James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, Hercules, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and has gained two Academy Award nominations.
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Known For
Hercules
(1997)
Hades (voice)
Contact
(1997)
Michael Kitz
Scary Movie 2
(2001)
Father McFeely
John Q
(2002)
Dr. Raymond Turner
The Specialist
(1994)
Ned Trent
Any Given Sunday
(1999)
Dr. Harvey Mandrake
Once Upon a Time in America
(1984)
Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz
Casino
(1995)
Lester Diamond
True Crime
(1999)
Alan Mann
Nixon
(1995)
H.R. Haldeman
Vampires
(1998)
Jack Crow
Once Upon a Studio
(2023)
Hades (voice)
The Virgin Suicides
(1999)
Mr. Lisbon
Videodrome
(1983)
Max Renn
White House Down
(2013)
Walker
Surf's Up
(2007)
Reggie Belafonte (voice)
Full Filmography
Acting
Hickey & Boggs
(1972)
Lt. Wyatt
The Visitors
(1972)
Bill Schmidt
A Great American Tragedy
(1972)
Rick
Footsteps
(1972)
Reporter
The Way We Were
(1973)
Frankie McVeigh
The Gambler
(1974)
Bank officer
Night Moves
(1975)
Quentin
Distance
(1975)
Larry Vincent
Foster & Laurie
(1975)
Walter The Addict
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
(1975)
Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld
Alex & the Gypsy
(1976)
Crainpool
The Disappearance of Aimee
(1976)
Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
Raid on Entebbe
(1976)
Capt. Sammy Berg
The Choirboys
(1977)
Harold Bloomguard
The Gift of Love
(1978)
Alfred Browning
The Billion Dollar Bubble
(1978)
Art Lewis
The Onion Field
(1979)
Gregory Powell
...And Your Name Is Jonah
(1979)
Danny Corelli
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
(1979)
Sin Eater
The Black Marble
(1980)
The Fiddler
Eyewitness
(1981)
Aldo Mercer
Fast-Walking
(1982)
Fast-Walking
Split Image
(1982)
Charles Pratt
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
(1982)
Interviewee
Videodrome
(1983)
Max Renn
Once Upon a Time in America
(1984)
Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz
Against All Odds
(1984)
Jake Wise
Cat's Eye
(1985)
Richard 'Dick' Morrison
Joshua Then and Now
(1985)
Joshua Shapiro
Badge of the Assassin
(1985)
Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
Salvador
(1986)
Richard Boyle
Promise
(1986)
DJ
Best Seller
(1987)
Cleve
In Love and War
(1987)
James B. Stockdale
Cop
(1988)
Lloyd Hopkins
The Boost
(1988)
Lenny Brown
Crimes of Passion
(1988)
Himself - Host
True Believer
(1989)
Eddie Dodd
My Name Is Bill W.
(1989)
Bill Wilson
Immediate Family
(1989)
Michael Spector
Hollywood on Horses
(1989)
Self
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
(1990)
Robert
The Hard Way
(1991)
John Moss
The Boys
(1991)
Voices That Care
(1991)
Self - Host & Choir Member
Chaplin
(1992)
Joseph Scott
Straight Talk
(1992)
Jack Russell
Diggstown
(1992)
Gabriel Caine
Citizen Cohn
(1992)
Roy Marcus Cohn
The Getaway
(1994)
Jack Benyon
The Specialist
(1994)
Ned Trent
Next Door
(1994)
Matt Coler
Curse of the Starving Class
(1994)
Weston Tate
Jane's House
(1994)
Paul Clark
Casino
(1995)
Lester Diamond
Nixon
(1995)
H.R. Haldeman
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
(1995)
Danny Davis
For Better or Worse
(1995)
Reggie Makeshift
Ghosts of Mississippi
(1996)
Byron De La Beckwith
Killer: A Journal of Murder
(1996)
Carl Panzram
The Summer of Ben Tyler
(1996)
Temple Rayburn
Contact
(1997)
Michael Kitz
Hercules
(1997)
Hades (voice)
Kicked in the Head
(1997)
Uncle Sam
Vampires
(1998)
Jack Crow
Another Day in Paradise
(1998)
Mel
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye
(1998)
Narrator
The Virgin Suicides
(1999)
Mr. Lisbon
The General's Daughter
(1999)
Colonel Robert Moore
True Crime
(1999)
Alan Mann
Play It to the Bone
(1999)
James Woods (Ringside Fan)
Any Given Sunday
(1999)
Dr. Harvey Mandrake
Hercules: Zero to Hero
(1999)
Hades (voice) (archive sound)
Dirty Pictures
(2000)
Dennis Barrie
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
(2000)
Self
The American Nightmare
(2000)
Self
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
(2001)
General Hein (voice)
Scary Movie 2
(2001)
Father McFeely
Mickey's House of Villains
(2001)
Hades (voice)
Race to Space
(2001)
Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
(2001)
Self
Riding in Cars with Boys
(2001)
Leonard Donofrio
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
(2001)
Self
Recess: School's Out
(2001)
Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
America: A Tribute to Heroes
(2001)
Self
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
(2001)
Self
Into the Valley of Death
(2001)
Self
Stuart Little 2
(2002)
Falcon (voice)
John Q
(2002)
Dr. Raymond Turner
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun
(2002)
Gloomius Maximus (voice)
Northfork
(2003)
Walter O'Brien
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
(2003)
Rudy Giuliani
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction Of Northfork
(2003)
This Girl's Life
(2004)
Pops
The Easter Egg Adventure
(2004)
Grab Takit (voice)
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
(2004)
Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
(2004)
Self
Be Cool
(2005)
Tommy Athens
Ark
(2005)
Jallak (voice)
Buddy
(2005)
Narrator
Pretty Persuasion
(2005)
Hank Joyce
End Game
(2006)
Vaughn Stevens
Free as a Dog
(2006)
Surf's Up
(2007)
Reggie Belafonte (voice)
An American Carol
(2008)
Todd Grosslight
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
(2009)
James Woods as General Veers (voice)
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
(2010)
Thomas Wayne Jr. / Owlman (voice)
Too Big to Fail
(2011)
Dick Fuld
Straw Dogs
(2011)
Tom Heddon
Officer Down
(2013)
Captain Verona
Jobs
(2013)
Jack Dudman
White House Down
(2013)
Walker
Mary and Martha
(2013)
Mary's Father
Any Given Tuesday
(2013)
Self
Jamesy Boy
(2014)
Lt. Falton
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Bling
(2016)
Victor (voice)
First Contact
(2016)
Narrator
Dean Martin: King of Cool
(2021)
Self
Once Upon a Studio
(2023)
Hades (voice)
Production