James Woods

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Popularity

3.0

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Vernal, Utah, USA

Birthday

April 18, 1947

Known for

Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America

1984
8.4
Casino

Casino

1995
8.0
The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides

2000
7.1
The Getaway

The Getaway

1994
5.8
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001
6.2
Contact

Contact

1997
7.4
Videodrome

Videodrome

1983
7.3
Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye

1985
6.7
The General's Daughter

The General's Daughter

1999
6.4
True Crime

True Crime

1999
6.5
The Specialist

The Specialist

1994
5.9
Chaplin

Chaplin

1992
7.4
Be Cool

Be Cool

2005
5.5
Scary Movie 2

Scary Movie 2

2001
5.8
Best Seller

Best Seller

1987
5.9
Nixon

Nixon

1995
6.9
Stuart Little 2

Stuart Little 2

2002
5.8
Play It to the Bone

Play It to the Bone

1999
5.5
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

2010
7.3
The Hard Way

The Hard Way

1991
6.1
Against All Odds

Against All Odds

1984
5.7
Salvador

Salvador

1986
7.0
Mickey's House of Villains

Mickey's House of Villains

2002
7.3
True Believer

True Believer

1989
6.2
Ghosts of Mississippi

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996
6.6
Eyewitness

Eyewitness

1981
5.6
Hercules

Hercules

1997
7.5
John Q

John Q

2002
7.1
Cop

Cop

1988
6.2
Night Moves

Night Moves

1975
6.7
Northfork

Northfork

2003
6.0
Surf's Up

Surf's Up

2007
6.5
End Game

End Game

2006
5.4
Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday

1999
6.8
Vampires

Vampires

1998
6.3
The Onion Field

The Onion Field

1979
6.0
Footsteps

Footsteps

1972
0.0
Ark

Ark

2005
5.5
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye

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

1998
0.0
Another Day in Paradise

Another Day in Paradise

1998
6.2
Straight Talk

Straight Talk

1992
6.0
This Girl's Life

This Girl's Life

2004
4.9
Race to Space

Race to Space

2001
5.9
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

2002
5.5
My Name Is Bill W.

My Name Is Bill W.

1989
6.3
The Gambler

The Gambler

1974
6.7
Voices That Care

Voices That Care

1991
8.0
Fast-Walking

Fast-Walking

1982
5.7
Straw Dogs

Straw Dogs

2011
5.9
Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail

2011
7.0
Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995
7.0
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

1975
2.7
The Choirboys

The Choirboys

1977
5.3
Diggstown

Diggstown

1992
6.3
Split Image

Split Image

1982
6.0
Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

1992
6.0
The American Nightmare

The American Nightmare

2000
6.8
Kicked in the Head

Kicked in the Head

1997
3.5
The Black Marble

The Black Marble

1980
4.8
Hickey & Boggs

Hickey & Boggs

1972
5.7
The Boost

The Boost

1988
5.6
Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder

1996
5.8
Immediate Family

Immediate Family

1989
5.8
The Easter Egg Adventure

The Easter Egg Adventure

2004
5.5
Officer Down

Officer Down

2013
5.3
The Visitors

The Visitors

1972
6.0
...And Your Name Is Jonah

...And Your Name Is Jonah

1979
6.6
Next Door

Next Door

1994
4.4
Dean Martin: King of Cool

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021
7.6
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

2003
2.6
The Summer of Ben Tyler

The Summer of Ben Tyler

1996
5.7
For Better or Worse

For Better or Worse

1995
4.0
Jobs

Jobs

2013
6.1
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
6.7
Alex & the Gypsy

Alex & the Gypsy

1976
4.0
White House Down

White House Down

2013
6.5
Dirty Pictures

Dirty Pictures

2000
5.8
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

2004
6.5
The Gift of Love

The Gift of Love

1978
6.0
Curse of the Starving Class

Curse of the Starving Class

1994
3.8
Joshua Then and Now

Joshua Then and Now

1985
5.0
Free as a Dog

Free as a Dog

2006
0.0
In Love and War

In Love and War

1987
4.0
The Disappearance of Aimee

The Disappearance of Aimee

1976
8.0
Jamesy Boy

Jamesy Boy

2014
6.4
Badge of the Assassin

Badge of the Assassin

1985
5.4
A Great American Tragedy

A Great American Tragedy

1972
6.7
Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

1979
0.0
Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio

2023
8.3
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

2000
5.8
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004
7.1
The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973
7.0
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

1990
4.1
An American Carol

An American Carol

2008
4.2
Mary and Martha

Mary and Martha

2013
6.3
Buddy

Buddy

2005
0.0
All the Way Home

All the Way Home

1971
0.0
Promise

Promise

1986
6.8
Riding in Cars with Boys

Riding in Cars with Boys

2001
6.7
Pretty Persuasion

Pretty Persuasion

2005
5.8
Bling

Bling

2016
5.7
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979
6.0
Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976
6.0
Jane's House

Jane's House

1994
5.0
First Contact

First Contact

2016
7.2
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001
6.1
Distance

Distance

1975
5.0
Recess: School's Out

Recess: School's Out

2001
6.6
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

1982
7.3
The Making of The Virgin Suicides

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

2000
7.2
The Billion Dollar Bubble

The Billion Dollar Bubble

1978
7.0
The Boys

The Boys

1991
0.0
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

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

2009
7.3
Crimes of Passion

Crimes of Passion

1988
0.0
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

2003
0.0
America | A Tribute to Heroes

America | A Tribute to Heroes

2001
6.2
Hercules: Zero to Hero

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999
6.5
Any Given Tuesday

Any Given Tuesday

2013
8.3
Foster & Laurie

Foster & Laurie

1975
7.0
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

2001
6.7
Into the Valley of Death

Into the Valley of Death

2001
0.0
Hollywood on Horses

Hollywood on Horses

1989
3.0
A Journey to Sundance

A Journey to Sundance

2021
0.0
The Making of Hercules

The Making of Hercules

2000
0.0
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

2004
9.7
Eddington

Eddington

2025
6.5
Sensational Cities: New York

Sensational Cities: New York

2000
0.0
Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After

Disney Villains: Unfairly Ever After

2025
0.0
Welcome Back, Kotter

Welcome Back, Kotter

1975
7.2
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994
7.5
The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989
8.0
The Rookies

The Rookies

1972
6.8
Family Guy

Family Guy

1999
7.4
Shark

Shark

2006
6.8
EP Daily

EP Daily

1997
8.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003
5.5
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996
6.4
Entourage

Entourage

2004
7.4
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972
7.0
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
5.4
Hercules

Hercules

1998
6.9
Kojak

Kojak

1973
7.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993
7.2
Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels

1993
5.9
ER

ER

1994
7.8
Police Story

Police Story

1973
6.9
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005
6.7
Saturday Night Special

Saturday Night Special

1996
5.0
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
7.0
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975
7.0
Coma

Coma

2012
6.4
Family Guy

Family Guy

1999
7.4
Family Guy

Family Guy

1999
7.4
Futurescape with James Woods

Futurescape with James Woods

2013
7.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
7.5
Holocaust

Holocaust

1978
7.3
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
8.6
Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan

2013
7.5
The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

1974
7.6
Disney's House of Mouse

Disney's House of Mouse

2001
7.4
Kojak

Kojak

1973
7.0
The Frame

The Frame

2013
10.0
Founding Fathers

Founding Fathers

2000
0.0
Dream On

Dream On

1990
6.8
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

1998
8.2
Justice League Action

Justice League Action

2016
7.1
Justice League Action

Justice League Action

2016
7.1
Clerks

Clerks

2000
7.1
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
5.4
The Entertainment Biz

The Entertainment Biz

1998
0.0
Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944
7.2

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