James Woods

Acting

April 18, 1947 (79 years old)

Vernal, Utah, USA

Male

130 Movies

47 TV Shows

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.

Once Upon a Time in America

1984 8.4

as Max

Age 37 (now 79)

Videodrome

1983 7.2

as Max Renn

Age 35 (now 79)

Contact

1997 7.4

as Michael Kitz

Age 50 (now 79)

John Q

2002 7.1

as Dr. Raymond Turner

Age 54 (now 79)

Casino

1995 8.0

as Lester Diamond

Age 48 (now 79)

Vampires

1998 6.3

as Jack Crow

Age 51 (now 79)

The Virgin Suicides

2000 7.1

as Mr. Lisbon

Age 53 (now 79)

Hercules

1997 7.5

as Hades (voice)

Age 50 (now 79)

Salvador

1986 7.0

as Richard Boyle

Age 39 (now 79)

Cat's Eye

1985 6.7

as Morrison

Age 37 (now 79)

Hercules

1998 6.9

as Hades (voice)

Age 51 (now 79) 65 eps

65 eps

Any Given Sunday

1999 6.8

as Dr. Harvey Mandrake

Age 52 (now 79)

The Specialist

1994 5.9

as Ned Trent

Age 47 (now 79)

Too Big to Fail

2011 7.0

as Dick Fuld

Age 64 (now 79)

Surf's Up

2007 6.5

as Reggie Belafonte (voice)

Age 60 (now 79)

The Hard Way

1991 6.2

as John Moss

Age 43 (now 79)

Eddington

2025 6.5

as James Woods (uncredited)

Age 78 (now 79)

Once Upon a Studio

2023 8.3

as Hades (voice)

Age 76 (now 79)

Oppenheimer

2023 8.0

Executive Producer

Age 76 (now 79)

A Journey to Sundance

2023

as Self

Age 75 (now 79)

Dean Martin: King of Cool

2021 7.6

as Self

Age 74 (now 79)

First Contact

2016 7.2

as Narrator

Age 69 (now 79)

Bling

2016 5.7

as Victor (voice)

Age 69 (now 79)

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014 6.7

as Self (archive footage)

Age 67 (now 79)

Jamesy Boy

2014 6.4

as Lt. Falton

Age 66 (now 79)

Any Given Tuesday

2013

as self

Age 66 (now 79)

Jobs

2013 6.1

as Jack Dudman

Age 66 (now 79)

White House Down

2013 6.5

as Walker

Age 66 (now 79)

Mary and Martha

2013 6.3

as Mary's Father

Age 65 (now 79)

Officer Down

2013 5.3

as Captain Verona

Age 65 (now 79)

Too Big to Fail

2011 7.0

as Dick Fuld

Age 64 (now 79)

Straw Dogs

2011 5.9

as Tom Heddon

Age 64 (now 79)

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

2010 7.3

as Owlman (voice)

Age 62 (now 79)

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

2009 7.2

as James Woods as General Veers (voice)

Age 62 (now 79)

An American Carol

2008 4.2

as Todd Grosslight

Age 61 (now 79)

Surf's Up

2007 6.5

as Reggie Belafonte (voice)

Age 60 (now 79)

End Game

2006 5.4

as Agent Vaughn Stevens

Age 59 (now 79)

Free as a Dog

2006

Age 58 (now 79)

Ark

2005 5.6

as Jallak (voice)

Age 58 (now 79)

Buddy

2005 9.0

as Narrator

Age 58 (now 79)

Be Cool

2005 5.5

as Tommy Athens

Age 57 (now 79)

Pretty Persuasion

2005 5.8

as Hank Joyce

Age 57 (now 79)

This Girl's Life

2004 5.0

as Pops

Age 57 (now 79)

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

2004 6.8

as Toreno (voice)

Age 57 (now 79)

The Easter Egg Adventure

2004 7.0

as Grab Takit (voice)

Age 57 (now 79)

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

2004 6.7

as Self

Age 57 (now 79)

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004 7.1

as Self

Age 57 (now 79)

Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork

2003

Age 56 (now 79)

Northfork

2003 6.0

as Walter O'Brien

Age 56 (now 79)

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

2003 3.2

as Rudy Giuliani

Age 55 (now 79)

Mickey's House of Villains

2002 7.3

as Hades (voice)

Age 55 (now 79)

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

2002 6.3

as Gloomius Maximus (voice)

Age 55 (now 79)

Stuart Little 2

2002 5.8

as Falcon (voice)

Age 55 (now 79)

John Q

2002 7.1

as Dr. Raymond Turner

Age 54 (now 79)

Race to Space

2001 6.0

as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber

Age 54 (now 79)

Riding in Cars with Boys

2001 6.7

as Leonard Donofrio

Age 54 (now 79)

America | A Tribute to Heroes

2001 6.5

as Self

Age 54 (now 79)

Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal

2001 7.1

as Self

Age 54 (now 79)

Scary Movie 2

2001 5.8

as Father McFeely

Age 54 (now 79)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001 6.2

as General Hein (voice)

Age 54 (now 79)

Into the Valley of Death

2001

as Self

Age 54 (now 79)

Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored

2001 6.1

as Self

Age 54 (now 79)

Recess: School's Out

2001 6.6

as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)

Age 53 (now 79)

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

2000 7.2

as Self

Age 53 (now 79)

The American Nightmare

2000 6.8

as Self

Age 53 (now 79)

The Making of Hercules

2000

as Self

Age 53 (now 79)

Dirty Pictures

2000 6.1

as Dennis Barrie

Age 53 (now 79)

The Virgin Suicides

2000 7.1

as Mr. Lisbon

Age 53 (now 79)

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

2000 6.1

as Self

Age 52 (now 79)

Sensational Cities: New York

2000

as Narrator

Age 52 (now 79)

Play It to the Bone

1999 5.4

as James Woods (Ringside Fan)

Age 52 (now 79)

Any Given Sunday

1999 6.8

as Dr. Harvey Mandrake

Age 52 (now 79)

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999 6.5

as Hades (voice) (archive sound)

Age 52 (now 79)

The General's Daughter

1999 6.4

as Colonel Robert Moore

Age 52 (now 79)

True Crime

1999 6.5

as Alan Mann

Age 51 (now 79)

Another Day in Paradise

1998 6.2

as Mel

Age 51 (now 79)

Another Day in Paradise

1998 6.2

Producer

Age 51 (now 79)

Vampires

1998 6.3

as Jack Crow

Age 51 (now 79)

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

1998 10.0

as Narrator

Age 50 (now 79)

Kicked in the Head

1997 4.1

as Uncle Sam

Age 50 (now 79)

Contact

1997 7.4

as Michael Kitz

Age 50 (now 79)

Hercules

1997 7.5

as Hades (voice)

Age 50 (now 79)

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996 6.6

as Byron De La Beckwith

Age 49 (now 79)

The Summer of Ben Tyler

1996 6.8

as Temple Rayburn

Age 49 (now 79)

Killer: A Journal of Murder

1996 5.8

as Carl Panzram

Age 49 (now 79)

Nixon

1995 6.9

as H.R. Haldeman

Age 48 (now 79)

Casino

1995 8.0

as Lester Diamond

Age 48 (now 79)

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995 7.0

as Danny Davis

Age 48 (now 79)

For Better or Worse

1995 4.7

as Reggie Makeshift

Age 47 (now 79)

The Specialist

1994 5.9

as Ned Trent

Age 47 (now 79)

Curse of the Starving Class

1994 4.4

as Weston Tate

Age 47 (now 79)

Next Door

1994 4.9

as Matt Coler

Age 47 (now 79)

The Getaway

1994 5.8

as Jack Benyon

Age 46 (now 79)

Jane's House

1994 6.0

as Paul Clark

Age 46 (now 79)

Chaplin

1992 7.4

as Joseph Scott

Age 45 (now 79)

Citizen Cohn

1992 6.3

as Roy Marcus Cohn

Age 45 (now 79)

Diggstown

1992 6.3

as Gabriel Caine

Age 45 (now 79)

Straight Talk

1992 6.0

as Jack Russell

Age 44 (now 79)

The Boys

1991 7.0

as Walter Farmer

Age 43 (now 79)

The Hard Way

1991 6.2

as John Moss

Age 43 (now 79)

Voices That Care

1991 8.7

as Self - Host & Choir Member

Age 43 (now 79)

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

1990 4.4

as Robert

Age 42 (now 79)

Immediate Family

1989 5.9

as Michael Spector

Age 42 (now 79)

My Name Is Bill W.

1989 6.5

as Bill Wilson

Age 42 (now 79)

True Believer

1989 6.2

as Eddie Dodd

Age 41 (now 79)

Hollywood on Horses

1989 6.0

as Self

Age 41 (now 79)

The Boost

1988 5.7

as Lenny Brown

Age 41 (now 79)

Crimes of Passion

1988

as Himself - Host

Age 41 (now 79)

Cop

1988 6.3

as Lloyd Hopkins

Age 40 (now 79)

Cop

1988 6.3

Producer

Age 40 (now 79)

Best Seller

1987 6.0

as Cleve

Age 40 (now 79)

In Love and War

1987 5.0

as James B. Stockdale

Age 39 (now 79)

Promise

1986 7.3

as DJ

Age 39 (now 79)

Salvador

1986 7.0

as Richard Boyle

Age 39 (now 79)

Joshua Then and Now

1985 5.4

as Joshua Shapiro

Age 38 (now 79)

Cat's Eye

1985 6.7

as Morrison

Age 37 (now 79)

Badge of the Assassin

1985 5.6

as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

Age 37 (now 79)

Once Upon a Time in America

1984 8.4

as Max

Age 37 (now 79)

Against All Odds

1984 5.7

as Jake Wise

Age 36 (now 79)

Videodrome

1983 7.2

as Max Renn

Age 35 (now 79)

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

1982 7.3

as Interviewee

Age 35 (now 79)

Split Image

1982 6.0

as Charles Pratt

Age 35 (now 79)

Fast-Walking

1982 5.8

as Fast-Walking

Age 35 (now 79)

Eyewitness

1981 5.6

as Aldo Mercer

Age 33 (now 79)

The Black Marble

1980 5.0

as The Fiddler

Age 32 (now 79)

Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand

1979

as Len Fraker

Age 32 (now 79)

The Onion Field

1979 6.0

as Gregory Powell

Age 32 (now 79)

...And Your Name Is Jonah

1979 6.6

as Danny Corelli

Age 31 (now 79)

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979 6.8

as Sin Eater

Age 31 (now 79)

The Gift of Love

1978 6.7

as Alfred Browning

Age 31 (now 79)

The Billion Dollar Bubble

1978 7.5

as Art Lewis

Age 31 (now 79)

The Choirboys

1977 5.5

as Harold Bloomguard

Age 30 (now 79)

Raid on Entebbe

1976 6.0

as Capt. Sammy Berg

Age 29 (now 79)

The Disappearance of Aimee

1976 8.7

as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan

Age 29 (now 79)

Alex & the Gypsy

1976 4.6

as Crainpool

Age 29 (now 79)

Distance

1975 6.5

as Larry Vincent

Age 28 (now 79)

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

1975 4.0

as Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld

Age 28 (now 79)

Foster & Laurie

1975 8.5

as Walter The Addict

Age 28 (now 79)

Night Moves

1975 6.7

as Quentin

Age 28 (now 79)

The Gambler

1974 6.7

as Bank Officer

Age 27 (now 79)

The Way We Were

1973 7.0

as Frankie McVeigh

Age 26 (now 79)

A Great American Tragedy

1972 7.5

as Rick

Age 25 (now 79)

Hickey & Boggs

1972 5.9

as Lt. Wyatt

Age 25 (now 79)

Footsteps

1972 6.5

as Reporter

Age 25 (now 79)

The Visitors

1972 6.0

as Bill Schmidt

Age 24 (now 79)

All the Way Home

1971 10.0

as Andrew Lynch

Age 24 (now 79)