James Woods

Acting

James Woods

Born 18 April 1947 · Vernal, Utah, USA · 79

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

Highlights

The Simpsons1989 · Series · James Woods (voice)
Once Upon a Time in America1984 · Film · Max
Casino1995 · Film · Lester Diamond
Hercules1997 · Film · Hades (voice)
Contact1997 · Film · Michael Kitz
Family Guy1999 · Series · James Woods (voice)

Filmography

Movies

106 films

Eddington2025 · Film · James Woods (uncredited)
Once Upon a Studio2023 · Film · Hades (voice)
Bling2016 · Film · Victor (voice)
Family Guy: The Simpsons Guy2014 · Film · Family Guy James Woods /Simpsons James Woods (voice)
Jamesy Boy2014 · Film · Lt. Falton
Jobs2013 · Film · Jack Dudman
White House Down2013 · Film · Walker
Mary and Martha2013 · Film · Mary's Father
Officer Down2013 · Film · Captain Verona
Too Big to Fail2011 · Film · Dick Fuld
Straw Dogs2011 · Film · Tom Heddon
And Then There Were Fewer2010 · Film · James Woods (voice)
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths2010 · Film · Owlman (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side2009 · Film · James Woods as General Veers (voice)
An American Carol2008 · Film · Todd Grosslight
Surf's Up2007 · Film · Reggie Belafonte (voice)
End Game2006 · Film · Agent Vaughn Stevens
Free as a Dog2006 · Film
Ark2005 · Film · Jallak (voice)
Be Cool2005 · Film · Tommy Athens
Pretty Persuasion2005 · Film · Hank Joyce
This Girl's Life2004 · Film · Pops
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction2004 · Film · Toreno (voice)
The Easter Egg Adventure2004 · Film · Grab Takit (voice)
Northfork2003 · Film · Walter O'Brien
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story2003 · Film · Rudy Giuliani
Mickey's House of Villains2002 · Film · Hades (voice)
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun2002 · Film · Gloomius Maximus (voice)
Stuart Little 22002 · Film · Falcon (voice)
John Q2002 · Film · Dr. Raymond Turner
Race to Space2001 · Film · Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
Riding in Cars with Boys2001 · Film · Leonard Donofrio
Scary Movie 22001 · Film · Father McFeely
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within2001 · Film · General Hein (voice)
Recess: School's Out2001 · Film · Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
Dirty Pictures2000 · Film · Dennis Barrie
The Virgin Suicides2000 · Film · Mr. Lisbon
Play It to the Bone1999 · Film · James Woods (Ringside Fan)
Any Given Sunday1999 · Film · Dr. Harvey Mandrake
Hercules: Zero to Hero1999 · Film · Hades (voice) (archive sound)
The General's Daughter1999 · Film · Colonel Robert Moore
True Crime1999 · Film · Alan Mann
Another Day in Paradise1998 · Film · Mel
Vampires1998 · Film · Jack Crow
Kicked in the Head1997 · Film · Uncle Sam
Contact1997 · Film · Michael Kitz
Hercules1997 · Film · Hades (voice)
Ghosts of Mississippi1996 · Film · Byron De La Beckwith
The Summer of Ben Tyler1996 · Film · Temple Rayburn
Killer: A Journal of Murder1996 · Film · Carl Panzram
Nixon1995 · Film · H.R. Haldeman
Casino1995 · Film · Lester Diamond
Indictment: The McMartin Trial1995 · Film · Danny Davis
For Better or Worse1995 · Film · Reggie Makeshift
The Specialist1994 · Film · Ned Trent
Curse of the Starving Class1994 · Film · Weston Tate
Next Door1994 · Film · Matt Coler
The Getaway1994 · Film · Jack Benyon
Jane's House1994 · Film · Paul Clark
Chaplin1992 · Film · Joseph Scott
Citizen Cohn1992 · Film · Roy Marcus Cohn
Diggstown1992 · Film · Gabriel Caine
Straight Talk1992 · Film · Jack Russell
The Boys1991 · Film · Walter Farmer
The Hard Way1991 · Film · John Moss
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction1990 · Film · Robert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
Immediate Family1989 · Film · Michael Spector
My Name Is Bill W.1989 · Film · Bill Wilson
True Believer1989 · Film · Eddie Dodd
The Boost1988 · Film · Lenny Brown
Cop1988 · Film · Lloyd Hopkins
Best Seller1987 · Film · Cleve
In Love and War1987 · Film · James B. Stockdale
Promise1986 · Film · DJ
Salvador1986 · Film · Richard Boyle
Joshua Then and Now1985 · Film · Joshua Shapiro
Cat's Eye1985 · Film · Morrison
Badge of the Assassin1985 · Film · Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
Once Upon a Time in America1984 · Film · Max
Against All Odds1984 · Film · Jake Wise
Videodrome1983 · Film · Max Renn
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome1982 · Film · Interviewee
Split Image1982 · Film · Charles Pratt
Fast-Walking1982 · Film · Fast-Walking
Eyewitness1981 · Film · Aldo Mercer
The Black Marble1980 · Film · The Fiddler
The Onion Field1979 · Film · Gregory Powell
...And Your Name Is Jonah1979 · Film · Danny Corelli
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel1979 · Film · Sin Eater
The Gift of Love1978 · Film · Alfred Browning
The Billion Dollar Bubble1978 · Film · Art Lewis
The Choirboys1977 · Film · Harold Bloomguard
Raid on Entebbe1976 · Film · Capt. Sammy Berg
The Disappearance of Aimee1976 · Film · Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
Alex & the Gypsy1976 · Film · Crainpool
Distance1975 · Film · Larry Vincent
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood1975 · Film · Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld
Foster & Laurie1975 · Film · Walter The Addict
Night Moves1975 · Film · Quentin
The Gambler1974 · Film · Bank Officer
The Way We Were1973 · Film · Frankie McVeigh
A Great American Tragedy1972 · Film · Rick
Hickey & Boggs1972 · Film · Lt. Wyatt
Footsteps1972 · Film · Reporter
The Visitors1972 · Film · Bill Schmidt
All the Way Home1971 · Film · Andrew Lynch

Filmography

Series

21 shows

Justice League Action2016 · Series · Lex Luthor / Repulse (voice)
Ray Donovan2013 · Series · Patrick "Sully" Sullivan
Coma2012 · Series · Dr. Howard Stark
Shark2006 · Series · Sebastian Stark
Entourage2004 · Series · James Woods
Disney's House of Mouse2001 · Series · Hades (voice)
Founding Fathers2000 · Series · John Adams (voice)
Clerks2000 · Series · Major Baklava (voice)
Family Guy1999 · Series · James Woods (voice)
Hercules1998 · Series · Hades (voice)
ER1994 · Series · Dr. Nate Lennox
Fallen Angels1993 · Series · Mickey Cohen
Dream On1990 · Series · Dennis Youngblood
The Simpsons1989 · Series · James Woods (voice)
Holocaust1978 · Series · Karl Weiss
Welcome Back, Kotter1975 · Series
The Rockford Files1974 · Series · Larry Kirkoff
Kojak1973 · Series
Police Story1973 · Series
The Streets of San Francisco1972 · Series
The Rookies1972 · Series