George Wood (December 31, 1919 – July 24, 2000)[1] was an American film and television actor, usually billed as G. Wood.

G. Wood
Born(1919-12-31)December 31, 1919
DiedJuly 24, 2000(2000-07-24) (aged 80)
OccupationActor

Wood was born in Forrest City, Arkansas. He was one of four actors to appear in both the 1970 film M*A*S*H and the television series M*A*S*H (the other three being Timothy Brown, Corey Fischer and Gary Burghoff). In both the film and the television series, Wood played General Hammond.[2] The character was dropped after the show's first season. He also played the psychiatrist in the film Harold and Maude.[2]

Wood died of congestive heart failure in Macon, Georgia, at the age of 80.[3][4]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1970 MASH Brig. Gen. Hammond
1970 Brewster McCloud Det. Capt. Crandall
1971 Harold and Maude Psychiatrist
1974 Bank Shot Andrew Constable
1984 Tightrope Conventioneer

References

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  1. ^ Lentz, Harris (June 2001). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2000. McFarland. pp. 238–239. ISBN 9780786410248 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "G. Wood; Character Actor and Composer". Los Angeles Times. July 28, 2000. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  3. ^ Wolf, Jonathan (August 7, 2000). "G. (George) Wood". Variety. p. 39. Retrieved July 24, 2021 – via Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Jones, Kenneth (August 10, 2000). "Actor and Songwriter G. (George) Wood is Dead at 80". Playbill. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
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