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James Woods

Born: 1947

Biography

James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, Hercules, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and has gained two Academy Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Woods, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth Vernal, Utah, USA

Resources

Movies

Once Upon a Time in America

Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz in Once Upon a Time in America

Casino

Lester Diamond in Casino

The Virgin Suicides

Mr. Lisbon in The Virgin Suicides

The Getaway

Jack Benyon in The Getaway

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

General Hein (voice) in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Contact

Michael Kitz in Contact

Videodrome

Max Renn in Videodrome

Cat's Eye

Richard 'Dick' Morrison in Cat's Eye

The General's Daughter

Colonel Robert Moore in The General's Daughter

True Crime

Alan Mann in True Crime

The Specialist

Ned Trent in The Specialist

Chaplin

Joseph Scott in Chaplin

Be Cool

Tommy Athens in Be Cool

Scary Movie 2

Father McFeely in Scary Movie 2

Best Seller

Cleve in Best Seller

Nixon

H.R. Haldeman in Nixon

Stuart Little 2

Falcon (voice) in Stuart Little 2

Play It to the Bone

James Woods (Ringside Fan) in Play It to the Bone

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

Thomas Wayne Jr. / Owlman (voice) in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

The Hard Way

John Moss in The Hard Way

Against All Odds

Jake Wise in Against All Odds

Salvador

Richard Boyle in Salvador

Mickey's House of Villains

Hades (voice) in Mickey's House of Villains

True Believer

Eddie Dodd in True Believer

Ghosts of Mississippi

Byron De La Beckwith in Ghosts of Mississippi

Eyewitness

Aldo Mercer in Eyewitness

Hercules

Hades (voice) in Hercules

John Q

Dr. Raymond Turner in John Q

Cop

Lloyd Hopkins in Cop

Night Moves

Quentin in Night Moves

Northfork

Walter O'Brien in Northfork

Surf's Up

Reggie Belafonte (voice) in Surf's Up

End Game

Vaughn Stevens in End Game

Any Given Sunday

Dr. Harvey Mandrake in Any Given Sunday

Vampires

Jack Crow in Vampires

The Onion Field

Gregory Powell in The Onion Field

Footsteps

Reporter in Footsteps

Ark

Jallak (voice) in Ark

America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye

Narrator in America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye

Another Day in Paradise

Mel in Another Day in Paradise

Straight Talk

Jack Russell in Straight Talk

This Girl's Life

Pops in This Girl's Life

Race to Space

Dr. Wilhelm von Huber in Race to Space

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

Gloomius Maximus (voice) in Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

My Name Is Bill W.

Bill Wilson in My Name Is Bill W.

The Gambler

Bank officer in The Gambler

Voices That Care

Self - Host & Choir Member in Voices That Care

Fast-Walking

Fast-Walking in Fast-Walking

Straw Dogs

Tom Heddon in Straw Dogs

Too Big to Fail

Dick Fuld in Too Big to Fail

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Danny Davis in Indictment: The McMartin Trial

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld in F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

The Choirboys

Harold Bloomguard in The Choirboys

Diggstown

Gabriel Caine in Diggstown

Split Image

Charles Pratt in Split Image

Citizen Cohn

Roy Marcus Cohn in Citizen Cohn

The American Nightmare

Self in The American Nightmare

Kicked in the Head

Uncle Sam in Kicked in the Head

The Black Marble

The Fiddler in The Black Marble

Hickey & Boggs

Lt. Wyatt in Hickey & Boggs

The Boost

Lenny Brown in The Boost

Killer: A Journal of Murder

Carl Panzram in Killer: A Journal of Murder

Immediate Family

Michael Spector in Immediate Family

The Easter Egg Adventure

Grab Takit (voice) in The Easter Egg Adventure

Officer Down

Captain Verona in Officer Down

The Visitors

Bill Schmidt in The Visitors

...And Your Name Is Jonah

Danny Corelli in ...And Your Name Is Jonah

Next Door

Matt Coler in Next Door

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Self in Dean Martin: King of Cool

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

Rudy Giuliani in Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

The Summer of Ben Tyler

Temple Rayburn in The Summer of Ben Tyler

For Better or Worse

Reggie Makeshift in For Better or Worse

Jobs

Jack Dudman in Jobs

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”

Self (archive footage) in Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”

Alex & the Gypsy

Crainpool in Alex & the Gypsy

White House Down

Chief SAIC Martin Walker in White House Down

Dirty Pictures

Dennis Barrie in Dirty Pictures

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

Self in Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

The Gift of Love

Alfred Browning in The Gift of Love

Curse of the Starving Class

Weston Tate in Curse of the Starving Class

Joshua Then and Now

Joshua Shapiro in Joshua Then and Now

Free as a Dog

in Free as a Dog

In Love and War

James B. Stockdale in In Love and War

The Disappearance of Aimee

Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan in The Disappearance of Aimee

Jamesy Boy

Lt. Falton in Jamesy Boy

Badge of the Assassin

Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney in Badge of the Assassin

A Great American Tragedy

Rick in A Great American Tragedy

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

Len Fraker in Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

Once Upon a Studio

Hades (voice) in Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Self in Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Self in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

The Way We Were

Frankie McVeigh in The Way We Were

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Robert in Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

An American Carol

Todd Grosslight in An American Carol

Mary and Martha

Mary's Father in Mary and Martha

Buddy

Narrator in Buddy

All the Way Home

Andrew Lynch in All the Way Home

Promise

DJ in Promise

Riding in Cars with Boys

Leonard Donofrio in Riding in Cars with Boys

Pretty Persuasion

Hank Joyce in Pretty Persuasion

Bling

Victor (voice) in Bling

The Simpsons Guy: A Family Guy Special

Family Guy James Woods/ Simpsons James Woods (voice) in The Simpsons Guy: A Family Guy Special

Family Guy: And Then There Were Fewer

James Woods (voice) in Family Guy: And Then There Were Fewer

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

Sin Eater in The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

Raid on Entebbe

Capt. Sammy Berg in Raid on Entebbe

Jane's House

Paul Clark in Jane's House

First Contact

Narrator in First Contact

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Self in Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Distance

Larry Vincent in Distance

Recess: School's Out

Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice) in Recess: School's Out

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

Interviewee in The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

Self in The Making of The Virgin Suicides

The Billion Dollar Bubble

Art Lewis in The Billion Dollar Bubble

The Boys

in The Boys

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

James Woods as General Veers (voice) in Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

Crimes of Passion

Himself - Host in Crimes of Passion

Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

in Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Self in America | A Tribute to Heroes

Hercules: Zero to Hero

Hades (voice) (archive sound) in Hercules: Zero to Hero

Any Given Tuesday

Self in Any Given Tuesday

Foster & Laurie

Walter The Addict in Foster & Laurie

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Self in Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Into the Valley of Death

Self in Into the Valley of Death

Hollywood on Horses

Self in Hollywood on Horses

TV Shows