James Woods

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.

Born

Apr 18, 1947

Vernal, Utah, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

130 acting

3 crew

Popularity

2.9

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Known For

Contact

1997

as Michael Kitz

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

as Max

Hercules

1997

as Hades (voice)

Scary Movie 2

2001

as Father McFeely

Casino

1995

as Lester Diamond

Surf's Up

2007

as Reggie Belafonte (voice)

John Q

2002

as Dr. Raymond Turner

White House Down

2013

as Walker

Videodrome

1983

as Max Renn

The Specialist

1994

as Ned Trent

Contact

1997 • as Michael Kitz

★ 7.5

Once Upon a Time in America

1984 • as Max

★ 8.4

Hercules

1997 • as Hades (voice)

★ 7.5

Scary Movie 2

2001 • as Father McFeely

★ 5.8

Casino

1995 • as Lester Diamond

★ 8.0

Surf's Up

2007 • as Reggie Belafonte (voice)

★ 6.5

John Q

2002 • as Dr. Raymond Turner

★ 7.2

White House Down

2013 • as Walker

★ 6.5

Videodrome

1983 • as Max Renn

★ 7.2

The Specialist

1994 • as Ned Trent

★ 6.0

The Virgin Suicides

2000 • as Mr. Lisbon

★ 7.1

Chaplin

1992 • as Joseph Scott

★ 7.4

Straw Dogs

2011 • as Tom Heddon

★ 5.9

Any Given Sunday

1999 • as Dr. Harvey Mandrake

★ 6.8

Once Upon a Studio

2023 • as Hades (voice)

★ 8.3

Stuart Little 2

2002 • as Falcon (voice)

★ 5.8

Eddington

2025 • as James Woods (uncredited)

★ 6.5

The Getaway

1994 • as Jack Benyon

★ 5.8

Vampires

1998 • as Jack Crow

★ 6.3

Be Cool

2005 • as Tommy Athens

★ 5.5

Cat's Eye

1985 • as Morrison

★ 6.8

Jobs

2013 • as Jack Dudman

★ 6.1

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001 • as General Hein (voice)

★ 6.2

The General's Daughter

1999 • as Colonel Robert Moore

★ 6.4

True Crime

1999 • as Alan Mann

★ 6.5

Pretty Persuasion

2005 • as Hank Joyce

★ 5.8

Mickey's House of Villains

2002 • as Hades (voice)

★ 7.3

Recess: School's Out

2001 • as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)

★ 6.6

The Way We Were

1973 • as Frankie McVeigh

★ 7.0

Against All Odds

1984 • as Jake Wise

★ 5.7

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

2010 • as Owlman (voice)

★ 7.3

Nixon

1995 • as H.R. Haldeman

★ 6.8

Riding in Cars with Boys

2001 • as Leonard Donofrio

★ 6.7

The Hard Way

1991 • as John Moss

★ 6.2

Night Moves

1975 • as Quentin

★ 6.7

Too Big to Fail

2011 • as Dick Fuld

★ 6.9

True Believer

1989 • as Eddie Dodd

★ 6.2

An American Carol

2008 • as Todd Grosslight

★ 4.2

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996 • as Byron De La Beckwith

★ 6.6

End Game

2006 • as Agent Vaughn Stevens

★ 5.4

Play It to the Bone

1999 • as James Woods (Ringside Fan)

★ 5.5

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

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

2009 • as James Woods as General Veers (voice)

★ 7.2

Straight Talk

1992 • as Jack Russell

★ 6.1

Salvador

1986 • as Richard Boyle

★ 7.0

America: A Tribute to Heroes

2001 • as Self

★ 6.5

Cop

1988 • as Lloyd Hopkins

★ 6.4

Diggstown

1992 • as Gabriel Caine

★ 6.3

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

2014 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.7

Raid on Entebbe

1976 • as Capt. Sammy Berg

★ 6.0

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Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001 • as Self

★ 6.1

Split Image

1982 • as Charles Pratt

★ 6.0

Jamesy Boy

2014 • as Lt. Falton

★ 6.4

Family Guy: The Simpsons Guy

2014 • as Family Guy James Woods /Simpsons James Woods (voice)

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999 • as Hades (voice) (archive sound)

★ 6.4

Officer Down

2013 • as Captain Verona

★ 5.3

Best Seller

1987 • as Cleve

★ 6.0

The Gambler

1974 • as Bank Officer

★ 6.7

Eyewitness

1981 • as Aldo Mercer

★ 5.6

The Onion Field

1979 • as Gregory Powell

★ 6.0

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995 • as Danny Davis

★ 6.9

Another Day in Paradise

1998 • as Mel

★ 6.2

This Girl's Life

2004 • as Pops

★ 5.0

Any Given Tuesday

2013 • as self

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

2006 • as Self

★ 6.7

My Name Is Bill W.

1989 • as Bill Wilson

★ 6.5

The Choirboys

1977 • as Harold Bloomguard

★ 5.4

Ark

2005 • as Jallak (voice)

★ 5.6

For Better or Worse

1995 • as Reggie Makeshift

★ 4.7

In Love and War

1987 • as James B. Stockdale

★ 5.0

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

2000 • as Self

★ 6.1

Kicked in the Head

1997 • as Uncle Sam

★ 4.1

Killer: A Journal of Murder

1996 • as Carl Panzram

★ 5.9

The Visitors

1972 • as Bill Schmidt

★ 6.0

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

1990 • as Robert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")

★ 4.4

Mary and Martha

2013 • as Mary's Father

★ 6.3

Northfork

2003 • as Walter O'Brien

★ 6.0

Bling

2016 • as Victor (voice)

★ 5.5

The Easter Egg Adventure

2004 • as Grab Takit (voice)

★ 7.0

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021 • as Self

★ 7.4

Citizen Cohn

1992 • as Roy Marcus Cohn

★ 6.3

Curse of the Starving Class

1994 • as Weston Tate

★ 4.6

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

2000 • as Self

★ 7.2

...And Your Name Is Jonah

1979 • as Danny Corelli

★ 6.7

The Disappearance of Aimee

1976 • as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan

★ 8.7

Hickey & Boggs

1972 • as Lt. Wyatt

★ 5.9

The Summer of Ben Tyler

1996 • as Temple Rayburn

★ 6.8

Joshua Then and Now

1985 • as Joshua Shapiro

★ 5.4

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004 • as Self

★ 7.1

Immediate Family

1989 • as Michael Spector

★ 5.9

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

2004 • as Toreno (voice)

★ 6.5

A Great American Tragedy

1972 • as Rick

★ 7.5

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

2002 • as Gloomius Maximus (voice)

★ 6.2

The Boost

1988 • as Lenny Brown

★ 5.6

Badge of the Assassin

1985 • as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

★ 5.6

Race to Space

2001 • as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber

★ 6.0

Voices That Care

1991 • as Self - Host & Choir Member

★ 7.0

Footsteps

1972 • as Reporter

★ 6.5

Next Door

1994 • as Matt Coler

★ 4.9

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979 • as Sin Eater

★ 6.8

The Gift of Love

1978 • as Alfred Browning

★ 6.7

Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'

2002 • as Self

Dirty Pictures

2000 • as Dennis Barrie

★ 6.1

Fast-Walking

1982 • as Fast-Walking

★ 5.8

Distance

1975 • as Larry Vincent

★ 6.5

A Journey to Sundance

2023 • as Self

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

2004 • as Self

★ 6.7

The Billion Dollar Bubble

1978 • as Art Lewis

★ 7.5

The Black Marble

1980 • as The Fiddler

★ 4.8

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

2003 • as Rudy Giuliani

★ 3.2

Alex & the Gypsy

1976 • as Crainpool

★ 4.6

The American Nightmare

2000 • as Self

★ 6.8

Promise

1986 • as DJ

★ 7.3

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

1975 • as Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld

★ 4.0

All the Way Home

1971 • as Andrew Lynch

★ 10.0

Foster & Laurie

1975 • as Walter The Addict

★ 8.5

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

2001 • as Self

★ 7.1

The Making of Hercules

2000 • as Self

Crimes of Passion

1988 • as Himself - Host

Jane's House

1994 • as Paul Clark

★ 6.0

First Contact

2016 • as Narrator

★ 7.6

movie

Hollywood on Horses

1989 • as Self

★ 4.7

movie

Into the Valley of Death

2001 • as Self

★ 7.0

Sensational Cities: New York

2000 • as Narrator

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

1982 • as Interviewee

★ 7.3

Free as a Dog

2006

movie

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

1979 • as Len Fraker

The Boys

1991 • as Walter Farmer

★ 7.0

movie

Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

2003

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

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

1998 • as Narrator

★ 10.0

Buddy

2005 • as Narrator

★ 9.0