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Donald Woods

Highest Rated: 100% Wonder Man (1945)

Lowest Rated: 18% Anthony Adverse (1936)

Birthday: Dec 2, 1906

Birthplace: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

A prolific actor with a 40 year career that included appearances in 98 plays, 150 television shows and 75 films, Donald Woods referred to himself as the "king of the Bs." Born in Canada as Ralph L. Zink and raised in Burbank, he legally changed his professional name in 1945 after having done many radio and stage productions and appearing in the features "Sweet Adeline" (1934) and "A Tale of Two Cities" (1935). Woods hosted two 1950s television series, "The Orchid Award" and "Hotel Cosmopolitan" and was a regular on the series "Tammy." Known primarily for his western and whodunit work, Woods also guest starred on "Wagon Train" (NBC) and "The Wild, Wild West" (CBS). He left Hollywood and became a real estate agent in Palm Springs.

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Highest rated movies

100% 84% Wonder Man
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93% 83% A Tale of Two Cities
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91% 68% The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
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90% 77% The Story of Louis Pasteur
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90% 50% Mexican Spitfire
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80% 63% Watch on the Rhine
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75% The Girl From Mexico
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18% 47% Anthony Adverse
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Donald Woods DANGER ON THE AIR, Donald Woods, William Lundigan, 1938 ROUGHLY SPEAKING, Rosalind Russell, Donald Woods, 1945 TALENT SCOUT, Donald Woods, 1937 THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR, Donald Woods, 1935 SWEET ADELINE, from left: Ned Sparks, Louis Calhern (rear), Irene Dunne, Donald Woods, 1934 ANTHONY ADVERSE, Donald Woods, 1936 THIRTEEN GHOSTS, (aka 13 GHOSTS), Donald Woods, 1960 THE STORY OF LOUIS PASTEUR, Henry O'Neill, Donald Woods, Paul Muni, 1935 SEA DEVILS, top from left: Donald Woods, Victor McLaglen, Ida Lupino, Preston Foster, bottom from left: Victor McLaglen, Preston foster, 1937 View more photos

Filmography

Movies

Credit
88% 84% True Grit Barlow (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Istanbul Express Shepherd (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet 44% Kissin' Cousins General Alvin Donford (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet 31% Five Minutes to Live Ken Wilson (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet I'll Give My Life Pastor Goodwin (Character) - 1960
36% 41% 13 Ghosts Cyrus Zorba (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Born to the Saddle Matt Daggett (Character) - 1953
91% 68% The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms Capt. Phil Jackson (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet All That I Have Pastor William Goodwin (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lost Volcano Paul Gordon (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 43% Mr. Music Tippy Carpenter (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 48% Scene of the Crime Bob Herkimer (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Barbary Pirate Maj. Tom Blake (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Daughter of the West Commissioner Ralph C. Connors (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 60% The Return of Rin Tin Tin Father Matthew (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bells of San Fernando Michael "Gringo" O'Brien (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet Stepchild Ken Bullock (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Father Matthew (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Time, the Place and the Girl Martin Drew (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet 52% Never Say Goodbye Rex DeVallon (Character) - 1946
100% 84% Wonder Man Monte Rossen (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet 64% Roughly Speaking Rodney Crane (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet Star in the Night Hitchhiker (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet 50% God Is My Co-Pilot Unknown (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet Enemy of Women Dr. Hans Traeger, MD (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mad Lover Dr. Hans Traeger (Character) - 1944
80% 63% Watch on the Rhine David Farrelly (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet 40% Corregidor Dr. Michael (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet 50% The Gay Sisters Penn Sutherland Gaylord (Character) - 1942
No Score Yet No Score Yet I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island Joel Grant / Joseph Elmer (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bachelor Daddy Edward Smith (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sky Raiders Captain Bob Dayton/John Kane (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 45% If I Had My Way Fred Johnson (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mexican Spitfire Out West Dennis `'Denny'` Lindsay (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet City of Chance Steve Walker (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heritage of the Desert John Abbott (Character) - 1939
90% 50% Mexican Spitfire Dennis Lindsay (Character) - 1939
75% No Score Yet The Girl From Mexico Dennis "Denny" Lindsay (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet 57% Beauty for the Asking Jeffrey Martin (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Danger on the Air Benjamin Franklin Butts (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet Romance on the Run Barry Drake (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Black Doll Nick Halstead (Character) - 1938
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sea Devils Steve Webb (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet 38% Charlie Chan on Broadway Speed Patten (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Big Town Girl Mark Tracey (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Talent Scout Steve Stewart (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Case of the Stuttering Bishop Perry Mason (Character) - 1937
No Score Yet No Score Yet Once a Doctor Dr. Steven Brace (Character) - 1937
90% 77% The Story of Louis Pasteur Dr. Jean Martel (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Song of a Nation Francis Scott Key (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet The White Angel Charles Cooper (Character) - 1936
18% 47% Anthony Adverse Vincent Nolte (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet No Score Yet Road Gang James `'Jim'` Larrabie (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet 17% Isle of Fury Eric Blake (Character) - 1936
93% 83% A Tale of Two Cities Charles Darnay (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet 29% Frisco Kid Charles Ford (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet 80% Stranded John Wesley (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Florentine Dagger Cesare (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet 36% The Case of the Curious Bride Carl (Character) - 1935
No Score Yet 38% Fog Over Frisco Tony Sterling (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet 43% Sweet Adeline Sid Barnett (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet As the Earth Turns Stan (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet Charlie Chan's Courage ... Bob Crawford (Character) - 1934
No Score Yet No Score Yet Merry Wives of Reno Frank (Character) - 1934

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Police Story Dr. Chambers (Character) 1973
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alias Smith and Jones Unknown (Guest Star) 1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lassie Forest Service Official (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Felony Squad Martin Anderson (Guest Star) 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1967
No Score Yet 100% The Wild, Wild West Unknown (Guest Star) 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Tammy John Brent (Character) 1965-1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet 77 Sunset Strip Frank Baker (Guest Star) 1960 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ben Casey Frank Dixon (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Thriller Unknown (Character) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Laramie Morgan Bennett (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Law and Mr. Jones Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Deputy Unknown (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Luke Grant (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Men Into Space Colonel Jim Benson (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rebel Unknown (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bat Masterson Roger Purcell (Guest Star) 1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet The United States Steel Hour Robert (Character) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Lights Out Unknown (Character) 1951