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James Woods

Actor, ProducerBorn April 18, 1947 (78 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Getaway
  • Pretty Persuasion
  • An American Carol
  • Jamesy Boy
  • Officer Down
  • End Game
  • Split Image
  • The Summer of Ben Tyler

Known For

  • Once Upon a Time in America
  • Casino
  • Videodrome
  • Contact
  • Vampires
  • John Q
  • The Virgin Suicides
  • Hercules
  • Salvador
  • White House Down
  • Any Given Sunday
  • The Specialist
  • Surf's Up
  • Cat's Eye
  • Shark
  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
  • The Hard Way
  • True Crime
  • Diggstown
  • The General's Daughter
  • Best Seller
  • Too Big to Fail
  • Cop
  • Stuart Little 2

Featured Videos

  • James Woods On Finding His Character
    James Woods On Finding His CharacterStraw DogsBehind the Scenes
  • Riding In Cars With Boys: James Woods
    Riding In Cars With Boys: James WoodsRiding in Cars with BoysInterview
  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Soundbite: James Woods
    Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Soundbite: James WoodsFinal Fantasy: The Spirits WithinInterview

James Woods Filmography

2023
Once Upon a Studio · as Hades (voice)
2017
Justice League Action Shorts! (TV Series) · as Lex Luthor
2016
Justice League Action (TV Series) · as Lex Luthor (voice)
2016
First Contact · as Narrator
2016
Bling · as Victor (voice)
2014
Jamesy Boy · as Lt. Falton
2013
Jobs · as Jack Dudman
2013
White House Down · as Walker
2013
Ray Donovan (TV Series) · as Patrick "sully" Sullivan
2013
The Frame (TV Series) · as Max Renn
2013
Mary and Martha · as Mary's Father
2013
Officer Down · as Captain Verona
2012
Coma (2012) (TV Series) · as Dr. Howard Stark
2011
Straw Dogs · as Tom Heddon
2011
Too Big to Fail · as Dick Fuld
2010
2009
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side · as James Woods As General Veers (voice)
2008
An American Carol · as Todd Grosslight
2008
Hollywood contra Franco · as Frankie Mcveigh
2007
Surf's Up · as Reggie Belafonte (voice)
2006
Shark (TV Series) · as Sebastian Stark
2006
End Game · as Vaughn Stevens
2005
Buddy · as Narrator
2005
Ark · as Jallak (voice)
2005
Be Cool · as Tommy Athens
2005
2004
2004
The Easter Egg Adventure · as Grab Takit (voice)
2004
2003
This Girl's Life · as Pops
2003
Northfork · as Walter O'brien
2003
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story · as Rudy Giuliani
2003
Odd Job Jack (TV Series) · as Manny Kowalski
2002
2002
Mickey's House of Villains · as Hades (voice)
2002
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun · as Gloomius Maximus (voice)
2002
Stuart Little 2 · as Falcon (voice)
2002
Founding Brothers · as John Adams
2002
John Q · as Dr. Raymond Turner
2001
Race to Space · as Dr. Wilhelm Von Huber
2001
Riding in Cars with Boys · as Leonard Donofrio
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within · as General Hein (voice)
2001
Scary Movie 2 · as Father Mcfeely
2001
Recess: School's Out · as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
2001
House of Mouse (TV Series) · as Hades (voice)
2000
Founding Fathers (TV Series) · as John Adams (voice)
2000
Clerks: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Major Baklava (voice)
2000
Dirty Pictures · as Dennis Barrie
2000
Cheating Las Vegas · as Narrator
1999
The Virgin Suicides · as Mr. Lisbon
1999
Play It to the Bone · as James Woods (ringside Fan)
1999
Any Given Sunday · as Dr. Harvey Mandrake
1999
The Road to Rapture · as Narrator
1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero · as Hades (voice) (archive Sound)
1999
The General's Daughter · as Colonel Robert Moore
1999
True Crime · as Alan Mann
1999
Family Guy (TV Series) · as James Woods (voice)
1998
1998
Hooves of Fire · as Narrator
1998
Hercules (TV Series) · as Hades (voice)
1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (TV Series) · as Narrator
1998
Vampires · as Jack Crow
1997
Kicked in the Head · as Uncle Sam
1997
1997
Contact · as Michael Kitz
1997
Hercules · as Hades (voice)
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi · as Byron De La Beckwith
1996
1996
The 68th Annual Academy Awards · as Lester Diamond
1995
Nixon · as H.r. Haldeman
1995
Casino · as Lester Diamond
1995
Killer: A Journal of Murder · as Carl Panzram
1995
1995
For Better or Worse · as Reggie Makeshift
1994
The Specialist · as Ned Trent
1994
ER (TV Series) · as Dr. Nate Lennox
1994
Curse of the Starving Class · as Weston Tate
1994
Next Door · as Matt Coler
1994
The Getaway · as Jack Benyon
1994
Jane's House · as Paul Clark
1993
Fallen Angels (TV Series) · as Mickey Cohen
1992
Chaplin · as Joseph Scott
1992
Citizen Cohn · as Roy Marcus Cohn
1992
Diggstown · as Gabriel Caine
1992
Straight Talk · as Jack Russell
1991
The Boys · as Walter Farmer
1991
The Hard Way · as John Moss
1990
Dream On (TV Series) · as Dennis Youngblood
1990
1989
The Simpsons (TV Series) · as James Woods (voice)
1989
Immediate Family · as Michael Spector
1989
My Name Is Bill W. · as Bill Wilson
1989
True Believer · as Eddie Dodd
1988
The Boost · as Lenny Brown
1988
Cop · as Lloyd Hopkins
1987
Best Seller · as Cleve
1987
In Love and War · as James B. Stockdale
1986
Promise · as Dj
1986
Salvador · as Richard Boyle
1985
Badge of the Assassin · as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
1985
Joshua Then and Now · as Joshua Shapiro
1985
Cat's Eye · as Morrison
1984
Once Upon a Time in America · as Maximilian 'max' Bercovicz
1984
Against All Odds · as Jake Wise
1983
Videodrome · as Max Renn
1982
Split Image · as Charles Pratt
1982
Fast-Walking · as Fast-Walking
1981
Eyewitness · as Aldo Mercer
1980
The Black Marble · as The Fiddler
1979
Young Maverick (TV Series) · as Lem Fraker
1979
The Onion Field · as Gregory Powell
1979
...and Your Name Is Jonah · as Danny Corelli
1979
1978
The Gift of Love · as Alfred Browning
1978
1978
Holocaust (TV Series) · as Karl Weiss
1977
The Choirboys · as Harold Bloomguard
1976
Raid on Entebbe · as Capt. Sammy Berg
1976
The Disappearance of Aimee · as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
1976
Alex & the Gypsy · as Crainpool
1976
Family (TV Series) · as Dr. Robert Styles
1975
Distance · as Larry Vincent
1975
Foster & Laurie · as Walter The Addict
1975
1975
Night Moves · as Quentin
1974
The Gambler · as Bank Officer
1974
The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Larry Kirkoff
1973
Kojak (TV Series) · as Caz
1973
The Way We Were · as Frankie Mcveigh
1973
Police Story (TV Series)
1973
Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Danny Reeves
1972
1972
Hickey & Boggs · as Lt. Wyatt
1972
Footsteps · as Reporter
1972
1972
The Visitors · as Bill Schmidt
1972
The Rookies (TV Series)
1971
All the Way Home · as Andrew Lynch
1964
Horizon (TV Series) · as Art Lewis
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Dj

2023
Oppenheimer · as Executive Producer
2013
Futurescape (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2006
Shark (TV Series)
2003
Northfork · as Executive Producer
1998
1988

2025
Eddington · as Self (uncredited)
2024
Matusow · as Self
2024
2023
2022
One Nation (TV Series) · as Self - Actor
2022
Jesse Watters Primetime (TV Series) · as Self
2021
King of Cool · as Self
2016
The Tucker Carlson Show (TV Series) · as Self
2016
Dice (TV Series) · as James Woods
2014
2013
Futurescape (TV Series) · as Himself
2013
2011
The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee
2011
Piers Morgan Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2008
2008
2007
2006
Big John · as Self
2006
2006
2005
2005
2004
Entourage (TV Series) · as James Woods
2004
2004
2003
2003
2003
Celebrity Poker Showdown (TV Series) · as Self
2003
2003
World Poker Tour (TV Series) · as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self
2003
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment · as Self - #88 Sean Young Pursues James Woods
2002
The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2001
2000
2000
1999
1998
1998
1997
The Directors (TV Series) · as Self
1997
I Think I Cannes · as Self
1997
The 69th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
1997
1997
54th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee
1997
1996
1996
The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1995
1994
Extra (TV Series) · as Self
1994
The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self
1994
Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Self
1993
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1992
Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1992
HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self
1991
Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1991
Voices That Care · as Self - Host & Choir Member
1990
Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self
1990
1990
The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1990 · as Self - Nominee & Presenter
1989
1988
Crimes of Passion · as Himself - Host
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1987
1987
1987
Biography (TV Series) · as Self
1987
The 59th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
1987
1986
The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1983
Frontline (TV Series) · as Self
1982
Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1981
Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self
1975
Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host
1973
AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self
1967
The Phil Donahue Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1962
1961
The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self
1953
The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self
1944
Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee

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