G. Wood

G. Wood
Born(1919-12-31)December 31, 1919
Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedJuly 24, 2000(2000-07-24) (aged 80)
Macon, Georgia, U.S.
OccupationActor

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

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]

  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.