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John Goodman
Actor, ProducerBorn June 20, 1952 (73 years)
John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He rose to prominence in television before becoming an acclaimed and popular film actor. Goodman has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Vanity Fair has called Goodman "among our very finest actors."
Goodman is known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers, acting in films such as Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). He took on leading roles in King Ralph (1991), The Babe (1992), Matinee (1993), The Flintstones (1994), and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016). Goodman also had supporting roles in Revenge of the Nerds (1984), True Stories (1986), Sea of Love (1989), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Storytelling (2001), Speed Racer (2008), The Artist (2011), Flight (2012), Argo (2012), The Hangover Part III (2013), and Atomic Blonde (2017). He has voiced roles in The Emperor's New Groove franchise (2000–2008), the Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–present), The Jungle Book 2 (2003), and Bee Movie (2007).
On television, Goodman gained recognition by playing the family patriarch Dan Conner in the comedy series Roseanne (1988–1997; 2018) and The Conners (2018–present). Goodman had regular roles in the HBO drama series Treme (2010–2011), the legal drama series Damages (2011), the political comedy series Alpha House (2013–2014), and the HBO comedy series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present). He has been a frequent host of Saturday Night Live (1989–2013) and has guest starred in The West Wing (2003–2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Community (2011–2012).
Goodman started his career at The Public Theatre, acting in numerous productions, including Henry IV, Part 1 (1981), The Skin of Our Teeth (1998), and The Seagull (2001). He made his Broadway debut in Big River (1985), for which Goodman received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. He returned to Broadway in revivals of the Samuel Becket play Waiting for Godot (2009) and the newspaper comedy The Front Page (2016). Goodman debuted his West End in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo (2015).
Goodman is known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers, acting in films such as Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). He took on leading roles in King Ralph (1991), The Babe (1992), Matinee (1993), The Flintstones (1994), and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016). Goodman also had supporting roles in Revenge of the Nerds (1984), True Stories (1986), Sea of Love (1989), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Storytelling (2001), Speed Racer (2008), The Artist (2011), Flight (2012), Argo (2012), The Hangover Part III (2013), and Atomic Blonde (2017). He has voiced roles in The Emperor's New Groove franchise (2000–2008), the Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–present), The Jungle Book 2 (2003), and Bee Movie (2007).
On television, Goodman gained recognition by playing the family patriarch Dan Conner in the comedy series Roseanne (1988–1997; 2018) and The Conners (2018–present). Goodman had regular roles in the HBO drama series Treme (2010–2011), the legal drama series Damages (2011), the political comedy series Alpha House (2013–2014), and the HBO comedy series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present). He has been a frequent host of Saturday Night Live (1989–2013) and has guest starred in The West Wing (2003–2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Community (2011–2012).
Goodman started his career at The Public Theatre, acting in numerous productions, including Henry IV, Part 1 (1981), The Skin of Our Teeth (1998), and The Seagull (2001). He made his Broadway debut in Big River (1985), for which Goodman received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. He returned to Broadway in revivals of the Samuel Becket play Waiting for Godot (2009) and the newspaper comedy The Front Page (2016). Goodman debuted his West End in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo (2015).
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| 2026 | |
| 2025 | A Disney Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever · as Doodle (voice) |
| 2025 | Smurfs · as Papa Smurf (voice) |
| 2023 | Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (TV Series) · as Bill Randa (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | Take Me to the River: New Orleans · as Narrator |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work (TV Series) · as Sulley (voice) |
| 2020 | The Freak Brothers (TV Series) · as Fat Freddy Freekowtski (voice) |
| 2019 | Easy Does It · as "catfish" Crawford (voice) |
| 2019 | The Righteous Gemstones (TV Series) · as Eli Gemstone |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Captive State · as William Mulligan |
| 2018 | The Conners (TV Series) · as Dan Conner |
| 2018 | Black Earth Rising (TV Series) · as Michael Ennis |
| 2018 | Black Baby · as Walter Sobchak (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Atomic Blonde · as Emmett Kurzfeld |
| 2017 | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets · as Igon Siruss (voice) |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight · as Hound (voice) |
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time in Venice · as Dave Phillips |
| 2017 | Bunyan and Babe · as Paul Bunyan (voice) |
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island · as Bill Randa |
| 2016 | Patriots Day · as Commisioner Ed Davis |
| 2016 | Ratchet & Clank · as Grimroth (voice) |
| 2016 | 10 Cloverfield Lane · as Howard |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Love the Coopers · as Sam Cooper |
| 2015 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle · as Hal Houston (voice) |
| 2014 | The Gambler · as Frank |
| 2014 | Transformers: Age of Extinction · as Hound (voice) |
| 2014 | The Monuments Men · as Sgt. Walter Garfield |
| 2013 | Party Central · as Sullivan (voice) |
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis · as Roland Turner |
| 2013 | The Book of Manning · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Monsters University · as Sullivan (voice) |
| 2013 | The Internship · as Sammy Boscoe (uncredited) |
| 2013 | The Hangover Part III · as Marshall |
| 2013 | Great Bear Stakeout (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Alpha House (TV Series) · as Senator Gil John Biggs |
| 2013 | Dancing on the Edge (TV Series) · as Masterson |
| 2012 | Rescued from Tehran: We Were There · as John Chambers |
| 2012 | Flight · as Harling Mays |
| 2012 | Argo · as John Chambers |
| 2012 | Trouble with the Curve · as Pete Klein |
| 2012 | It's a SpongeBob Christmas! · as Santa Claus |
| 2012 | The Campaign · as Congressman Scott Talley (uncredited) |
| 2012 | ParaNorman · as Mr. Prenderghast (voice) |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | Downwardly Mobile · as Buzz |
| 2011 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close · as Stan The Doorman |
| 2011 | The Artist · as Al Zimmer |
| 2011 | Red State · as Joseph Keenan |
| 2011 | Roseanne: Tricks & Treats · as Dan Connor |
| 2011 | Girls Gone Gangsta · as Mortimer J Hamm |
| 2010 | Drunkboat · as Mr. Fletcher |
| 2010 | Best Food Ever (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2010 | You Don't Know Jack · as Neal Nicol |
| 2010 | Treme (TV Series) · as Creighton Bernette |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Spring Break '83 · as Dick Bender |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog · as "big Daddy" La Bouff (voice) |
| 2009 | Beyond All Boundaries · as Capt. Edwin Simmons |
| 2009 | Alabama Moon · as Mr. Wellington |
| 2009 | Pope Joan · as Pope Sergius Ii. |
| 2009 | Community (TV Series) · as Vice Dean Laybourne |
| 2009 | In the Electric Mist · as Julie 'baby Feet' Balboni |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic · as Graham Bloomwood |
| 2008 | Gigantic · as Happy's Father |
| 2008 | Speed Racer · as Pops Racer |
| 2007 | Bee Movie · as Layton T. Montgomery (voice) |
| 2007 | Death Sentence · as Bones Darley |
| 2007 | The Pixar Story · as James 'sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive Footage) |
| 2007 | Damages (TV Series) · as Howard Erickson |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty · as Congressman Long |
| 2006 | Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 · as Sullivan |
| 2006 | The Year Without a Santa Claus · as Santa Claus |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Judge Robert Bebe |
| 2006 | Cars · as Sullivan Truck (voice) |
| 2006 | The Emperor's New School (TV Series) · as Pacha (voice) |
| 2006 | Tales of the Rat Fink · as Ed Roth (voice) |
| 2005 | Kronk's New Groove · as Pacha (voice) |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School · as Steve Mills |
| 2004 | Beyond the Sea · as Steve Blauner |
| 2004 | Center of the Universe (TV Series) · as John Barnett |
| 2004 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri · as Various Characters |
| 2004 | Father of the Pride (TV Series) · as Larry (voice) |
| 2004 | Clifford's Really Big Movie · as George Wolfsbottom (voice) |
| 2004 | Freshman Orientation · as Rodney |
| 2003 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan · as Various Characters |
| 2003 | Freedom: A History of Us (TV Series) · as Benjamin Harrison |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous · as Uncle Sweetheart |
| 2003 | Odd Job Jack (TV Series) · as Garbage Czar |
| 2003 | The Jungle Book 2 · as Baloo (voice) |
| 2002 | Mike's New Car · as Sulley (voice) |
| 2002 | Dirty Deeds · as Tony |
| 2001 | Storytelling · as Marty Livingston |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. · as Sullivan (voice) |
| 2001 | My First Mister · as Benjamin |
| 2001 | When Dinosaurs Roamed America · as Narrator |
| 2001 | On the Edge · as The Dean (segment "happy Birthday") |
| 2001 | One Night at McCool's · as Detective Dehling |
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove · as Pacha (voice) |
| 2000 | Normal, Ohio (TV Series) · as William "butch" Gamble |
| 2000 | Ed (TV Series) · as Big Rudy |
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? · as Big Dan Teague |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly · as Bill |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle · as Oklahoma Cop |
| 2000 | Pigs Next Door (TV Series) · as Phil (voice) |
| 2000 | What Planet Are You From? · as Roland Jones |
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead · as Larry Verber |
| 1999 | Now and Again (TV Series) · as Michael Wiseman |
| 1999 | The West Wing (TV Series) · as Glenallen Walken |
| 1999 | The Runner · as Deepthroat |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants (TV Series) · as Santa Claus (voice) |
| 1999 | The Jack Bull · as Judge Tolliver |
| 1999 | Futurama (TV Series) · as Robot Santa Claus (voice) |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live: Best of the Clinton Scandal · as Linda Tripp |
| 1998 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie · as Santa Claus (voice) |
| 1998 | The Real Macaw · as Mac (voice) |
| 1998 | Dirty Work · as Mayor Adrian Riggins (uncredited) |
| 1998 | The Big Lebowski · as Walter Sobchak |
| 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000 · as Mighty Mack Mcteer |
| 1998 | Fallen · as Jonesy |
| 1997 | The Borrowers · as Ocious P. Potter |
| 1997 | Soul Man (TV Series) · as Capt. Stan Hamel |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Tommy (voice) |
| 1996 | Mother Night · as Major Frank Wirtanen |
| 1996 | Ruby Wax meets... (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Pie in the Sky · as Alan Davenport |
| 1995 | A Streetcar Named Desire · as Harold 'mitch' Mitchell |
| 1995 | Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long · as Huey P. Long, Jr. |
| 1994 | The Flintstones · as Fred Flintstone |
| 1994 | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! · as Tough Guy Helpline Operator |
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy · as Newsreel Announcer (voice) |
| 1993 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story · as Rex (voice) |
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire (TV Series) · as Police Officer |
| 1993 | Frosty Returns · as Frosty The Snowman (voice) |
| 1993 | Born Yesterday · as Harry Brock |
| 1993 | Matinee · as Lawrence Woolsey |
| 1992 | The Jackie Thomas Show (TV Series) · as Dan Conner |
| 1992 | The Babe · as Babe Ruth |
| 1991 | Barton Fink · as Charlie Meadows |
| 1991 | King Ralph · as Ralph Hampton Gainesworth Jones |
| 1990 | Arachnophobia · as Delbert Mcclintock |
| 1990 | Stella · as Ed Munn |
| 1990 | Grand (TV Series) · as Red |
| 1989 | Always · as Al Yackey |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Meathook (voice) |
| 1989 | Sea of Love · as Sherman |
| 1988 | Everybody's All-American · as Lawrence |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) · as Dan Conner |
| 1988 | Punchline · as John Krytsick |
| 1988 | The Wrong Guys · as Duke Earle |
| 1988 | Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant · as Cowboy Singer ("wild Wild Life") |
| 1987 | Murder Ordained · as Hugh Rayburn |
| 1987 | Murder Ordained (TV Series) · as Hugh Rayburn |
| 1987 | Burglar · as Detective Nyswander |
| 1987 | Raising Arizona · as Gale |
| 1986 | The Big Easy · as Andre Desoto |
| 1986 | True Stories · as Louis Fyne |
| 1985 | Sweet Dreams · as Otis |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Harold Winter |
| 1985 | Moonlighting (TV Series) · as Donald Chase |
| 1984 | Maria's Lovers · as Frank |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds · as Coach Harris |
| 1983 | Heart of Steel · as Raymond Bohupinsky |
| 1983 | Chiefs (TV Series) · as Newt 'tub' Murray |
| 1983 | The Survivors · as Commando |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run · as Mr. Hebert |
| 1983 | The Face of Rage · as Fred |
| 1980 | The Mystery of the Morro Castle · as Telegraph Operator |
| 1978 | The Paper Chase (TV Series) · as Eddie |
| 2025 | Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2025 | Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything · as Self - Actor |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Anniversary Special · as Self |
| 2024 | Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | The 28th Annual Critics' Choice Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2023 | Flavor of St. Louis · as Self |
| 2022 | Bonnie · as Self |
| 2019 | Biography: Comedy Icons (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | 75th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead · as Self - Actor |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | Live from New York! · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | MLB Network Presents (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | Milius · as Self |
| 2013 | A Love Saga with John Goodman · as Self |
| 2013 | 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | 70th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2013 | 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Anderson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Big Uneasy · as Self - Segment Host |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Pioneers of Television (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | The 5th Annual TV Land Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | CollegeHumor Shorts (TV Series) · as John Goodman |
| 2006 | Al Pacino: An American Cinematheque Tribute · as Self - Speaker |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | A Concert for Hurricane Relief · as Self - Presenter |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | The Sweatbox · as Self |
| 2002 | The 74th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Self |
| 1998 | The 40th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1997 | The Roseanne Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Sesame Street: Get Up and Dance · as Self |
| 1997 | Super Bowl XXXI · as Self - Halftime Performer |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Muppets Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | 1st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1994 | The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors Studio (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration · as Self(segment "new Way To Walk") |
| 1993 | The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 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 - Guest |
| 1992 | Getaway (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Traveller |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Maury (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 1991 | The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1991 · as Self - Nominee |
| 1990 | Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash · as Self - Host |
| 1990 | The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1990 | American Chronicles (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years · as Self |
| 1990 | The 62nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1990 | The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1989 | Pat Sajak Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | Family Feud (1988) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | College Gameday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | 20/20 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | CMA Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Winner |