Ernest Wood

Bio: Veteran musical comedy performer (Hip, Hip, Hooray of 1907) Ernest Wood could play almost anything onscreen and did, from his debut in 1923 until his sudden death of a heart attack in 1942. He had earlier specialized in female impersonations, a talent rarely called for onscreen, but he became equally adept at playing both cops and robbers, in addition to reporters,… More Bio: Veteran musical comedy performer (Hip, Hip, Hooray of 1907) Ernest Wood could play almost anything onscreen and did, from his debut in 1923 until his sudden death of a heart attack in 1942. He had earlier specialized in female impersonations, a talent rarely called for onscreen, but he became equally adept at playing both cops and robbers, in addition to reporters, clerks, attorneys, and secretaries. Standing five-foot-ten and weighing 150 pounds, the dark-haired comic actor was married to actress Grace Kennicott. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi