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James Woods

Acting

Born: April 18, 1947Vernal, 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 well as in the television legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and earned two Academy Award nominations.

Known For
Filmography
Eddington

Eddington

James Woods (uncredited)

2025
Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

Hades (voice)

2023
A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance

Self

2023
Dean Martin: King of Cool

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Self

2021
First Contact

First Contact

Narrator

2016
Bling

Bling

Victor (voice)

2016
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

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

Self (archive footage)

2014
Jamesy Boy

Jamesy Boy

Lt. Falton

2014
Any Given Tuesday

Any Given Tuesday

self

2013
Jobs

Jobs

Jack Dudman

2013
White House Down

White House Down

Walker

2013
Mary and Martha

Mary and Martha

Mary's Father

2013
Officer Down

Officer Down

Captain Verona

2013
Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail

Dick Fuld

2011
Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

Tom Heddon

2011
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

Owlman (voice)

2010
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

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

James Woods as General Veers (voice)

2009
An American Carol

An American Carol

Todd Grosslight

2008
Surf's Up

Surf's Up

Reggie Belafonte (voice)

2007
End Game

End Game

Agent Vaughn Stevens

2006
Free as a Dog

Free as a Dog

2006
Ark

Ark

Jallak (voice)

2005
Buddy

Buddy

Narrator

2005
Be Cool

Be Cool

Tommy Athens

2005
Pretty Persuasion

Pretty Persuasion

Hank Joyce

2005
This Girl's Life

This Girl's Life

Pops

2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Toreno (voice)

2004
The Easter Egg Adventure

The Easter Egg Adventure

Grab Takit (voice)

2004
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

Self

2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Self

2004

Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

2003
Northfork

Northfork

Walter O'Brien

2003
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

Rudy Giuliani

2003
Mickey's House of Villains

Mickey's House of Villains

Hades (voice)

2002
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

Gloomius Maximus (voice)

2002
Stuart Little 2

Stuart Little 2

Falcon (voice)

2002
John Q

John Q

Dr. Raymond Turner

2002
Race to Space

Race to Space

Dr. Wilhelm von Huber

2001
Riding in Cars with Boys

Riding in Cars with Boys

Leonard Donofrio

2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Self

2001
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Self

2001
Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie 2

Father McFeely

2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

General Hein (voice)

2001

Into the Valley of Death

Self

2001

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Self

2001
Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out

Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)

2001
The Making of The Virgin Suicides

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

Self

2000
The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

Self

2000
The Making of Hercules

The Making of Hercules

Self

2000
Dirty Pictures

Dirty Pictures

Dennis Barrie

2000
The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides

Mr. Lisbon

2000
Sensational Cities: New York

Sensational Cities: New York

Narrator

2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Self

2000
Play It to the Bone

Play It to the Bone

James Woods (Ringside Fan)

1999
Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday

Dr. Harvey Mandrake

1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero

Hercules: Zero to Hero

Hades (voice) (archive sound)

1999
The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter

Colonel Robert Moore

1999
True Crime

True Crime

Alan Mann

1999
Another Day in Paradise

Another Day in Paradise

Mel

1998
Vampires

Vampires

Jack Crow

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

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

Narrator

1998
Kicked in the Head

Kicked in the Head

Uncle Sam

1997
Contact

Contact

Michael Kitz

1997
Hercules

Hercules

Hades (voice)

1997
Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

Byron De La Beckwith

1996
The Summer of Ben Tyler

The Summer of Ben Tyler

Temple Rayburn

1996
Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder

Carl Panzram

1996
Nixon

Nixon

H.R. Haldeman

1995
Casino

Casino

Lester Diamond

1995
Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Danny Davis

1995
For Better or Worse

For Better or Worse

Reggie Makeshift

1995
The Specialist

The Specialist

Ned Trent

1994
Curse of the Starving Class

Curse of the Starving Class

Weston Tate

1994
Next Door

Next Door

Matt Coler

1994
The Getaway

The Getaway

Jack Benyon

1994
Jane's House

Jane's House

Paul Clark

1994
Chaplin

Chaplin

Joseph Scott

1992
Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

Roy Marcus Cohn

1992
Diggstown

Diggstown

Gabriel Caine

1992
Straight Talk

Straight Talk

Jack Russell

1992
The Boys

The Boys

Walter Farmer

1991
The Hard Way

The Hard Way

John Moss

1991
Voices That Care

Voices That Care

Self - Host & Choir Member

1991
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Robert

1990
Immediate Family

Immediate Family

Michael Spector

1989
My Name Is Bill W.

My Name Is Bill W.

Bill Wilson

1989
True Believer

True Believer

Eddie Dodd

1989

Hollywood on Horses

Self

1989
The Boost

The Boost

Lenny Brown

1988
Crimes of Passion

Crimes of Passion

Himself - Host

1988
Cop

Cop

Lloyd Hopkins

1988
Best Seller

Best Seller

Cleve

1987
In Love and War

In Love and War

James B. Stockdale

1987
Promise

Promise

DJ

1986
Salvador

Salvador

Richard Boyle

1986
Joshua Then and Now

Joshua Then and Now

Joshua Shapiro

1985
Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye

Morrison

1985
Badge of the Assassin

Badge of the Assassin

Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

1985
Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America

Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz

1984
Against All Odds

Against All Odds

Jake Wise

1984
Videodrome

Videodrome

Max Renn

1983
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

Interviewee

1982
Split Image

Split Image

Charles Pratt

1982
Fast-Walking

Fast-Walking

Fast-Walking

1982
Eyewitness

Eyewitness

Aldo Mercer

1981
The Black Marble

The Black Marble

The Fiddler

1980

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

Len Fraker

1979
The Onion Field

The Onion Field

Gregory Powell

1979
...And Your Name Is Jonah

...And Your Name Is Jonah

Danny Corelli

1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

Sin Eater

1979
The Gift of Love

The Gift of Love

Alfred Browning

1978
The Billion Dollar Bubble

The Billion Dollar Bubble

Art Lewis

1978
The Choirboys

The Choirboys

Harold Bloomguard

1977
Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

Capt. Sammy Berg

1976
The Disappearance of Aimee

The Disappearance of Aimee

Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan

1976
Alex & the Gypsy

Alex & the Gypsy

Crainpool

1976
Distance

Distance

Larry Vincent

1975
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld

1975
Foster & Laurie

Foster & Laurie

Walter The Addict

1975
Night Moves

Night Moves

Quentin

1975
The Gambler

The Gambler

Bank Officer

1974
The Way We Were

The Way We Were

Frankie McVeigh

1973
A Great American Tragedy

A Great American Tragedy

Rick

1972
Hickey & Boggs

Hickey & Boggs

Lt. Wyatt

1972
Footsteps

Footsteps

Reporter

1972
The Visitors

The Visitors

Bill Schmidt

1972
All the Way Home

All the Way Home

Andrew Lynch

1971