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Harry Woods

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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Born
May 4, 1889
Died
December 28, 1968 (aged 79)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 183 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

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.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

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

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

21 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 19 of 21 analyzed roles.

Shadow
19 of 21
Trickster
1 of 21
Shapeshifter
1 of 21
Show the 21 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
18
Tense
16
Hopeful
14
Joyful
6
Warm
5
Other
16

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • 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).

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)

    as Carl

  • The Sheepman(1958)

    as Rancher (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • Tombstone Territory(1957)

    Show as Dr. Cunningham

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Savage Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Borno the Banished

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

    as Deputy Lud (uncredited)

  • Lone Star(1952)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Rancho Notorious(1952)

    as Marshal McDonald (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • The Living Bible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as King Herod

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

    as Burt Conroy

  • Short Grass(1950)

    as Sam Dreen

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Backfire(1950)

    as Dick Manning - Man from Detroit (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon(1949)

    as Karl Rynders (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Masked Raiders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Marshal Barlow

  • The Fountainhead(1949)

    as Quarry Superintendent (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Colorado Territory(1949)

    as Pluthner

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Hellfire(1949)

    as Lew Stoner

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Indian Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Carter

  • A Southern Yankee(1948)

    as Dentist (uncredited)

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

    as Lang

  • Silver River(1948)

    as Riverboat Poker Player (uncredited)

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

    as Arnold posing as Powell

  • Tycoon(1947)

    as Holden

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

    as Ship's Purser

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

    as Jay Olmstead

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

    as Ben Jackson

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

    as Trimble Carson

  • Code of the West(1947)

    as Nate Hatfield

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

    as Larkin

  • My Darling Clementine(1946)

    as Luke (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Sunset Pass(1946)

    as Cinnabar

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • South of Monterey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Bennet

  • West of the Pecos(1945)

    as Brad Sawtelle

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
  • Flame of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Wisdon (as Harry Lewis Woods)

  • Wanderer of the Wasteland(1945)

    as Guerd Eliott

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Nevada(1944)

    as Joe Powell

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Tall in the Saddle(1944)

    as George Clews

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Silver City Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Judge Ballard

  • Call of the Rockies(1944)

    as J. B. Murdock

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

    as Lon Curtiss

  • Westward Bound(1944)

    as Roger Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves(1943)

    as Mongol Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Gun to Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Land Commissioner Harkness

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

    as Ben Crowley

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

    as Big Bill Hadley

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

    as Dave Strickland

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

    as Blackie Dawson

  • The Ghost Rider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Lash Edwards

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon(1942)

    as Kurt (uncredited)

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

    as Jim Corkle

  • West of the Law(1942)

    as Jim Rand

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

    as Sergeant Idaho

  • Riders of the West(1942)

    as Duke Mason

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

    as Ranch Owner to Hang Baggot

  • The Spoilers(1942)

    as Disgruntled Miner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Down Texas Way(1942)

    as Bert Logan

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Romance on the Range(1942)

    as Cabin Henchman Steve

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Reap the Wild Wind(1942)

    as Mace

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Today I Hang(1942)

    as Henry Courtney

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Last of the Duanes(1941)

    as Sheriff Red Morgan

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Sheriff of Tombstone(1941)

    as Shotgun Cassidy

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • The Lady from Cheyenne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    as Assessor Mitch Harrigan

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

    as Elmer Shillingford

  • The Long Voyage Home(1940)

    as Amindra First Mate

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

    as Al Reeves

  • The Ranger and the Lady(1940)

    as Kincaid

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

    as Black Mike Rafferty

  • Winners of the West(1940)

    as King Carter

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Dark Command(1940)

    as Man in Fight with Seton

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Bullet Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Cass Barton

  • The House of the Seven Gables(1940)

    as Mr. Wainwright

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Isle Of Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    as Capt. Lawson

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

    as Sheriff Jeff Salters

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

    as Mack Gorman

  • Days of Jesse James(1939)

    as Captain Worthington

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

    as Curly Bill's Henchman

  • Beau Geste(1939)

    as Renoir

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Man in the Iron Mask(1939)

    as First Officer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • In Old Caliente(1939)

    as Curly Calkins

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Union Pacific(1939)

    as Al Brett

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Blue Montana Skies(1939)

    as Jim Hendricks

    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)

    as Harper

  • Come on, Rangers!(1938)

    as Morgan Burke

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • In Early Arizona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Bull

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

    as Stoddard

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

    as Baker

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

    as Craven

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

    as Moose Ringo

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

    as Cop (Uncredited)

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

    as Thad Dalton

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

    as J. P. M'Tigue

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

    as Capt. Holden

  • Wells Fargo(1937)

    as Timekeeper

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

    as Al Wilkins, aka Jed Newman

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

    as First Marine Sergeant

  • Range Defenders(1937)

    as John Harve

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • The Last Train from Madrid(1937)

    as Government Man (uncredited)

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

    as Bert (uncredited)

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

    as Barlowe

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

    as Tascosa

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

    as Grant, the Head Lyncher

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

    as 'Ruffhouse' Kelly

  • The Plainsman(1936)

    as Quartermaster Sergeant

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

    as Vance Rand

  • The Phantom Rider(1936)

    as Harvey Delaney

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Ticket to Paradise(1936)

    as John Dawson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Human Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    as Ira Conklin

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

    as Bull Lamton

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

    as Hank Bewley

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

    as Pete

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

    as Charles K. Plummer

  • Rose of the Rancho(1936)

    as Bull Bangle

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

    as 'Honest' John Motley

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

    as Big Bart Grimwald

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

    as Barr Munro

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

    as Donovan (uncredited)

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

    as Mack - Red Wing's Owner (uncredited)

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

    as Crawford

  • Call of the Wild(1935)

    as Soapy Smith (uncredited)

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

    as Big Bill

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

    as Borno

  • When a Man's a Man(1935)

    as Nick Gambert

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Rustlers of Red Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    as Rocky

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

    as Romeo (Uncredited)

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

    as Kramer

  • The St. Louis Kid(1934)

    as Louie Munn

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Belle of the Nineties(1934)

    as Slade

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • The Circus Clown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Ajax

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

    as State Trooper

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

    as Detective

  • Journal of a Crime(1934)

    as Detective with Inspector (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Devil Tiger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    as Ramsey Doyle

  • Ten Baby Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Actor

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

    as Al Rossi

  • Hoopla(1933)

    as Side Show Troublemaker

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

    as Sam (uncredited)

  • Haunted Gold(1932)

    as Joe Ryan

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
  • I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)

    as Prison Guard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Hot Spot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    as Husband

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

    as Kloskey

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

    as Gang Leader (uncredited)

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

    as Kells

  • Law and Order(1932)

    as Walt Northrup

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

    as Vandall

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

    as Yolando's Henchman

  • Monkey Business(1931)

    as Alky Briggs

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

    as Clyde Winslow

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

    as Matt Taylor

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

    as Kurt Raymer, aka The Laramie Kid

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

    as Murdock

  • Pardon My Gun(1930)

    as Cooper

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

    as Ed Farrell

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

    Actor

  • China Bound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Officer

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

    as Williams

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

    as Bull Driscoll

  • 'Neath Western Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1929)

    as Jim Canfield

  • Tyrant of Red Gulch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    as Ivan Petrovitch

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

    as Egil (as Harry Lewis Woods)

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

    as Honest John

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

    as Monsieur Le Busard

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

    as The Raven

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

    as Bob Ford

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

    as Bart Haywood

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

    as Stanton

  • Splitting the Breeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1927)

    as Dave Matlock

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

    as The Black Rider / Don Alvarado

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

    Actor

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

    as Scar Stevens

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

    as Cavender

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

    as Norman Blood

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

    as Ben Taylor

  • The Bandit's Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Matt Hartigan

  • A Cafe in Cairo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1924)

    as Kali

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

    as Buck Simpson

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

    as Brute Lacy

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

    as Bob Hunter

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

    as Tom Boyd

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

    as A Knight

  • Star of Bethlehem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1912)

    as Pharisee Scribe

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

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting182 of 182: 182 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score58th

By decade

1910s1 · acting1920s27 · acting1930s80 · acting1940s64 · acting1950s10 · acting

Billing

usually 20th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
3141

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.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

11thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 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.

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