He appeared at the old Salt Lake Theatre in The Copperhead, as Lionel Barrymore's teenage son.

He worked with Cary Grant, Greta Garbo, Jean Harlow, John Barrymore, and Clark Gable.

[1] He played Matt Doyle opposite James Cagney's Tom Powers in The Public Enemy (1931).

Woods' acting credits on Broadway included Tortilla Flat (1938), One Good Year (1935), Houseparty (1929), Zeppelin (1929), Trapped (1928), and Speak Easy (1927).

[2] After his film acting career ended, Woods went into producing, directing, and theatrical management, working with the Schubert Organization and 20th Century Fox.