James Woods

Acting • 1947-04-18 • Vernal, Utah, USA

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

7.4

Family Guy

1999

8.4

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

7.5

Contact

1997

7.2

Videodrome

1983

8.0

Casino

1995

7.5

Hercules

1997

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Filmography

2025
EddingtonFilm
James Woods (uncredited)
★ 6.5
2023
Once Upon a StudioFilm
Hades (voice)
★ 8.3
2023
A Journey to SundanceFilm
Self
2021
Dean Martin: King of CoolFilm
Self
★ 7.4
2016
Justice League ActionTV
Lex Luthor / Repulse (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2016
Justice League ActionTV
Lex Luthor (voice) • 6 episodes
★ 7.2
2016
BlingFilm
Victor (voice)
★ 5.5
2016
First ContactFilm
Narrator
★ 7.6
2014
Jamesy BoyFilm
Lt. Falton
★ 6.4
2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. MoreauFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.7
2014
Family Guy: The Simpsons GuyFilm
Family Guy James Woods /Simpsons James Woods (voice)
2013
Ray DonovanTV
Patrick "Sully" Sullivan • 5 episodes
★ 7.5
2013
White House DownFilm
Walker
★ 6.5
2013
JobsFilm
Jack Dudman
★ 6.1
2013
Officer DownFilm
Captain Verona
★ 5.3
2013
Mary and MarthaFilm
Mary's Father
★ 6.3
2013
The FrameTV
Max Renn • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
2013
Futurescape with James WoodsTV
Himself • 6 episodes
★ 7.0
2013
Any Given TuesdayFilm
self
2012
ComaTV
Dr. Howard Stark • 2 episodes
★ 6.4
2011
Straw DogsFilm
Tom Heddon
★ 5.9
2011
Too Big to FailFilm
Dick Fuld
★ 6.9
2010
Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsFilm
Owlman (voice)
★ 7.3
2009
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark SideFilm
James Woods as General Veers (voice)
★ 7.2
2008
An American CarolFilm
Todd Grosslight
★ 4.2
2007
Surf's UpFilm
Reggie Belafonte (voice)
★ 6.5
2006
SharkTV
Sebastian Stark • 38 episodes
★ 6.7
2006
End GameFilm
Agent Vaughn Stevens
★ 5.4
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis StoryFilm
Self
★ 6.7
2006
Free as a DogFilm
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 6.9
2005
Be CoolFilm
Tommy Athens
★ 5.5
2005
Pretty PersuasionFilm
Hank Joyce
★ 5.9
2005
ArkFilm
Jallak (voice)
★ 5.6
2005
BuddyFilm
Narrator
★ 9.0
2004
EntourageTV
James Woods • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent ObsessionFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2004
This Girl's LifeFilm
Pops
★ 5.0
2004
Videodrome: Forging the New FleshFilm
Self
★ 6.7
2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The IntroductionFilm
Toreno (voice)
★ 6.5
2004
The Easter Egg AdventureFilm
Grab Takit (voice)
★ 7.0
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.3
2003
NorthforkFilm
Walter O'Brien
★ 6.0
2003
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani StoryFilm
Rudy Giuliani
★ 3.2
2003
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of NorthforkFilm
2002
John QFilm
Dr. Raymond Turner
★ 7.2
2002
Stuart Little 2Film
Falcon (voice)
★ 5.8
2002
Mickey's House of VillainsFilm
Hades (voice)
★ 7.3
2002
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of FunFilm
Gloomius Maximus (voice)
★ 6.2
2002
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'Film
Self
2001
Scary Movie 2Film
Father McFeely
★ 5.8
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinFilm
General Hein (voice)
★ 6.2
2001
Riding in Cars with BoysFilm
Leonard Donofrio
★ 6.7
2001
Disney's House of MouseTV
Hades (voice) • 5 episodes
★ 7.7
2001
Recess: School's OutFilm
Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
★ 6.6
2001
Race to SpaceFilm
Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
★ 6.0
2001
America: A Tribute to HeroesFilm
Self
★ 6.5
2001
Breaking the Silence: The Making of HannibalFilm
Self
★ 7.1
2001
Playboy Mansion Parties UncensoredFilm
Self
★ 6.1
2001
Into the Valley of DeathFilm
Self
★ 7.0
2000
The Virgin SuicidesFilm
Mr. Lisbon
★ 7.1
2000
ClerksTV
Major Baklava (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
2000
The American NightmareFilm
Self
★ 6.8
2000
Dirty PicturesFilm
Dennis Barrie
★ 6.1
2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneFilm
Self
★ 6.1
2000
The Making of The Virgin SuicidesFilm
Self
★ 7.2
2000
Founding FathersTV
John Adams (voice) • 4 episodes
★ 8.0
2000
The Making of HerculesFilm
Self
2000
Sensational Cities: New YorkFilm
Narrator
1999
Family GuyTV
James Woods (voice) • 6 episodes
★ 7.4
1999
Family GuyTV
James Woods as General Veers (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1999
Family GuyTV
Family Guy James Woods / Simpsons James Woods (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1999
Any Given SundayFilm
Dr. Harvey Mandrake
★ 6.8
1999
The General's DaughterFilm
Colonel Robert Moore
★ 6.4
1999
True CrimeFilm
Alan Mann
★ 6.5
1999
Play It to the BoneFilm
James Woods (Ringside Fan)
★ 5.5
1999
Hercules: Zero to HeroFilm
Hades (voice) (archive sound)
★ 6.4
1998
HerculesTV
Hades (voice) • 65 episodes
★ 6.9
1998
VampiresFilm
Jack Crow
★ 6.3
1998
Another Day in ParadiseFilm
Mel
★ 6.2
1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 MoviesTV
Narrator • 10 episodes
★ 8.4
1998
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-byeFilm
Narrator
★ 10.0
1998
The Entertainment BizTV
Self • 1 episodes
1997
HerculesFilm
Hades (voice)
★ 7.5
1997
ContactFilm
Michael Kitz
★ 7.5
1997
Kicked in the HeadFilm
Uncle Sam
★ 4.1
1997
EP DailyTV
1996
The Daily ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.4
1996
Ghosts of MississippiFilm
Byron De La Beckwith
★ 6.6
1996
Killer: A Journal of MurderFilm
Carl Panzram
★ 5.9
1996
The Summer of Ben TylerFilm
Temple Rayburn
★ 6.8
1996
Saturday Night SpecialTV
★ 7.5
1995
CasinoFilm
Lester Diamond
★ 8.0
1995
NixonFilm
H.R. Haldeman
★ 6.8
1995
Indictment: The McMartin TrialFilm
Danny Davis
★ 6.9
1995
For Better or WorseFilm
Reggie Makeshift
★ 4.7
1994
ERTV
Dr. Nate Lennox • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1994
The SpecialistFilm
Ned Trent
★ 6.0
1994
The GetawayFilm
Jack Benyon
★ 5.8
1994
Next DoorFilm
Matt Coler
★ 4.9
1994
Curse of the Starving ClassFilm
Weston Tate
★ 4.6
1994
Jane's HouseFilm
Paul Clark
★ 6.0
1994
Inside the Actors StudioTV
Self • 1 episodes
1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV
Self - Guest • 3 episodes
★ 7.3
1993
Fallen AngelsTV
Mickey Cohen • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
Self • 5 episodes
★ 5.3
1992
ChaplinFilm
Joseph Scott
★ 7.4
1992
DiggstownFilm
Gabriel Caine
★ 6.3
1992
Straight TalkFilm
Jack Russell
★ 6.1
1992
Citizen CohnFilm
Roy Marcus Cohn
★ 6.3
1991
The Hard WayFilm
John Moss
★ 6.2
1991
Voices That CareFilm
Self - Host & Choir Member
★ 7.0
1991
The BoysFilm
Walter Farmer
★ 7.0
1990
Dream OnTV
Dennis Youngblood • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1990
Women and Men: Stories of SeductionFilm
Robert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
★ 4.4
1989
The SimpsonsTV
James Woods (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
True BelieverFilm
Eddie Dodd
★ 6.2
1989
Immediate FamilyFilm
Michael Spector
★ 5.9
1989
My Name Is Bill W.Film
Bill Wilson
★ 6.5
1989
Hollywood on HorsesFilm
Self
★ 4.7
1988
CopFilm
Lloyd Hopkins
★ 6.4
1988
The BoostFilm
Lenny Brown
★ 5.6
1988
Crimes of PassionFilm
Himself - Host
1987
Best SellerFilm
Cleve
★ 6.0
1987
In Love and WarFilm
James B. Stockdale
★ 5.0
1986
SalvadorFilm
Richard Boyle
★ 7.0
1986
PromiseFilm
DJ
★ 7.3
1985
Cat's EyeFilm
Morrison
★ 6.8
1985
Joshua Then and NowFilm
Joshua Shapiro
★ 5.4
1985
Badge of the AssassinFilm
Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
★ 5.6
1984
Once Upon a Time in AmericaFilm
Max
★ 8.4
1984
Against All OddsFilm
Jake Wise
★ 5.7
1983
VideodromeFilm
Max Renn
★ 7.2
1982
Split ImageFilm
Charles Pratt
★ 6.0
1982
Fast-WalkingFilm
Fast-Walking
★ 5.8
1982
The Making of David Cronenberg's VideodromeFilm
Interviewee
★ 7.3
1981
EyewitnessFilm
Aldo Mercer
★ 5.6
1980
The Black MarbleFilm
The Fiddler
★ 4.8
1979
The Onion FieldFilm
Gregory Powell
★ 6.0
1979
...And Your Name Is JonahFilm
Danny Corelli
★ 6.7
1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelFilm
Sin Eater
★ 6.8
1979
Young Maverick - Dead Man's HandFilm
Len Fraker
1978
HolocaustTV
Karl Weiss • 4 episodes
★ 7.3
1978
The Gift of LoveFilm
Alfred Browning
★ 6.7
1978
The Billion Dollar BubbleFilm
Art Lewis
★ 7.5
1977
The ChoirboysFilm
Harold Bloomguard
★ 5.4
1976
Raid on EntebbeFilm
Capt. Sammy Berg
★ 6.0
1976
The Disappearance of AimeeFilm
Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
★ 8.7
1976
Alex & the GypsyFilm
Crainpool
★ 4.6
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
Self - Host • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1975
Night MovesFilm
Quentin
★ 6.7
1975
Welcome Back, KotterTV
★ 7.2
1975
Foster & LaurieFilm
Walter The Addict
★ 8.5
1975
F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodFilm
Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld
★ 4.0
1975
DistanceFilm
Larry Vincent
★ 6.5
1974
The Rockford FilesTV
Larry Kirkoff • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1974
The GamblerFilm
Bank Officer
★ 6.7
1973
KojakTV
★ 7.3
1973
KojakTV
Caz • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1973
The Way We WereFilm
Frankie McVeigh
★ 7.0
1973
Police StoryTV
★ 7.0
1972
The Streets of San FranciscoTV
★ 7.1
1972
The RookiesTV
★ 6.9
1972
Hickey & BoggsFilm
Lt. Wyatt
★ 5.9
1972
The VisitorsFilm
Bill Schmidt
★ 6.0
1972
A Great American TragedyFilm
Rick
★ 7.5
1972
FootstepsFilm
Reporter
★ 6.5
1971
All the Way HomeFilm
Andrew Lynch
★ 10.0
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1953
The OscarsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Andrew Lynch • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Assistant District Attorney Joseph Ryan • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
DJ • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Bill Wilson • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1951
Hallmark Hall of FameTV
Temple Rayburn • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Nominee • 2 episodes
★ 7.0