
Harry Woods
Actor · Died December 28, 1968, aged 79 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Harry Woods was born on May 5, 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, as Harry Lewis Woods. He was an actor, known for Monkey Business (1931), Road to Rio (1947) and Days of Jesse James (1939). He was married to Helen P. He died on December 28, 1968 in Los Angeles, California. One of Hollywood's all-time meanest villains - Although his imposing size, perpetual scowl, snarling voice and all-around evil demeanor made him one of the meanest of screen villains, before he became an actor Woods made a living selling ladies' hats.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 4, 1889
- December 28, 1968 (aged 79)
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Actor
- 67 on MovieCove · 183 credits in all
What are Harry Woods' films like?
Across their 30 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 29
Light 23 · Serious 5 · Dark 1
Grounded 23 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 15 · Charged 13 · Intense 1
Steady 24 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 15 · Funny 3
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 19 · Relentless 2
Casual 27 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 27 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 29 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 19 of 21 analyzed roles.
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- Shadowas Cooper in Pardon My Gun (1930)
- Shadowas Briggs in Monkey Business (1931)
- Shadowas Joe Ryan in Haunted Gold (1932)
- Shadowas Walt Northrup in Law and Order (1932)
- Shadowas Nick Gambert in When a Man's a Man (1935)
- Shadowas Harvey Delaney in The Phantom Rider (1936)
- Shadowas John Harvey in Range Defenders (1937)
- Shadowas Morgan Burke in Come on, Rangers! (1938)
- Shadowas Jim Hendricks in Blue Montana Skies (1939)
- Shadowas King Carter in Winners of the West (1940)
- Shadowas Shotgun Cassidy in Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
- Shadowas Bert Logan in Down Texas Way (1942)
- Shadowas Duke Mason in Riders of the West (1942)
- Shadowas Ludlow in West of the Law (1942)
- Shadowas J. B. Murdock in Call of the Rockies (1944)
- Tricksteras Joe Powell in Nevada (1944)
- Shadowas Roger Caldwell in Westward Bound (1944)
- Shadowas Guerd Eliott in Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945)
- Shadowas Brad Sawtelle in West of the Pecos (1945)
- Shadowas Cinnabar in Sunset Pass (1946)
- Shapeshifteras Marshal Nate Hatfield in Code of the West (1947)
Moods and endings
- Happy22
- Bittersweet8
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Harry Woods' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (22).
- Tombstone Territory (1957) · actor · free
- The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) · actor · free
- The Phantom Rider (1936) · actor · free
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) · actor · free
- When a Man's a Man (1935) · actor · free
- West of the Law (1942) · actor · free
- Blue Montana Skies (1939) · actor · free
- Romance on the Range (1942) · actor · free
- Down Texas Way (1942) · actor · free
- Nevada (1944) · actor · free
- Winners of the West (1940) · actor · free
- Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945) · actor · free
- +10 more
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) · actor
- Blue Montana Skies (1939) · actor
- Nevada (1944) · actor
- Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945) · actor
- Come on, Rangers! (1938) · actor
- Code of the West (1947) · actor
- Ticket to Paradise (1936) · actor
- Sheriff of Tombstone (1941) · actor
- Days of Jesse James (1939) · actor
- Range Defenders (1937) · actor
- Sunset Pass (1946) · actor
- Today I Hang (1942) · actor
- Call of the Rockies (1944) · actor
- Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1942) · actor
- When a Man's a Man (1935) · actor
- West of the Law (1942) · actor
- Romance on the Range (1942) · actor
- Down Texas Way (1942) · actor
- The Ranger and the Lady (1940) · actor
- In Old Caliente (1939) · actor
- Days of Jesse James (1939) · actor
- Range Defenders (1937) · actor
- Today I Hang (1942) · actor
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Subscription and free streaming for Harry Woods' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
183 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page.

New Orleans After Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

The Sheepman(1958)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Tombstone Territory(1957)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Savage Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

Hell's Outpost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

Lone Star(1952)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Rancho Notorious(1952)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
The Living Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

Law of the Badlands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

Short Grass(1950)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Backfire(1950)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon(1949)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Masked Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

The Fountainhead(1949)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Colorado Territory(1949)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Hellfire(1949)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
South of St. Louis(1949)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Indian Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

A Southern Yankee(1948)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The Gallant Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Silver River(1948)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Western Heritage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

Tycoon(1947)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Road to Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Wild Horse Mesa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Wyoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Thunder Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

Code of the West(1947)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Trail Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

My Darling Clementine(1946)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Sunset Pass(1946)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
South of Monterey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

West of the Pecos(1945)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Flame of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Nevada(1944)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Tall in the Saddle(1944)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Silver City Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Call of the Rockies(1944)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Marshal of Gunsmoke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Westward Bound(1944)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Gun to Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

Outlaws of Stampede Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Beyond the Last Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Bordertown Gun Fighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

Cheyenne Roundup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

The Ghost Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Dawn on the Great Divide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

West of the Law(1942)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Deep in the Heart of Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

Riders of the West(1942)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Jackass Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

The Spoilers(1942)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Down Texas Way(1942)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Romance on the Range(1942)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Reap the Wild Wind(1942)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Wild Bill Hickok Rides(1942)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Today I Hang(1942)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Last of the Duanes(1941)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sheriff of Tombstone(1941)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
The Lady from Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

Meet the Missus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

The Long Voyage Home(1940)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Triple Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

The Ranger and the Lady(1940)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
South of Pago Pago (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Winners of the West(1940)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Dark Command(1940)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Bullet Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Isle Of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Boss of Bullion City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

West of Carson City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

Days of Jesse James(1939)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Frontier Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

Beau Geste(1939)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
The Man in the Iron Mask(1939)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
In Old Caliente(1939)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Union Pacific(1939)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Blue Montana Skies(1939)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Strange Case of Dr. Meade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Come on, Rangers!(1938)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
In Early Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Crime Takes a Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Men with Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Panamint's Bad Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Stagecoach Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Joy of Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Rolling Caravans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Hawaiian Buckaroo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

The Spy Ring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

Wells Fargo(1937)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Courage of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

The Singing Marine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Range Defenders(1937)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Border Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Reckless Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Land Beyond the Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Outcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

Conflict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

The Plainsman(1936)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
The Unknown Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

The Phantom Rider(1936)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Ticket to Paradise(1936)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Human Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Heroes of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Silly Billies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Robin Hood of El Dorado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

The Lawless Nineties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

Rose of the Rancho(1936)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Heir to Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Lawless Riders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Gallant Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Ship Cafe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Stormy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Adventures of Rex and Rinty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Call of the Wild(1935)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Let 'em Have It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

The Call of the Savage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

When a Man's a Man(1935)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Rustlers of Red Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

Caravan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The President Vanishes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The St. Louis Kid(1934)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
Belle of the Nineties(1934)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
The Circus Clown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

The Scarlet Empress(1934)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
I Believed in You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

School for Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Journal of a Crime(1934)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Devil Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)
Ten Baby Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

Shadows of Sing Sing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Hoopla(1933)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
The World Changes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

Haunted Gold(1932)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all filmsHot Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Radio Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Night World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Texas Gun Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

Law and Order(1932)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
The Range Feud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Palmy Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Monkey Business(1931)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
In Old Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

The Texas Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

West of Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

Men Without Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Pardon My Gun(1930)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Lone Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

Faro Nell or, In Old Californy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
China Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

The Desert Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

Gun Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

'Neath Western Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)
Tyrant of Red Gulch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Viking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

The Sunset Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

Red Riders of Canada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

When the Law Rides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

Jesse James (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

Tom's Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

Silver Comes Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

Splitting the Breeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)
Cyclone of the Range (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

Hello Lafayette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

A Regular Scout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

30 Below Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

A Trip to Chinatown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

A Man Four-Square (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

The Bandit's Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)
A Cafe in Cairo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

Ten Scars Make a Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

Dynamite Dan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

Wolves of the North (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

The Fast Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1923)

Star of Bethlehem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)
Career shape
Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 182 titles from 1912 to 1958.
Film career
- 1931Screen debut· Monkey Business
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.
How do Harry Woods' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 66; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up16
- 50th to 74th28
- 25th to 49th16
- Below 25th7
Shape of the crowd
34 of their 67 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved5
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser34
- Broadly Agreed9
- Mixed17
Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Harry Woods work with?
People who share at least 2 of Harry Woods' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joseph Kane shares the most, 6.
Directors
- Joseph KaneShared titles: Romance on the Range (1942), Sheriff of Tombstone (1941), The Ranger and the Lady (1940), Days of Jesse James (1939), In Old Caliente (1939), Come on, Rangers! (1938)See all 6 shared titles with Joseph Kane

- Edward KillyShared titles: Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945), West of the Pecos (1945), Nevada (1944)See all 3 shared titles with Edward Killy
- Howard BrethertonShared titles: Down Texas Way (1942), Riders of the West (1942), West of the Law (1942)See all 3 shared titles with Howard Bretherton

- Lesley SelanderShared titles: Short Grass (1950), Call of the Rockies (1944)See all 2 shared titles with Lesley Selander

Writers
- Norman HoustonShared titles: Code of the West (1947), Sunset Pass (1946), Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945), West of the Pecos (1945), Nevada (1944), In Old Caliente (1939)See all 6 shared titles with Norman Houston
- Zane GreyShared titles: Code of the West (1947), Sunset Pass (1946), Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945), West of the Pecos (1945), Nevada (1944)See all 5 shared titles with Zane Grey

- Adele BuffingtonShared titles: Down Texas Way (1942), Riders of the West (1942), West of the Law (1942), Haunted Gold (1932)See all 4 shared titles with Adele Buffington
- Gerald GeraghtyShared titles: The Ranger and the Lady (1940), Blue Montana Skies (1939), In Old Caliente (1939), Come on, Rangers! (1938)See all 4 shared titles with Gerald Geraghty
Actors
- Roy RogersShared titles: Romance on the Range (1942), Sheriff of Tombstone (1941), The Ranger and the Lady (1940), Days of Jesse James (1939), In Old Caliente (1939), Come on, Rangers! (1938)See all 6 shared titles with Roy Rogers

- George 'Gabby' HayesShared titles: Romance on the Range (1942), Sheriff of Tombstone (1941), The Ranger and the Lady (1940), Days of Jesse James (1939), In Old Caliente (1939)See all 5 shared titles with George 'Gabby' Hayes

- Raymond HattonShared titles: Down Texas Way (1942), Riders of the West (1942), West of the Law (1942), Come on, Rangers! (1938), Law and Order (1932)See all 5 shared titles with Raymond Hatton

- Buck JonesShared titles: Down Texas Way (1942), Riders of the West (1942), West of the Law (1942), The Phantom Rider (1936)See all 4 shared titles with Buck Jones

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Paul SawtellShared titles: Code of the West (1947), Sunset Pass (1946), Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945), West of the Pecos (1945), Nevada (1944)See all 5 shared titles with Paul Sawtell
- Harry NeumannShared titles: Short Grass (1950), Down Texas Way (1942), Riders of the West (1942), West of the Law (1942)See all 4 shared titles with Harry Neumann
- Harry J. WildShared titles: Tycoon (1947), Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945), West of the Pecos (1945), Nevada (1944)See all 4 shared titles with Harry J. Wild
- Lester OrlebeckShared titles: Romance on the Range (1942), The Ranger and the Lady (1940), Blue Montana Skies (1939), Range Defenders (1937)See all 4 shared titles with Lester Orlebeck
Producers
- Herman SchlomShared titles: Code of the West (1947), Sunset Pass (1946), Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945), West of the Pecos (1945), Nevada (1944)See all 5 shared titles with Herman Schlom
- Sid RogellShared titles: Sunset Pass (1946), Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945), West of the Pecos (1945), Nevada (1944), Haunted Gold (1932)See all 5 shared titles with Sid Rogell
- Scott R. DunlapShared titles: Short Grass (1950), Down Texas Way (1942), Riders of the West (1942), West of the Law (1942)See all 4 shared titles with Scott R. Dunlap

- Henry MacRaeShared titles: Winners of the West (1940), The Phantom Rider (1936)See all 2 shared titles with Henry MacRae





