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Jim Moody

Actor
Born September 25, 1949 (75 years)
Jim Moody (born September 25, 1949 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a television and film character actor. He played the tough talking counselor/teacher Gene Daniels in Bad Boys. His first feature film was in the 1980 hit film Fame, which he played Mr. Farrell, a drama teacher. Jim starred in the 1983 comedy film D.C. Cab as Arnie, a member of the rival cab company, Emerald Cab. He also appeared in the 1999 drama The Best Man and as Leroy Greene, Sr. (the father) in The Last Dragon.

Jim has made some guest appearances on television shows like Law & Order, which he appeared in a few episodes of that TV series, in each episode, he played a different character. Jim's other appearances were Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Third Watch, and New York Undercover.

He was a drama teacher at the LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts and the subsequent LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts and the Performing Arts, with Adrian Brody among his more famous students. He is now a private drama coach and working actor based in New York.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Celebrity
  • Bad Boys
  • Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
Known For
  • Bad Boys
  • The Last Dragon
  • Who's the Man?
  • Personal Best

Filmography

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Taft Housing Superintendent
2000
28 Days · as Chauffeur
1999
The Best Man · as Uncle Skeeter
1999
Third Watch (TV Series) · as Passerby
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Dr. Zuckerman
1998
Celebrity · as Security Guard
1996
Night Falls on Manhattan · as Mayor Williams
1994
New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Old School
1993
Who's the Man? · as Nick Crawford
1992
Le grand pardon II · as Danny Williams
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) · as Bobby Fox
1989
Lean on Me · as Mr. Lott
1985
Brass · as Medical Examiner
1985
The Last Dragon · as Daddy Green
1983
D.C. Cab · as Arnie
1983
Bad Boys · as Gene Daniels
1982
Personal Best · as Roscoe Travis
1982
Fighting Back · as Lester Baldwin
1981
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter · as Capt. O'donnell
1980
American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Seth
1980
First Family · as Justice Haden
1980
Fame · as Farrell
1972
The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Howard
1956
As The World Turns (TV Series) · as Lionel Dalton
1951
Search for Tomorrow (TV Series) · as Dr. Weaver

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