James Woods



First NameJames
Middle NameHoward
Last NameWoods
Full Name at BirthJames Howard Woods
Age64
Date of BirthApril 18, 1947
BirthplaceVernal, Utah
Height5' 10½" (179 cm)
BuildAverage
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignAries
ReligionRoman Catholic
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolPilgrim High School, Warwick, RI (1965)
UniversityMassachusetts Institute of Technology (dropped out)
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameCasino, Any Given Sunday

James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, Hercules, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and has gained two Academy Award nominations.


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Filmography

Selected James Woods film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2012
The Stone Pony
Mr. Alddon Tup

2012
Officer Down
Captain Verona

2011
Tom Heddon

2011
Richard Fuld

2008
Agent Grosslight

2007
Reggie Belafonte

2007
Security Guard #2

2006
Vaughn Stevens

2006
Sebastian Stark

2005
Tommy Athens

2005
Hank Joyce

2004
Ark
Jallak

2004
The Easter Egg Adventure
Grab Takit

2004
James Woods

2003
Walter O'Brien

2003
Pops

2003
Rudolph 'Rudy' Giuliani

2003
Manny Kowalski

2002
Dr. Raymond Turner

2002
Little Warriors
Narrator

2002
The Evil Falcon

2002
Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe
Prison Guard/Head Viking

2001
Dr. Wilhelm von Huber

2001
Dr. Philliam "Phil" Benedict

2001
Mr. Leonard Donofrio

2001
Father McFeely

2001
Hades

2000
Dirty Pictures
Dennis Barrie

2000
Major Baklava

1999
Dr. Harvey Mandrake

1999
Ringside Fan

1999
Col. Robert Moore

1999
Ronald Lisbon

1999
Alan Mann

1999
Hooves of Fire
Narrator

1999
James Woods

1998
Jack Crow

1998
Hades

1997
Michael Kitz

1997
Hades; Lord of the Underworld

1997
Uncle Sam

1996
Byron De La Beckwith

1996
Carl Panzram

1996
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Temple Rayburn

1995
Lester Diamond

1995
For Better or Worse
Reggie Makeshift

1995
H.R. Haldeman

1994
Curse of the Starving Class
Weston Tate

1994
Jack Benyon

1994
Jane's House
Paul Clark

1994
Next Door
Matt Coler

1994
ER
Dr. Nate Lennox

1993
Fallen Angels
Mickey Cohen

1992
Joseph Scott

1992
Gabriel Caine

1992
Jack Russell

1992
Roy Marcus Cohn

1991
Detective Lt. John Moss, NYPD

1991
The Boys
Walter Farmer

1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Robert

1990
Dennis Youngblood

1989
Michael Spector

1989
Eddie Dodd

1988
Cop
Lloyd Hopkins

1988
Lenny Brown

1987
Cleve

1987
In Love and War
James B. 'Jim' Stockdale

1986
Richard Boyle

1985
Dick Morrison

1985
Joshua Shapiro

1985
Badge of the Assassin
Robert K. Tannenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

1984
Jake Wise

1984
Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz

1983
Max Renn

1982
Fast-Walking

1982
Charles Pratt

1981
Aldo Mercer

1980
The Fiddler

1979
Gregory Ulas Powell

1979
...And Your Name Is Jonah
Danny Corelli

1979
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
Sin Eater

1979
Young Maverick
Lem Fraker

1978
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Art Lewis

1978
Karl Weiss

1978
The Gift of Love
Alfred Browning

1977
Harold Bloomguard

1976
Crainpool

1976
Capt. Sammy Berg

1976
Dr. Robert Styles

1976
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Leonard 'Lenny' Schoenfeld

1975
Quentin

1975
Foster and Laurie
Walter the Addict

1975
Alex Welles

1975
Distance
Larry

1974
Bank officer

1974
Larry Kirkoff

1973
Frankie McVeigh

1973
Danny Reeves

1973
Caz

1973
Lewis Packer

1972
Lt. Wyatt

1972
Bill Schmidt

1972
Footsteps
Reporter

1972
Ted Ayres

1972
A Great American Tragedy
Rick

1971
All the Way Home
Andrew Lynch

1951
Asst. Disty. Atty. Joseph Ryan, Bill Wilson, D.J.

Director Credits

2002
Falling in Love in Pongo Ponga
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Producer Credits

2006
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2003
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1988
Cop
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie (1976–2000)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (1981–1999)
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