James Woods

Acting

James Woods

Born April 18, 1947Vernal, Utah, USA167 credits

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

Eddington
6.5

Eddington

Movie

2025

Once Upon a Studio
8.3

Once Upon a Studio

Movie

2023

Oppenheimer
8.0

Oppenheimer

Movie

2023

A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance

Movie

2023

Dean Martin: King of Cool
7.6

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Movie

2021

Justice League Action
7.2

Justice League Action

TV

2016

Filmography

Eddington
2025Eddingtonas James Woods (uncredited)Movie
Once Upon a Studio
2023Once Upon a Studioas Hades (voice)Movie
Oppenheimer
2023OppenheimerExecutive ProducerMovie
A Journey to Sundance
2023A Journey to Sundanceas SelfMovie
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021Dean Martin: King of Coolas SelfMovie
Justice League Action
2016Justice League Actionas Lex Luthor / Repulse (voice)TV
First Contact
2016First Contactas NarratorMovie
Bling
2016Blingas Victor (voice)Movie
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreauas Self (archive footage)Movie
Jamesy Boy
2014Jamesy Boyas Lt. FaltonMovie
Futurescape with James Woods
2013Futurescape with James Woodsas HimselfTV
Any Given Tuesday
2013Any Given Tuesdayas selfMovie
Jobs
2013Jobsas Jack DudmanMovie
Ray Donovan
2013Ray Donovanas Patrick "Sully" SullivanTV
White House Down
2013White House Downas WalkerMovie
The Frame
2013The Frameas Max RennTV
Mary and Martha
2013Mary and Marthaas Mary's FatherMovie
Officer Down
2013Officer Downas Captain VeronaMovie
Coma
2012Comaas Dr. Howard StarkTV
Too Big to Fail
2011Too Big to Failas Dick FuldMovie
Straw Dogs
2011Straw Dogsas Tom HeddonMovie
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010Justice League: Crisis on Two Earthsas Owlman (voice)Movie
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Sideas James Woods as General Veers (voice)Movie
An American Carol
2008An American Carolas Todd GrosslightMovie
Surf's Up
2007Surf's Upas Reggie Belafonte (voice)Movie
Shark
2006Sharkas Sebastian StarkTV
End Game
2006End Gameas Agent Vaughn StevensMovie
Free as a Dog
2006Free as a DogMovie
Ark
2005Arkas Jallak (voice)Movie
Buddy
2005Buddyas NarratorMovie
Be Cool
2005Be Coolas Tommy AthensMovie
Pretty Persuasion
2005Pretty Persuasionas Hank JoyceMovie
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
This Girl's Life
2004This Girl's Lifeas PopsMovie
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
2004Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introductionas Toreno (voice)Movie
The Easter Egg Adventure
2004The Easter Egg Adventureas Grab Takit (voice)Movie
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
2004Videodrome: Forging the New Fleshas SelfMovie
Entourage
2004Entourageas James WoodsTV
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsessionas SelfMovie
B
2003Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of NorthforkMovie
Northfork
2003Northforkas Walter O'BrienMovie
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
2003Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Storyas Rudy GiulianiMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as SelfTV
Mickey's House of Villains
2002Mickey's House of Villainsas Hades (voice)Movie
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun
2002Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Funas Gloomius Maximus (voice)Movie
Stuart Little 2
2002Stuart Little 2as Falcon (voice)Movie
John Q
2002John Qas Dr. Raymond TurnerMovie
Race to Space
2001Race to Spaceas Dr. Wilhelm von HuberMovie
Riding in Cars with Boys
2001Riding in Cars with Boysas Leonard DonofrioMovie
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001America | A Tribute to Heroesas SelfMovie
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibalas SelfMovie
Scary Movie 2
2001Scary Movie 2as Father McFeelyMovie
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001Final Fantasy: The Spirits Withinas General Hein (voice)Movie
I
2001Into the Valley of Deathas SelfMovie
P
2001Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensoredas SelfMovie
Recess: School's Out
2001Recess: School's Outas Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)Movie
Disney's House of Mouse
2001Disney's House of Mouseas Hades (voice)TV
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
2000The Making of The Virgin Suicidesas SelfMovie
Founding Fathers
2000Founding Fathersas John Adams (voice)TV
The American Nightmare
2000The American Nightmareas SelfMovie
The Making of Hercules
2000The Making of Herculesas SelfMovie
Clerks
2000Clerksas Major Baklava (voice)TV
Dirty Pictures
2000Dirty Picturesas Dennis BarrieMovie
The Virgin Suicides
2000The Virgin Suicidesas Mr. LisbonMovie
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leoneas SelfMovie
Sensational Cities: New York
2000Sensational Cities: New Yorkas NarratorMovie
Play It to the Bone
1999Play It to the Boneas James Woods (Ringside Fan)Movie
Any Given Sunday
1999Any Given Sundayas Dr. Harvey MandrakeMovie
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999Hercules: Zero to Heroas Hades (voice) (archive sound)Movie
The General's Daughter
1999The General's Daughteras Colonel Robert MooreMovie
True Crime
1999True Crimeas Alan MannMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas James Woods (voice)TV
Another Day in Paradise
1998Another Day in Paradiseas MelMovie
Vampires
1998Vampiresas Jack CrowMovie
Hercules
1998Herculesas Hades (voice)TV
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
1998AFI's 100 Years... 100 Moviesas NarratorTV
T
1998The Entertainment Bizas SelfTV
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye
1998America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-byeas NarratorMovie
Kicked in the Head
1997Kicked in the Headas Uncle SamMovie
EP Daily
1997EP DailyTV
Contact
1997Contactas Michael KitzMovie
Hercules
1997Herculesas Hades (voice)Movie
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996Ghosts of Mississippias Byron De La BeckwithMovie
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996The Summer of Ben Tyleras Temple RayburnMovie
Killer: A Journal of Murder
1996Killer: A Journal of Murderas Carl PanzramMovie
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
S
1996Saturday Night SpecialTV
Nixon
1995Nixonas H.R. HaldemanMovie
Casino
1995Casinoas Lester DiamondMovie
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995Indictment: The McMartin Trialas Danny DavisMovie
For Better or Worse
1995For Better or Worseas Reggie MakeshiftMovie
The Specialist
1994The Specialistas Ned TrentMovie
ER
1994ERas Dr. Nate LennoxTV
Curse of the Starving Class
1994Curse of the Starving Classas Weston TateMovie
Next Door
1994Next Dooras Matt ColerMovie
Inside the Actors Studio
1994Inside the Actors Studioas SelfTV
The Getaway
1994The Getawayas Jack BenyonMovie
Jane's House
1994Jane's Houseas Paul ClarkMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
Fallen Angels
1993Fallen Angelsas Mickey CohenTV
Chaplin
1992Chaplinas Joseph ScottMovie
Citizen Cohn
1992Citizen Cohnas Roy Marcus CohnMovie
Diggstown
1992Diggstownas Gabriel CaineMovie
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas SelfTV
Straight Talk
1992Straight Talkas Jack RussellMovie
The Boys
1991The Boysas Walter FarmerMovie
The Hard Way
1991The Hard Wayas John MossMovie
Voices That Care
1991Voices That Careas Self - Host & Choir MemberMovie
Dream On
1990Dream Onas Dennis YoungbloodTV
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990Women and Men: Stories of Seductionas RobertMovie
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas James Woods (voice)TV
Immediate Family
1989Immediate Familyas Michael SpectorMovie
My Name Is Bill W.
1989My Name Is Bill W.as Bill WilsonMovie
True Believer
1989True Believeras Eddie DoddMovie
H
1989Hollywood on Horsesas SelfMovie
The Boost
1988The Boostas Lenny BrownMovie
Crimes of Passion
1988Crimes of Passionas Himself - HostMovie
Cop
1988Copas Lloyd HopkinsMovie
Best Seller
1987Best Selleras CleveMovie
In Love and War
1987In Love and Waras James B. StockdaleMovie
Promise
1986Promiseas DJMovie
Salvador
1986Salvadoras Richard BoyleMovie
Joshua Then and Now
1985Joshua Then and Nowas Joshua ShapiroMovie
Cat's Eye
1985Cat's Eyeas MorrisonMovie
Badge of the Assassin
1985Badge of the Assassinas Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District AttorneyMovie
Once Upon a Time in America
1984Once Upon a Time in Americaas Maximilian 'Max' BercoviczMovie
Against All Odds
1984Against All Oddsas Jake WiseMovie
Videodrome
1983Videodromeas Max RennMovie
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
1982The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodromeas IntervieweeMovie
Split Image
1982Split Imageas Charles PrattMovie
Fast-Walking
1982Fast-Walkingas Fast-WalkingMovie
Eyewitness
1981Eyewitnessas Aldo MercerMovie
The Black Marble
1980The Black Marbleas The FiddlerMovie
Y
1979Young Maverick - Dead Man's Handas Len FrakerMovie
The Onion Field
1979The Onion Fieldas Gregory PowellMovie
...And Your Name Is Jonah
1979...And Your Name Is Jonahas Danny CorelliMovie
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurelas Sin EaterMovie
The Gift of Love
1978The Gift of Loveas Alfred BrowningMovie
The Billion Dollar Bubble
1978The Billion Dollar Bubbleas Art LewisMovie
Holocaust
1978Holocaustas Karl WeissTV
The Choirboys
1977The Choirboysas Harold BloomguardMovie
Raid on Entebbe
1976Raid on Entebbeas Capt. Sammy BergMovie
The Disappearance of Aimee
1976The Disappearance of Aimeeas Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph RyanMovie
Alex & the Gypsy
1976Alex & the Gypsyas CrainpoolMovie
Distance
1975Distanceas Larry VincentMovie
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywoodas Leonard "Lenny" SchoenfeldMovie
Foster & Laurie
1975Foster & Laurieas Walter The AddictMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Welcome Back, Kotter
1975Welcome Back, KotterTV
Night Moves
1975Night Movesas QuentinMovie
The Gambler
1974The Gambleras Bank OfficerMovie
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Filesas Larry KirkoffTV
Kojak
1973KojakTV
The Way We Were
1973The Way We Wereas Frankie McVeighMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
A Great American Tragedy
1972A Great American Tragedyas RickMovie
Hickey & Boggs
1972Hickey & Boggsas Lt. WyattMovie
Footsteps
1972Footstepsas ReporterMovie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTV
The Rookies
1972The RookiesTV
The Visitors
1972The Visitorsas Bill SchmidtMovie
All the Way Home
1971All the Way Homeas Andrew LynchMovie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas SelfTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Andrew LynchTV
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - NomineeTV