[1] Wood made his Broadway acting debut in the revival of a pair of plays being produced at the Garden Theatre: Cyrano de Bergerac and Beau Brummell.

[10] Other hits Wood appeared in included: Give and Take (1923), written by Aaron Hoffman;[11] the 1924 John Henry Mears' production, Sweet Seventeen;[12] the 1927 musical, Bye, Bye, Bonnie, which was also notable as the first Broadway role for Ruby Keeler;[13] and The Good Fairy (1931–32), produced and directed by Gilbert Miller, and performed in the theater named after Miller's father, which also starred Helen Hayes.

[14] After another successful run in the musical-comedy Take a Chance at the Apollo Theatre which ran from 1932 to 1933, and starred Ethel Merman,[15] Wood took a 25-year hiatus from the Broadway stage,[4] and devoted his creative talents to Hollywood.

[16] (Per Internet Broadway Database)[4] At the end of 1933, Wood began work on his first film, with a supporting role in David Butler's comedy, Bottom's Up, starring Spencer Tracy.

His final screen performance was in a small role in That Certain Feeling (1956), starring Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, and George Sanders.