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John Wood(1909-1965)

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John Wood in The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
John Wood was born on 11 November 1909 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Over She Goes (1937), The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) and Hold My Hand (1938). He died on 1 March 1965 in Australia.
BornNovember 11, 1909
DiedMarch 1, 1965(55)
BornNovember 11, 1909
DiedMarch 1, 1965(55)
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Known for

Over She Goes (1937)
Over She Goes
7.1
  • Lord Harry Drewsden
  • 1937
The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
The Last Days of Pompeii
6.4
  • Flavius - As a Man
  • 1935
Hold My Hand (1938)
Hold My Hand
6.8
  • Bob Crane
  • 1938
Diana Churchill, Phillips Holmes, and Otto Kruger in Housemaster (1938)
Housemaster
6.9
  • Flossie Nightingale
  • 1938

Credits

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Actor

  • Stolen Face (1952)
    Stolen Face
    6.1
    • Dr. John 'Jack' Wilson
    • 1952
  • Mad Men of Europe (1940)
    Mad Men of Europe
    6.1
    • Jimmy
    • 1940
  • Otto Kruger and Mary Maguire in False Rapture (1939)
    False Rapture
    5.9
    • Karlo Karpoff
    • 1939
  • Charley's Aunt
    TV Movie
    • Lord Fancourt Babberley
    • 1938
  • Judy Kelly and Geoffrey Toone in North Sea Patrol (1938)
    North Sea Patrol
    5.7
    • Sub. Lieut Wing Eden
    • 1938
  • Hold My Hand (1938)
    Hold My Hand
    6.8
    • Bob Crane
    • 1938
  • Oh Boy! (1938)
    Oh Boy!
    5.8
    • Man
    • 1938
  • Diana Churchill, Phillips Holmes, and Otto Kruger in Housemaster (1938)
    Housemaster
    6.9
    • Flossie Nightingale
    • 1938
  • Over She Goes (1937)
    Over She Goes
    7.1
    • Lord Harry Drewsden
    • 1937
  • To Catch a Thief
    7.0
    • Bill Lowther
    • 1936
  • The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
    The Last Days of Pompeii
    6.4
    • Flavius - As a Man
    • 1935
  • The Case of Gabriel Perry (1935)
    The Case of Gabriel Perry
    4.5
    • Godfrey Perry
    • 1935
  • Full Circle
    • Tony Warren
    • 1935
  • The Girl in the Crowd (1934)
    The Girl in the Crowd
    5.2
    • Harry
    • 1934
  • Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, and Hal Roach in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
    March of the Wooden Soldiers
    7.1
    • Townsman (uncredited)
    • 1934

Soundtrack

  • Angus (1995)
    Angus
    6.7
    • producer: "If I Didn't Love You"
    • 1995
  • Hold My Hand (1938)
    Hold My Hand
    6.8
    • performer: "Hold My Hand", "Spring Time", "As Long As I Can Look At You"
    • 1938
  • Over She Goes (1937)
    Over She Goes
    7.1
    • performer: "A County Wedding", "I Breathe On Windows", "To Fame We'll Ride, Side By Side", "Over She Goes"
    • 1937

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • November 11, 1909
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Died
    • March 1, 1965
    • Australia

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He served as a signalman in the Second World War, was captured by the Japanese, and spent years in Changi prisoner-of-war camp, where he was one of the leaders of the entertainments section. Russell Braddon said he was "the greatest source of stage anecdotes and comic songs that Changi knew".

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