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: A New Hope, Elephant Man, From Russia with Love, Nineteen Eighty-Four and Oliver!. Fred has appeared in a wide range of TV shows including Dangerman, Gideon’s Way, The Professionals, The Baron and Gone to Seed 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 televison he has worked at many of britains earliest and greatest film studio’s 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 actress’s of the period including: Ken Annakin, Alfred Hitchcock, Albert Finney, John Boulting, Michael Winner, Terry Gilliam, George Lucas, Richard Attenborough Stanley Kubrick Fred is best known as Fred Woods by those who knew and worked with him.