James Woods
Acting
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.
Born: April 18, 1947 · Vernal, Utah, USA
Filmography (127)
Eddington
2025
Actor: James Woods (uncre…
Once Upon a Studio
2023
Actor: Hades (voice)
Oppenheimer
2023
Executive Producer
Dean Martin: King of Cool
2021
Actor
TV
Justice League Action
2016
Actor: Lex Luthor / Repul…Actor: Lex Luthor (voice)
Bling
2016
Actor: Victor (voice)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014
Actor: Self (archive foot…
Jamesy Boy
2014
Actor: Lt. Falton
Jobs
2013
Actor: Jack Dudman
TV
Ray Donovan
2013
Actor: Patrick "Sully" Su…
White House Down
2013
Actor: Walker
TV
The Frame
2013
Actor: Max Renn
Mary and Martha
2013
Actor: Mary's Father
Officer Down
2013
Actor: Captain Verona
TV
Coma
2012
Actor: Dr. Howard Stark
Too Big to Fail
2011
Actor: Dick Fuld
Straw Dogs
2011
Actor: Tom Heddon
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010
Actor: Owlman (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009
Actor: James Woods as Gen…
An American Carol
2008
Actor: Todd Grosslight
Surf's Up
2007
Actor: Reggie Belafonte (…
TV
Shark
2006
Actor: Sebastian Stark
End Game
2006
Actor: Agent Vaughn Steve…
Ark
2005
Actor: Jallak (voice)
Be Cool
2005
Actor: Tommy Athens
Pretty Persuasion
2005
Actor: Hank Joyce
TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Actor
This Girl's Life
2004
Actor: Pops
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
2004
Actor
TV
Entourage
2004
Actor: James Woods
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004
Actor
Northfork
2003
Actor: Walter O'Brien
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
2003
Actor: Rudy Giuliani
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Actor
Mickey's House of Villains
2002
Actor: Hades (voice)
Stuart Little 2
2002
Actor: Falcon (voice)
John Q
2002
Actor: Dr. Raymond Turner
Race to Space
2001
Actor: Dr. Wilhelm von Hu…
Riding in Cars with Boys
2001
Actor: Leonard Donofrio
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
Actor
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001
Actor
Scary Movie 2
2001
Actor: Father McFeely
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001
Actor: General Hein (voic…
Recess: School's Out
2001
Actor: Dr. Phillium Bened…
TV
Disney's House of Mouse
2001
Actor: Hades (voice)
The American Nightmare
2000
Actor
TV
Clerks
2000
Actor: Major Baklava (voi…
Dirty Pictures
2000
Actor: Dennis Barrie
The Virgin Suicides
2000
Actor: Mr. Lisbon
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
2000
Actor
Play It to the Bone
1999
Actor: James Woods (Rings…
Any Given Sunday
1999
Actor: Dr. Harvey Mandrak…
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999
Actor: Hades (voice) (arc…
The General's Daughter
1999
Actor: Colonel Robert Moo…
True Crime
1999
Actor: Alan Mann
TV
Family Guy
1999
Actor: James Woods (voice…Actor: James Woods as Gen…+1
Another Day in Paradise
1998
Actor: MelProducer
Vampires
1998
Actor: Jack Crow
TV
Hercules
1998
Actor: Hades (voice)
TV
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
1998
Actor: Narrator
Kicked in the Head
1997
Actor: Uncle Sam
Contact
1997
Actor: Michael Kitz
Hercules
1997
Actor: Hades (voice)
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
Actor: Byron De La Beckwi…
Killer: A Journal of Murder
1996
Actor: Carl Panzram
TV
The Daily Show
1996
Actor
Nixon
1995
Actor: H.R. Haldeman
Casino
1995
Actor: Lester Diamond
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995
Actor: Danny Davis
For Better or Worse
1995
Actor: Reggie Makeshift
The Specialist
1994
Actor: Ned Trent
TV
ER
1994
Actor: Dr. Nate Lennox
Curse of the Starving Class
1994
Actor: Weston Tate
Next Door
1994
Actor: Matt Coler
TV
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Actor
The Getaway
1994
Actor: Jack Benyon
TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Actor: Self - Guest
TV
Fallen Angels
1993
Actor: Mickey Cohen
Chaplin
1992
Actor: Joseph Scott
Citizen Cohn
1992
Actor: Roy Marcus Cohn
Diggstown
1992
Actor: Gabriel Caine
TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Actor
Straight Talk
1992
Actor: Jack Russell
The Hard Way
1991
Actor: John Moss
TV
Dream On
1990
Actor: Dennis Youngblood
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
1990
Actor: Robert
TV
The Simpsons
1989
Actor: James Woods (voice…
Immediate Family
1989
Actor: Michael Spector
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
Actor: Bill Wilson
True Believer
1989
Actor: Eddie Dodd
The Boost
1988
Actor: Lenny Brown
Cop
1988
Actor: Lloyd HopkinsProducer
Best Seller
1987
Actor: Cleve
Salvador
1986
Actor: Richard Boyle
Joshua Then and Now
1985
Actor: Joshua Shapiro
Cat's Eye
1985
Actor: Morrison
Badge of the Assassin
1985
Actor: Robert K. Tanenbau…
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
Actor: Maximilian 'Max' B…
Against All Odds
1984
Actor: Jake Wise
Videodrome
1983
Actor: Max Renn
Split Image
1982
Actor: Charles Pratt
Fast-Walking
1982
Actor: Fast-Walking
Eyewitness
1981
Actor: Aldo Mercer
The Black Marble
1980
Actor: The Fiddler
The Onion Field
1979
Actor: Gregory Powell
...And Your Name Is Jonah
1979
Actor: Danny Corelli
TV
Holocaust
1978
Actor: Karl Weiss
The Choirboys
1977
Actor: Harold Bloomguard
Raid on Entebbe
1976
Actor: Capt. Sammy Berg
Alex & the Gypsy
1976
Actor: Crainpool
TV
Saturday Night Live
1975
Actor: Self - Host
TV
Welcome Back, Kotter
1975
Actor
Night Moves
1975
Actor: Quentin
The Gambler
1974
Actor: Bank Officer
TV
The Rockford Files
1974
Actor: Larry Kirkoff
TV
Kojak
1973
ActorActor: Caz
The Way We Were
1973
Actor: Frankie McVeigh
TV
Police Story
1973
Actor
Hickey & Boggs
1972
Actor: Lt. Wyatt
TV
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Actor
TV
The Rookies
1972
Actor
The Visitors
1972
Actor: Bill Schmidt
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Actor
TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Actor
TV
The Oscars
1953
Actor
TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Actor: Andrew LynchActor: Assistant District…+3
TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Actor: Self - Nominee