Fred Wood (actor)

Fred Wood (born 26 October 1922, Rotherhithe, London), died January 2003 ) 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 late 1940s until 2001 and television since the 1950s.

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) ''. ''

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) (final film role)