James Woods
Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography 168
Movies (129)
Eddington2025James Woods (uncredited)
Once Upon a Studio2023Hades (voice)
A Journey to Sundance2023Self
Dean Martin: King of Cool2021Self
First Contact2016Narrator
Bling2016Victor (voice)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau2014Self (archive footage)
Jamesy Boy2014Lt. Falton
Any Given Tuesday2013self
Jobs2013Jack Dudman
White House Down2013Walker
Mary and Martha2013Mary's Father
Officer Down2013Captain Verona
Too Big to Fail2011Dick Fuld
Straw Dogs2011Tom Heddon
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths2010Owlman (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side2009James Woods as General Veers (voice)
An American Carol2008Todd Grosslight
Surf's Up2007Reggie Belafonte (voice)
End Game2006Agent Vaughn Stevens
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story2006Self
Free as a Dog2006
Ark2005Jallak (voice)
Buddy2005Narrator
Be Cool2005Tommy Athens
Pretty Persuasion2005Hank Joyce
This Girl's Life2004Pops
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction2004Toreno (voice)
The Easter Egg Adventure2004Grab Takit (voice)
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh2004Self
Shows (39)
Justice League Action2016Lex Luthor / Repulse (voice)
Futurescape with James Woods2013Himself
Ray Donovan2013Patrick "Sully" Sullivan
The Frame2013Max Renn
Coma2012Dr. Howard Stark
Shark2006Sebastian Stark
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005Self
Entourage2004James Woods
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003Self
Disney's House of Mouse2001Hades (voice)
Founding Fathers2000John Adams (voice)
Clerks2000Major Baklava (voice)
Family Guy1999James Woods (voice)
Hercules1998Hades (voice)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies1998Narrator- The Entertainment Biz1998Self
EP Daily1997
The Daily Show1996Self- Saturday Night Special1996
ER1994Dr. Nate Lennox
Inside the Actors Studio1994Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993Self - Guest
Fallen Angels1993Mickey Cohen
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992Self
Dream On1990Dennis Youngblood
The Simpsons1989James Woods (voice)
Holocaust1978Karl Weiss
Saturday Night Live1975Self - Host
Welcome Back, Kotter1975
The Rockford Files1974Larry Kirkoff