---
name: "Edward Woods"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/edward-woods"
fi1m_id: "edward-woods"
imdb_id: "nm0940589"
tmdb_id: 82316
wikidata_id: "Q3048726"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 July 1903"
died: "8 October 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T00:47:52.059322+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Edward Woods

## Identity

Edward Woods

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/edward-woods
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** edward-woods
- **IMDb ID:** nm0940589
- **TMDB ID:** 82316
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3048726
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Woods, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3048726, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940589/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82316

Actor. Born 5 July 1903 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 8 October 1989.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 July 1903, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 8 October 1989
- **Also known as:** Эдвард Вудс
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Woods, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3048726, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940589/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82316

## Biography

Edward Woods (5 July 1903 – 8 October 1989) was an American actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, he graduated from the University of Southern California and began his career on stage, appearing in Broadway productions and at the Salt Lake Theatre.

He is known for his role as Matt Doyle opposite James Cagney in *The Public Enemy* (1931). His other film credits include *Dinner at Eight* (1933) as Eddie, *Hot Saturday* (1932) and *Marriage on Approval* (1933). Woods worked with actors including Cary Grant, Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, John Barrymore and Clark Gable. He later moved into producing, directing and theatrical management.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Public Enemy* (1931), Fi1m 83, as Matt Doyle — [page](https://film.one/film/the-public-enemy.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tarzan the Fearless* (1964), as Bob Hall
- *Shadows Over Shanghai* (1938), as Peter Roma
- *Navy Blues* (1937), as Julian Everett
- *Dinner at Eight* (1933), as Eddie
- *Tarzan the Fearless* (1933), as Bob Hall
- *Bondage* (1933), as Earl Crawford
- *Reckless Decision* (1933), as Billy McGee
- *Hot Saturday* (1932), as Conny Billop
- *They Never Come Back* (1932), as Ralph Landon
- *Local Boy Makes Good* (1931), as Spike Hoyt
- *The Public Enemy* (1931), as Matt Doyle — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-public-enemy.md)
- *Mothers Cry* (1930), as Daniel 'Danny' Williams

## Gallery

- ![Promotional photograph of James Cagney and Edward Woods in the film The Public Enemy (1937)](https://film.one/media/person/3852687/gallery-f8962f2f9778.jpg) Promotional photograph of James Cagney and Edward Woods in the film The Public Enemy (1937) — Warner Bros., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Public-Enemy-Cagney-Woods.jpg/1280px-Public-Enemy-Cagney-Woods.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jean Harlow, Edward Woods and James Cagney in the American all-talking pre-Code gangster film The Public Enemy (1931).](https://film.one/media/person/3852687/gallery-a3a6eb32e88d.jpg) Jean Harlow, Edward Woods and James Cagney in the American all-talking pre-Code gangster film The Public Enemy (1931). — Unknown authorUnknown author, distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Jean_Harlow%2C_Edward_Woods_and_James_Cagney_The_Public_Enemy.jpg/1280px-Jean_Harlow%2C_Edward_Woods_and_James_Cagney_The_Public_Enemy.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Edward Woods](https://film.one/media/person/3852687/gallery-f9e6fdcab0a0.jpg) Edward Woods — Ralph Staub (director of Navy Blues), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Edward_Woods_in_Navy_Blues.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Edward Woods](https://film.one/media/person/3852687/gallery-21a923c1ae7b.jpg) Edward Woods — Image via TMDB

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