George Wood (December 31, 1919 – July 24, 2000) was an
American film
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and
television actor
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, usually billed as G. Wood.
Wood was born in
Forrest City, Arkansas
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. He was one of four actors to appear in both the
1970 film ''
M*A*S*H
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'' and the
television series
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''
M*A*S*H
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The ...
'' (the other three being
Timothy Brown,
Corey Fischer
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Early life and education
Fischer was born in Los Angeles, California. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in French and Theatre Arts from UCLA.
Career
In the mid-1 ...
and
Gary Burghoff
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). In both the film and the television series, Wood played General Hammond.
The character was dropped after the show's first season. He also played the psychiatrist in the film ''
Harold and Maude
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''.
Wood died of congestive heart failure in
Macon, Georgia
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, at the age of 80.
Filmography
References
External links
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1919 births
2000 deaths
American male film actors
American male television actors
People from Forrest City, Arkansas
Male actors from Arkansas
20th-century American male actors
Deaths from congestive heart failure
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