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James Woods

Acting · Born 1947-04-18 · Vernal, Utah, USA

Biography

James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and Hercules, as well as in the television legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and earned two Academy Award nominations.

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Filmography

2025EddingtonJames Woods (uncredited)
2023Once Upon a StudioHades (voice)
2023OppenheimerExecutive Producer
2023A Journey to SundanceSelf
2021Dean Martin: King of CoolSelf
2016Justice League ActionLex Luthor / Repulse (voice)
2016First ContactNarrator
2016BlingVictor (voice)
2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. MoreauSelf (archive footage)
2014Jamesy BoyLt. Falton
2013Futurescape with James WoodsHimself
2013Any Given Tuesdayself
2013JobsJack Dudman
2013Ray DonovanPatrick "Sully" Sullivan
2013White House DownWalker
2013The FrameMax Renn
2013Mary and MarthaMary's Father
2013Officer DownCaptain Verona
2012ComaDr. Howard Stark
2011Too Big to FailDick Fuld
2011Straw DogsTom Heddon
2010Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsOwlman (voice)
2009Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark SideJames Woods as General Veers (voice)
2008An American CarolTodd Grosslight
2007Surf's UpReggie Belafonte (voice)
2006SharkSebastian Stark
2006End GameAgent Vaughn Stevens
2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StorySelf
2006Free as a Dog
2005ArkJallak (voice)
2005BuddyNarrator
2005Be CoolTommy Athens
2005Pretty PersuasionHank Joyce
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf
2004This Girl's LifePops
2004Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The IntroductionToreno (voice)
2004The Easter Egg AdventureGrab Takit (voice)
2004Videodrome: Forging the New FleshSelf
2004EntourageJames Woods
2004Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionSelf
2003Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
2003NorthforkWalter O'Brien
2003Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani StoryRudy Giuliani
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2002Mickey's House of VillainsHades (voice)
2002Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of FunGloomius Maximus (voice)
2002Stuart Little 2Falcon (voice)
2002Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'Self
2002John QDr. Raymond Turner
2001Race to SpaceDr. Wilhelm von Huber
2001Riding in Cars with BoysLeonard Donofrio
2001America | A Tribute to HeroesSelf
2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of HannibalSelf
2001Scary Movie 2Father McFeely
2001Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinGeneral Hein (voice)
2001Into the Valley of DeathSelf
2001Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredSelf
2001Recess: School's OutDr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
2001Disney's House of MouseHades (voice)
2000The Making of The Virgin SuicidesSelf
2000Founding FathersJohn Adams (voice)
2000The American NightmareSelf
2000The Making of HerculesSelf
2000ClerksMajor Baklava (voice)
2000Dirty PicturesDennis Barrie
2000The Virgin SuicidesMr. Lisbon
2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneSelf
2000Sensational Cities: New YorkNarrator
1999Play It to the BoneJames Woods (Ringside Fan)
1999Any Given SundayDr. Harvey Mandrake
1999Hercules: Zero to HeroHades (voice) (archive sound)
1999The General's DaughterColonel Robert Moore
1999True CrimeAlan Mann
1999Family GuyJames Woods (voice)
1998Another Day in ParadiseMel
1998VampiresJack Crow
1998HerculesHades (voice)
1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 MoviesNarrator
1998The Entertainment BizSelf
1998America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-byeNarrator
1997Kicked in the HeadUncle Sam
1997EP Daily
1997ContactMichael Kitz
1997HerculesHades (voice)
1996Ghosts of MississippiByron De La Beckwith
1996The Summer of Ben TylerTemple Rayburn
1996Killer: A Journal of MurderCarl Panzram
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1996Saturday Night Special
1995NixonH.R. Haldeman
1995CasinoLester Diamond
1995Indictment: The McMartin TrialDanny Davis
1995For Better or WorseReggie Makeshift
1994The SpecialistNed Trent
1994ERDr. Nate Lennox
1994Curse of the Starving ClassWeston Tate
1994Next DoorMatt Coler
1994Inside the Actors StudioSelf
1994The GetawayJack Benyon
1994Jane's HousePaul Clark
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1993Fallen AngelsMickey Cohen
1992ChaplinJoseph Scott
1992Citizen CohnRoy Marcus Cohn
1992DiggstownGabriel Caine
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf
1992Straight TalkJack Russell
1991The BoysWalter Farmer
1991The Hard WayJohn Moss
1991Voices That CareSelf - Host & Choir Member
1990Dream OnDennis Youngblood
1990Women and Men: Stories of SeductionRobert
1989The SimpsonsJames Woods (voice)
1989Immediate FamilyMichael Spector
1989My Name Is Bill W.Bill Wilson
1989True BelieverEddie Dodd
1989Hollywood on HorsesSelf
1988The BoostLenny Brown
1988Crimes of PassionHimself - Host
1988CopLloyd Hopkins
1987Best SellerCleve
1987In Love and WarJames B. Stockdale
1986PromiseDJ
1986SalvadorRichard Boyle
1985Joshua Then and NowJoshua Shapiro
1985Cat's EyeMorrison
1985Badge of the AssassinRobert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaMax
1984Against All OddsJake Wise
1983VideodromeMax Renn
1982The Making of David Cronenberg's VideodromeInterviewee
1982Split ImageCharles Pratt
1982Fast-WalkingFast-Walking
1981EyewitnessAldo Mercer
1980The Black MarbleThe Fiddler
1979Young Maverick - Dead Man's HandLen Fraker
1979The Onion FieldGregory Powell
1979...And Your Name Is JonahDanny Corelli
1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelSin Eater
1978The Gift of LoveAlfred Browning
1978The Billion Dollar BubbleArt Lewis
1978HolocaustKarl Weiss
1977The ChoirboysHarold Bloomguard
1976Raid on EntebbeCapt. Sammy Berg
1976The Disappearance of AimeeAsst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
1976Alex & the GypsyCrainpool
1975DistanceLarry Vincent
1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodLeonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld
1975Foster & LaurieWalter The Addict
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
1975Welcome Back, Kotter
1975Night MovesQuentin
1974The GamblerBank Officer
1974The Rockford FilesLarry Kirkoff
1973Kojak
1973The Way We WereFrankie McVeigh
1973Police Story
1972A Great American TragedyRick
1972Hickey & BoggsLt. Wyatt
1972FootstepsReporter
1972The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Rookies
1972The VisitorsBill Schmidt
1971All the Way HomeAndrew Lynch
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1953The OscarsSelf
1951Hallmark Hall of FameAndrew Lynch
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee

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