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Donald Woods Biography

Birth Name:Ralph L. Zink

Birth Place:Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Graduated from the University of California at Berkeley
  • His career spanned the stage, radio, film and television, with some of his best-known films being "Sweet Adeline," "A Tale of Two Cities" and "True Grit․"
  • Made particularly prolific appearances in whodunits and westerns
  • Became a real estate agent in Palm Springs after retiring from acting
  • Though he acted in movies of a variety of qualities, he often called himself "king of the Bs․"