Acting
James Woods
Born 18 April 1947 in Vernal, Utah, USA
160 credits
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
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- 2025EddingtonFilmJames Woods (uncredited)
- 2023Once Upon a StudioFilmHades (voice)
- 2023A Journey to SundanceFilmSelf
- 2021Dean Martin: King of CoolFilmSelf
- 2016Justice League ActionSeriesLex Luthor / Repulse (voice), Lex Luthor (voice)
- 2016BlingFilmVictor (voice)
- 2016First ContactFilmNarrator
- 2014Jamesy BoyFilmLt. Falton
- 2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. MoreauFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2013Ray DonovanSeriesPatrick "Sully" Sullivan
- 2013White House DownFilmWalker
- 2013JobsFilmJack Dudman
- 2013Officer DownFilmCaptain Verona
- 2013Mary and MarthaFilmMary's Father
- 2013Futurescape with James WoodsSeriesHimself
- 2013Any Given TuesdayFilmself
- 2012ComaSeriesDr. Howard Stark
- 2011Straw DogsFilmTom Heddon
- 2011Too Big to FailFilmDick Fuld
- 2010Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsFilmOwlman (voice)
- 2009Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark SideFilmJames Woods as General Veers (voice)
- 2008An American CarolFilmTodd Grosslight
- 2007Surf's UpFilmReggie Belafonte (voice)
- 2006SharkSeriesSebastian Stark
- 2006End GameFilmAgent Vaughn Stevens
- 2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StoryFilmSelf
- 2006Free as a DogFilm
- 2005Be CoolFilmTommy Athens
- 2005Pretty PersuasionFilmHank Joyce
- 2005ArkFilmJallak (voice)
- 2005BuddyFilmNarrator
- 2004EntourageSeriesJames Woods
- 2004This Girl's LifeFilmPops
- 2004Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionFilmSelf
- 2004Videodrome: Forging the New FleshFilmSelf
- 2004Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The IntroductionFilmToreno (voice)
- 2004The Easter Egg AdventureFilmGrab Takit (voice)
- 2003NorthforkFilmWalter O'Brien
- 2003Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani StoryFilmRudy Giuliani
- 2003Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of NorthforkFilm
- 2002John QFilmDr. Raymond Turner
- 2002Stuart Little 2FilmFalcon (voice)
- 2002Mickey's House of VillainsFilmHades (voice)
- 2002Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of FunFilmGloomius Maximus (voice)
- 2002Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'FilmSelf
- 2001Scary Movie 2FilmFather McFeely
- 2001Disney's House of MouseSeriesHades (voice)
- 2001Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinFilmGeneral Hein (voice)
- 2001Recess: School's OutFilmDr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
- 2001Riding in Cars with BoysFilmLeonard Donofrio
- 2001Race to SpaceFilmDr. Wilhelm von Huber
- 2001America | A Tribute to HeroesFilmSelf
- 2001Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredFilmSelf
- 2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of HannibalFilmSelf
- 2001Into the Valley of DeathFilmSelf
- 2000The Virgin SuicidesFilmMr. Lisbon
- 2000ClerksSeriesMajor Baklava (voice)
- 2000The American NightmareFilmSelf
- 2000Dirty PicturesFilmDennis Barrie
- 2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneFilmSelf
- 2000The Making of The Virgin SuicidesFilmSelf
- 2000Founding FathersSeriesJohn Adams (voice)
- 2000The Making of HerculesFilmSelf
- 2000Sensational Cities: New YorkFilmNarrator
- 1999Family GuySeriesFamily Guy James Woods / Simpsons James Woods (voice), James Woods as General Veers (voice), James Woods (voice)
- 1999Any Given SundayFilmDr. Harvey Mandrake
- 1999True CrimeFilmAlan Mann
- 1999The General's DaughterFilmColonel Robert Moore
- 1999Play It to the BoneFilmJames Woods (Ringside Fan)
- 1999Hercules: Zero to HeroFilmHades (voice) (archive sound)
- 1998HerculesSeriesHades (voice)
- 1998VampiresFilmJack Crow
- 1998Another Day in ParadiseFilmMel
- 1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 MoviesSeriesNarrator
- 1998America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-byeFilmNarrator
- 1998The Entertainment BizSeriesSelf
- 1997HerculesFilmHades (voice)
- 1997ContactFilmMichael Kitz
- 1997Kicked in the HeadFilmUncle Sam
- 1997EP DailySeries
- 1996Ghosts of MississippiFilmByron De La Beckwith
- 1996Killer: A Journal of MurderFilmCarl Panzram
- 1996The Summer of Ben TylerFilmTemple Rayburn
- 1996Saturday Night SpecialSeries
- 1995CasinoFilmLester Diamond
- 1995NixonFilmH.R. Haldeman
- 1995Indictment: The McMartin TrialFilmDanny Davis
- 1995For Better or WorseFilmReggie Makeshift
- 1994ERSeriesDr. Nate Lennox
- 1994The SpecialistFilmNed Trent
- 1994The GetawayFilmJack Benyon
- 1994Next DoorFilmMatt Coler
- 1994Curse of the Starving ClassFilmWeston Tate
- 1994Jane's HouseFilmPaul Clark
- 1993Fallen AngelsSeriesMickey Cohen
- 1992ChaplinFilmJoseph Scott
- 1992DiggstownFilmGabriel Caine
- 1992Straight TalkFilmJack Russell
- 1992Citizen CohnFilmRoy Marcus Cohn
- 1991The Hard WayFilmJohn Moss
- 1991Voices That CareFilmSelf - Host & Choir Member
- 1991The BoysFilmWalter Farmer
- 1990Dream OnSeriesDennis Youngblood
- 1990Women and Men: Stories of SeductionFilmRobert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
- 1989The SimpsonsSeriesJames Woods (voice)
- 1989True BelieverFilmEddie Dodd
- 1989Immediate FamilyFilmMichael Spector
- 1989My Name Is Bill W.FilmBill Wilson
- 1989Hollywood on HorsesFilmSelf
- 1988CopFilmLloyd Hopkins
- 1988The BoostFilmLenny Brown
- 1988Crimes of PassionFilmHimself - Host
- 1987Best SellerFilmCleve
- 1987In Love and WarFilmJames B. Stockdale
- 1986SalvadorFilmRichard Boyle
- 1986PromiseFilmDJ
- 1985Cat's EyeFilmMorrison
- 1985Joshua Then and NowFilmJoshua Shapiro
- 1985Badge of the AssassinFilmRobert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
- 1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaFilmMax
- 1984Against All OddsFilmJake Wise
- 1983VideodromeFilmMax Renn
- 1982Split ImageFilmCharles Pratt
- 1982Fast-WalkingFilmFast-Walking
- 1982The Making of David Cronenberg's VideodromeFilmInterviewee
- 1981EyewitnessFilmAldo Mercer
- 1980The Black MarbleFilmThe Fiddler
- 1979The Onion FieldFilmGregory Powell
- 1979...And Your Name Is JonahFilmDanny Corelli
- 1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelFilmSin Eater
- 1979Young Maverick - Dead Man's HandFilmLen Fraker
- 1978HolocaustSeriesKarl Weiss
- 1978The Gift of LoveFilmAlfred Browning
- 1978The Billion Dollar BubbleFilmArt Lewis
- 1977The ChoirboysFilmHarold Bloomguard
- 1976Raid on EntebbeFilmCapt. Sammy Berg
- 1976Alex & the GypsyFilmCrainpool
- 1976The Disappearance of AimeeFilmAsst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
- 1975Night MovesFilmQuentin
- 1975Welcome Back, KotterSeries
- 1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodFilmLeonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld
- 1975DistanceFilmLarry Vincent
- 1975Foster & LaurieFilmWalter The Addict
- 1974The Rockford FilesSeriesLarry Kirkoff
- 1974The GamblerFilmBank Officer
- 1973KojakSeriesCaz
- 1973The Way We WereFilmFrankie McVeigh
- 1973Police StorySeries
- 1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries
- 1972The RookiesSeries
- 1972Hickey & BoggsFilmLt. Wyatt
- 1972The VisitorsFilmBill Schmidt
- 1972A Great American TragedyFilmRick
- 1972FootstepsFilmReporter
- 1971All the Way HomeFilmAndrew Lynch
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesAndrew Lynch, Assistant District Attorney Joseph Ryan, Bill Wilson, DJ, Temple Rayburn
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Filmography from TMDB.