Actor
James Woods
18 April 1947 (79) Vernal, Utah, USA
- Produced
- 2
- Movies
- 129
- Shows
- 27
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.
Known For
- 2025
- Eddington · Film · James Woods
- 2023
- Once Upon a Studio · Film · Hades (voice)
- A Journey to Sundance · Film
- Oppenheimer · Film · Executive Producer
- 2021
- Dean Martin: King of Cool · Film
- 2016
- First Contact · Film · Narrator
- Bling · Film · Victor (voice)
- Justice League Action · Series · Lex Luthor · Repulse (voice)
- 2014
- Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau · Film
- Jamesy Boy · Film · Lt. Falton
- 2013
- Any Given Tuesday · Film
- Jobs · Film · Jack Dudman
- White House Down · Film · Walker
- Mary and Martha · Film · Mary's Father
- Officer Down · Film · Captain Verona
- Futurescape with James Woods · Series
- Ray Donovan · Series · Patrick "Sully" Sullivan
- 2012
- Coma · Series · Dr. Howard Stark
- 2011
- Too Big to Fail · Film · Dick Fuld
- Straw Dogs · Film · Tom Heddon
- 2010
- Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths · Film · Owlman (voice)
- 2009
- Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side · Film · James Woods as General Veers (voice)
- 2008
- An American Carol · Film · Todd Grosslight
- 2007
- Surf's Up · Film · Reggie Belafonte (voice)
- 2006
- End Game · Film · Agent Vaughn Stevens
- Stardust: The Bette Davis Story · Film
- Free as a Dog · Film
- Shark · Series · Sebastian Stark
- 2005
- Ark · Film · Jallak (voice)
- Buddy · Film · Narrator
- Be Cool · Film · Tommy Athens
- Pretty Persuasion · Film · Hank Joyce
- 2004
- This Girl's Life · Film · Pops
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction · Film · Toreno (voice)
- The Easter Egg Adventure · Film · Grab Takit (voice)
- Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh · Film
- Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession · Film
- Entourage · Series · James Woods
- 2003
- Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork · Film
- Northfork · Film · Walter O'Brien
- Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story · Film · Rudy Giuliani
- 2002
- Mickey's House of Villains · Film · Hades (voice)
- Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun · Film · Gloomius Maximus (voice)
- Stuart Little 2 · Film · Falcon (voice)
- Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' · Film
- John Q · Film · Dr. Raymond Turner
- 2001
- Race to Space · Film · Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
- Riding in Cars with Boys · Film · Leonard Donofrio
- America: A Tribute to Heroes · Film
- Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal · Film
- Scary Movie 2 · Film · Father McFeely
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within · Film · General Hein (voice)
- Into the Valley of Death · Film
- Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored · Film
- Recess: School's Out · Film · Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
- Disney's House of Mouse · Series · Hades (voice)
- 2000
- The Making of The Virgin Suicides · Film
- The American Nightmare · Film
- The Making of Hercules · Film
- Dirty Pictures · Film · Dennis Barrie
- The Virgin Suicides · Film · Mr. Lisbon
- Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone · Film
- Sensational Cities: New York · Film · Narrator
- Founding Fathers · Series · John Adams (voice)
- Clerks · Series · Major Baklava (voice)
- 1999
- Play It to the Bone · Film · James Woods (Ringside Fan)
- Any Given Sunday · Film · Dr. Harvey Mandrake
- Hercules: Zero to Hero · Film · Hades (voice)
- The General's Daughter · Film · Colonel Robert Moore
- True Crime · Film · Alan Mann
- Family Guy · Series · James Woods (voice)
- 1998
- Another Day in Paradise · Film · Mel
- Vampires · Film · Jack Crow
- America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye · Film · Narrator
- Hercules · Series · Hades (voice)
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies · Series · Narrator
- The Entertainment Biz · Series
- Another Day in Paradise · Film · Producer
- 1997
- Kicked in the Head · Film · Uncle Sam
- Contact · Film · Michael Kitz
- Hercules · Film · Hades (voice)
- 1996
- Ghosts of Mississippi · Film · Byron De La Beckwith
- The Summer of Ben Tyler · Film · Temple Rayburn
- Killer: A Journal of Murder · Film · Carl Panzram
- Saturday Night Special · Series
- 1995
- Nixon · Film · H.R. Haldeman
- Casino · Film · Lester Diamond
- Indictment: The McMartin Trial · Film · Danny Davis
- For Better or Worse · Film · Reggie Makeshift
- 1994
- The Specialist · Film · Ned Trent
- Curse of the Starving Class · Film · Weston Tate
- Next Door · Film · Matt Coler
- The Getaway · Film · Jack Benyon
- Jane's House · Film · Paul Clark
- ER · Series · Dr. Nate Lennox
- 1993
- Fallen Angels · Series · Mickey Cohen
- 1992
- Chaplin · Film · Joseph Scott
- Citizen Cohn · Film · Roy Marcus Cohn
- Diggstown · Film · Gabriel Caine
- Straight Talk · Film · Jack Russell
- 1991
- The Boys · Film · Walter Farmer
- The Hard Way · Film · John Moss
- Voices That Care · Film · Host & Choir Member
- 1990
- Women and Men: Stories of Seduction · Film · Robert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
- Dream On · Series · Dennis Youngblood
- 1989
- Immediate Family · Film · Michael Spector
- My Name Is Bill W. · Film · Bill Wilson
- True Believer · Film · Eddie Dodd
- Hollywood on Horses · Film
- The Simpsons · Series · James Woods (voice)
- 1988
- The Boost · Film · Lenny Brown
- Crimes of Passion · Film · Host
- Cop · Film · Lloyd Hopkins
- Cop · Film · Producer
- 1987
- Best Seller · Film · Cleve
- In Love and War · Film · James B. Stockdale
- 1986
- 1985
- Joshua Then and Now · Film · Joshua Shapiro
- Cat's Eye · Film · Morrison
- Badge of the Assassin · Film · Robert K. Tanenbaum · Assistant District Attorney
- 1984
- Once Upon a Time in America · Film · Max
- Against All Odds · Film · Jake Wise
- 1983
- Videodrome · Film · Max Renn
- 1982
- The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome · Film · Interviewee
- Split Image · Film · Charles Pratt
- Fast-Walking · Film · Fast-Walking
- 1981
- Eyewitness · Film · Aldo Mercer
- 1980
- The Black Marble · Film · The Fiddler
- 1979
- Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand · Film · Len Fraker
- The Onion Field · Film · Gregory Powell
- ...And Your Name Is Jonah · Film · Danny Corelli
- The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel · Film · Sin Eater
- 1978
- The Gift of Love · Film · Alfred Browning
- The Billion Dollar Bubble · Film · Art Lewis
- Holocaust · Series · Karl Weiss
- 1977
- The Choirboys · Film · Harold Bloomguard
- 1976
- Raid on Entebbe · Film · Capt. Sammy Berg
- The Disappearance of Aimee · Film · Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
- Alex & the Gypsy · Film · Crainpool
- 1975
- Distance · Film · Larry Vincent
- F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood · Film · Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld
- Foster & Laurie · Film · Walter The Addict
- Night Moves · Film · Quentin
- Welcome Back, Kotter · Series
- 1974
- The Gambler · Film · Bank Officer
- The Rockford Files · Series · Larry Kirkoff
- 1973
- The Way We Were · Film · Frankie McVeigh
- Kojak · Series
- Police Story · Series
- 1972
- A Great American Tragedy · Film · Rick
- Hickey & Boggs · Film · Lt. Wyatt
- Footsteps · Film · Reporter
- The Visitors · Film · Bill Schmidt
- The Streets of San Francisco · Series
- The Rookies · Series
- 1971
- All the Way Home · Film · Andrew Lynch
- 1953
- The Oscars · Series
- 1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame · Series · Andrew Lynch