James Woods

James Woods

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

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005 • as Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 • as Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • as James Woods (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 • as Self - Guest

Filmography

2023

Once Upon a Studio
Once Upon a Studio
as Hades (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/24/2023

2021

Dean Martin: King of Cool
Dean Martin: King of Cool
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/14/2021

2016

Bling
Bling
as Victor (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/6/2016
First Contact
First Contact
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/16/2016
Justice League Action
Justice League Action
as Lex Luthor / Repulse (voice)
TV - Released: 12/16/2016
Justice League Action
Justice League Action
as Lex Luthor (voice)
TV - Released: 12/16/2016

2014

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
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/24/2014
Jamesy Boy
Jamesy Boy
as Lt. Falton
Movie - Released: 1/3/2014

2013

Officer Down
Officer Down
as Captain Verona
Movie - Released: 1/22/2013
Jobs
Jobs
as Jack Dudman
Movie - Released: 8/15/2013
White House Down
White House Down
as Chief SAIC Martin Walker
Movie - Released: 6/27/2013
Mary and Martha
Mary and Martha
as Mary's Father
Movie - Released: 3/1/2013
Any Given Tuesday
Any Given Tuesday
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/17/2013
Futurescape with James Woods
Futurescape with James Woods
as Himself
TV - Released: 11/16/2013
Ray Donovan
Ray Donovan
as Patrick "Sully" Sullivan
TV - Released: 6/30/2013
The Frame
The Frame
as Max Renn
TV - Released: 4/9/2013

2012

Coma
Coma
as Dr. Howard Stark
TV - Released: 9/3/2012

2011

Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs
as Tom Heddon
Movie - Released: 9/16/2011
Too Big to Fail
Too Big to Fail
as Dick Fuld
Movie - Released: 11/25/2011

2010

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
as Thomas Wayne Jr. / Owlman (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/23/2010

2009

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
as James Woods as General Veers (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/22/2009

2008

An American Carol
An American Carol
as Todd Grosslight
Movie - Released: 10/3/2008

2007

Surf's Up
Surf's Up
as Reggie Belafonte (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/8/2007

2006

End Game
End Game
as Vaughn Stevens
Movie - Released: 7/27/2006
Free as a Dog
Free as a Dog
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006
Shark
Shark
as Sebastian Stark
TV - Released: 9/21/2006

2005

Be Cool
Be Cool
as Tommy Athens
Movie - Released: 3/4/2005
Ark
Ark
as Jallak (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/27/2005
Buddy
Buddy
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/11/2005
Pretty Persuasion
Pretty Persuasion
as Hank Joyce
Movie - Released: 1/22/2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
TV - Released: 1/3/2005

2004

This Girl's Life
This Girl's Life
as Pops
Movie - Released: 12/3/2004
The Easter Egg Adventure
The Easter Egg Adventure
as Grab Takit (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/5/2004
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/27/2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/16/2004
Entourage
Entourage
as Self
TV - Released: 7/18/2004

2003

Northfork
Northfork
as Walter O'Brien
Movie - Released: 7/11/2003
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
as Rudy Giuliani
Movie - Released: 3/30/2003
Movie
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
Movie - Released: 12/30/2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV - Released: 1/26/2003

2002

Stuart Little 2
Stuart Little 2
as Falcon (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/19/2002
John Q
John Q
as Dr. Raymond Turner
Movie - Released: 2/15/2002
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun
as Gloomius Maximus (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/13/2002

2001

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
as General Hein (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/2/2001
Scary Movie 2
Scary Movie 2
as Father McFeely
Movie - Released: 7/4/2001
Mickey's House of Villains
Mickey's House of Villains
as Hades (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/15/2001
Race to Space
Race to Space
as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
Movie - Released: 10/31/2001
Riding in Cars with Boys
Riding in Cars with Boys
as Leonard Donofrio
Movie - Released: 10/19/2001
Movie
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/31/2001
Recess: School's Out
Recess: School's Out
as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
Movie - Released: 2/16/2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/21/2001
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/21/2001
Movie
Into the Valley of Death
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/5/2001
Disney's House of Mouse
Disney's House of Mouse
as Hades (voice)
TV - Released: 1/13/2001

2000

The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides
as Mr. Lisbon
Movie - Released: 4/21/2000
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/11/2000
Dirty Pictures
Dirty Pictures
as Dennis Barrie
Movie - Released: 5/27/2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/19/2000
The Making of Hercules
The Making of Hercules
Movie - Released: 8/15/2000
Founding Fathers
Founding Fathers
as John Adams (voice)
TV - Released: 11/27/2000
Clerks
Clerks
as Major Baklava (voice)
TV - Released: 5/31/2000

1999

The General's Daughter
The General's Daughter
as Colonel Robert Moore
Movie - Released: 6/18/1999
True Crime
True Crime
as Alan Mann
Movie - Released: 3/19/1999
Play It to the Bone
Play It to the Bone
as James Woods (Ringside Fan)
Movie - Released: 12/25/1999
Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday
as Dr. Harvey Mandrake
Movie - Released: 12/22/1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hercules: Zero to Hero
as Hades (voice) (archive sound)
Movie - Released: 8/17/1999
Family Guy
Family Guy
as James Woods (voice)
TV - Released: 1/31/1999
Family Guy
Family Guy
as James Woods as General Veers (voice)
TV - Released: 1/31/1999
Family Guy
Family Guy
as Family Guy James Woods / Simpsons James Woods (voice)
TV - Released: 1/31/1999

1998

Vampires
Vampires
as Jack Crow
Movie - Released: 10/30/1998
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/24/1998
Another Day in Paradise
Another Day in Paradise
as Mel
Movie - Released: 12/30/1998
Hercules
Hercules
as Hades (voice)
TV - Released: 8/31/1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
as Narrator
TV - Released: 6/23/1998

1997

Contact
Contact
as Michael Kitz
Movie - Released: 7/11/1997
Hercules
Hercules
as Hades (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/13/1997
Kicked in the Head
Kicked in the Head
as Uncle Sam
Movie - Released: 9/26/1997
EP Daily
EP Daily
TV - Released: 9/20/1997

1996

Ghosts of Mississippi
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Byron De La Beckwith
Movie - Released: 12/20/1996
Killer: A Journal of Murder
Killer: A Journal of Murder
as Carl Panzram
Movie - Released: 9/6/1996
The Summer of Ben Tyler
The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Temple Rayburn
Movie - Released: 12/15/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996
TV
Saturday Night Special
TV - Released: 4/13/1996

1995

Casino
Casino
as Lester Diamond
Movie - Released: 11/22/1995
Nixon
Nixon
as H.R. Haldeman
Movie - Released: 12/22/1995
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
as Danny Davis
Movie - Released: 5/20/1995
For Better or Worse
For Better or Worse
as Reggie Makeshift
Movie - Released: 3/19/1995

1994

The Getaway
The Getaway
as Jack Benyon
Movie - Released: 2/11/1994
The Specialist
The Specialist
as Ned Trent
Movie - Released: 10/7/1994
Next Door
Next Door
as Matt Coler
Movie - Released: 9/4/1994
Curse of the Starving Class
Curse of the Starving Class
as Weston Tate
Movie - Released: 9/13/1994
Jane's House
Jane's House
as Paul Clark
Movie - Released: 1/2/1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/1994
ER
ER
as Dr. Nate Lennox
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/1993
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
as Mickey Cohen
TV - Released: 8/1/1993

1992

Chaplin
Chaplin
as Joseph Scott
Movie - Released: 12/17/1992
Straight Talk
Straight Talk
as Jack Russell
Movie - Released: 4/3/1992
Diggstown
Diggstown
as Gabriel Caine
Movie - Released: 8/14/1992
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn
as Roy Marcus Cohn
Movie - Released: 8/22/1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV - Released: 5/25/1992

1991

The Hard Way
The Hard Way
as John Moss
Movie - Released: 3/8/1991
Voices That Care
Voices That Care
as Self - Host & Choir Member
Movie - Released: 2/28/1991
The Boys
The Boys
as Walter Farmer
Movie - Released: 4/15/1991

1990

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
as Robert
Movie - Released: 4/2/1990
Dream On
Dream On
as Dennis Youngblood
TV - Released: 7/8/1990

1989

True Believer
True Believer
as Eddie Dodd
Movie - Released: 2/17/1989
My Name Is Bill W.
My Name Is Bill W.
as Bill Wilson
Movie - Released: 4/30/1989
Immediate Family
Immediate Family
as Michael Spector
Movie - Released: 10/27/1989
Movie
Hollywood on Horses
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as James Woods (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989

1988

Cop
Cop
as Lloyd Hopkins
Movie - Released: 2/5/1988
The Boost
The Boost
as Lenny Brown
Movie - Released: 12/23/1988
Crimes of Passion
Crimes of Passion
as Himself - Host
Movie - Released: 10/26/1988

1987

Best Seller
Best Seller
as Cleve
Movie - Released: 9/25/1987
In Love and War
In Love and War
as James B. Stockdale
Movie - Released: 3/16/1987

1986

Salvador
Salvador
as Richard Boyle
Movie - Released: 4/23/1986
Promise
Promise
as DJ
Movie - Released: 12/21/1986

1985

Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye
as Morrison
Movie - Released: 4/12/1985
Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Then and Now
as Joshua Shapiro
Movie - Released: 9/17/1985
Badge of the Assassin
Badge of the Assassin
as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
Movie - Released: 1/4/1985

1984

Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in America
as Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz
Movie - Released: 5/23/1984
Against All Odds
Against All Odds
as Jake Wise
Movie - Released: 3/2/1984

1983

Videodrome
Videodrome
as Max Renn
Movie - Released: 2/4/1983

1982

Fast-Walking
Fast-Walking
as Fast-Walking
Movie - Released: 5/11/1982
Split Image
Split Image
as Charles Pratt
Movie - Released: 10/3/1982
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
as Interviewee
Movie - Released: 12/31/1982

1981

Eyewitness
Eyewitness
as Aldo Mercer
Movie - Released: 2/13/1981

1980

The Black Marble
The Black Marble
as The Fiddler
Movie - Released: 3/7/1980

1979

The Onion Field
The Onion Field
as Gregory Powell
Movie - Released: 9/9/1979
...And Your Name Is Jonah
...And Your Name Is Jonah
as Danny Corelli
Movie - Released: 1/28/1979
Movie
Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand
as Len Fraker
Movie - Released: 12/26/1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
as Sin Eater
Movie - Released: 1/2/1979

1978

The Gift of Love
The Gift of Love
as Alfred Browning
Movie - Released: 12/8/1978
The Billion Dollar Bubble
The Billion Dollar Bubble
as Art Lewis
Movie - Released: 6/8/1978
Holocaust
Holocaust
as Karl Weiss
TV - Released: 4/16/1978

1977

The Choirboys
The Choirboys
as Harold Bloomguard
Movie - Released: 12/23/1977

1976

Alex & the Gypsy
Alex & the Gypsy
as Crainpool
Movie - Released: 10/3/1976
The Disappearance of Aimee
The Disappearance of Aimee
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
Movie - Released: 11/17/1976
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe
as Capt. Sammy Berg
Movie - Released: 12/26/1976

1975

Night Moves
Night Moves
as Quentin
Movie - Released: 6/11/1975
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
as Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld
Movie - Released: 12/17/1975
Distance
Distance
as Larry Vincent
Movie - Released: 12/22/1975
Foster & Laurie
Foster & Laurie
as Walter The Addict
Movie - Released: 11/13/1975
Welcome Back, Kotter
Welcome Back, Kotter
TV - Released: 9/9/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1974

The Gambler
The Gambler
as Bank Officer
Movie - Released: 10/2/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Larry Kirkoff
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

The Way We Were
The Way We Were
as Frankie McVeigh
Movie - Released: 10/17/1973
Kojak
Kojak
TV - Released: 10/24/1973
Police Story
Police Story
TV - Released: 3/20/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Caz
TV - Released: 10/24/1973

1972

Footsteps
Footsteps
as Reporter
Movie - Released: 10/3/1972
Hickey & Boggs
Hickey & Boggs
as Lt. Wyatt
Movie - Released: 10/4/1972
The Visitors
The Visitors
as Bill Schmidt
Movie - Released: 2/2/1972
Movie
A Great American Tragedy
as Rick
Movie - Released: 10/18/1972
The Rookies
The Rookies
TV - Released: 9/11/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
TV - Released: 9/23/1972

1971

All the Way Home
All the Way Home
as Andrew Lynch
Movie - Released: 12/1/1971

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Andrew Lynch
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Assistant District Attorney Joseph Ryan
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as DJ
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Bill Wilson
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Temple Rayburn
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Unknown

A Journey to Sundance
A Journey to Sundance
as Self
Movie