John Goodman
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John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He rose to prominence in television before becoming an acclaimed and popular film actor. Goodman has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Vanity Fair has called Goodman "among our very finest actors." Goodman is known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers, acting in films such as Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). He took on leading roles in King Ralph (1991), The Babe (1992), Matinee (1993), The Flintstones (1994), and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016). Goodman also had supporting roles in Revenge of the Nerds (1984), True Stories (1986), Sea of Love (1989), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Storytelling (2001), Speed Racer (2008), The Artist (2011), Flight (2012), Argo (2012), The Hangover Part III (2013), and Atomic Blonde (2017). He has voiced roles in The Emperor's New Groove franchise (2000–2008), the Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–present), The Jungle Book 2 (2003), and Bee Movie (2007). On television, Goodman gained recognition by playing the family patriarch Dan Conner in the comedy series Roseanne (1988–1997; 2018) and The Conners (2018–present). Goodman had regular roles in the HBO drama series Treme (2010–2011), the legal drama series Damages (2011), the political comedy series Alpha House (2013–2014), and the HBO comedy series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present). He has been a frequent host of Saturday Night Live (1989–2013) and has guest starred in The West Wing (2003–2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Community (2011–2012). Goodman started his career at The Public Theatre, acting in numerous productions, including Henry IV, Part 1 (1981), The Skin of Our Teeth (1998), and The Seagull (2001). He made his Broadway debut in Big River (1985), for which Goodman received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. He returned to Broadway in revivals of the Samuel Becket play Waiting for Godot (2009) and the newspaper comedy The Front Page (2016). Goodman debuted his West End in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo (2015).
Known for
Credits
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
as Sullivan (voice)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
as Pacha (voice)
Cars (2006)
as Sullivan Truck (voice)
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
as "Big Daddy" La Bouff (voice)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
as Bill Randa
Monsters University (2013)
as Sullivan (voice)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
as Hound (voice)
Digger (2026)
as President of United States
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
as Hound (voice)
Smurfs (2025)
as Papa Smurf (voice)
The Flintstones (1994)
as Fred Flintstone
The Big Lebowski (1998)
as Walter Sobchak
Bee Movie (2007)
as Layton T. Montgomery (voice)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
as Igon Siruss (voice)
Speed Racer (2008)
as Pops
Atomic Blonde (2017)
as Emmett Kurzfeld
The Hangover Part III (2013)
as Marshall
Argo (2012)
as John Chambers
Coyote Ugly (2000)
as Bill
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
as Howard
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
as Big Dan Teague
Evan Almighty (2007)
as Congressman Long
Fallen (1998)
as Jonesy
Flight (2012)
as Harling Mays
ParaNorman (2012)
as Mr. Prenderghast (voice)
The Gambler (2014)
as Frank
Kronk's New Groove (2005)
as Pacha (voice)
The Artist (2011)
as Al Zimmer
Maria's Lovers (1984)
as Frank
Patriots Day (2016)
as Commisioner Ed Davis
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
as Roland Turner
The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
as Baloo (voice)
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
as Graham Bloomwood
Always (1989)
as Al Yackey
Sea of Love (1989)
as Sherman
The Campaign (2012)
as Congressman Scott Talley (uncredited)
Death Sentence (2007)
as Bones Darley
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
as Mighty Mack McTeer
The Borrowers (1997)
as Ocious P. Potter
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
as Larry Verber
Barton Fink (1991)
as Charlie Meadows
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
as Pete Klein
Raising Arizona (1987)
as Gale
When Dinosaurs Roamed America (2001)
as Narrator
King Ralph (1991)
as Ralph Hampton Gainesworth Jones
Pope Joan (2009)
as Pope Sergius II.
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
as Newsreel Announcer (voice)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
as Stan the Doorman
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
as Rex (voice)
The Monuments Men (2014)
as Sgt. Walter Garfield
Captive State (2019)
as William Mulligan
C.H.U.D. (1984)
as Cop in Diner
Red State (2011)
as Joseph Keenan
Dirty Work (1998)
as Mayor Adrian Riggins (uncredited)
Ratchet & Clank (2016)
as Grimroth (voice)
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
as Oklahoma Cop
Love the Coopers (2015)
as Sam Cooper
Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017)
as Dave Phillips
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
as Coach Harris
Mike's New Car (2002)
as Sulley (voice)
Trumbo (2015)
as Frank King
Arachnophobia (1990)
as Delbert McClintock
The Babe (1992)
as Babe Ruth
The Pixar Story (2007)
as James 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive footage)
Chili Finger (2026)
as Blake Jr.
In the Electric Mist (2009)
as Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni
The Big Easy (1986)
as Andre DeSoto
Alabama Moon (2009)
as Mr. Wellington
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
as Neal Nicol
True Stories (1986)
as Louis Fyne
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)
as Narrator (voice)
Mother Night (1996)
as Major Frank Wirtanen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
The Jack Bull (1999)
as Judge Tolliver
One Night at McCool's (2001)
as Detective Dehling
Beyond the Sea (2004)
as Steve Blauner
Party Central (2014)
as Sullivan (voice)
Milius (2013)
as Self
On the Edge (2001)
as The Dean (segment "Happy Birthday")
My First Mister (2001)
as Benjamin
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
as Roland Jones
Sweet Dreams (1985)
as Otis
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
as Santa Claus (voice)
Matinee (1993)
as Lawrence Woolsey
Dirty Deeds (2002)
as Tony
Burglar (1987)
as Detective Nyswander
Born Yesterday (1993)
as Harry Brock
The Sweatbox (2002)
as Self
The Survivors (1983)
as Commando
Punchline (1988)
as John Krytsick
All-Stars (2014)
as Himself
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)
as Steve Mills
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
as Uncle Sweetheart
Stella (1990)
as Ed Munn
Frosty Returns (1992)
as Frosty the Snowman (voice)
Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
as George Wolfsbottom (voice)
Overnight (2003)
as Self
The Runner (1999)
as Deepthroat
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as Self
Bunyan and Babe (2017)
as Paul Bunyan (voice)
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
as Mr. Hebert
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
as Hal Houston (voice)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
as Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Tough Guy Helpline Operator
Evolution Within Extinction (2014)
as Self
Storytelling (2001)
as Marty Livingston
Gigantic (2008)
as Happy's Father
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
as Capt. Edwin Simmons
The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Duke Earle
Live from New York! (2015)
as Self
Freshman Orientation (2004)
as Rodney
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast (2005)
as Self - Presenter
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
Monsters Funday Football (2025)
as Sulley (Voice)
It's a SpongeBob Christmas! (2012)
as Santa Claus
Real Life (2018)
as Louis Fyne
The Real Macaw (1998)
as Mac (voice)
A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever (2025)
as Doodle (voice)
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years (1990)
as Self
Easy Does It (2020)
as "Catfish" Crawford (voice)
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)
as Self
Pie in the Sky (1996)
as Alan Davenport
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
as Self - Actor
The Face of Rage (1983)
as Fred
The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)
as Santa Claus
Tales of the Rat Fink (2006)
as Ed Roth (voice)
Everybody's All-American (1988)
as Lawrence
Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration (1993)
as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh (2019)
as Self
Murder Ordained (1987)
as Hugh Rayburn
Heart of Steel (1983)
as Raymond Bohupinsky
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective (2013)
as Self
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
as Huey P. Long, Jr.
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family (2008)
as Pops Racer
Speed Racer: Car Fu (2008)
as Self
All Star Bowling Trick Shots (2012)
Actor
Drunkboat (2012)
as Mr. Fletcher
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski' (1998)
as Self
The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool (2001)
as Self
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' (2014)
as Self
Discovering Bedrock (1999)
as Self
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
The Robber Bridegroom (1980)
as Townsperson
A Friend in New Orleans (1992)
as Himself
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance (2012)
as Self
The Book of Manning (2013)
as Narrator
Girls Gone Gangsta (2009)
as Mortimer J Hamm
Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to Hollywood (1999)
as Himself
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash (1990)
as Self - Host
The Internship (2013)
as Sammy Boscoe (uncredited)
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (1988)
as Cowboy singer ("Wild Wild Life")
The Mystery of the Morro Castle (1980)
as Telegraph Operator
Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
New Orleans: The First 300 Years (2017)
as Narrator
Ole War Skule: The Story of Saturday Night (2011)
as Narrator