Fred Wood (actor)
Fred Wood | |
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.png) Wood in The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) | |
| Born | 26 October 1922 Rotherhithe, London, England |
| Died | January 2003 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1942–2001 |
Fred Wood (born 26 October 1922, Rotherhithe, London), died January 2003[1]) was an English actor.
Wood was best known for roles in Star Wars (1977), Elephant Man (1980) and From Russia with Love (1963). Wood has appeared in a large number of American films, due to filming taking place partly or entirely in Britain. As a British-based actor and supporting artist, he worked extensively in British films since the early 1940s until 2001 and television since the 1950s.[2]
He appeared in a wide range of television shows including Dangerman, Gideon's Way, The Professionals, The Baron and Gone to Seed[18/12/92] (1992) . [1]
Selected filmography
- Gaiety George (1946) – Tommy returning home from war (uncredited)
- Piccadilly Incident (1946) – Sailor (uncredited)
- The Root of All Evil (1947) – Celebratory Crowd Member (uncredited)
- Fame Is the Spur (1946) – Welsh Miner (uncredited)
- Master of Bankdam (1947) – Striker in Crowd (Far Left) (uncredited)
- Adam and Evalyn (1949) – Race Spectator – In Crowd (uncredited)
- Beau Brummell (1954) – Audience Member at political rally – far left (uncredited)
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) – Unconscious Seaman (uncredited)
- The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) – Pallbearer (uncredited)
- A Night to Remember (1958) – Drowning Passenger (uncredited)
- The Mouse That Roared (1959) – Bird Seller (uncredited)
- Gorgo (1961) – Circus Guard (uncredited)
- Konga (1961) – Man in Crowd (uncredited)
- The Snake Woman (1961) – Villager (Carrying Victim from the Pub) (uncredited)
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) – Angry Villager (Bottom Left) in Assembled Mob (uncredited)
- On the Fiddle (1961) – R.A.F. Pillot (uncredited)
- What a Whopper (1961) – Observer at loch (uncredited)
- The Prince and the Pauper (1962) – Commoner in Alley (uncredited)
- Village of Daughters (1962) – Villager in Crowd (uncredited)
- A Kind of Loving (1962) – Pub Patron (uncredited)
- Crooks Anonymous (1962) – Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Two and Two Make Six (1962) – Racegoer (uncredited)
- Captain Clegg (1962) – Parishioner (uncredited)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1962) – Stagehand (uncredited)
- I Thank a Fool (1962) – Marquee Observer (uncredited)
- The Day of the Triffids (1962) – Train Passenger (uncredited)
- The Girl on the Boat (1962) – Porter (Boat Arrivals Southampton) (uncredited)
- Band of Thieves (1962) – Prisoner (In opening credits) (uncredited)
- Billy Budd (1962) – Crewman HMS Avenger (uncredited)
- The Dock Brief (1962) – Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- The L-Shaped Room (1962) – Man in Cafe (uncredited)
- I Could Go On Singing (1963) – Man in Theatre Audience (uncredited)
- The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963) – Strip joint patron (uncredited)
- The Mouse on the Moon (1963) – Bird Seller (uncredited)
- Heavens Above! (1963) – Protester (uncredited)
- The List of Adrian Messenger (1963) – Man in Bar (uncredited)
- Tom Jones (1963) – Man on Street Wearing Three-Cornered Hat (uncredited)
- Siege of the Saxons (1963) – Nobleman at Camelot (uncredited)
- The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) – Gravedigger (uncredited)
- From Russia with Love (1963) – Gypsy (uncredited)
- The Man Who Finally Died (1963) – Exhumation Worker (uncredited)
- Father Came Too! (1964) – Man at Auction (uncredited)
- Hide and Seek (1964) – Pedestrian in Converstion (On Right) (uncredited)
- Becket (1964) – Congregation Member (at Bishops Service) (uncredited)
- The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) – Karlstaad Pedestrian (uncredited)
- The Masque of the Red Death (1964) – Prisoner (uncredited)
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) – Pub Patron (Animated Drinker Behind Ringo) (uncredited)
- The Tomb of Ligeia (1964) – Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Operation Crossbow (1965) – Mess Steward (On the Right) (uncredited)
- Joey Boy (1965) – Soldier at Attention (Outside Joey's Bar) (uncredited)
- I've Gotta Horse (1965) – Race Spectator (at Derby) (uncredited)
- The Secret of Blood Island (1965) – POW Wielding Spade (uncredited)
- Three Hats for Lisa (1965) – Workman (in Truck) (uncredited)
- Rotten to the Core (1965) – Railway Worker (uncredited)
- A Study in Terror (1965) – Bearded Beggar (uncredited)
- The Heroes of Telemark (1965) – Saboteur (uncredited)
- Carry On Cowboy (1965) – Townsman (uncredited)
- The Liquidator (1965) – Commuter on Platform (uncredited)
- Up Jumped a Swagman (1965) – Railway Ticket Collector (uncredited)
- Strangler's Web (1965) – Lone Pedestrian (uncredited)
- The Plague of the Zombies (1966) – Lone Villager (on steps) (uncredited)
- Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) – Mourner (uncredited)
- Circus of Fear (1966) – Circus Roadie (Centre) (uncredited)
- Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) – Running Man (uncredited)
- Press for Time (1966) – Beauty Pageant Observer (Unimpressed at Rear) (uncredited)
- A Man for All Seasons (1966) – Man in Court (uncredited)
- Blowup (1966) – Homeless Man (uncredited)
- Mister Ten Per Cent (1967) – Audience Member (uncredited)
- Eye of the Devil (1967) – Church Parishioner (far right) (uncredited)
- Stranger in the House (1967) – Protester Against Execution (uncredited)
- Herostratus (1967) – Patient on Bed (uncredited)
- Theatre of Death (1967) – Audience Member (Far Right) (uncredited)
- A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967) – Peasant (uncredited)
- Robbery (1967) – Hammer's Supporter (uncredited)
- Berserk! (1967) – Circus Audience (uncredited)
- I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967) – Undertaker in Dream Sequence (uncredited)
- The Anniversary (1968) – Construction Worker with Cap (uncredited)
- Charlie Bubbles (1968) – Customers in the Pub (uncredited)
- The Vengeance of She (1968) – Cultist (uncredited)
- Salt and Pepper (1968) – Pedestrian in conversation (uncredited)
- Oliver! (1968) – Onlooker in Crowd (Below Viaduct) (uncredited)
- Till Death Us Do Part (1968) – Neighbour (uncredited)
- Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) – Acolyte (uncredited)
- All Neat in Black Stockings (1969) – Pub Customer (Far Right) (uncredited)
- Battle of Britain (1969) – Rescue Worker (uncredited)
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) – Court Scribe (uncredited)
- One More Time (1970) – Undertaker (uncredited)
- The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) – Pub Patron (Reading Paper)
- Cromwell (1970) – Peasant (in church) (uncredited)
- Cry of the Banshee (1970) – Pall Bearer (uncredited)
- Scrooge (1970) – Human billboard (uncredited)
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970) – Protester (uncredited)
- Lust for a Vampire (1971) – Villager (uncredited)
- The Raging Moon (1971) – Convalescence Home Resident (uncredited)
- A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) – Train Passenger (uncredited)
- Dad's Army (1971) – Townsman (uncredited)
- Quest for Love (1971) – Unhelpful neighbour (uncredited)
- And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) – Beggar (uncredited)
- Twins of Evil (1971) – Puritan (uncredited)
- I, Monster (1971) – Pipe Smoker (with cap) in pub. (uncredited)
- Gumshoe (1971) – Tube Passenger (uncredited)
- Carry on at Your Convenience (1971) – Strike-Breaker (uncredited)
- Steptoe & Son (1972) – Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
- Up the Chastity Belt (1972) – Peasant (uncredited)
- Burke & Hare (1972) – Gent at Market Stall (in Top Hat) (uncredited)
- Tales from the Crypt (1972) – Second Mortician (uncredited)
- Doomwatch (1972) – Villager (uncredited)
- Frenzy (1972) – Pub Patron (uncredited)
- The Ruling Class (1972) – Corpse (uncredited)
- The Pied Piper (1972) – Burger (uncredited)
- The Alf Garnett Saga (1972) – Pub Patron (uncredited)
- Pope Joan (1972) – Villager in Crowd (at outdoor Sermon) (uncredited)
- Demons of the Mind (1972) – Villager Carrying Torch (uncredited)
- The Amazing Mr. Blunden (1972) – Procurer (uncredited)
- The Offence (1973) – Man Accosted at night (uncredited)
- The Creeping Flesh (1973) – Inmate (uncredited)
- O Lucky Man! (1973) – Tramp (uncredited)
- Steptoe and Son Ride Again (1973) – Mourner (uncredited)
- The MacKintosh Man (1973) – Prisoner Working in Laundry (uncredited)
- Love Thy Neighbour (1973) – Unneighbourly Neighbour (uncredited)
- Carry on Girls (1973) – Audience Member (uncredited)
- The Wicker Man (1973) – Parishioner (Singing Hymn in Church) (uncredited)
- Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World (1973) – Observer with Jim Dale (uncredited)
- The Mutations (1974) – Audience Member (at Freak Show). (uncredited)
- Hennessy (1975) – McGinn – IRA terrorist (uncredited)
- The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) – Stage Roadie (uncredited)
- Voyage of the Damned (1976) – Passenger – MS St Louis (uncredited)
- Jabberwocky (1977) – Bandit (uncredited)
- Star Wars (1977) – Cantina Patron (uncredited)
- Breaking Glass (1980) – Window Shopper (uncredited)
- Elephant Man (1980) – Injured Man (uncredited)
- Superman II (1980) – Inmate (Working in prison Laundry) (uncredited)
- The Monster Club (1981) – Angry Villager (uncredited)
- Clash of the Titans (1981) – Slave (of Calibos) (uncredited)
- History of the World, Part I (1981) – Revolutionary Peasant (uncredited)
- Dragonslayer (1981) – Villager (uncredited)
- Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981) – Miner (uncredited)
- Time Bandits (1981) – One of the Poor (uncredited)
- Britannia Hospital (1982) – Hospital Casualty – On Trolley (uncredited)
- Gandhi (1982) – Man in the Crowd (uncredited)
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) – Branded Man in Dungeon Room (uncredited)
- Superman III (1983) – Dole Recipient – Next to Gus Gorman (uncredited)
- Lassiter (1984) – Fight Spectator (uncredited)
- Champions (1984) – Shaun Patient (behind Bob Champion) (uncredited)
- 1984 (1984) – Prol (uncredited)
- Brazil (1985) – Giant Man with Bottle (uncredited)
- Morons from Outer Space (1985) – Naked Protester (uncredited)
- Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) – Ancient Elf (uncredited)
- Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) – Patron (Lower Nile Tavern) (uncredited)
- Car Trouble (1986) – Man Sheltering from Rain (uncredited)
- Withnail and I (1987) – Man In Cafe (uncredited)
- Willow (1988) – Druid (uncredited)
- Batman (1989) – Parade Spectator (uncredited)
- Henry V (1989) – Soldier (Hooded with Staff) (uncredited)
- The Krays (1990) – Fight Spectator (uncredited)
- Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990) – Cleaner in Arcade (uncredited)
- Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) – Running Villager (uncredited)
- The Hour of the Pig (1993) – Torch bearer at Feast (uncredited)
- Judge Dredd (1995) – Rioter (uncredited)
- Feast of July (1995) – Elderly Pedestrian (uncredited)
- The Secret Agent (1996) – Man Jostled in Alley ( by 'The Professor') (uncredited)
- The Fifth Element (1997) – Emissary (uncredited)
- Tom & Thomas (2002) – Passerby on London South Bank (Filmed 2001 final film role)
References
- ^ "Fred Wood Biography". IMDb.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Fred Wood". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-03-09.