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James Woods

Acting 79 years old Vernal, Utah, USA ★ 2.8
Born: April 18, 1947

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (175)

Eddington
Eddington James Woods (uncredited) 2025
Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio Hades (voice) 2023
A Journey to Sundance
A Journey to Sundance Self 2023
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Dean Martin: King of Cool Self 2021
Justice League Action
Justice League Action Lex Luthor / Repulse (voice) 2016
Justice League Action
Justice League Action Lex Luthor (voice) 2016
First Contact
First Contact Narrator 2016
Bling
Bling Victor (voice) 2016
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau Self (archive footage) 2014
Jamesy Boy
Jamesy Boy Lt. Falton 2014
Futurescape with James Woods
Futurescape with James Woods Himself 2013
Any Given Tuesday
Any Given Tuesday self 2013
Jobs
Jobs Jack Dudman 2013
Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan Patrick "Sully" Sullivan 2013
White House Down
White House Down Walker 2013
The Frame
The Frame Max Renn 2013
Mary and Martha
Mary and Martha Mary's Father 2013
Officer Down
Officer Down Captain Verona 2013
Coma
Coma Dr. Howard Stark 2012
Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail Dick Fuld 2011
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs Tom Heddon 2011
And Then There Were Fewer
And Then There Were Fewer James Woods (voice) 2010
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Owlman (voice) 2010
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side James Woods as General Veers (voice) 2009
An American Carol
An American Carol Todd Grosslight 2008
Surf's Up
Surf's Up Reggie Belafonte (voice) 2007
Shark
Shark Sebastian Stark 2006
End Game
End Game Agent Vaughn Stevens 2006
Free as a Dog
Free as a Dog 2006
Ark
Ark Jallak (voice) 2005
Buddy
Buddy Narrator 2005
Be Cool
Be Cool Tommy Athens 2005
Pretty Persuasion
Pretty Persuasion Hank Joyce 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Self 2005
This Girl's Life
This Girl's Life Pops 2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction Toreno (voice) 2004
The Easter Egg Adventure
The Easter Egg Adventure Grab Takit (voice) 2004
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh Self 2004
Entourage
Entourage James Woods 2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession Self 2004
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork 2003
Northfork
Northfork Walter O'Brien 2003
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story Rudy Giuliani 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Mickey's House of Villains
Mickey's House of Villains Hades (voice) 2002
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun Gloomius Maximus (voice) 2002
Stuart Little 2
Stuart Little 2 Falcon (voice) 2002
John Q
John Q Dr. Raymond Turner 2002
Race to Space
Race to Space Dr. Wilhelm von Huber 2001
Riding in Cars with Boys
Riding in Cars with Boys Leonard Donofrio 2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
America | A Tribute to Heroes Self 2001
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal Self 2001
Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie 2 Father McFeely 2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within General Hein (voice) 2001
Into the Valley of Death
Into the Valley of Death Self 2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored Self 2001
Recess: School's Out
Recess: School's Out Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice) 2001
Disney's House of Mouse
Disney's House of Mouse Hades (voice) 2001
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
The Making of The Virgin Suicides Self 2000
Founding Fathers
Founding Fathers John Adams (voice) 2000
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare Self 2000
The Making of Hercules
The Making of Hercules Self 2000
Clerks
Clerks Major Baklava (voice) 2000
Dirty Pictures
Dirty Pictures Dennis Barrie 2000
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides Mr. Lisbon 2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone Self 2000
Sensational Cities: New York
Sensational Cities: New York Narrator 2000
Play It to the Bone
Play It to the Bone James Woods (Ringside Fan) 1999
Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday Dr. Harvey Mandrake 1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hercules: Zero to Hero Hades (voice) (archive sound) 1999
The General's Daughter
The General's Daughter Colonel Robert Moore 1999
True Crime
True Crime Alan Mann 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy James Woods (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy James Woods as General Veers (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Family Guy James Woods / Simpsons James Woods (voice) 1999
Another Day in Paradise
Another Day in Paradise Mel 1998
Vampires
Vampires Jack Crow 1998
Hercules
Hercules Hades (voice) 1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Narrator 1998
The Entertainment Biz
The Entertainment Biz Self 1998
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye Narrator 1998
Kicked in the Head
Kicked in the Head Uncle Sam 1997
EP Daily
EP Daily 1997
Contact
Contact Michael Kitz 1997
Hercules
Hercules Hades (voice) 1997
Ghosts of Mississippi
Ghosts of Mississippi Byron De La Beckwith 1996
The Summer of Ben Tyler
The Summer of Ben Tyler Temple Rayburn 1996
Killer: A Journal of Murder
Killer: A Journal of Murder Carl Panzram 1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Saturday Night Special
Saturday Night Special 1996
Nixon
Nixon H.R. Haldeman 1995
Casino
Casino Lester Diamond 1995
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial Danny Davis 1995
For Better or Worse
For Better or Worse Reggie Makeshift 1995
The Specialist
The Specialist Ned Trent 1994
ER
ER Dr. Nate Lennox 1994
Curse of the Starving Class
Curse of the Starving Class Weston Tate 1994
Next Door
Next Door Matt Coler 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
The Getaway
The Getaway Jack Benyon 1994
Jane's House
Jane's House Paul Clark 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels Mickey Cohen 1993
Chaplin
Chaplin Joseph Scott 1992
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn Roy Marcus Cohn 1992
Diggstown
Diggstown Gabriel Caine 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Self 1992
Straight Talk
Straight Talk Jack Russell 1992
The Boys
The Boys Walter Farmer 1991
The Hard Way
The Hard Way John Moss 1991
Voices That Care
Voices That Care Self - Host & Choir Member 1991
Dream On
Dream On Dennis Youngblood 1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction Robert 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons James Woods (voice) 1989
Immediate Family
Immediate Family Michael Spector 1989
My Name Is Bill W.
My Name Is Bill W. Bill Wilson 1989
True Believer
True Believer Eddie Dodd 1989
Hollywood on Horses
Hollywood on Horses Self 1989
The Boost
The Boost Lenny Brown 1988
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion Himself - Host 1988
Cop
Cop Lloyd Hopkins 1988
Best Seller
Best Seller Cleve 1987
In Love and War
In Love and War James B. Stockdale 1987
Promise
Promise DJ 1986
Salvador
Salvador Richard Boyle 1986
Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Then and Now Joshua Shapiro 1985
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye Morrison 1985
Badge of the Assassin
Badge of the Assassin Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney 1985
Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in America Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz 1984
Against All Odds
Against All Odds Jake Wise 1984
Videodrome
Videodrome Max Renn 1983
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome Interviewee 1982
Split Image
Split Image Charles Pratt 1982
Fast-Walking
Fast-Walking Fast-Walking 1982
Eyewitness
Eyewitness Aldo Mercer 1981
The Black Marble
The Black Marble The Fiddler 1980
Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand
Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand Len Fraker 1979
The Onion Field
The Onion Field Gregory Powell 1979
...And Your Name Is Jonah
...And Your Name Is Jonah Danny Corelli 1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel Sin Eater 1979
The Gift of Love
The Gift of Love Alfred Browning 1978
The Billion Dollar Bubble
The Billion Dollar Bubble Art Lewis 1978
Holocaust
Holocaust Karl Weiss 1978
The Choirboys
The Choirboys Harold Bloomguard 1977
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe Capt. Sammy Berg 1976
The Disappearance of Aimee
The Disappearance of Aimee Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan 1976
Alex & the Gypsy
Alex & the Gypsy Crainpool 1976
Distance
Distance Larry Vincent 1975
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld 1975
Foster & Laurie
Foster & Laurie Walter The Addict 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Welcome Back, Kotter
Welcome Back, Kotter 1975
Night Moves
Night Moves Quentin 1975
The Gambler
The Gambler Bank Officer 1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files Larry Kirkoff 1974
Kojak
Kojak 1973
Kojak
Kojak Caz 1973
The Way We Were
The Way We Were Frankie McVeigh 1973
Police Story
Police Story 1973
A Great American Tragedy
A Great American Tragedy Rick 1972
Hickey & Boggs
Hickey & Boggs Lt. Wyatt 1972
Footsteps
Footsteps Reporter 1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco 1972
The Rookies
The Rookies 1972
The Visitors
The Visitors Bill Schmidt 1972
All the Way Home
All the Way Home Andrew Lynch 1971
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Andrew Lynch 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Assistant District Attorney Joseph Ryan 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame DJ 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Temple Rayburn 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Bill Wilson 1951
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944

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