{{Short description|American actor (1919–2000)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox person |image = Cropped_Photo_of_G._Wood_in_MASH_1970.jpg |birth_date = {{birth date|1919|12|31}} |birth_place = Forrest City, Arkansas, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2000|7|24|1919|12|31}} |death_place = Macon, Georgia, U.S. |occupation = Actor }} '''George Wood''' (December 31, 1919 – July 24, 2000)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_aq_zAEACAAJ|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2000|pages=238–239|first=Harris|last=Lentz|publisher=McFarland|date=June 2001|isbn=9780786410248|via=Google Books}}</ref> 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.<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-28-me-60765-story.html|title=G. Wood; Character Actor and Composer|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 28, 2000|access-date=July 24, 2021}}</ref> The character was dropped after the show's first season. He also played the psychiatrist in the film ''Harold and Maude''.<ref name="a" />

Wood died of congestive heart failure in Macon, Georgia, at the age of 80.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_august-07-13-2000_379_11/page/n37/mode/2up|title=G. (George) Wood|page=39|first=Jonathan|last=Wolf|work=Variety|date=August 7, 2000|access-date=July 24, 2021|via=Wayback Machine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/actor-and-songwriter-g-george-wood-is-dead-at-80-com-91165|title=Actor and Songwriter G. (George) Wood is Dead at 80|first=Kenneth|last=Jones|work=Playbill|date=August 10, 2000|access-date=July 24, 2021}}</ref>

==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1970|| ''MASH'' || Brig. Gen. Hammond || |- |1970|| ''Brewster McCloud'' || Det. Capt. Crandall || |- |1971|| ''Harold and Maude'' || Psychiatrist || |- |1974|| ''Bank Shot'' || Andrew Constable || |- |1984|| ''Tightrope'' || Conventioneer || |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0939707|name=G. Wood}}

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