James Woods
Acting
BornApril 18, 1947 · 79
FromVernal, Utah, USA
GenderMale
130
Movies
47
TV Shows
3
Crew Credits
81
Years Active
★ 3
Popularity
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.
AKA James H. Woods · James Howard Woods
Known For
Top 8 by popularity
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
★ 7.61962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962★ 7.6
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
★ 6.92005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005★ 6.9
as Self
Photos (8)
Filmography
130 titles
1997Contactas Michael Kitz ★ 7.5 Watch 
1997Herculesas Hades (voice) ★ 7.5 Watch 
2007Surf's Upas Reggie Belafonte (voice) ★ 6.5 Watch 
2001Scary Movie 2as Father McFeely ★ 5.8 Watch 
1984Once Upon a Time in Americaas Max ★ 8.4 Watch 
1995Casinoas Lester Diamond ★ 8.0 Watch 
2025Eddingtonas James Woods (uncredited) ★ 6.5 Watch 
2013White House Downas Walker ★ 6.5 Watch 
1994The Specialistas Ned Trent ★ 6.0 Watch 
2000The Virgin Suicidesas Mr. Lisbon ★ 7.1 Watch 
2002John Qas Dr. Raymond Turner ★ 7.2 Watch 
1992Chaplinas Joseph Scott ★ 7.4 Watch 
2005Pretty Persuasionas Hank Joyce ★ 5.8 Watch 
1983Videodromeas Max Renn ★ 7.2 Watch 
1999Any Given Sundayas Dr. Harvey Mandrake ★ 6.8 Watch 
2002Stuart Little 2as Falcon (voice) ★ 5.8 Watch 
2023Once Upon a Studioas Hades (voice) ★ 8.3 Watch 
1998Vampiresas Jack Crow ★ 6.3 Watch 
1999The General's Daughteras Colonel Robert Moore ★ 6.4 Watch 
1973The Way We Wereas Frankie McVeigh ★ 7.0 Watch 
2003Northforkas Walter O'Brien ★ 6.0 Watch 
2005Be Coolas Tommy Athens ★ 5.5 Watch 
2001Final Fantasy: The Spirits Withinas General Hein (voice) ★ 6.2 Watch 
2013Jobsas Jack Dudman ★ 6.1 Watch 
2002Mickey's House of Villainsas Hades (voice) ★ 7.3 Watch 
2001Recess: School's Outas Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice) ★ 6.6 Watch 
1991The Hard Wayas John Moss ★ 6.2 Watch 
1981Eyewitnessas Aldo Mercer ★ 5.6 Watch 
1984Against All Oddsas Jake Wise ★ 5.7 Watch 
1982Split Imageas Charles Pratt ★ 6.0 Watch 
1999True Crimeas Alan Mann ★ 6.5 Watch 
2011Straw Dogsas Tom Heddon ★ 5.9 Watch 
1994The Getawayas Jack Benyon ★ 5.8 Watch 
2010Justice League: Crisis on Two Earthsas Owlman (voice) ★ 7.3 Watch 
2009Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Sideas James Woods as General Veers (voice) ★ 7.2 Watch 
2001Riding in Cars with Boysas Leonard Donofrio ★ 6.7 Watch 
2014Jamesy Boyas Lt. Falton ★ 6.4 Watch 
1999Play It to the Boneas James Woods (Ringside Fan) ★ 5.5 Watch 
2011Too Big to Failas Dick Fuld ★ 6.9 Watch 
1985Cat's Eyeas Morrison ★ 6.8 Watch 
1975Night Movesas Quentin ★ 6.7 Watch Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
1988Copas Lloyd Hopkins ★ 6.4 Watch 
2016First Contactas Narrator ★ 7.6 Watch 
1995Nixonas H.R. Haldeman ★ 6.8 Watch 
2008An American Carolas Todd Grosslight ★ 4.2 Watch 
1974The Gambleras Bank Officer ★ 6.7 Watch 
1989True Believeras Eddie Dodd ★ 6.2 Watch 
2002Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'as Self Watch 
1996Ghosts of Mississippias Byron De La Beckwith ★ 6.6 Watch Into the Valley of Death
2006End Gameas Agent Vaughn Stevens ★ 5.4 Watch 
1996Killer: A Journal of Murderas Carl Panzram ★ 5.9 Watch 
1986Salvadoras Richard Boyle ★ 7.0 Watch 
1992Diggstownas Gabriel Caine ★ 6.3 Watch 
1998Another Day in Paradiseas Mel ★ 6.2 Watch 
1987Best Selleras Cleve ★ 6.0 Watch 
1995Indictment: The McMartin Trialas Danny Davis ★ 6.9 Watch 
1976The Disappearance of Aimeeas Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan ★ 8.7 Watch 
1979The Onion Fieldas Gregory Powell ★ 6.0 Watch 
2016Blingas Victor (voice) ★ 5.5 Watch 
2001America: A Tribute to Heroesas Self ★ 6.5 Watch 
2004This Girl's Lifeas Pops ★ 5.0 Watch 
2013Any Given Tuesdayas self Watch 
1976Raid on Entebbeas Capt. Sammy Berg ★ 6.0 Watch 
1992Straight Talkas Jack Russell ★ 6.1 Watch 
1975Distanceas Larry Vincent ★ 6.5 Watch 
2013Officer Downas Captain Verona ★ 5.3 Watch 
1985Badge of the Assassinas Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney ★ 5.6 Watch 
1999Hercules: Zero to Heroas Hades (voice) (archive sound) ★ 6.4 Watch 
1977The Choirboysas Harold Bloomguard ★ 5.4 Watch 
1972A Great American Tragedyas Rick ★ 7.5 Watch 
2000Sensational Cities: New Yorkas Narrator Watch 
2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leoneas Self ★ 6.1 Watch 
1989My Name Is Bill W.as Bill Wilson ★ 6.5 Watch 
1988The Boostas Lenny Brown ★ 5.6 Watch 
2010And Then There Were Feweras James Woods (voice) Watch 
1988Crimes of Passionas Himself - Host Watch 
1994Jane's Houseas Paul Clark ★ 6.0 Watch 
2013Mary and Marthaas Mary's Father ★ 6.3 Watch 
1994Next Dooras Matt Coler ★ 4.9 Watch 
2004Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introductionas Toreno (voice) ★ 6.5 Watch 
1985Joshua Then and Nowas Joshua Shapiro ★ 5.4 Watch 
2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreauas Self (archive footage) ★ 6.7 Watch 
2002Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Funas Gloomius Maximus (voice) ★ 6.3 Watch 
1987In Love and Waras James B. Stockdale ★ 5.0 Watch 
1995For Better or Worseas Reggie Makeshift ★ 4.7 Watch 
2001Race to Spaceas Dr. Wilhelm von Huber ★ 6.0 Watch 
2023A Journey to Sundanceas Self Watch 
1979The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurelas Sin Eater ★ 6.8 Watch 
1972Hickey & Boggsas Lt. Wyatt ★ 5.9 Watch 
2021Dean Martin: King of Coolas Self ★ 7.4 Watch 
2005Arkas Jallak (voice) ★ 5.6 Watch 
2000The Making of The Virgin Suicidesas Self ★ 7.2 Watch 
1972The Visitorsas Bill Schmidt ★ 6.0 Watch 
1978The Gift of Loveas Alfred Browning ★ 6.7 Watch 
2004The Easter Egg Adventureas Grab Takit (voice) ★ 7.0 Watch 
2000The Making of Herculesas Self Watch 
1994Curse of the Starving Classas Weston Tate ★ 4.6 Watch 
1982Fast-Walkingas Fast-Walking ★ 5.8 Watch Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
1989Immediate Familyas Michael Spector ★ 5.9 Watch 
2003Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Storyas Rudy Giuliani ★ 3.2 Watch 
2006Stardust: The Bette Davis Storyas Self ★ 6.7 Watch 
1991Voices That Careas Self - Host & Choir Member ★ 7.0 Watch 
1979...And Your Name Is Jonahas Danny Corelli ★ 6.7 Watch 
2004Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsessionas Self ★ 7.1 Watch 
1971All the Way Homeas Andrew Lynch ★ 10.0 Watch 
1978The Billion Dollar Bubbleas Art Lewis ★ 7.5 Watch 
1997Kicked in the Headas Uncle Sam ★ 4.1 Watch Hollywood on Horses
2004Videodrome: Forging the New Fleshas Self ★ 6.7 Watch 
1980The Black Marbleas The Fiddler ★ 4.8 Watch 
1990Women and Men: Stories of Seductionas Robert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants") ★ 4.4 Watch 
1996The Summer of Ben Tyleras Temple Rayburn ★ 6.8 Watch 
1976Alex & the Gypsyas Crainpool ★ 4.6 Watch 
1992Citizen Cohnas Roy Marcus Cohn ★ 6.3 Watch 
1991The Boysas Walter Farmer ★ 7.0 Watch 
1982The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodromeas Interviewee ★ 7.3 Watch 
2000Dirty Picturesas Dennis Barrie ★ 6.1 Watch 
2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibalas Self ★ 7.1 Watch 
1998America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-byeas Narrator ★ 10.0 Watch 
2000The American Nightmareas Self ★ 6.8 Watch 
1986Promiseas DJ ★ 7.3 Watch Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand
2006Free as a Dog Watch 
1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywoodas Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld ★ 4.0 Watch 
1972Footstepsas Reporter ★ 6.5 Watch 
2005Buddyas Narrator ★ 9.0 Watch 
1975Foster & Laurieas Walter The Addict ★ 8.5 Watch