Ward Wood
Ward Wood (April 8, 1924 – November 3, 2001), was an American actor and television writer. Wood was probably best known for his recurring role as police Lt. Art Malcolm in the TV series Mannix from 1968 to 1975.[1]
Ward Wood | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Ward Wood April 8, 1924 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 3, 2001 (aged 77) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1943–1982 |
Born in Los Angeles, California, he broke into acting in 1943, but very quickly took a hiatus to enlist as a Marine in World War II to avenge the death of his brother Charles, who was also an actor and also a Marine, after Charles was killed in action in the Pacific.[2] After the war, Ward Wood returned to acting in 1947, and was active until the early 1980s. He was married to Peggy Jolene Mosley and Lynn Sherman.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Air Force | Radio Operator | |
| 1943 | We've Never Been Licked | Student | Uncredited |
| 1943 | Adventures of the Flying Cadets | Cadet Scrapper McKay | |
| 1947 | Ramrod | Link Thomas | |
| 1948 | Whispering Smith | Leroy Barton | |
| 1948 | The Far Frontier | Border Patrol Officer | Uncredited |
| 1948 | Wake of the Red Witch | Young Sailor | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Battleground | Replacement | Uncredited |
| 1949 | Samson and Delilah | Uncredited | |
| 1950 | Kill the Umpire | Interne | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Union Station | Patrolman | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Redwood Forest Trail | Henchman Matt Mason | |
| 1951 | Go for Broke! | First Gunner | Uncredited |
| 1951 | Ten Tall Men | Armed Riff | Uncredited |
| 1952 | The Bushwackers | Second Henchman | |
| 1952 | Bugles in the Afternoon | Cowpoke | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Carbine Williams | Prisoner | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Fearless Fagan | MP at Gate | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Above and Beyond | Talkative Sergeant | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Riot in Cell Block 11 | Bacon | Uncredited |
| 1954 | Return from the Sea | Clarke | |
| 1955 | Shotgun | Ed | |
| 1956 | The Proud and Profane | Sgt. Chester Peckinpaugh | Uncredited |
| 1956 | The Best Things in Life Are Free | Henchman | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Jeanne Eagels | Police Sergeant | Uncredited |
| 1965 | The Money Trap | Man in Bar | Uncredited |
| 1972 | The Loners | Sheriff | |
| 1975 | Posse from Heaven | Gabriel | Also writer and producer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | The Cisco Kid | Henchman Terry | 2 episodes |
| 1951–1952 | Space Patrol | Harris / Phelps / Farlon | 3 episodes |
| 1954 | General Electric Theater | Second Explorer | Episode: "High Green Wall" |
| 1954 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Barney | Episode: "Girl in Distress" |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | Ted | Episode: "Fish Widow" |
| 1956 | My Friend Flicka | Buck Minifree | Episode: "The Medicine Man" |
| 1956 | Highway Patrol | Second Kidnapper | Episode: "Kidnap Copter" |
| 1956 | Broken Arrow | Chuck | Episode: "Passage Deferred" |
| 1957 | The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Otonah | Episode: "The Warrior's Promise" |
| 1957 | Official Detective | Reynolds | Episode: "The Deserted House" |
| 1957 | Tales of the Texas Rangers | Rackim | Episode: "The Kid from Amarillo" |
| 1957 | Telephone Time | Episode: "Sam Houston's Decision" | |
| 1957–1958 | The Silent Service | Green / Quartermaster 3rd Class Russo / Lt. Ted Swain | 3 episodes |
| 1957–1968 | Gunsmoke | Bates / Parker | 2 episodes |
| 1958 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Police Sgt. McBaine | Episode: "Fatal Figures" |
| 1958 | Steve Canyon | Brad Bradshaw | Episode: "Operation Zero Launch" |
| 1958 | Union Pacific | Wyler | Episode: "The Challenger" |
| 1958–1959 | Tales of Wells Fargo | Bob Caine / Nate, Outlaw | 2 episodes |
| 1958–1959 | M Squad | Detective Gus Simmons / Police Sgt. Petrie | 2 episodes |
| 1959 | Mackenzie's Raiders | Chief Red Wing | Episode: "Long Ride Home" |
| 1959 | Have Gun – Will Travel | Tom Bland / Hank Slade | 2 episodes |
| 1959 | The Joseph Cotten Show | Second Explorer | Episode: "High Green Wall" |
| 1959 | Tightrope! | Collector | Episode: "The Casino" |
| 1963 | Ripcord | Commander Condon | Episode: "Semper Paratus Any Time" |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial | Spike Keeler | Episode: "The Witnesses" |
| 1964 | The Great Adventure | Edwin Coppock | Episode: "The Night Raiders" |
| 1964 | The Twilight Zone | Man | Episode: "I Am the Night—Color Me Black" |
| 1964–1965 | Ben Casey | Dooley / Man / Dr. Taylor | 3 episodes |
| 1966 | Preview Tonight | Chief Alex Jacobs | Episode: "Pursue and Destroy" |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | Father Mason | Episode: "A Walk to Oblivion" |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour | Captain Bolger | Episode: "The Enemy" |
| 1968 | Get Smart | Busby | Episode: "Closely Watched Planes" |
| 1968–1975 | Mannix | Lt. Art Malcolm / Lt. Kramer / Lt. Collins | 75 episodes |
| 1972 | Cannon | Grady | Episode: "Blood on the Vine" |
| 1976 | The Blue Knight | Officer Walker | Episode: "A Slower Beat" |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Cooley | Episode: "Consenting Adults" |
| 1977 | The Streets of San Francisco | Gordon Dillworth | Episode: "Interlude" |
| 1977 | Kojak | Bob Lawrence | Episode: "Letters of Death" |
| 1982 | Dangerous Company | Doctor | Television film |
References
- Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company. pp. 653–54. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
- Death In Pacific Came -- Not to Actor, But to Brother, retrieved June 21, 2014
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