John Stephen Goodman is an American actor. He rose to prominence in television before becoming an acclaimed and popular film actor. Goodman has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Vanity Fair has called Goodman "among ... our very finest actors." Goodman is known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers, acting in films such as Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). He took on leading roles in King Ralph (1991), The Babe (1992), Matinee (1993), The Flintstones (1994), and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016). Goodman also had supporting roles in Revenge of the Nerds (1984), True Stories (1986), Sea of Love (1989), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Storytelling (2001), Speed Racer (2008), The Artist (2011), Flight (2012), Argo (2012), The Hangover Part III (2013), and Atomic Blonde (2017). He has voiced roles in The Emperor's New Groove franchise (2000–2008), the Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–present), The Jungle Book 2 (2003), and Bee Movie (2007). On television, Goodman gained recognition by playing the family patriarch Dan Conner in the comedy series Roseanne (1988–1997; 2018) and The Conners (2018–present). Goodman had regular roles in the HBO drama series Treme (2010–2011), the legal drama series Damages (2011), the political comedy series Alpha House (2013–2014), and the HBO comedy series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present). He has been a frequent host of Saturday Night Live (1989–2013) and has guest starred in The West Wing (2003–2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Community (2011–2012). Goodman started his career at The Public Theatre, acting in numerous productions, including Henry IV, Part 1 (1981), The Skin of Our Teeth (1998), and The Seagull (2001). He made his Broadway debut in Big River (1985), for which Goodman received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. He returned to Broadway in revivals of the Samuel Becket play Waiting for Godot (2009) and the newspaper comedy The Front Page (2016). Goodman debuted his West End in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo (2015).
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Roseanne
as Dan Conner
Episodes: 231
First Aired: Oct 18, 1988
The Conners
as Dan Conner
Episodes: 112
First Aired: Oct 16, 2018
The Emperor's New School
as Pacha (voice)
Episodes: 57
First Aired: Jan 27, 2006
The Righteous Gemstones
as Eli Gemstone
Episodes: 36
First Aired: Aug 18, 2019
Soul Man
as Capt. Stan Hamel
Episodes: 25
First Aired: Apr 15, 1997
Alpha House
as Senator Gil John Biggs
Episodes: 21
First Aired: Apr 19, 2013
Monsters at Work
as Sulley (voice)
Episodes: 18
First Aired: Jul 07, 2021
The Freak Brothers
as Fat Freddy Freekowtski (voice)
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Nov 14, 2021
Center of the Universe
as John Barnett
Episodes: 15
First Aired: Oct 27, 2004
Father of the Pride
as Larry (voice)
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Aug 31, 2004
Normal, Ohio
as William "Butch" Gamble
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Nov 01, 2000
Pigs Next Door
as Phil
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Mar 07, 2000
Treme
as Creighton Bernette
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Apr 11, 2010
Damages
as Howard Erickson
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jul 24, 2007
Black Earth Rising
as Michael Ennis
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Sep 10, 2018
Best Food Ever
as Narrator
Episodes: 6
First Aired: May 03, 2010
Community
as Vice Dean Laybourne
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 17, 2009
Dancing on the Edge
as Masterson
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Feb 04, 2013
Chiefs
as Newt 'Tub' Murray
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 13, 1983
Futurama
as Robot Santa Claus (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 28, 1999
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
as Judge Robert Bebe
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 18, 2006
The West Wing
as Glenallen Walken
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 1999
Murder Ordained
as Hugh Rayburn
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 03, 1987
The Simpsons
as Meathook (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
King of the Hill
as Tommy (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1997
Ed
as Big Rudy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 08, 2000
Moonlighting
as Donald Chase
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 03, 1985
The Equalizer
as Harold Winter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1985
SpongeBob SquarePants
as Santa Claus (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 01, 1999
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
as Bill Randa
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 16, 2023
Grace Under Fire
as Police Officer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 29, 1993
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
as (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 29, 2007
The Jackie Thomas Show
as Dan Conner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 01, 1992
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
as Bill Randa (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 16, 2023
Now and Again
as Michael Wiseman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1999
Grand
as Red
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 18, 1990
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Treme
Episodes: 9
First Aired: Apr 11, 2010
Downwardly Mobile
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Jul 21, 1994
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Muppets Tonight
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 08, 1996
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jan 03, 2005
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 01, 1962
Saturday Night Special
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 13, 1996
Now and Again
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 24, 1999
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 1994
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
Biography: Comedy Icons
as Himself
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 27, 2019
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 31, 2023
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2014
Ruby Wax Meets
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1996
Saturday Night Live
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
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