern Yankee - Dentist Adventures of Don Juan - Guard Indian Agent - CarterOne Sunday Afternoon - Matt Hughes - Policeman South of St. Louis - Recruiting Sergeant Hellfire - Lew StonerColorado Territory - PluthnerThe Fountainhead - Quarry Superintendent She Wore a Yellow Ribbon - Karl Rynders Masked Raiders - Marshal BarlowSamson and Delilah - Gammad The Traveling Saleswoman - Soap Factory Mechanic Backfire - Dick Manning - Man from Detroit Let's Dance - Police Lieutenant Short Grass - Sam DreenLaw of the Badlands - Burt ConroyBest of the Badmen - Cherokee Springs Trading Post Proprietor Lone Star - George DellmanRancho Notorious - Marshal McDonald Ride the Man Down - Henchman Hell's Outpost - Deputy Lud The Last Command - Irate Texan in Cantina The Ten Commandments - Officer The Restless Breed - Frank Baker Gunsmoke TV Series - Episode "Who Lives By The Sword" as SnyderThe Sheepman - Cattle Rancher in Restaurant Bat Masterson TV Series - Episode "Lady Luck" as Mr. MorganBat Masterson TV Series - Episode "Run For Your Money" as Doc R.W. Fleming