Known For
Acting
Known Credits
176
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 18, 1947 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Vernal, Utah, USA
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.
| 2025 | Eddingtonas James Woods (uncredited) | |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studioas Hades (voice) | |
| 2023 | A Journey to Sundanceas Self | |
| 2021 | Dean Martin: King of Coolas Self | |
| 2016 | Justice League Actionas Lex Luthor (voice) | |
| 2016 | Justice League Actionas Lex Luthor / Repulse (voice) | |
| 2016 | First Contactas Narrator | |
| 2016 | Blingas Victor (voice) | |
| 2014 | Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreauas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | Jamesy Boyas Lt. Falton | |
| 2013 | Futurescape with James Woodsas Himself | |
| 2013 | Any Given Tuesdayas self | |
| 2013 | Jobsas Jack Dudman | |
| 2013 | Ray Donovanas Patrick "Sully" Sullivan | |
| 2013 | White House Downas Walker | |
| 2013 | The Frameas Max Renn | |
| 2013 | Mary and Marthaas Mary's Father | |
| 2013 | Officer Downas Captain Verona | |
| 2012 | Comaas Dr. Howard Stark | |
| 2011 | Too Big to Failas Dick Fuld | |
| 2011 | Straw Dogsas Tom Heddon | |
| 2010 | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earthsas Owlman (voice) | |
| 2009 | Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Sideas James Woods as General Veers (voice) | |
| 2008 | An American Carolas Todd Grosslight | |
| 2007 | Surf's Upas Reggie Belafonte (voice) | |
| 2006 | Sharkas Sebastian Stark | |
| 2006 | End Gameas Agent Vaughn Stevens | |
| 2006 | Stardust: The Bette Davis Storyas Self | |
| 2006 | Free as a Dogas | |
| 2005 | Arkas Jallak (voice) | |
| 2005 | Buddyas Narrator | |
| 2005 | Be Coolas Tommy Athens | |
| 2005 | Pretty Persuasionas Hank Joyce | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas Self | |
| 2004 | This Girl's Lifeas Pops | |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introductionas Toreno (voice) | |
| 2004 | The Easter Egg Adventureas Grab Takit (voice) | |
| 2004 | Videodrome: Forging the New Fleshas Self | |
| 2004 | Entourageas James Woods | |
| 2004 | Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsessionas Self | |
| 2003 | Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northforkas | |
| 2003 | Northforkas Walter O'Brien | |
| 2003 | Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Storyas Rudy Giuliani | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self | |
| 2002 | Mickey's House of Villainsas Hades (voice) | |
| 2002 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Funas Gloomius Maximus (voice) | |
| 2002 | Stuart Little 2as Falcon (voice) | |
| 2002 | Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'as Self | |
| 2002 | John Qas Dr. Raymond Turner | |
| 2001 | Race to Spaceas Dr. Wilhelm von Huber | |
| 2001 | Riding in Cars with Boysas Leonard Donofrio | |
| 2001 | America | A Tribute to Heroesas Self | |
| 2001 | Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibalas Self | |
| 2001 | Scary Movie 2as Father McFeely | |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Withinas General Hein (voice) | |
| 2001 | Into the Valley of Deathas Self | |
| 2001 | Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensoredas Self | |
| 2001 | Recess: School's Outas Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice) | |
| 2001 | Disney's House of Mouseas Hades (voice) | |
| 2000 | The Making of The Virgin Suicidesas Self | |
| 2000 | Founding Fathersas John Adams (voice) | |
| 2000 | The American Nightmareas Self | |
| 2000 | The Making of Herculesas Self | |
| 2000 | Clerksas Major Baklava (voice) | |
| 2000 | Dirty Picturesas Dennis Barrie | |
| 2000 | The Virgin Suicidesas Mr. Lisbon | |
| 2000 | Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leoneas Self | |
| 2000 | Sensational Cities: New Yorkas Narrator | |
| 1999 | Play It to the Boneas James Woods (Ringside Fan) | |
| 1999 | Any Given Sundayas Dr. Harvey Mandrake | |
| 1999 | Hercules: Zero to Heroas Hades (voice) (archive sound) | |
| 1999 | The General's Daughteras Colonel Robert Moore | |
| 1999 | True Crimeas Alan Mann | |
| 1999 | Family Guyas Family Guy James Woods / Simpsons James Woods (voice) | |
| 1999 | Family Guyas James Woods (voice) | |
| 1999 | Family Guyas James Woods as General Veers (voice) | |
| 1998 | Another Day in Paradiseas Mel | |
| 1998 | Vampiresas Jack Crow | |
| 1998 | Herculesas Hades (voice) | |
| 1998 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Moviesas Narrator | |
| 1998 | The Entertainment Bizas Self | |
| 1998 | America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-byeas Narrator | |
| 1997 | Kicked in the Headas Uncle Sam | |
| 1997 | EP Dailyas | |
| 1997 | Contactas Michael Kitz | |
| 1997 | Herculesas Hades (voice) | |
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippias Byron De La Beckwith | |
| 1996 | The Summer of Ben Tyleras Temple Rayburn | |
| 1996 | Killer: A Journal of Murderas Carl Panzram | |
| 1996 | The Daily Showas Self | |
| 1996 | Saturday Night Specialas | |
| 1995 | Nixonas H.R. Haldeman | |
| 1995 | Casinoas Lester Diamond | |
| 1995 | Indictment: The McMartin Trialas Danny Davis | |
| 1995 | For Better or Worseas Reggie Makeshift | |
| 1994 | The Specialistas Ned Trent | |
| 1994 | ERas Dr. Nate Lennox | |
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Classas Weston Tate | |
| 1994 | Next Dooras Matt Coler | |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studioas Self | |
| 1994 | The Getawayas Jack Benyon | |
| 1994 | Jane's Houseas Paul Clark | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest | |
| 1993 | Fallen Angelsas Mickey Cohen | |
| 1992 | Chaplinas Joseph Scott | |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohnas Roy Marcus Cohn | |
| 1992 | Diggstownas Gabriel Caine | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Lenoas Self | |
| 1992 | Straight Talkas Jack Russell | |
| 1991 | The Boysas Walter Farmer | |
| 1991 | The Hard Wayas John Moss | |
| 1991 | Voices That Careas Self - Host & Choir Member | |
| 1990 | Dream Onas Dennis Youngblood | |
| 1990 | Women and Men: Stories of Seductionas Robert | |
| 1989 | The Simpsonsas James Woods (voice) | |
| 1989 | Immediate Familyas Michael Spector | |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W.as Bill Wilson | |
| 1989 | True Believeras Eddie Dodd | |
| 1989 | Hollywood on Horsesas Self | |
| 1988 | The Boostas Lenny Brown | |
| 1988 | Crimes of Passionas Himself - Host | |
| 1988 | Copas Lloyd Hopkins | |
| 1987 | Best Selleras Cleve | |
| 1987 | In Love and Waras James B. Stockdale | |
| 1986 | Promiseas DJ | |
| 1986 | Salvadoras Richard Boyle | |
| 1985 | Joshua Then and Nowas Joshua Shapiro | |
| 1985 | Cat's Eyeas Morrison | |
| 1985 | Badge of the Assassinas Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney | |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in Americaas Max | |
| 1984 | Against All Oddsas Jake Wise | |
| 1983 | Videodromeas Max Renn | |
| 1982 | The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodromeas Interviewee | |
| 1982 | Split Imageas Charles Pratt | |
| 1982 | Fast-Walkingas Fast-Walking | |
| 1981 | Eyewitnessas Aldo Mercer | |
| 1980 | The Black Marbleas The Fiddler | |
| 1979 | Young Maverick - Dead Man's Handas Len Fraker | |
| 1979 | The Onion Fieldas Gregory Powell | |
| 1979 | ...And Your Name Is Jonahas Danny Corelli | |
| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurelas Sin Eater | |
| 1978 | The Gift of Loveas Alfred Browning | |
| 1978 | The Billion Dollar Bubbleas Art Lewis | |
| 1978 | Holocaustas Karl Weiss | |
| 1977 | The Choirboysas Harold Bloomguard | |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbeas Capt. Sammy Berg | |
| 1976 | The Disappearance of Aimeeas Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan | |
| 1976 | Alex & the Gypsyas Crainpool | |
| 1975 | Distanceas Larry Vincent | |
| 1975 | F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywoodas Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld | |
| 1975 | Foster & Laurieas Walter The Addict | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Liveas Self - Host | |
| 1975 | Welcome Back, Kotteras | |
| 1975 | Night Movesas Quentin | |
| 1974 | The Gambleras Bank Officer | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Filesas Larry Kirkoff | |
| 1973 | Kojakas | |
| 1973 | Kojakas Caz | |
| 1973 | The Way We Wereas Frankie McVeigh | |
| 1973 | Police Storyas | |
| 1972 | A Great American Tragedyas Rick | |
| 1972 | Hickey & Boggsas Lt. Wyatt | |
| 1972 | Footstepsas Reporter | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Franciscoas | |
| 1972 | The Rookiesas | |
| 1972 | The Visitorsas Bill Schmidt | |
| 1971 | All the Way Homeas Andrew Lynch | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Andrew Lynch | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Assistant District Attorney Joseph Ryan | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Bill Wilson | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas DJ | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Temple Rayburn | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer...Executive Producer | |
| 1998 | Another Day in Paradise...Producer | |
| 1988 | Cop...Producer |
