James Woods

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.

Born

Apr 18, 1947

Vernal, Utah, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

127 acting

3 crew

Popularity

1.9

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Known For

Once Upon a Time in America

1984

as Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz

Hercules

1997

as Hades (voice)

Scary Movie 2

2001

as Father McFeely

Contact

1997

as Michael Kitz

Casino

1995

as Lester Diamond

Eddington

2025

as James Woods (uncredited)

Surf's Up

2007

as Reggie Belafonte (voice)

Straw Dogs

2011

as Tom Heddon

White House Down

2013

as Walker

The Virgin Suicides

2000

as Mr. Lisbon

Once Upon a Time in America

1984 • as Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz

★ 8.4

Hercules

1997 • as Hades (voice)

★ 7.5

Scary Movie 2

2001 • as Father McFeely

★ 5.8

Contact

1997 • as Michael Kitz

★ 7.4

Casino

1995 • as Lester Diamond

★ 8.0

Eddington

2025 • as James Woods (uncredited)

★ 6.5

Surf's Up

2007 • as Reggie Belafonte (voice)

★ 6.5

Straw Dogs

2011 • as Tom Heddon

★ 5.9

White House Down

2013 • as Walker

★ 6.5

The Virgin Suicides

2000 • as Mr. Lisbon

★ 7.1

Vampires

1998 • as Jack Crow

★ 6.3

Videodrome

1983 • as Max Renn

★ 7.3

Mickey's House of Villains

2002 • as Hades (voice)

★ 7.3

Jobs

2013 • as Jack Dudman

★ 6.1

Once Upon a Studio

2023 • as Hades (voice)

★ 8.3

Any Given Sunday

1999 • as Dr. Harvey Mandrake

★ 6.8

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996 • as Byron De La Beckwith

★ 6.6

Chaplin

1992 • as Joseph Scott

★ 7.4

The General's Daughter

1999 • as Colonel Robert Moore

★ 6.4

The Way We Were

1973 • as Frankie McVeigh

★ 7.0

Stuart Little 2

2002 • as Falcon (voice)

★ 5.8

Riding in Cars with Boys

2001 • as Leonard Donofrio

★ 6.7

Nixon

1995 • as H.R. Haldeman

★ 6.9

Jamesy Boy

2014 • as Lt. Falton

★ 6.4

Another Day in Paradise

1998 • as Mel

★ 6.2

Cat's Eye

1985 • as Morrison

★ 6.7

Too Big to Fail

2011 • as Dick Fuld

★ 7.0

John Q

2002 • as Dr. Raymond Turner

★ 7.1

True Crime

1999 • as Alan Mann

★ 6.5

Diggstown

1992 • as Gabriel Caine

★ 6.3

Salvador

1986 • as Richard Boyle

★ 7.1

The Onion Field

1979 • as Gregory Powell

★ 6.0

The Gambler

1974 • as Bank Officer

★ 6.7

Be Cool

2005 • as Tommy Athens

★ 5.5

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999 • as Hades (voice) (archive sound)

★ 6.5

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995 • as Danny Davis

★ 7.0

The Specialist

1994 • as Ned Trent

★ 5.9

The Getaway

1994 • as Jack Benyon

★ 5.8

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

2009 • as James Woods as General Veers (voice)

★ 7.3

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001 • as General Hein (voice)

★ 6.2

Against All Odds

1984 • as Jake Wise

★ 5.7

Raid on Entebbe

1976 • as Capt. Sammy Berg

★ 6.0

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

2010 • as Owlman (voice)

★ 7.3

Recess: School's Out

2001 • as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)

★ 6.6

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)

★ 6.7

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

2002 • as Gloomius Maximus (voice)

★ 5.5

An American Carol

2008 • as Todd Grosslight

★ 4.2

Night Moves

1975 • as Quentin

★ 6.7

The Hard Way

1991 • as John Moss

★ 6.2

Straight Talk

1992 • as Jack Russell

★ 6.0

End Game

2006 • as Agent Vaughn Stevens

★ 5.4

Eyewitness

1981 • as Aldo Mercer

★ 5.6

Cop

1988 • as Lloyd Hopkins

★ 6.3

Best Seller

1987 • as Cleve

★ 5.9

America | A Tribute to Heroes

2001 • as Self

★ 6.2

Bling

2016 • as Victor (voice)

★ 5.7

Officer Down

2013 • as Captain Verona

★ 5.2

Play It to the Bone

1999 • as James Woods (Ringside Fan)

★ 5.4

The Easter Egg Adventure

2004 • as Grab Takit (voice)

★ 5.5

Split Image

1982 • as Charles Pratt

★ 5.9

The Choirboys

1977 • as Harold Bloomguard

★ 5.4

Citizen Cohn

1992 • as Roy Marcus Cohn

★ 6.1

True Believer

1989 • as Eddie Dodd

★ 6.2

Pretty Persuasion

2005 • as Hank Joyce

★ 5.8

Killer: A Journal of Murder

1996 • as Carl Panzram

★ 5.8

My Name Is Bill W.

1989 • as Bill Wilson

★ 6.3

This Girl's Life

2004 • as Pops

★ 4.8

Hickey & Boggs

1972 • as Lt. Wyatt

★ 5.8

A Journey to Sundance

2023 • as Self

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

1990 • as Robert

★ 4.1

Curse of the Starving Class

1994 • as Weston Tate

★ 3.8

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021 • as Self

★ 7.6

The Boost

1988 • as Lenny Brown

★ 5.6

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979 • as Sin Eater

★ 6.0

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004 • as Self

★ 7.1

The Black Marble

1980 • as The Fiddler

★ 4.8

In Love and War

1987 • as James B. Stockdale

★ 4.0

The Disappearance of Aimee

1976 • as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan

★ 8.0

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

2000 • as Self

★ 7.2

For Better or Worse

1995 • as Reggie Makeshift

★ 4.0

Immediate Family

1989 • as Michael Spector

★ 5.8

Ark

2005 • as Jallak (voice)

★ 5.5

Fast-Walking

1982 • as Fast-Walking

★ 5.7

Northfork

2003 • as Walter O'Brien

★ 5.9

Mary and Martha

2013 • as Mary's Father

★ 6.3

The Summer of Ben Tyler

1996 • as Temple Rayburn

★ 5.7

Kicked in the Head

1997 • as Uncle Sam

★ 3.5

The Boys

1991 • as Walter Farmer

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

2001 • as Self

★ 6.7

Next Door

1994 • as Matt Coler

★ 4.4

Promise

1986 • as DJ

★ 6.8

The American Nightmare

2000 • as Self

★ 6.8

...And Your Name Is Jonah

1979 • as Danny Corelli

★ 6.6

The Gift of Love

1978 • as Alfred Browning

★ 6.0

Jane's House

1994 • as Paul Clark

★ 5.0

Footsteps

1972 • as Reporter

★ 6.0

Foster & Laurie

1975 • as Walter The Addict

★ 7.0

Badge of the Assassin

1985 • as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

★ 5.4

Alex & the Gypsy

1976 • as Crainpool

★ 4.0

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Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001 • as Self

★ 6.1

The Billion Dollar Bubble

1978 • as Art Lewis

★ 7.0

All the Way Home

1971 • as Andrew Lynch

Joshua Then and Now

1985 • as Joshua Shapiro

★ 5.0

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

2003 • as Rudy Giuliani

★ 2.6

The Visitors

1972 • as Bill Schmidt

★ 6.0

Voices That Care

1991 • as Self - Host & Choir Member

★ 8.0

A Great American Tragedy

1972 • as Rick

★ 6.7

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

1982 • as Interviewee

★ 7.3

Buddy

2005 • as Narrator

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

2004 • as Toreno (voice)

★ 7.8

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

2004 • as Self

★ 6.5

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

2000 • as Self

★ 5.8

First Contact

2016 • as Narrator

★ 7.2

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Hollywood on Horses

1989 • as Self

★ 3.0

Dirty Pictures

2000 • as Dennis Barrie

★ 5.8

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

1975 • as Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld

★ 2.7

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Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

1979 • as Len Fraker

Distance

1975 • as Larry Vincent

★ 5.0

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Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

2003

Race to Space

2001 • as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber

★ 5.9

The Making of Hercules

2000 • as Self

Sensational Cities: New York

2000 • as Narrator

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Into the Valley of Death

2001 • as Self

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

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

1998 • as Narrator

Free as a Dog

2006

Crimes of Passion

1988 • as Himself - Host

Any Given Tuesday

2013 • as self