James Woods

Actor

1947-04-18 · 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.

• Oppenheimer (2023) — Executive Producer
• Hercules (1997) — Hades (voice)
• Casino (1995) — Lester Diamond
• Once Upon a Time in America (1984) — Max
• Scary Movie 2 (2001) — Father McFeely
• White House Down (2013) — Walker
• Contact (1997) — Michael Kitz
• The Virgin Suicides (2000) — Mr. Lisbon
• Surf's Up (2007) — Reggie Belafonte (voice)
• John Q (2002) — Dr. Raymond Turner
• Jobs (2013) — Jack Dudman
• Videodrome (1983) — Max Renn
• Stuart Little 2 (2002) — Falcon (voice)
• Any Given Sunday (1999) — Dr. Harvey Mandrake
• Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) — General Hein (voice)
• The Specialist (1994) — Ned Trent
• Vampires (1998) — Jack Crow
• Chaplin (1992) — Joseph Scott
• The General's Daughter (1999) — Colonel Robert Moore
• Be Cool (2005) — Tommy Athens
• Eddington (2025) — James Woods (uncredited)
• True Crime (1999) — Alan Mann
• Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010) — Owlman (voice)
• Cat's Eye (1985) — Morrison