James Woods
Acting
- Born
- April 18, 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Vernal, Utah, USA
- Credits
- 169
- Links
- IMDb
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
Filmography
- 2025
EddingtonJames Woods (uncredited)Movie - 2023
Once Upon a StudioHades (voice)Movie - 2023
A Journey to SundanceSelfMovie - 2021
Dean Martin: King of CoolSelfMovie - 2016
Justice League ActionLex Luthor / Repulse (voice), Lex Luthor (voice)Show - 2016
BlingVictor (voice)Movie - 2016
First ContactNarratorMovie - 2014
Jamesy BoyLt. FaltonMovie - 2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. MoreauSelf (archive footage)Movie - 2013
White House DownWalkerMovie - 2013
Ray DonovanPatrick "Sully" SullivanShow - 2013
JobsJack DudmanMovie - 2013
Officer DownCaptain VeronaMovie - 2013
Mary and MarthaMary's FatherMovie - 2013
The FrameMax RennShow - 2013Futurescape with James WoodsHimselfShow
- 2013
Any Given TuesdayselfMovie - 2012
ComaDr. Howard StarkShow - 2011
Straw DogsTom HeddonMovie - 2011
Too Big to FailDick FuldMovie - 2010
Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsOwlman (voice)Movie - 2009
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark SideJames Woods as General Veers (voice)Movie - 2008
An American CarolTodd GrosslightMovie - 2007
Surf's UpReggie Belafonte (voice)Movie - 2006
SharkSebastian StarkShow - 2006
End GameAgent Vaughn StevensMovie - 2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis StorySelfMovie - 2006Free as a DogMovie
- 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelfShow - 2005
Be CoolTommy AthensMovie - 2005
Pretty PersuasionHank JoyceMovie - 2005
ArkJallak (voice)Movie - 2005
BuddyNarratorMovie - 2004
EntourageJames WoodsShow - 2004
This Girl's LifePopsMovie - 2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionSelfMovie - 2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The IntroductionToreno (voice)Movie - 2004
Videodrome: Forging the New FleshSelfMovie - 2004The Easter Egg AdventureGrab Takit (voice)Movie
- 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!SelfShow - 2003
NorthforkWalter O'BrienMovie - 2003
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani StoryRudy GiulianiMovie - 2003Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of NorthforkMovie
- 2002
John QDr. Raymond TurnerMovie - 2002
Stuart Little 2Falcon (voice)Movie - 2002
Mickey's House of VillainsHades (voice)Movie - 2002
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of FunGloomius Maximus (voice)Movie - 2002
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'SelfMovie - 2001
Scary Movie 2Father McFeelyMovie - 2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinGeneral Hein (voice)Movie - 2001
Riding in Cars with BoysLeonard DonofrioMovie - 2001
Recess: School's OutDr. Phillium Benedict (voice)Movie - 2001
Disney's House of MouseHades (voice)Show - 2001
Race to SpaceDr. Wilhelm von HuberMovie - 2001
America: A Tribute to HeroesSelfMovie - 2001Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredSelfMovie
- 2001
Breaking the Silence: The Making of HannibalSelfMovie - 2001Into the Valley of DeathSelfMovie
- 2000
The Virgin SuicidesMr. LisbonMovie - 2000
ClerksMajor Baklava (voice)Show - 2000
The American NightmareSelfMovie - 2000
Dirty PicturesDennis BarrieMovie - 2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneSelfMovie - 2000
The Making of The Virgin SuicidesSelfMovie - 2000Founding FathersJohn Adams (voice)Show
- 2000Sensational Cities: New YorkNarratorMovie
- 2000
The Making of HerculesSelfMovie - 1999
Family GuyJames Woods (voice), James Woods as General Veers (voice), Family Guy James Woods / Simpsons James Woods (voice)Show - 1999
Any Given SundayDr. Harvey MandrakeMovie - 1999
The General's DaughterColonel Robert MooreMovie - 1999
True CrimeAlan MannMovie - 1999
Play It to the BoneJames Woods (Ringside Fan)Movie - 1999
Hercules: Zero to HeroHades (voice) (archive sound)Movie - 1998
HerculesHades (voice)Show - 1998
VampiresJack CrowMovie - 1998
Another Day in ParadiseMelMovie - 1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 MoviesNarratorShow - 1998The Entertainment BizSelfShow
- 1998
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-byeNarratorMovie - 1997
HerculesHades (voice)Movie - 1997
ContactMichael KitzMovie - 1997
Kicked in the HeadUncle SamMovie - 1997
EP DailyShow - 1996
The Daily ShowSelfShow - 1996
Ghosts of MississippiByron De La BeckwithMovie - 1996
Killer: A Journal of MurderCarl PanzramMovie - 1996
The Summer of Ben TylerTemple RayburnMovie - 1996Saturday Night SpecialShow
- 1995
CasinoLester DiamondMovie - 1995
NixonH.R. HaldemanMovie - 1995
Indictment: The McMartin TrialDanny DavisMovie - 1995
For Better or WorseReggie MakeshiftMovie - 1994
ERDr. Nate LennoxShow - 1994
The SpecialistNed TrentMovie - 1994
The GetawayJack BenyonMovie - 1994
Next DoorMatt ColerMovie - 1994Curse of the Starving ClassWeston TateMovie
- 1994
Jane's HousePaul ClarkMovie - 1994
Inside the Actors StudioSelfShow - 1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestShow - 1993
Fallen AngelsMickey CohenShow - 1992
ChaplinJoseph ScottMovie - 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelfShow - 1992
DiggstownGabriel CaineMovie - 1992
Straight TalkJack RussellMovie - 1992
Citizen CohnRoy Marcus CohnMovie - 1991
The Hard WayJohn MossMovie - 1991
Voices That CareSelf - Host & Choir MemberMovie - 1991
The BoysWalter FarmerMovie - 1990
Dream OnDennis YoungbloodShow - 1990
Women and Men: Stories of SeductionRobert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")Movie - 1989
The SimpsonsJames Woods (voice)Show - 1989
True BelieverEddie DoddMovie - 1989Immediate FamilyMichael SpectorMovie
- 1989
My Name Is Bill W.Bill WilsonMovie - 1989Hollywood on HorsesSelfMovie
- 1988
CopLloyd HopkinsMovie - 1988
The BoostLenny BrownMovie - 1988Crimes of PassionHimself - HostMovie
- 1987
Best SellerCleveMovie - 1987In Love and WarJames B. StockdaleMovie
- 1986
SalvadorRichard BoyleMovie - 1986
PromiseDJMovie - 1985
Cat's EyeMorrisonMovie - 1985Joshua Then and NowJoshua ShapiroMovie
- 1985
Badge of the AssassinRobert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District AttorneyMovie - 1984
Once Upon a Time in AmericaMaxMovie - 1984
Against All OddsJake WiseMovie - 1983
VideodromeMax RennMovie - 1982
Split ImageCharles PrattMovie - 1982
Fast-WalkingFast-WalkingMovie - 1982
The Making of David Cronenberg's VideodromeIntervieweeMovie - 1981
EyewitnessAldo MercerMovie - 1980The Black MarbleThe FiddlerMovie
- 1979
The Onion FieldGregory PowellMovie - 1979
...And Your Name Is JonahDanny CorelliMovie - 1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelSin EaterMovie - 1979Young Maverick - Dead Man's HandLen FrakerMovie
- 1978
HolocaustKarl WeissShow - 1978The Gift of LoveAlfred BrowningMovie
- 1978The Billion Dollar BubbleArt LewisMovie
- 1977
The ChoirboysHarold BloomguardMovie - 1976
Raid on EntebbeCapt. Sammy BergMovie - 1976
Alex & the GypsyCrainpoolMovie - 1976
The Disappearance of AimeeAsst. Dist. Atty. Joseph RyanMovie - 1975
Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostShow - 1975
Night MovesQuentinMovie - 1975
Welcome Back, KotterShow - 1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodLeonard "Lenny" SchoenfeldMovie
- 1975DistanceLarry VincentMovie
- 1975Foster & LaurieWalter The AddictMovie
- 1974
The Rockford FilesLarry KirkoffShow - 1974
The GamblerBank OfficerMovie - 1973
The Way We WereFrankie McVeighMovie - 1973
KojakShow - 1973
Police StoryShow - 1972
The Streets of San FranciscoShow - 1972
The RookiesShow - 1972
Hickey & BoggsLt. WyattMovie - 1972
The VisitorsBill SchmidtMovie - 1972A Great American TragedyRickMovie
- 1972FootstepsReporterMovie
- 1971
All the Way HomeAndrew LynchMovie - 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfShow - 1961
The Mike Douglas ShowSelfShow - 1953
The OscarsSelfShow - 1951
Hallmark Hall of FameAndrew Lynch, Temple Rayburn, Bill Wilson, DJ, Assistant District Attorney Joseph RyanShow - 1944
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - NomineeShow