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James Woods

James Woods

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 18, 1947 (78)
Birthplace Vernal, Utah, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Sep 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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James Howard Woods 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. ...

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Filmography

Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

2023

as Hades (voice)

First Contact

First Contact

2016

as Narrator

Bling

Bling

2016

as Victor (voice)

Jamesy Boy

Jamesy Boy

2014

as Lt. Falton

Mary and Martha

Mary and Martha

2013

as Mary's Father

White House Down

White House Down

2013

as Chief SAIC Martin Walker

Officer Down

Officer Down

2013

as Captain Verona

Jobs

Jobs

2013

as Jack Dudman

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 Thomas Wayne Jr. / 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

Buddy

Buddy

2005

as Narrator

Ark

Ark

2005

as Jallak (voice)

Pretty Persuasion

Pretty Persuasion

2005

as Hank Joyce

Be Cool

Be Cool

2005

as Tommy Athens

This Girl's Life

This Girl's Life

2004

as Pops

The Easter Egg Adventure

The Easter Egg Adventure

2004

as Grab Takit (voice)

Northfork

Northfork

2003

as Walter O'Brien

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

2003

as Rudy Giuliani

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

2002

as Gloomius Maximus (voice)

John Q

John Q

2002

as Dr. Raymond Turner

Stuart Little 2

Stuart Little 2

2002

as Falcon (voice)

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

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001

as General Hein (voice)

Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie 2

2001

as Father McFeely

Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out

2001

as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)

Mickey's House of Villains

Mickey's House of Villains

2001

as Hades (voice)

Dirty Pictures

Dirty Pictures

2000

as Dennis Barrie

The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides

2000

as Mr. Lisbon

Hercules: Zero to Hero

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999

as Hades (voice) (archive sound)

True Crime

True Crime

1999

as Alan Mann

Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday

1999

as Dr. Harvey Mandrake

The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter

1999

as Colonel Robert Moore

Play It to the Bone

Play It to the Bone

1999

as James Woods (Ringside Fan)

Vampires

Vampires

1998

as Jack Crow

Contact

Contact

1997

as Michael Kitz

Hercules

Hercules

1997

as Hades (voice)

Kicked in the Head

Kicked in the Head

1997

as Uncle Sam

Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder

1996

as Carl Panzram

The Summer of Ben Tyler

The Summer of Ben Tyler

1996

as Temple Rayburn

Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996

as Byron De La Beckwith

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995

as Danny Davis

For Better or Worse

For Better or Worse

1995

as Reggie Makeshift

Casino

Casino

1995

as Lester Diamond

Nixon

Nixon

1995

as H.R. Haldeman

Curse of the Starving Class

Curse of the Starving Class

1994

as Weston Tate

Jane's House

Jane's House

1994

as Paul Clark

Next Door

Next Door

1994

as Matt Coler

The Specialist

The Specialist

1994

as Ned Trent

The Getaway

The Getaway

1994

as Jack Benyon

Diggstown

Diggstown

1992

as Gabriel Caine

Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

1992

as Roy Marcus Cohn

Straight Talk

Straight Talk

1992

as Jack Russell

Chaplin

Chaplin

1992

as Joseph Scott

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1991

as John Moss

True Believer

True Believer

1989

as Eddie Dodd

My Name Is Bill W.

My Name Is Bill W.

1989

as Bill Wilson

Immediate Family

Immediate Family

1989

as Michael Spector

The Boost

The Boost

1988

as Lenny Brown

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

Salvador

Salvador

1986

as Richard Boyle

Promise

Promise

1986

as DJ

Badge of the Assassin

Badge of the Assassin

1985

as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

Joshua Then and Now

Joshua Then and Now

1985

as Joshua Shapiro

Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye

1985

as Morrison

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

Fast-Walking

Fast-Walking

1982

as Fast-Walking

Split Image

Split Image

1982

as Charles Pratt

Eyewitness

Eyewitness

1981

as Aldo Mercer

The Black Marble

The Black Marble

1980

as The Fiddler

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 Billion Dollar Bubble

The Billion Dollar Bubble

1978

as Art Lewis

The Gift of Love

The Gift of Love

1978

as Alfred Browning

The Choirboys

The Choirboys

1977

as Harold Bloomguard

Alex & the Gypsy

Alex & the Gypsy

1976

as Crainpool

The Disappearance of Aimee

The Disappearance of Aimee

1976

as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan

Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976

as Capt. Sammy Berg

Distance

Distance

1975

as Larry Vincent

Night Moves

Night Moves

1975

as Quentin

Foster & Laurie

Foster & Laurie

1975

as Walter The Addict

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

1975

as Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld

The Gambler

The Gambler

1974

as Bank officer

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973

as Frankie McVeigh

The Visitors

The Visitors

1972

as Bill Schmidt

Footsteps

Footsteps

1972

as Reporter

Hickey & Boggs

Hickey & Boggs

1972

as Lt. Wyatt

All the Way Home

All the Way Home

1971

as Andrew Lynch

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Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023

Executive Producer

Another Day in Paradise

Another Day in Paradise

1998

Producer

Cop

Cop

1988

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Prince of the City Nominated
Sundance Film Festival Best Actor The Virgin Suicides Won
Spirit Awards Best Supporting Actor Once Upon a Time in America Won
Television Credits

Hercules

as Hades (voice)

Episodes: 65

First Aired: Aug 31, 1998

Shark

as Sebastian Stark

Episodes: 38

First Aired: Sep 21, 2006

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

as Narrator

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jun 23, 1998

Family Guy

as James Woods (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Justice League Action

as Lex Luthor (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 16, 2016

Ray Donovan

as Patrick "Sully" Sullivan

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 30, 2013

Holocaust

as Karl Weiss

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 16, 1978

Founding Fathers

as John Adams (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 27, 2000

Coma

as Dr. Howard Stark

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 03, 2012

The Simpsons

as James Woods (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Andrew Lynch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Fallen Angels

as Mickey Cohen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1993

ER

as Dr. Nate Lennox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Family Guy

as James Woods as General Veers (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Family Guy

as Family Guy James Woods / Simpsons James Woods (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Assistant District Attorney Joseph Ryan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as DJ

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Bill Wilson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Temple Rayburn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Rockford Files

as Larry Kirkoff

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Disney's House of Mouse

as Hades (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 13, 2001

Kojak

as Caz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

The Frame

as Max Renn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 2013

Dream On

as Dennis Youngblood

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 08, 1990

Justice League Action

as Lex Luthor / Repulse (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 2016

Clerks

as Major Baklava (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 31, 2000

Futurescape with James Woods

as Himself

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 16, 2013

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 5

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

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

Welcome Back, Kotter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1975

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

The Rookies

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1972

EP Daily

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1997

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Entourage

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 18, 2004

The Streets of San Francisco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Kojak

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 24, 1973

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

Saturday Night Special

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 13, 1996

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 33 41 25
2024 7 45 85 21
2024 8 29 49 17
2024 9 25 36 16
2024 10 20 31 12
2024 11 18 25 13
2024 12 22 34 16
2025 1 75 145 20
2025 2 23 38 5
2025 3 5 25 0
2025 4 2 3 1
2025 5 4 6 1
2025 6 3 4 1
2025 7 2 5 2
2025 8 2 4 1
2025 9 2 3 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 838 568
2024 7 632 632
2024 12 836 687
2025 1 393 13
2025 2 792 543
2025 9 623 126

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