James Woods

James Woods

🎂 18th April 1947 (78 yrs) 📍 Vernal, Utah, USA

Biography

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.

James Woods

🎬 Movies Featuring James Woods

Eddington

Eddington (2025)

as James Woods (uncredited)
Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After

Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After (2025)

as Hades
Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio (2023)

as Hades (voice)
A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance (2023)

as Self
Dean Martin: King of Cool

Dean Martin: King of Cool (2021)

as Self
First Contact

First Contact (2016)

as Narrator
Bling

Bling (2016)

as Victor (voice)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

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

as Self (archive footage)
Jamesy Boy

Jamesy Boy (2014)

as Lt. Falton
Any Given Tuesday

Any Given Tuesday (2013)

as Self
Jobs

Jobs (2013)

as Jack Dudman
White House Down

White House Down (2013)

as Walker
Mary and Martha

Mary and Martha (2013)

as Mary's Father
Officer Down

Officer Down (2013)

as Captain Verona
Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail (2011)

as Dick Fuld
Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs (2011)

as Tom Heddon
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)

as Owlman (voice)
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side (2009)

as James Woods as General Veers (voice)
An American Carol

An American Carol (2008)

as Todd Grosslight
Surf's Up

Surf's Up (2007)

as Reggie Belafonte (voice)
End Game

End Game (2006)

as Vaughn Stevens
Free as a Dog

Free as a Dog (2006)

Ark

Ark (2005)

as Jallak (voice)
Buddy

Buddy (2005)

as Narrator
Be Cool

Be Cool (2005)

as Tommy Athens
Pretty Persuasion

Pretty Persuasion (2005)

as Hank Joyce
This Girl's Life

This Girl's Life (2004)

as Pops
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction (2004)

as Toreno (voice)
The Easter Egg Adventure

The Easter Egg Adventure (2004)

as Grab Takit (voice)
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh (2004)

as Self
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004)

as Self
No Image

Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork (2003)

Northfork

Northfork (2003)

as Walter O'Brien
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003)

as Rudy Giuliani
Mickey's House of Villains

Mickey's House of Villains (2002)

as Hades (voice)
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (2002)

as Gloomius Maximus (voice)
Stuart Little 2

Stuart Little 2 (2002)

as Falcon (voice)
John Q

John Q (2002)

as Dr. Raymond Turner
Race to Space

Race to Space (2001)

as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
Riding in Cars with Boys

Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)

as Leonard Donofrio
America | A Tribute to Heroes

America | A Tribute to Heroes (2001)

as Self
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal (2001)

as Self
Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie 2 (2001)

as Father McFeely
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)

as General Hein (voice)
No Image

Into the Valley of Death (2001)

as Self
No Image

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001)

as Self
Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out (2001)

as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
The Making of The Virgin Suicides

The Making of The Virgin Suicides (2000)

as Self
The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare (2000)

as Self
The Making of Hercules

The Making of Hercules (2000)

as Self
Dirty Pictures

Dirty Pictures (2000)

as Dennis Barrie
The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides (2000)

as Mr. Lisbon
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2000)

as Self
Sensational Cities: New York

Sensational Cities: New York (2000)

as Narrator
Play It to the Bone

Play It to the Bone (1999)

as James Woods (Ringside Fan)
Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday (1999)

as Dr. Harvey Mandrake
Hercules: Zero to Hero

Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)

as Hades (voice) (archive sound)
The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter (1999)

as Colonel Robert Moore
True Crime

True Crime (1999)

as Alan Mann
Another Day in Paradise

Another Day in Paradise (1998)

as Mel
Vampires

Vampires (1998)

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

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

as Narrator
Kicked in the Head

Kicked in the Head (1997)

as Uncle Sam
Contact

Contact (1997)

as Michael Kitz
Hercules

Hercules (1997)

as Hades (voice)
Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

as Byron De La Beckwith
The Summer of Ben Tyler

The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)

as Temple Rayburn
Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)

as Carl Panzram
Nixon

Nixon (1995)

as H.R. Haldeman
Casino

Casino (1995)

as Lester Diamond
Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)

as Danny Davis
For Better or Worse

For Better or Worse (1995)

as Reggie Makeshift
The Specialist

The Specialist (1994)

as Ned Trent
Curse of the Starving Class

Curse of the Starving Class (1994)

as Weston Tate
Next Door

Next Door (1994)

as Matt Coler
The Getaway

The Getaway (1994)

as Jack Benyon
Jane's House

Jane's House (1994)

as Paul Clark
Chaplin

Chaplin (1992)

as Joseph Scott
Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn (1992)

as Roy Marcus Cohn
Diggstown

Diggstown (1992)

as Gabriel Caine
Straight Talk

Straight Talk (1992)

as Jack Russell
The Boys

The Boys (1991)

as Walter Farmer
The Hard Way

The Hard Way (1991)

as John Moss
Voices That Care

Voices That Care (1991)

as Self - Host & Choir Member
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)

as Robert
Immediate Family

Immediate Family (1989)

as Michael Spector
My Name Is Bill W.

My Name Is Bill W. (1989)

as Bill Wilson
True Believer

True Believer (1989)

as Eddie Dodd
No Image

Hollywood on Horses (1989)

as Self
The Boost

The Boost (1988)

as Lenny Brown
Crimes of Passion

Crimes of Passion (1988)

as Himself - Host
Cop

Cop (1988)

as Lloyd Hopkins
Best Seller

Best Seller (1987)

as Cleve
In Love and War

In Love and War (1987)

as James B. Stockdale
Promise

Promise (1986)

as DJ
Salvador

Salvador (1986)

as Richard Boyle
Joshua Then and Now

Joshua Then and Now (1985)

as Joshua Shapiro
Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye (1985)

as Morrison
Badge of the Assassin

Badge of the Assassin (1985)

as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

as Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz
Against All Odds

Against All Odds (1984)

as Jake Wise
Videodrome

Videodrome (1983)

as Max Renn
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome (1982)

as Interviewee
Split Image

Split Image (1982)

as Charles Pratt
Fast-Walking

Fast-Walking (1982)

as Fast-Walking
Eyewitness

Eyewitness (1981)

as Aldo Mercer
The Black Marble

The Black Marble (1980)

as The Fiddler
No Image

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand (1979)

as Len Fraker
The Onion Field

The Onion Field (1979)

as Gregory Powell
...And Your Name Is Jonah

...And Your Name Is Jonah (1979)

as Danny Corelli
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979)

as Sin Eater
The Gift of Love

The Gift of Love (1978)

as Alfred Browning
The Billion Dollar Bubble

The Billion Dollar Bubble (1978)

as Art Lewis
The Choirboys

The Choirboys (1977)

as Harold Bloomguard
Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe (1976)

as Capt. Sammy Berg
The Disappearance of Aimee

The Disappearance of Aimee (1976)

as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
Alex & the Gypsy

Alex & the Gypsy (1976)

as Crainpool
Distance

Distance (1975)

as Larry Vincent
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1975)

as Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld
Foster & Laurie

Foster & Laurie (1975)

as Walter The Addict
Night Moves

Night Moves (1975)

as Quentin
The Gambler

The Gambler (1974)

as Bank Officer
The Way We Were

The Way We Were (1973)

as Frankie McVeigh
A Great American Tragedy

A Great American Tragedy (1972)

as Rick
Hickey & Boggs

Hickey & Boggs (1972)

as Lt. Wyatt
Footsteps

Footsteps (1972)

as Reporter
The Visitors

The Visitors (1972)

as Bill Schmidt
All the Way Home

All the Way Home (1971)

as Andrew Lynch