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James Woods

Born April 18, 1947 in Vernal, Utah, USA104 films

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.

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Once Upon a Time in America posterFirst watchOnce Upon a Time in America19848.4as MaxA former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.View film

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Casino poster8.0Casino1995Hercules poster7.5Hercules1997Contact poster7.5Contact1997The Virgin Suicides poster7.1The Virgin Suicides2000Videodrome poster7.2Videodrome1983John Q poster7.2John Q2002White House Down poster6.5White House Down2013Chaplin poster7.4Chaplin1992

Filmography

104 films as actor
  1. 2025EddingtonJames Woods (uncredited)
  2. 2023Once Upon a StudioHades (voice)
  3. 2016BlingVictor (voice)
  4. 2014Jamesy BoyLt. Falton
  5. 2013JobsJack Dudman
  6. 2013White House DownWalker
  7. 2013Mary and MarthaMary's Father
  8. 2013Officer DownCaptain Verona
  9. 2011Too Big to FailDick Fuld
  10. 2011Straw DogsTom Heddon
  11. 2010Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsOwlman (voice)
  12. 2009Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark SideJames Woods as General Veers (voice)
  13. 2008An American CarolTodd Grosslight
  14. 2007Surf's UpReggie Belafonte (voice)
  15. 2006End GameAgent Vaughn Stevens
  16. 2006Free as a Dog
  17. 2005ArkJallak (voice)
  18. 2005Be CoolTommy Athens
  19. 2005Pretty PersuasionHank Joyce
  20. 2004This Girl's LifePops
  21. 2004Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The IntroductionToreno (voice)
  22. 2004The Easter Egg AdventureGrab Takit (voice)
  23. 2003NorthforkWalter O'Brien
  24. 2003Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani StoryRudy Giuliani
  25. 2002Mickey's House of VillainsHades (voice)
  26. 2002Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of FunGloomius Maximus (voice)
  27. 2002Stuart Little 2Falcon (voice)
  28. 2002John QDr. Raymond Turner
  29. 2001Race to SpaceDr. Wilhelm von Huber
  30. 2001Riding in Cars with BoysLeonard Donofrio
  31. 2001Scary Movie 2Father McFeely
  32. 2001Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinGeneral Hein (voice)
  33. 2001Recess: School's OutDr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
  34. 2000Dirty PicturesDennis Barrie
  35. 2000The Virgin SuicidesMr. Lisbon
  36. 1999Play It to the BoneJames Woods (Ringside Fan)
  37. 1999Any Given SundayDr. Harvey Mandrake
  38. 1999Hercules: Zero to HeroHades (voice) (archive sound)
  39. 1999The General's DaughterColonel Robert Moore
  40. 1999True CrimeAlan Mann
  41. 1998Another Day in ParadiseMel
  42. 1998VampiresJack Crow
  43. 1997Kicked in the HeadUncle Sam
  44. 1997ContactMichael Kitz
  45. 1997HerculesHades (voice)
  46. 1996Ghosts of MississippiByron De La Beckwith
  47. 1996The Summer of Ben TylerTemple Rayburn
  48. 1996Killer: A Journal of MurderCarl Panzram
  49. 1995NixonH.R. Haldeman
  50. 1995CasinoLester Diamond
  51. 1995Indictment: The McMartin TrialDanny Davis
  52. 1995For Better or WorseReggie Makeshift
  53. 1994The SpecialistNed Trent
  54. 1994Curse of the Starving ClassWeston Tate
  55. 1994Next DoorMatt Coler
  56. 1994The GetawayJack Benyon
  57. 1994Jane's HousePaul Clark
  58. 1992ChaplinJoseph Scott
  59. 1992Citizen CohnRoy Marcus Cohn
  60. 1992DiggstownGabriel Caine
  61. 1992Straight TalkJack Russell
  62. 1991The BoysWalter Farmer
  63. 1991The Hard WayJohn Moss
  64. 1990Women and Men: Stories of SeductionRobert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
  65. 1989Immediate FamilyMichael Spector
  66. 1989My Name Is Bill W.Bill Wilson
  67. 1989True BelieverEddie Dodd
  68. 1988The BoostLenny Brown
  69. 1988CopLloyd Hopkins
  70. 1987Best SellerCleve
  71. 1987In Love and WarJames B. Stockdale
  72. 1986PromiseDJ
  73. 1986SalvadorRichard Boyle
  74. 1985Joshua Then and NowJoshua Shapiro
  75. 1985Cat's EyeMorrison
  76. 1985Badge of the AssassinRobert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
  77. 1984Once Upon a Time in AmericaMax
  78. 1984Against All OddsJake Wise
  79. 1983VideodromeMax Renn
  80. 1982Split ImageCharles Pratt
  81. 1982Fast-WalkingFast-Walking
  82. 1981EyewitnessAldo Mercer
  83. 1980The Black MarbleThe Fiddler
  84. 1979Young Maverick - Dead Man's HandLen Fraker
  85. 1979The Onion FieldGregory Powell
  86. 1979...And Your Name Is JonahDanny Corelli
  87. 1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg LaurelSin Eater
  88. 1978The Gift of LoveAlfred Browning
  89. 1978The Billion Dollar BubbleArt Lewis
  90. 1977The ChoirboysHarold Bloomguard
  91. 1976Raid on EntebbeCapt. Sammy Berg
  92. 1976The Disappearance of AimeeAsst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
  93. 1976Alex & the GypsyCrainpool
  94. 1975DistanceLarry Vincent
  95. 1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodLeonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld
  96. 1975Foster & LaurieWalter The Addict
  97. 1975Night MovesQuentin
  98. 1974The GamblerBank Officer
  99. 1973The Way We WereFrankie McVeigh
  100. 1972A Great American TragedyRick
  101. 1972Hickey & BoggsLt. Wyatt
  102. 1972FootstepsReporter
  103. 1972The VisitorsBill Schmidt
  104. 1971All the Way HomeAndrew Lynch