James Woods
Known for acting · Born 18 April 1947 · 79 · Vernal, Utah, USA
171 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
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
Contact
1997
Hercules
1998
The Virgin Suicides
2000
John Q
2002
Videodrome
1983
The Specialist
1994
Vampires
1998
Hercules
1997
Casino
1995
Cat's Eye
1985
Shark
2006
Acting (168)
2025EddingtonJames Woods (uncredited)Film
2023Once Upon a StudioHades (voice)Film
2023A Journey to SundanceSelfFilm
2021Dean Martin: King of CoolSelfFilm
2016Justice League ActionLex Luthor / Repulse (voice), Lex Luthor (voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2016BlingVictor (voice)Film
2016First ContactNarratorFilm
2014Jamesy BoyLt. FaltonFilm
2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. MoreauSelf (archive footage)Film
2013White House DownWalkerFilm
2013JobsJack DudmanFilm
2013Ray DonovanPatrick "Sully" Sullivan · 5 episodesSeries
2013Officer DownCaptain VeronaFilm
2013Mary and MarthaMary's FatherFilm
2013Futurescape with James WoodsHimself · 6 episodesSeries
2013The FrameMax RennSeries
2013Any Given TuesdayselfFilm
2012ComaDr. Howard Stark · 2 episodesSeries
2011Straw DogsTom HeddonFilm
2011Too Big to FailDick FuldFilm
2010Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsOwlman (voice)Film
2009Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark SideJames Woods as General Veers (voice)Film
2008An American CarolTodd GrosslightFilm
2007Surf's UpReggie Belafonte (voice)Film
2006SharkSebastian Stark · 38 episodesSeries
2006End GameAgent Vaughn StevensFilm
2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StorySelfFilm
2006Free as a DogFilm
2005Be CoolTommy AthensFilm
2005Pretty PersuasionHank JoyceFilm
2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2005ArkJallak (voice)Film
2005BuddyNarratorFilm
2004EntourageJames WoodsSeries
2004This Girl's LifePopsFilm
2004Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionSelfFilm
2004Videodrome: Forging the New FleshSelfFilm
2004Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The IntroductionToreno (voice)Film
2004The Easter Egg AdventureGrab Takit (voice)Film
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self · 2 episodesSeries
2003NorthforkWalter O'BrienFilm
2003Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani StoryRudy GiulianiFilm
2003Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of NorthforkFilm
2002John QDr. Raymond TurnerFilm
2002Stuart Little 2Falcon (voice)Film
2002Mickey's House of VillainsHades (voice)Film
2002Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of FunGloomius Maximus (voice)Film
2002Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'SelfFilm
2001Scary Movie 2Father McFeelyFilm
2001Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinGeneral Hein (voice)Film
2001Riding in Cars with BoysLeonard DonofrioFilm
2001Recess: School's OutDr. Phillium Benedict (voice)Film
2001Disney's House of MouseHades (voice) · 5 episodesSeries
2001Race to SpaceDr. Wilhelm von HuberFilm
2001America | A Tribute to HeroesSelfFilm
2001Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredSelfFilm
2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of HannibalSelfFilm
2001Into the Valley of DeathSelfFilm
2000The Virgin SuicidesMr. LisbonFilm
2000ClerksMajor Baklava (voice)Series
2000The American NightmareSelfFilm
2000Dirty PicturesDennis BarrieFilm
2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneSelfFilm
2000The Making of The Virgin SuicidesSelfFilm
2000Founding FathersJohn Adams (voice) · 4 episodesSeries
2000The Making of HerculesSelfFilm
2000Sensational Cities: New YorkNarratorFilm
1999Family GuyJames Woods (voice) · 6 episodes, James Woods as General Veers (voice), Family Guy James Woods / Simpsons James Woods (voice)Series
1999Any Given SundayDr. Harvey MandrakeFilm
1999The General's DaughterColonel Robert MooreFilm
1999True CrimeAlan MannFilm
1999Play It to the BoneJames Woods (Ringside Fan)Film
1999Hercules: Zero to HeroHades (voice) (archive sound)Film
1998VampiresJack CrowFilm
1998HerculesHades (voice) · 65 episodesSeries
1998Another Day in ParadiseMelFilm
1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 MoviesNarrator · 10 episodesSeries
1998America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-byeNarratorFilm
1998The Entertainment BizSelfSeries
1997HerculesHades (voice)Film
1997ContactMichael KitzFilm
1997Kicked in the HeadUncle SamFilm
1997EP DailySeries
1996The Daily ShowSelfSeries
1996Ghosts of MississippiByron De La BeckwithFilm
1996Killer: A Journal of MurderCarl PanzramFilm
1996The Summer of Ben TylerTemple RayburnFilm
1996Saturday Night SpecialSeries
1995CasinoLester DiamondFilm
1995NixonH.R. HaldemanFilm
1995Indictment: The McMartin TrialDanny DavisFilm
1995For Better or WorseReggie MakeshiftFilm
1994The SpecialistNed TrentFilm
1994ERDr. Nate LennoxSeries
1994The GetawayJack BenyonFilm
1994Next DoorMatt ColerFilm
1994Curse of the Starving ClassWeston TateFilm
1994Jane's HousePaul ClarkFilm
1994Inside the Actors StudioSelfSeries
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
1993Fallen AngelsMickey CohenSeries
1992ChaplinJoseph ScottFilm
1992DiggstownGabriel CaineFilm
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf · 5 episodesSeries
1992Straight TalkJack RussellFilm
1992Citizen CohnRoy Marcus CohnFilm
1991The Hard WayJohn MossFilm
1991Voices That CareSelf - Host & Choir MemberFilm
1991The BoysWalter FarmerFilm
1990Dream OnDennis YoungbloodSeries
1990Women and Men: Stories of SeductionRobert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")Film
1989The SimpsonsJames Woods (voice)Series
1989True BelieverEddie DoddFilm
1989Immediate FamilyMichael SpectorFilm
1989My Name Is Bill W.Bill WilsonFilm
1989Hollywood on HorsesSelfFilm
1988CopLloyd HopkinsFilm
1988The BoostLenny BrownFilm
1988Crimes of PassionHimself - HostFilm
1987Best SellerCleveFilm
1987In Love and WarJames B. StockdaleFilm
1986SalvadorRichard BoyleFilm
1986PromiseDJFilm
1985Cat's EyeMorrisonFilm
1985Joshua Then and NowJoshua ShapiroFilm
1985Badge of the AssassinRobert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District AttorneyFilm
1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaMaxFilm
1984Against All OddsJake WiseFilm
1983VideodromeMax RennFilm
1982Split ImageCharles PrattFilm
1982Fast-WalkingFast-WalkingFilm
1982The Making of David Cronenberg's VideodromeIntervieweeFilm
1981EyewitnessAldo MercerFilm
1980The Black MarbleThe FiddlerFilm
1979The Onion FieldGregory PowellFilm
1979...And Your Name Is JonahDanny CorelliFilm
1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelSin EaterFilm
1979Young Maverick - Dead Man's HandLen FrakerFilm
1978HolocaustKarl Weiss · 4 episodesSeries
1978The Gift of LoveAlfred BrowningFilm
1978The Billion Dollar BubbleArt LewisFilm
1977The ChoirboysHarold BloomguardFilm
1976Raid on EntebbeCapt. Sammy BergFilm
1976Alex & the GypsyCrainpoolFilm
1976The Disappearance of AimeeAsst. Dist. Atty. Joseph RyanFilm
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
1975Night MovesQuentinFilm
1975Welcome Back, KotterSeries
1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodLeonard "Lenny" SchoenfeldFilm
1975DistanceLarry VincentFilm
1975Foster & LaurieWalter The AddictFilm
1974The GamblerBank OfficerFilm
1974The Rockford FilesLarry KirkoffSeries
1973The Way We WereFrankie McVeighFilm
1973Kojak, CazSeries
1973Police StorySeries
1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries
1972Hickey & BoggsLt. WyattFilm
1972The VisitorsBill SchmidtFilm
1972The RookiesSeries
1972A Great American TragedyRickFilm
1972FootstepsReporterFilm
1971All the Way HomeAndrew LynchFilm
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameAndrew Lynch, Assistant District Attorney Joseph Ryan, DJ, Bill Wilson, Temple RayburnSeries
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 2 episodesSeries
Production (3)
2023OppenheimerExecutive ProducerFilm
1998Another Day in ParadiseProducerFilm
1988CopProducerFilm