James Woods
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 18, 1947
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Eddington 2025
as James Woods (uncredited)
Once Upon a Studio 2023
as Hades (voice)
Oppenheimer 2023
Executive Producer
A Journey to Sundance 2023
as Self
Dean Martin: King of Cool 2021
as Self
First Contact 2016
as Narrator
Bling 2016
as Victor (voice)
Family Guy: The Simpsons Guy 2014
as Family Guy James Woods /Simpsons James Woods (voice)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Jamesy Boy 2014
as Lt. Falton
Any Given Tuesday 2013
as self
Jobs 2013
as Jack Dudman
White House Down 2013
as Walker
Mary and Martha 2013
as Mary's Father
Officer Down 2013
as Captain Verona
Too Big to Fail 2011
as Dick Fuld
Straw Dogs 2011
as Tom Heddon
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths 2010
as Owlman (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side 2009
as James Woods as General Veers (voice)
An American Carol 2008
as Todd Grosslight
Surf's Up 2007
as Reggie Belafonte (voice)
End Game 2006
as Agent Vaughn Stevens
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story 2006
as Self
Free as a Dog 2006
Actor
Ark 2005
as Jallak (voice)
Buddy 2005
as Narrator
Be Cool 2005
as Tommy Athens
Pretty Persuasion 2005
as Hank Joyce
This Girl's Life 2004
as Pops
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction 2004
as Toreno (voice)
The Easter Egg Adventure 2004
as Grab Takit (voice)
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh 2004
as Self
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession 2004
as Self
- Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork 2003
Actor
Northfork 2003
as Walter O'Brien
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story 2003
as Rudy Giuliani
Mickey's House of Villains 2002
as Hades (voice)
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun 2002
as Gloomius Maximus (voice)
Stuart Little 2 2002
as Falcon (voice)
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' 2002
as Self
John Q 2002
as Dr. Raymond Turner
Race to Space 2001
as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
Riding in Cars with Boys 2001
as Leonard Donofrio
America: A Tribute to Heroes 2001
as Self
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal 2001
as Self
Scary Movie 2 2001
as Father McFeely
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 2001
as General Hein (voice)
- Into the Valley of Death
Into the Valley of Death 2001
as Self
- Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored 2001
as Self
Recess: School's Out 2001
as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
The Making of The Virgin Suicides 2000
as Self
The American Nightmare 2000
as Self
The Making of Hercules 2000
as Self
Dirty Pictures 2000
as Dennis Barrie
The Virgin Suicides 2000
as Mr. Lisbon
Sensational Cities: New York 2000
as Narrator
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone 2000
as Self
Play It to the Bone 1999
as James Woods (Ringside Fan)
Any Given Sunday 1999
as Dr. Harvey Mandrake
Hercules: Zero to Hero 1999
as Hades (voice) (archive sound)
The General's Daughter 1999
as Colonel Robert Moore
True Crime 1999
as Alan Mann
Another Day in Paradise 1998
as Mel, Producer
Vampires 1998
as Jack Crow
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye 1998
as Narrator
Kicked in the Head 1997
as Uncle Sam
Contact 1997
as Michael Kitz
Hercules 1997
as Hades (voice)
Ghosts of Mississippi 1996
as Byron De La Beckwith
The Summer of Ben Tyler 1996
as Temple Rayburn
Killer: A Journal of Murder 1996
as Carl Panzram
Nixon 1995
as H.R. Haldeman
Casino 1995
as Lester Diamond
Indictment: The McMartin Trial 1995
as Danny Davis
For Better or Worse 1995
as Reggie Makeshift
The Specialist 1994
as Ned Trent
Curse of the Starving Class 1994
as Weston Tate
Next Door 1994
as Matt Coler
The Getaway 1994
as Jack Benyon
Jane's House 1994
as Paul Clark
Chaplin 1992
as Joseph Scott
Citizen Cohn 1992
as Roy Marcus Cohn
Diggstown 1992
as Gabriel Caine
Straight Talk 1992
as Jack Russell
The Boys 1991
as Walter Farmer
The Hard Way 1991
as John Moss
Voices That Care 1991
as Self - Host & Choir Member
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction 1990
as Robert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
Immediate Family 1989
as Michael Spector
My Name Is Bill W. 1989
as Bill Wilson
True Believer 1989
as Eddie Dodd
- Hollywood on Horses
Hollywood on Horses 1989
as Self
The Boost 1988
as Lenny Brown
Crimes of Passion 1988
as Himself - Host
Cop 1988
as Lloyd Hopkins, Producer
Best Seller 1987
as Cleve
In Love and War 1987
as James B. Stockdale
Promise 1986
as DJ
Salvador 1986
as Richard Boyle
Joshua Then and Now 1985
as Joshua Shapiro
Cat's Eye 1985
as Morrison
Badge of the Assassin 1985
as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
Once Upon a Time in America 1984
as Max
Against All Odds 1984
as Jake Wise
Videodrome 1983
as Max Renn
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome 1982
as Interviewee
Split Image 1982
as Charles Pratt
Fast-Walking 1982
as Fast-Walking
Eyewitness 1981
as Aldo Mercer
The Black Marble 1980
as The Fiddler
- Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand
Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand 1979
as Len Fraker
The Onion Field 1979
as Gregory Powell
...And Your Name Is Jonah 1979
as Danny Corelli
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel 1979
as Sin Eater
The Gift of Love 1978
as Alfred Browning
The Billion Dollar Bubble 1978
as Art Lewis
The Choirboys 1977
as Harold Bloomguard
Raid on Entebbe 1976
as Capt. Sammy Berg
The Disappearance of Aimee 1976
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
Alex & the Gypsy 1976
as Crainpool
Distance 1975
as Larry Vincent
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood 1975
as Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld
Foster & Laurie 1975
as Walter The Addict
Night Moves 1975
as Quentin
The Gambler 1974
as Bank Officer
The Way We Were 1973
as Frankie McVeigh
A Great American Tragedy 1972
as Rick
Hickey & Boggs 1972
as Lt. Wyatt
Footsteps 1972
as Reporter
The Visitors 1972
as Bill Schmidt
All the Way Home 1971
as Andrew Lynch
Credits from TMDB.