James Woods
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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
Credits
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
as Father McFeely
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
as Max
Hercules (1997)
as Hades (voice)
Casino (1995)
as Lester Diamond
Contact (1997)
as Michael Kitz
Surf's Up (2007)
as Reggie Belafonte (voice)
Eddington (2025)
as James Woods (uncredited)
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
as Hades (voice)
The Virgin Suicides (2000)
as Mr. Lisbon
John Q (2002)
as Dr. Raymond Turner
White House Down (2013)
as Walker
Videodrome (1983)
as Max Renn
Any Given Sunday (1999)
as Dr. Harvey Mandrake
The Specialist (1994)
as Ned Trent
Be Cool (2005)
as Tommy Athens
Straw Dogs (2011)
as Tom Heddon
The Getaway (1994)
as Jack Benyon
Against All Odds (1984)
as Jake Wise
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
as General Hein (voice)
Chaplin (1992)
as Joseph Scott
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
as Falcon (voice)
True Crime (1999)
as Alan Mann
The Hard Way (1991)
as John Moss
Night Moves (1975)
as Quentin
Vampires (1998)
as Jack Crow
Cat's Eye (1985)
as Morrison
Recess: School's Out (2001)
as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
Pretty Persuasion (2005)
as Hank Joyce
Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
as Hades (voice)
The General's Daughter (1999)
as Colonel Robert Moore
The Way We Were (1973)
as Frankie McVeigh
Jobs (2013)
as Jack Dudman
Too Big to Fail (2011)
as Dick Fuld
Nixon (1995)
as H.R. Haldeman
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)
as Owlman (voice)
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
as Leonard Donofrio
The Gambler (1974)
as Bank Officer
An American Carol (2008)
as Todd Grosslight
Salvador (1986)
as Richard Boyle
Straight Talk (1992)
as Jack Russell
End Game (2006)
as Agent Vaughn Stevens
The Onion Field (1979)
as Gregory Powell
True Believer (1989)
as Eddie Dodd
The Choirboys (1977)
as Harold Bloomguard
Jamesy Boy (2014)
as Lt. Falton
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
as Byron De La Beckwith
Best Seller (1987)
as Cleve
Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
as Hades (voice) (archive sound)
Play It to the Bone (1999)
as James Woods (Ringside Fan)
The Boys (1991)
as Walter Farmer
Split Image (1982)
as Charles Pratt
America | A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
as Self
Eyewitness (1981)
as Aldo Mercer
The Disappearance of Aimee (1976)
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009)
as James Woods as General Veers (voice)
A Journey to Sundance (2023)
as Self
Officer Down (2013)
as Captain Verona
Hickey & Boggs (1972)
as Lt. Wyatt
This Girl's Life (2004)
as Pops
Immediate Family (1989)
as Michael Spector
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
as Capt. Sammy Berg
The Boost (1988)
as Lenny Brown
Northfork (2003)
as Walter O'Brien
Diggstown (1992)
as Gabriel Caine
Next Door (1994)
as Matt Coler
Cop (1988)
as Lloyd Hopkins
Mary and Martha (2013)
as Mary's Father
Another Day in Paradise (1998)
as Mel
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)
as Self
Bling (2016)
as Victor (voice)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Citizen Cohn (1992)
as Roy Marcus Cohn
The American Nightmare (2000)
as Self
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)
as Self
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
as Danny Davis
The Visitors (1972)
as Bill Schmidt
Ark (2005)
as Jallak (voice)
Jane's House (1994)
as Paul Clark
Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021)
as Self
Voices That Care (1991)
as Self - Host & Choir Member
For Better or Worse (1995)
as Reggie Makeshift
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979)
as Sin Eater
Fast-Walking (1982)
as Fast-Walking
Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)
as Carl Panzram
My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
as Bill Wilson
Badge of the Assassin (1985)
as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal (2001)
as Self
The Easter Egg Adventure (2004)
as Grab Takit (voice)
Promise (1986)
as DJ
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction (2004)
as Toreno (voice)
The Black Marble (1980)
as The Fiddler
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
as Robert
Race to Space (2001)
as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
...And Your Name Is Jonah (1979)
as Danny Corelli
Kicked in the Head (1997)
as Uncle Sam
The Gift of Love (1978)
as Alfred Browning
The Making of The Virgin Suicides (2000)
as Self
In Love and War (1987)
as James B. Stockdale
Distance (1975)
as Larry Vincent
Footsteps (1972)
as Reporter
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (2002)
as Gloomius Maximus (voice)
Alex & the Gypsy (1976)
as Crainpool
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975)
as Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003)
as Rudy Giuliani
Dirty Pictures (2000)
as Dennis Barrie
Joshua Then and Now (1985)
as Joshua Shapiro
First Contact (2016)
as Narrator
The Billion Dollar Bubble (1978)
as Art Lewis
Foster & Laurie (1975)
as Walter The Addict
Hollywood on Horses (1989)
as Self
The Making of Hercules (2000)
as Self
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2000)
as Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh (2004)
as Self
The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)
as Temple Rayburn
A Great American Tragedy (1972)
as Rick
All the Way Home (1971)
as Andrew Lynch
Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
as Weston Tate
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' (2002)
as Self
Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand (1979)
as Len Fraker
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1982)
as Interviewee
Any Given Tuesday (2013)
as self
Buddy (2005)
as Narrator
Into the Valley of Death (2001)
as Self
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork (2003)
Actor
Free as a Dog (2006)
Actor
Crimes of Passion (1988)
as Himself - Host
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye (1998)
as Narrator
Sensational Cities: New York (2000)
as Narrator