James Woods

James Woods

Acting
Born Apr 18, 1947
From 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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Hercules
7.5
1997

Hercules

Hades (voice)

Once Upon a Time in America
8.4
1984

Once Upon a Time in America

Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz

Scary Movie 2
5.8
2001

Scary Movie 2

Father McFeely

Contact
7.4
1997

Contact

Michael Kitz

Casino
8.0
1995

Casino

Lester Diamond

Eddington
6.5
2025

Eddington

James Woods (uncredited)

Jobs
6.1
2013

Jobs

Jack Dudman

Once Upon a Studio
8.3
2023

Once Upon a Studio

Hades (voice)

Surf's Up
6.5
2007

Surf's Up

Reggie Belafonte (voice)

The Virgin Suicides
7.1
2000

The Virgin Suicides

Mr. Lisbon

White House Down
6.5
2013

White House Down

Walker

John Q
7.1
2002

John Q

Dr. Raymond Turner

Mickey's House of Villains
7.3
2002

Mickey's House of Villains

Hades (voice)

Vampires
6.3
1998

Vampires

Jack Crow

Be Cool
5.5
2005

Be Cool

Tommy Athens

Videodrome
7.2
1983

Videodrome

Max Renn

Any Given Sunday
6.8
1999

Any Given Sunday

Dr. Harvey Mandrake

Stuart Little 2
5.8
2002

Stuart Little 2

Falcon (voice)

True Crime
6.5
1999

True Crime

Alan Mann

Against All Odds
5.7
1984

Against All Odds

Jake Wise

The Specialist
5.9
1994

The Specialist

Ned Trent

The Way We Were
7.0
1973

The Way We Were

Frankie McVeigh

Nixon
6.9
1995

Nixon

H.R. Haldeman

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
6.2
2001

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

General Hein (voice)

Straw Dogs
5.9
2011

Straw Dogs

Tom Heddon

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun
5.5
2002

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

Gloomius Maximus (voice)

The General's Daughter
6.4
1999

The General's Daughter

Colonel Robert Moore

The Hard Way
6.2
1991

The Hard Way

John Moss

Chaplin
7.4
1992

Chaplin

Joseph Scott

Too Big to Fail
7.0
2011

Too Big to Fail

Dick Fuld

Cat's Eye
6.7
1985

Cat's Eye

Morrison

The Getaway
5.8
1994

The Getaway

Jack Benyon

Recess: School's Out
6.6
2001

Recess: School's Out

Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)

Riding in Cars with Boys
6.7
2001

Riding in Cars with Boys

Leonard Donofrio

Night Moves
6.7
1975

Night Moves

Quentin

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
7.3
2010

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

Owlman (voice)

An American Carol
4.2
2008

An American Carol

Todd Grosslight

Salvador
7.0
1986

Salvador

Richard Boyle

End Game
5.4
2006

End Game

Agent Vaughn Stevens

Ghosts of Mississippi
6.6
1996

Ghosts of Mississippi

Byron De La Beckwith

Cop
6.3
1988

Cop

Lloyd Hopkins

Hercules: Zero to Hero
6.5
1999

Hercules: Zero to Hero

Hades (voice) (archive sound)

Diggstown
6.3
1992

Diggstown

Gabriel Caine

Bling
5.7
2016

Bling

Victor (voice)

Straight Talk
6.0
1992

Straight Talk

Jack Russell

The Gambler
6.7
1974

The Gambler

Bank Officer

Eyewitness
5.6
1981

Eyewitness

Aldo Mercer

Officer Down
5.2
2013

Officer Down

Captain Verona

True Believer
6.2
1989

True Believer

Eddie Dodd

The Choirboys
5.4
1977

The Choirboys

Harold Bloomguard

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
7.3
2009

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

James Woods as General Veers (voice)

The Onion Field
6.0
1979

The Onion Field

Gregory Powell

Indictment: The McMartin Trial
7.0
1995

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Danny Davis

Jamesy Boy
6.4
2014

Jamesy Boy

Lt. Falton

Killer: A Journal of Murder
5.8
1996

Killer: A Journal of Murder

Carl Panzram

Fast-Walking
5.7
1982

Fast-Walking

Fast-Walking

America | A Tribute to Heroes
6.2
2001

America | A Tribute to Heroes

Self

Play It to the Bone
5.4
1999

Play It to the Bone

James Woods (Ringside Fan)

Raid on Entebbe
6.0
1976

Raid on Entebbe

Capt. Sammy Berg

Mary and Martha
6.3
2013

Mary and Martha

Mary's Father

Northfork
5.9
2003

Northfork

Walter O'Brien

Citizen Cohn
6.1
1992

Citizen Cohn

Roy Marcus Cohn

Voices That Care
8.0
1991

Voices That Care

Self - Host & Choir Member

The Boost
5.6
1988

The Boost

Lenny Brown

A Journey to Sundance
2023

A Journey to Sundance

Self

The Black Marble
4.8
1980

The Black Marble

The Fiddler

Pretty Persuasion
5.8
2005

Pretty Persuasion

Hank Joyce

The Making of The Virgin Suicides
7.2
2000

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

Self

Promise
6.8
1986

Promise

DJ

Dean Martin: King of Cool
7.6
2021

Dean Martin: King of Cool

Self

Another Day in Paradise
6.2
1998

Another Day in Paradise

Mel

Hickey & Boggs
5.8
1972

Hickey & Boggs

Lt. Wyatt

Next Door
4.4
1994

Next Door

Matt Coler

Best Seller
5.9
1987

Best Seller

Cleve

Split Image
5.9
1982

Split Image

Charles Pratt

The Gift of Love
6.0
1978

The Gift of Love

Alfred Browning

My Name Is Bill W.
6.3
1989

My Name Is Bill W.

Bill Wilson

The American Nightmare
6.8
2000

The American Nightmare

Self

This Girl's Life
4.8
2004

This Girl's Life

Pops

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
7.8
2004

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Toreno (voice)

In Love and War
4.0
1987

In Love and War

James B. Stockdale

Immediate Family
5.8
1989

Immediate Family

Michael Spector

Kicked in the Head
3.5
1997

Kicked in the Head

Uncle Sam

Ark
5.5
2005

Ark

Jallak (voice)

6.1
2001

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Self

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
6.7
2001

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Self

The Disappearance of Aimee
8.0
1976

The Disappearance of Aimee

Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
6.7
2014

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Self (archive footage)

The Billion Dollar Bubble
7.0
1978

The Billion Dollar Bubble

Art Lewis

Dirty Pictures
5.8
2000

Dirty Pictures

Dennis Barrie

The Summer of Ben Tyler
5.7
1996

The Summer of Ben Tyler

Temple Rayburn

Jane's House
5.0
1994

Jane's House

Paul Clark

The Easter Egg Adventure
5.5
2004

The Easter Egg Adventure

Grab Takit (voice)

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
6.0
1979

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

Sin Eater

3.0
1989

Hollywood on Horses

Self

The Boys
1991

The Boys

Walter Farmer

Footsteps
6.0
1972

Footsteps

Reporter

Curse of the Starving Class
3.8
1994

Curse of the Starving Class

Weston Tate

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
5.8
2000

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Self

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
2.6
2003

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

Rudy Giuliani

...And Your Name Is Jonah
6.6
1979

...And Your Name Is Jonah

Danny Corelli

Foster & Laurie
7.0
1975

Foster & Laurie

Walter The Addict

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
2.7
1975

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld

Joshua Then and Now
5.0
1985

Joshua Then and Now

Joshua Shapiro

Badge of the Assassin
5.4
1985

Badge of the Assassin

Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
7.3
1982

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

Interviewee

The Visitors
6.0
1972

The Visitors

Bill Schmidt

Alex & the Gypsy
4.0
1976

Alex & the Gypsy

Crainpool

For Better or Worse
4.0
1995

For Better or Worse

Reggie Makeshift

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
4.1
1990

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Robert

Distance
5.0
1975

Distance

Larry Vincent

Race to Space
5.9
2001

Race to Space

Dr. Wilhelm von Huber

1979

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

Len Fraker

First Contact
7.2
2016

First Contact

Narrator

Buddy
2005

Buddy

Narrator

A Great American Tragedy
6.7
1972

A Great American Tragedy

Rick

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
7.1
2004

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Self

All the Way Home
1971

All the Way Home

Andrew Lynch

Sensational Cities: New York
2000

Sensational Cities: New York

Narrator

The Making of Hercules
2000

The Making of Hercules

Self

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
6.5
2004

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

Self

Crimes of Passion
1988

Crimes of Passion

Himself - Host

2001

Into the Valley of Death

Self

2003

Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

Any Given Tuesday
2013

Any Given Tuesday

self

Free as a Dog
2006

Free as a Dog

America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye
1998

America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye

Narrator

Filmography — Crew