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Edward Woods(1903-1989)

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Cary Grant, Nancy Carroll, and Edward Woods at an event for Hot Saturday (1932)
A young hoodlum rises up through the ranks of the Chicago underworld, even as a gangster's accidental death threatens to spark a bloody mob war.
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The Public Enemy (1931)
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Edward Woods was born on 5 July 1903 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Public Enemy (1931), Marriage on Approval (1933) and Hot Saturday (1932). He was married to Gabrielle Margery Morris. He died on 8 October 1989 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
BornJuly 5, 1903
DiedOctober 8, 1989(86)
BornJuly 5, 1903
DiedOctober 8, 1989(86)
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Known for

James Cagney in The Public Enemy (1931)
The Public Enemy
7.5
  • Matt Doyle
  • 1931
Marriage on Approval
  • Billy McGee
  • 1933
Nancy Carroll in Hot Saturday (1932)
Hot Saturday
6.5
  • Connie Billop
  • 1932
John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Billie Burke, Jean Harlow, George Cukor, David O. Selznick, Marie Dressler, Madge Evans, Edna Ferber, Jean Hersholt, Phillips Holmes, George S. Kaufman, Edmund Lowe, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Frances Marion, Karen Morley, Donald Ogden Stewart, and Lee Tracy in Dinner at Eight (1933)
Dinner at Eight
7.5
  • Eddie
  • 1933

Credits

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Actor



  • James Dunn, Robert Barrat, Lynda Grey, and Ralph Morgan in Shadows Over Shanghai (1938)
    Shadows Over Shanghai
    5.6
    • Peter Roma
    • 1938
  • Mary Brian and Dick Purcell in Navy Blues (1937)
    Navy Blues
    6.2
    • Julian Everett
    • 1937
  • Fighting Lady
    • Jimmie Hanford
    • 1935
  • Marriage on Approval
    • Billy McGee
    • 1933
  • John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Billie Burke, Jean Harlow, George Cukor, David O. Selznick, Marie Dressler, Madge Evans, Edna Ferber, Jean Hersholt, Phillips Holmes, George S. Kaufman, Edmund Lowe, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Frances Marion, Karen Morley, Donald Ogden Stewart, and Lee Tracy in Dinner at Eight (1933)
    Dinner at Eight
    7.5
    • Eddie
    • 1933
  • Julie Bishop and Buster Crabbe in Tarzan the Fearless (1933)
    Tarzan the Fearless
    4.8
    • Bob Hall (as Eddie Woods)
    • 1933
  • Isabel Jewell, Dorothy Jordan, Mary Kornman, Dorothy Libaire, Gertrude Messinger, Catherine Navarro, Rafaela Ottiano, and Yolanda Petit in Bondage (1933)
    Bondage
    • Earl Crawford
    • 1933
  • Nancy Carroll in Hot Saturday (1932)
    Hot Saturday
    6.5
    • Connie Billop
    • 1932
  • Dorothy Sebastian and Regis Toomey in They Never Come Back (1932)
    They Never Come Back
    5.0
    • Ralph Landon (as Eddie Woods)
    • 1932
  • Joe E. Brown in Local Boy Makes Good (1931)
    Local Boy Makes Good
    6.1
    • Spike Hoyt
    • 1931
  • James Cagney in The Public Enemy (1931)
    The Public Enemy
    7.5
    • Matt Doyle
    • 1931
  • David Manners and Dorothy Peterson in Mother's Cry (1930)
    Mother's Cry
    5.7
    • Daniel 'Danny' Williams
    • 1930

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Mothers Cry
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Mothers Cry
Mothers Cry
Trailer 2:34
Mothers Cry

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Eddie Woods
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • July 5, 1903
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • October 8, 1989
    • Salt Lake City, Utah, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Gabrielle Margery MorrisDecember 14, 1947 - October 8, 1989 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Woods was originally cast as the lead in The Public Enemy (1931), with James Cagney playing the second lead, but after viewing dailies, director William A. Wellman had the actors switch roles, and Cagney became a star.
  • Trademark
    The actor whose The Public Enemy lead character was played by James Cagney, igniting his career as Edward played Cagney's original role as the sidekick.

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