James Woods

James Woods

Acting

Born April 18, 1947 · Vernal, Utah, USA

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 w…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Acting(168)

2025EddingtonJames Woods (uncredited)

2023Once Upon a StudioHades (voice)

2023A Journey to SundanceSelf

2021Dean Martin: King of CoolSelf

2016Justice League ActionLex Luthor / Repulse (voice)

2016First ContactNarrator

2016BlingVictor (voice)

2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. MoreauSelf (archive footage)

2014Jamesy BoyLt. Falton

2013Futurescape with James WoodsHimself

2013Any Given Tuesdayself

2013JobsJack Dudman

2013Ray DonovanPatrick "Sully" Sullivan

2013White House DownWalker

2013The FrameMax Renn

2013Mary and MarthaMary's Father

2013Officer DownCaptain Verona

2012ComaDr. Howard Stark

2011Too Big to FailDick Fuld

2011Straw DogsTom Heddon

2010Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsOwlman (voice)

2009Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark SideJames Woods as General Veers (voice)

2008An American CarolTodd Grosslight

2007Surf's UpReggie Belafonte (voice)

2006SharkSebastian Stark

2006End GameAgent Vaughn Stevens

2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StorySelf

2006Free as a Dog

2005ArkJallak (voice)

2005BuddyNarrator

2005Be CoolTommy Athens

2005Pretty PersuasionHank Joyce

2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf

2004This Girl's LifePops

2004Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The IntroductionToreno (voice)

2004The Easter Egg AdventureGrab Takit (voice)

2004Videodrome: Forging the New FleshSelf

2004EntourageJames Woods

2004Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionSelf

2003Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

2003NorthforkWalter O'Brien

2003Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani StoryRudy Giuliani

2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self

2002Mickey's House of VillainsHades (voice)

2002Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of FunGloomius Maximus (voice)

2002Stuart Little 2Falcon (voice)

2002Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'Self

2002John QDr. Raymond Turner

2001Race to SpaceDr. Wilhelm von Huber

2001Riding in Cars with BoysLeonard Donofrio

2001America: A Tribute to HeroesSelf

2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of HannibalSelf

2001Scary Movie 2Father McFeely

2001Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinGeneral Hein (voice)

2001Into the Valley of DeathSelf

2001Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredSelf

2001Recess: School's OutDr. Phillium Benedict (voice)

2001Disney's House of MouseHades (voice)

2000The Making of The Virgin SuicidesSelf

2000Founding FathersJohn Adams (voice)

2000The American NightmareSelf

2000The Making of HerculesSelf

2000ClerksMajor Baklava (voice)

2000Dirty PicturesDennis Barrie

2000The Virgin SuicidesMr. Lisbon

2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneSelf

2000Sensational Cities: New YorkNarrator

1999Play It to the BoneJames Woods (Ringside Fan)

1999Any Given SundayDr. Harvey Mandrake

1999Hercules: Zero to HeroHades (voice) (archive sound)

1999The General's DaughterColonel Robert Moore

1999True CrimeAlan Mann

1999Family GuyJames Woods (voice)

1998Another Day in ParadiseMel

1998VampiresJack Crow

1998HerculesHades (voice)

1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 MoviesNarrator

1998The Entertainment BizSelf

1998America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-byeNarrator

1997Kicked in the HeadUncle Sam

1997ContactMichael Kitz

1997HerculesHades (voice)

1996Ghosts of MississippiByron De La Beckwith

1996The Summer of Ben TylerTemple Rayburn

1996Killer: A Journal of MurderCarl Panzram

1996The Daily ShowSelf

1996Saturday Night Special

1995NixonH.R. Haldeman

1995CasinoLester Diamond

1995Indictment: The McMartin TrialDanny Davis

1995For Better or WorseReggie Makeshift

1994The SpecialistNed Trent

1994ERDr. Nate Lennox

1994Curse of the Starving ClassWeston Tate

1994Next DoorMatt Coler

1994Inside the Actors StudioSelf

1994The GetawayJack Benyon

1994Jane's HousePaul Clark

1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest

1993Fallen AngelsMickey Cohen

1992ChaplinJoseph Scott

1992Citizen CohnRoy Marcus Cohn

1992DiggstownGabriel Caine

1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf

1992Straight TalkJack Russell

1991The BoysWalter Farmer

1991The Hard WayJohn Moss

1991Voices That CareSelf - Host & Choir Member

1990Dream OnDennis Youngblood

1990Women and Men: Stories of SeductionRobert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")

1989The SimpsonsJames Woods (voice)

1989Immediate FamilyMichael Spector

1989My Name Is Bill W.Bill Wilson

1989True BelieverEddie Dodd

1989Hollywood on HorsesSelf

1988The BoostLenny Brown

1988Crimes of PassionHimself - Host

1988CopLloyd Hopkins

1987Best SellerCleve

1987In Love and WarJames B. Stockdale

1986SalvadorRichard Boyle

1985Joshua Then and NowJoshua Shapiro

1985Cat's EyeMorrison

1985Badge of the AssassinRobert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaMax

1984Against All OddsJake Wise

1983VideodromeMax Renn

1982The Making of David Cronenberg's VideodromeInterviewee

1982Split ImageCharles Pratt

1982Fast-WalkingFast-Walking

1981EyewitnessAldo Mercer

1980The Black MarbleThe Fiddler

1979Young Maverick - Dead Man's HandLen Fraker

1979The Onion FieldGregory Powell

1979...And Your Name Is JonahDanny Corelli

1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelSin Eater

1978The Gift of LoveAlfred Browning

1978The Billion Dollar BubbleArt Lewis

1978HolocaustKarl Weiss

1977The ChoirboysHarold Bloomguard

1976Raid on EntebbeCapt. Sammy Berg

1976The Disappearance of AimeeAsst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan

1976Alex & the GypsyCrainpool

1975DistanceLarry Vincent

1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodLeonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld

1975Foster & LaurieWalter The Addict

1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host

1975Welcome Back, Kotter

1975Night MovesQuentin

1974The GamblerBank Officer

1974The Rockford FilesLarry Kirkoff

1973The Way We WereFrankie McVeigh

1973Police Story

1972A Great American TragedyRick

1972Hickey & BoggsLt. Wyatt

1972FootstepsReporter

1972The Streets of San Francisco

1972The Rookies

1972The VisitorsBill Schmidt

1971All the Way HomeAndrew Lynch

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

1953The OscarsSelf

1951Hallmark Hall of FameAndrew Lynch

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee

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