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Fred Wood (born 26 October 1922 in Rotherhithe, London) is an English actor and supporting artist who has worked extensively in British films since the late 1940s until 2001 and television since the 1950s.

Despite being based entirely in Britain, Fred has appeared in a large number of American films, due to filming taking place partly, or entirely in, Britain. His film credits include Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), The Elephant Man (1980), From Russia with Love (1963), 1984 (1984), and Oliver! (1968).

Fred has appeared in a wide range of TV shows including Danger Man (1960), Gideon C.I.D. (1964), The Professionals (1977), The Baron (1966), and Gone to Seed (1992) and also due to his distinctive, emaciated appearance, he has appeared as a character performer of motion pictures also seen on film and television; often seen in horror productions.

Due to his long period in both film and television he has worked at many of Britain's earliest and greatest film studios including Greenpark Productions, Gainsborough, Bray, Denham, Elstree, Shepperton, Ealing, and Pinewood.

Fred along with many of his colleagues past and present also worked with a large number of our greatest directors and leading actors and actresses of the period including Ken Annakin, Alfred Hitchcock, Albert Finney, John Boulting, Michael Winner, Terry Gilliam, George Lucas, Richard Attenborough, and Stanley Kubrick.

Fred is best known as Fred Woods by those who knew and worked with him.

Kynaston Reeves was born on 29 May 1893 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Fiend Without a Face (1958), Housemaster (1938) and The Forsyte Saga (1967). He was married to Paula Sabina (actress). He died on 5 December 1971 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Doris Stokes was born on 6 January 1920 in 6 Wong Row, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, UK. She died on 8 May 1987 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Marcel Steiner was born on 11 May 1932 in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for From Beyond the Grave (1974), Little Dorrit (1987) and Arabian Adventure (1979). He died on 19 July 1999 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Born the son of a shoe-maker two months before the birth of another famous playwright, William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe achieved fame as an Elizabethan dramatist as well as an atheist. He was killed in a tavern brawl by a former friend, allegedly over a bill. There is now some evidence that suggests his death was in fact an assassination.

Roy Denbeigh Russell was an actor, born in Anerley, Surrey (now part of the London Borough of Bromley) in early 1893, the son of Arthur Lewis Russell and Florence Amelia Grace Russell. He served in the First World War, and worked as a Chartered Accountant Clerk, before becoming an actor and baritone singer. He often appeared on BBC Radio programmes as a singer. Russell is perhaps best-known to modern audiences as the singing guitarist in The Lady Vanishes (1938), a minor cameo appearance which sets the events in motion for the film's main narrative. Russell mainly played minor supporting roles in film and television, appearing in over 20 British films spanning 1928 to 1958. He also had a career as a stage actor, appearing in London's West End. In 1928, he married Joy Allan Jones in Victoria, Australia, who predeceased him.

In 1931, Russell appeared in two London musical theatre productions, The Fountain of Youth, and Viktoria and Her Hussar. He made two commercial recordings from the latter, "Goodnight" (with American actress Margaret Carlisle) and "Only One Girl in the World For Me" (with Chorus), released by Columbia in Great Britain. In 1955, he appeared as the Abbott in Richard III (1955), directed by Laurence Olivier. Russell died in the New Cross General Hospital in New Cross, south London, on 13 January 1958, aged 64. His effects, according to the Probate Index, were £524 11s 11s (about £12,350.00 in 2021). The beneficiary was his son, Peter Denbeigh Russell (born 29 August 1929; died 7 April 2010), a company secretary who later worked as a theatre manager. Both Roy and his son Peter lived on Sutherland Avenue in Maida Vale, west London. After Roy's death, Peter lived with Roy's sister, Gwendolyn F. Russell, a teacher in elocution and drama. Another sister, Grace Denbeigh-Russell (1891-1969, d. aged 78), was also an actress and a stage manager.

Lynsey spent most of her childhood in Scotland before living her teenage years in Somerset, London and Manchester. She then went on to train at Birmingham school of speech and drama hence her ability to do a strong range of accents! Lynsey is now based in London having recently finished a nationwide theatre tour of A Midsummer Night's dream in which she played Titania. Lynsey has also starred in a Outdoor Summer tour of Much Ado About Nothing in which she played the lead of Beatrice. Equally confident in front of the camera Lynsey has worked on various short films playing challenging roles to critical acclaim. TV roles include parts in BBC's Casualty and Channel 4's Teachers. Lynsey has also done presenting for Channel 5 and Sky. More recently she has been on BBC's Doctors and a movie called Sacred Evil as the lead role (playing a nun on the run)

Leslie Hodgson was born on 21 June 1925. Leslie was an editor, known for The Jewel of the Nile (1985), Apocalypse Now (1979) and Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Leslie died on 16 December 2003 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Alan Foss was born on 20 June 1918 in Epsom, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Maurice (1987), The Winter's Tale (1967) and Cluff (1964). He was married to Sheila Mary Timmon (actress). He died in 1989 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Peter Carlisle was born on 4 August 1914 in South Carolina, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for After the Ball (1957), Edward the King (1975) and Rumpole of the Bailey (1978). He died on 16 October 2000 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Johnny Ould was born on 19 May 1940 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Gangster No. 1 (2000), Beg! (1994) and Wolcott (1981). He died on 2 June 2014 in Catford, Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Terry Green was born on 18 March 1935 in London, England, UK. He was a director and production designer, known for The Avengers (1961), Cold Justice (1991) and Special Branch (1969). He was married to Lola Fielding. He died on 10 January 2013 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

David Bracknell was born on 10 July 1932 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK. He was an assistant director and director, known for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Cup Fever (1965) and Battle of Britain (1969). He was married to Lier Hwang. He died in September 1987 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Hawes Craven was born on 3 July 1837 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Hawes was a set decorator, known for King John (1899). Hawes was married to Mary Tees. Hawes died on 22 July 1910 in Brockley, Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Neville Simons was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Whoops Baghdad! (1973) and The Tyrant King (1968). He died in 1988 in Deptford, Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Barbara Smoker was born on 2 June 1923 in London, England, UK. She died on 7 April 2020 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Stanley Kirk was born on 17 July 1892 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Up for the Cup (1931) and The Irish Emigrant (1926). He died on 28 April 1971 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Iain Macdonald Murray was born on 17 April 1904 in Gulval, Cornwall, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Scott On... (1964), Theatre Parade (1936) and Marigold (1936). He died on 21 November 1977 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Francis Chamier was born on 17 April 1862 in Nellore, Madras Presidency, British India. Francis was an actor, known for Henry VIII (1911). Francis was married to Hilda Wookey and Violetta Maxwell. Francis died on 14 January 1952 in Forest Hill, Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Michael Maurel was born on 24 June 1928 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Shadow Creek : Down in the Valley (1961), Theatre 625 (1964) and La Bohème (1966). He died in 1991 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Frances Waring was born on 19 May 1876 in Leyton, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Affairs of a Rogue (1948), Dear Mr. Prohack (1949) and The Old Lady Shows Her Medals (1937). She died on 21 May 1957 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Raymond Mander was born on 15 July 1911 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Contrasts (1967). He died on 20 December 1983 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Wanda Radford was born on 22 June 1896 in Kent Town, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. She was an actress, known for The Divine Gift (1918). She died on 16 September 1982 in Lewisham, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Ernest Shannon was born on 26 April 1886 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Gloria Scott (1923), Variety Parade (1936) and Cavalcade of Variety (1940). He died on 29 October 1966 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Ralph Forster was born on 19 October 1863 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Adam Bede (1918), The Passionate Friends (1922) and The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square (1922). He died on 5 January 1928 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.