James Howard Woods is an American actor and producer. His best known roles are Videodrome (1983), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Casino (1995), Nixon (1995), Contact (1997), the voice of Hades in Disney's animated feature Hercules (1997), and the voice of Falcón in the movie Stuart Little 2 (2002). Woods has also been nominated for two Academy Awards, one in the Best Actor category for Salvador (1986) and the other in the Best Supporting Actor category for Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). He is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards for the television movies Promise (1987) and My Name Is Bill W. (1989). On television, he is known for his lead role in the CBS drama Shark (2006–08), his guest appearances in Showtime's Ray Donovan (2013) and for voice-acting as himself on various episodes of Family Guy and The Simpsons.
Birth Name
James Howard Woods
Born
Friday, 18 April 1947
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Justice League Action | Lex Luthor (voice), Repulse (voice) / Repulse | 2016 |
| First Contact | Narrator (voice) | 2016 |
| Dice | James Woods | 2016 |
| Bling | Victor (voice) | 2016 |
| Poker Night in America | Himself | 2014 |
| Jamesy Boy | Lt. Mark Falton | 2014 |
| Futurescape with James Woods | Himself, Himself - Host | 2013 |
| Jobs | Jack Dudman | 2013 |
| White House Down | Walker | 2013 |
| Ray Donovan | Sully Sullivan | 2013 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Justice League Action | Lex Luthor (voice), Repulse (voice) / Repulse | 2016 |
| First Contact | Narrator (voice) | 2016 |
| Dice | James Woods | 2016 |
| Bling | Victor (voice) | 2016 |
| Poker Night in America | Himself | 2014 |
| Jamesy Boy | Lt. Mark Falton | 2014 |
| Futurescape with James Woods | Himself, Himself - Host | 2013 |
| Jobs | Jack Dudman | 2013 |
| White House Down | Walker | 2013 |
| Ray Donovan | Sully Sullivan | 2013 |
| The '80s: The Decade That Made Us | Himself | 2013 |
| Mary And Martha | Mary's Father | 2013 |
| Officer Down | Captain Verona | 2013 |
| Coma | Dr. Howard Stark | 2012 |
| Teens Wanna Know | Himself | 2012 |
| Straw Dogs | Tom Heddon | 2011 |
| Close Up | Himself | 2011 |
| The Frollo Show | Hades (archive footage) | 2011 |
| Too Big to Fail | Richard Fuld | 2011 |
| The Bolt Report | Self (archive footage) | 2011 |
| Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths | Owlman | 2010 |
| Mia And The Migoo | 2008 | |
| An American Carol | Agent Grosslight | 2008 |
| Hollywood contra Franco | Frankie McVeigh (archive footage) | 2008 |
| That Fellow in the Coat | Hades (voice) (archive footage) | 2008 |
| Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession | Himself | 2007 |
| Surf's Up | Reggie Belafonte (voice) | 2007 |
| Shark | Sebastian Stark | 2006 |
| End Game | Vaughn Stevens | 2006 |
| Ark | Jallak | 2005 |
| Be Cool | Tommy Athens | 2005 |
| Pretty Persuasion | Hank Joyce | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Himself - Guest | 2005 |
| This Girl's Life | Pops | 2004 |
| The Easter Egg Adventure | Grab Takit (voice) | 2004 |
| Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh | Himself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Entourage | James Woods | 2004 |
| Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Celebrity Poker Showdown | Himself | 2003 |
| Northfork | Walter O'Brien | 2003 |
| Moments in Time | Himself - Host, Narrator | 2003 |
| Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story | Rudolph 'Rudy' Giuliani | 2003 |
| World Poker Tour | Self | 2003 |
| Odd Job Jack | Manny Kowalski | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | Gloomius Maximus (voice) | 2002 |
| Stuart Little 2 | Falcon (voice) | 2002 |
| Founding Brothers | John Adams (voice) | 2002 |
| John Q | Dr. Raymond Turner | 2002 |
| Mickey's House of Villains | Hades (voice) | 2001 |
| Race To Space | Dr. Wilhelm von Huber | 2001 |
| Riding In Cars With Boys | Mr. Leonard Donofrio | 2001 |
| America: A Tribute to Heroes | Himself | 2001 |
| Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | General Hein | 2001 |
| Scary Movie 2 | Father McFeely | 2001 |
| Playboy Exposed: Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored | Himself | 2001 |
| Recess: School's Out | Benedict (voice) | 2001 |
| House of Mouse | Hades | 2001 |
| Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone | Himself | 2001 |
| Founding Fathers | John Adams | 2000 |
| The American Nightmare | Himself (archive footage) | 2000 |
| Clerks | Major Baklava | 2000 |
| Dirty Pictures | Dennis Barrie | 2000 |
| The Virgin Suicides | Mr. Lisbon | 2000 |
| Rotten TV | Himself | 2000 |
| Play It to the Bone | Ringside Fan | 1999 |
| Hooves of Fire | Narrator (voice) | 1999 |
| Any Given Sunday | Dr. Harvey Mandrake | 1999 |
| The General's Daughter | Colonel Moore | 1999 |
| True Crime | Alan Mann | 1999 |
| Family Guy | James Woods, James Woods as General Veers, Simpsons James Woods (voice) / Family Guy James Woods | 1999 |
| The Directors | Himself | 1999 |
| Hollywood & Vinyl | Himself | 1999 |
| Hercules: Zero to Hero | Hades: Lord of the Dead (voice) | 1999 |
| Another Day In Paradise | Mel | 1998 |
| Hercules | Hades | 1998 |
| Vampires | Jack Crow | 1998 |
| Kicked in the Head | Uncle Sam | 1997 |
| Contact | Michael Kitz | 1997 |
| Hercules | Hades | 1997 |
| Ghosts Of Mississippi | Byron De La Beckwith | 1996 |
| The Summer of Ben Tyler | Temple Rayburn | 1996 |
| Bob Hope: Laughing With the Presidents | Himself (archive footage) | 1996 |
| Killer: A Journal of Murder | Carl Panzram | 1996 |
| The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Himself - Guest, Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Nixon | H.R. Haldeman | 1995 |
| Casino | Lester Diamond | 1995 |
| For Better or Worse | Reggie Makeshift | 1995 |
| Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Danny Davis | 1995 |
| The Specialist | Ned Trent | 1994 |
| ER | Dr. Nate Lennox | 1994 |
| Curse Of The Starving Class | Weston Tate | 1994 |
| Next Door | Matt Coler | 1994 |
| Inside the Actors Studio | Himself - Guest | 1994 |
| The Getaway | Jack Benyon | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Fallen Angels | Mickey Cohen | 1993 |
| Citizen Cohn | Roy Marcus Cohn | 1992 |
| Diggstown | Gabriel Caine | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Himself / Mr. Donofrio, Himself | 1992 |
| Straight Talk | Jack | 1992 |
| Chaplin | Joseph Scott | 1992 |
| The Boys | Walter Farmer | 1991 |
| The Hard Way | John Moss | 1991 |
| Dream On | Dennis Youngblood | 1990 |
| Women And Men: Stories Of Seduction | Robert | 1990 |
| The Simpsons | James Woods | 1989 |
| Immediate Family | Michael Spector | 1989 |
| My Name Is Bill W. | Bill Wilson | 1989 |
| True Believer | Eddie Dodd | 1989 |
| The Boost | Lenny Brown | 1988 |
| Cop | Lloyd Hopkins | 1988 |
| Best Seller | Cleve | 1987 |
| In Love And War | James B. Stockdale | 1987 |
| Promise | D.J. | 1986 |
| Salvador | Richard Boyle | 1986 |
| Joshua Then and Now | Joshua Shapiro | 1985 |
| Cat's Eye | Dick Morrison | 1985 |
| Badge Of The Assassin | Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney | 1985 |
| Once Upon a Time in America | Max | 1984 |
| Against All Odds | Jake Wise | 1984 |
| Videodrome | Max Renn | 1983 |
| Split Image | Charles Pratt | 1982 |
| Fast-Walking | Fast-Walking | 1982 |
| Eyewitness | Aldo | 1981 |
| The Black Marble | The Fiddler | 1980 |
| Young Maverick | Lem Fraker | 1979 |
| The Onion Field | Gregory Ulas Powell | 1979 |
| ...And Your Name Is Jonah | Danny Corelli | 1979 |
| The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Sin Eater | 1979 |
| The Gift of Love | Alfred Browning | 1978 |
| Holocaust | Karl Weiss | 1978 |
| The Choirboys | Harold Bloomguard | 1977 |
| The Disappearance of Aimee | Asst. Disty. Atty. Joseph Ryan | 1976 |
| Alex & the Gypsy | Crainpool | 1976 |
| Family | Dr. Robert Styles | 1976 |
| Bert D'Angelo/Superstar | 1976 | |
| Raid on Entebbe | Capt. Sammy Berg | 1976 |
| Distance | Larry | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Himself - Host / Various | 1975 |
| Welcome Back, Kotter | Alex Welles | 1975 |
| Night Moves | Quentin | 1975 |
| The Gambler | Bank Officer | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Larry Kirkoff | 1974 |
| Kojak | Caz | 1973 |
| The Way We Were | Frankie McVeigh | 1973 |
| Police Story | Lewis Packer | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Danny Reeves | 1973 |
| A Great American Tragedy | Rick | 1972 |
| Hickey & Boggs | Lt. Wyatt | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Doug | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Ted Ayres | 1972 |
| The Visitors | Bill Schmidt | 1972 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest, Himself | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Guest | 1961 |
| Hallmark Hall of Fame | 1951 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Futurescape with James Woods | 2013 |
| Misdirected | 2013 |
| Shark | 2006 |
| Northfork | 2003 |
| Another Day In Paradise | 1998 |
| Cop | 1988 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
| 2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2003 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2001 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1997 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1997 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1996 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1995 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1990 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
| 1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance in Informational Programming | Nominated |
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1987 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1987 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 1980 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
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