caption death_date death_place birth_place birth_date yearsactive birthname image article_title name occupation
wood fox '' in the 1951 film , '' the desert 23 october 2004 culver city , california , united states huron , north dakota , united states 11 february 1915 1946 -- 1962 charles woodrow tolkien wilsonwood1951.jpg wilson wood -lrb- actor -rrb-
 wilson wood actor
wilson wood -lrb- actor -rrb-

wilson wood was an american character actor during the middle of the twentieth century .
born in huron , north dakota on february 11 , 1915 , he made his film debut with a small role in 1946 's `` two sisters from boston '' , directed by henry koster .
during his 17-year career he would appear in over 100 films , usually in smaller roles .
in 1952 he would star in a serial for republic pictures .
the 12 part series was titled , `` zombies of the stratosphere '' , which would be edited down and released in 1958 as a feature film , called `` satan 's satellites '' .
his final appearance would be in the 1962 film , `` jumbo '' , starring doris day , stephen boyd and jimmy durante , in which wood had a featured role .
wood died on october 23 , 2004 in culver city , california .
