James Woods

April 18, 1947 (age 79) 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.

His titles like Once Upon a Time in America, Hercules, and Casino - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/101

Weighted avg: 6.56 /10

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Once Upon a Time in America

1984May 1984 by Sergio Leone

Starring as Max

Starring as Max

8.14 Excellent++
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2

Hercules

1997June 1997 by Ron Clements

Supporting as Hades (voice)

Supporting as Hades (voice)

7.13 Good++
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3

Casino

1995November 1995 by Martin Scorsese

Supporting as Lester Diamond

Supporting as Lester Diamond

7.69 Excellent
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4

Contact

1997July 1997 by Robert Zemeckis

Starring as Michael Kitz

Starring as Michael Kitz

7.07 Good++
5

5

Videodrome

1983February 1983 by David Cronenberg

Lead role as Max Renn

Lead role as Max Renn

6.84 Good+
6

6

The Virgin Suicides

2000April 2000 by Sofia Coppola

Starring as Mr. Lisbon

Starring as Mr. Lisbon

6.73 Good
7

7

White House Down

2013June 2013 by Roland Emmerich

Supporting as Walker

Supporting as Walker

6.00 Okay++
8

8

John Q

2002February 2002 by Nick Cassavetes

Starring as Dr. Raymond Turner

Starring as Dr. Raymond Turner

6.73 Good
9

9

Scary Movie 2

2001July 2001 by Keenen Ivory Wayans

Supporting as Father McFeely

Supporting as Father McFeely

5.34 Okay-
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10

Vampires

1998October 1998 by John Carpenter

Lead role as Jack Crow

Lead role as Jack Crow

5.84 Okay+
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11

Surf's Up

2007June 2007 by Ash Brannon

Supporting as Reggie Belafonte (voice)

Supporting as Reggie Belafonte (voice)

6.06 Okay++
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12

Any Given Sunday

1999December 1999 by Oliver Stone

Supporting as Dr. Harvey Mandrake

Supporting as Dr. Harvey Mandrake

6.38 Good-
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13

Stuart Little 2

2002July 2002 by Rob Minkoff

Minor role as Falcon (voice)

Minor role as Falcon (voice)

5.27 Okay-
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14

The Specialist

1994October 1994 by Luis Llosa

Starring as Ned Trent

Starring as Ned Trent

5.47 Okay
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15

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001July 2001 by Hironobu Sakaguchi

Supporting as General Hein (voice)

Supporting as General Hein (voice)

5.73 Okay+
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16

Cat's Eye

1985April 1985 by Lewis Teague

Starring as Morrison

Starring as Morrison

6.28 Good--
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17

True Crime

1999March 1999 by Clint Eastwood

Supporting as Alan Mann

Supporting as Alan Mann

6.06 Okay++
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18

Salvador

1986April 1986 by Oliver Stone

Lead role as Richard Boyle

Lead role as Richard Boyle

6.56 Good
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19

The General's Daughter

1999June 1999 by Simon West

Supporting as Colonel Robert Moore

Supporting as Colonel Robert Moore

5.95 Okay++
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20

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

2010February 2010 by Sam Liu

Supporting as Owlman (voice)

Supporting as Owlman (voice)

6.87 Good+
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21

The Hard Way

1991March 1991 by John Badham

Starring as John Moss

Starring as John Moss

5.71 Okay+
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22

Chaplin

1992December 1992 by Richard Attenborough

Minor role as Joseph Scott

Minor role as Joseph Scott

7.00 Good++
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23

Too Big to Fail

2011November 2011 by Curtis Hanson

Lead role as Dick Fuld

Lead role as Dick Fuld

6.44 Good-
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24

Be Cool

2005March 2005 by F. Gary Gray

Minor role as Tommy Athens

Minor role as Tommy Athens

4.99 Mediocre++
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25

Straw Dogs

2011September 2011 by Rod Lurie

Supporting as Tom Heddon

Supporting as Tom Heddon

5.47 Okay
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26

Riding in Cars with Boys

2001October 2001 by Penny Marshall

Supporting as Leonard Donofrio

Supporting as Leonard Donofrio

6.28 Good--
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27

The Getaway

1994February 1994 by Roger Donaldson

Supporting as Jack Benyon

Supporting as Jack Benyon

5.39 Okay-
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28

Hercules

1998–1999

Supporting as Hades (voice)

Supporting as Hades (voice)

5.92 Okay++
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29

Cop

1988February 1988 by James B. Harris

Lead role as Lloyd Hopkins

Lead role as Lloyd Hopkins

5.87 Okay+
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30

Best Seller

1987September 1987 by John Flynn

Lead role as Cleve

Lead role as Cleve

5.58 Okay
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31

Against All Odds

1984March 1984 by Taylor Hackford

Starring as Jake Wise

Starring as Jake Wise

5.31 Okay-
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32

Diggstown

1992August 1992 by Michael Ritchie

Lead role as Gabriel Caine

Lead role as Gabriel Caine

5.88 Okay+
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33

Night Moves

1975June 1975 by Arthur Penn

Minor role as Quentin

Minor role as Quentin

6.23 Good--
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34

True Believer

1989February 1989 by Joseph Ruben

Lead role as Eddie Dodd

Lead role as Eddie Dodd

5.83 Okay+
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35

The Way We Were

1973October 1973 by Sydney Pollack

Minor role as Frankie McVeigh

Minor role as Frankie McVeigh

6.52 Good-
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36

Nixon

1995December 1995 by Oliver Stone

Minor role as H.R. Haldeman

Minor role as H.R. Haldeman

6.36 Good-
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37

Another Day in Paradise

1998December 1998 by Larry Clark

Starring as Mel

Starring as Mel

5.80 Okay+
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38

Shark

2006–2008 by Ian Biederman

Lead role as Sebastian Stark

Lead role as Sebastian Stark

5.77 Okay+
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39

Recess: School's Out

2001February 2001 by Chuck Sheetz

Minor role as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)

Minor role as Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)

6.13 Good--
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40

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996December 1996 by Rob Reiner

Starring as Byron De La Beckwith

Starring as Byron De La Beckwith

6.12 Good--
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41

Jamesy Boy

2014January 2014 by Trevor White

Supporting as Lt. Falton

Supporting as Lt. Falton

5.95 Okay++
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42

The Onion Field

1979September 1979 by Harold Becker

Starring as Gregory Powell

Starring as Gregory Powell

5.63 Okay
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43

Northfork

2003July 2003 by Michael Polish

Lead role as Walter O'Brien

Lead role as Walter O'Brien

5.68 Okay+
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44

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995January 1995 by Mick Jackson

Lead role as Danny Davis

Lead role as Danny Davis

6.27 Good--
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45

Eyewitness

1981February 1981 by Peter Yates

Supporting as Aldo Mercer

Supporting as Aldo Mercer

5.33 Okay-
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46

End Game

2006July 2006 by Andy Cheng

Starring as Agent Vaughn Stevens

Starring as Agent Vaughn Stevens

5.26 Okay-
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47

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

2009December 2009 by Dominic Polcino

Supporting as James Woods as General Veers (voice)

Supporting as James Woods as General Veers (voice)

6.64 Good
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48

Straight Talk

1992April 1992 by Barnet Kellman

Starring as Jack Russell

Starring as Jack Russell

5.68 Okay+
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49

The Boost

1988December 1988 by Harold Becker

Lead role as Lenny Brown

Lead role as Lenny Brown

5.51 Okay
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50

This Girl's Life

2004December 2004 by Ash Baron-Cohen

Lead role as Pops

Lead role as Pops

5.18 Okay--
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51

Pretty Persuasion

2005January 2005 by Marcos Siega

Supporting as Hank Joyce

Supporting as Hank Joyce

5.47 Okay
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52

Killer: A Journal of Murder

1996September 1996 by Tim Metcalfe

Lead role as Carl Panzram

Lead role as Carl Panzram

5.64 Okay
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53

Officer Down

2013January 2013 by Brian A. Miller

Supporting as Captain Verona

Supporting as Captain Verona

5.07 Okay--
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54

Play It to the Bone

1999December 1999 by Ron Shelton

Minor role as James Woods (Ringside Fan)

Minor role as James Woods (Ringside Fan)

5.16 Okay--
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55

Mary and Martha

2013March 2013 by Phillip Noyce

Supporting as Mary's Father

Supporting as Mary's Father

5.89 Okay++
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56

An American Carol

2008October 2008 by David Zucker

Minor role as Todd Grosslight

Minor role as Todd Grosslight

4.36 Mediocre
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57

The Gambler

1974October 1974 by Karel Reisz

Minor role as Bank Officer

Minor role as Bank Officer

6.19 Good--
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58

Coma

2012 by Robin Cook

Supporting as Dr. Howard Stark

Supporting as Dr. Howard Stark

5.60 Okay
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59

Citizen Cohn

1992August 1992 by Frank Pierson

Lead role as Roy Marcus Cohn

Lead role as Roy Marcus Cohn

5.95 Okay++
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60

Immediate Family

1989October 1989 by Jonathan Kaplan

Starring as Michael Spector

Starring as Michael Spector

5.77 Okay+
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61

My Name Is Bill W.

1989April 1989 by Daniel Petrie

Lead role as Bill Wilson

Lead role as Bill Wilson

6.02 Okay++
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62

Fast-Walking

1982May 1982 by James B. Harris

Lead role as Fast-Walking

Lead role as Fast-Walking

5.79 Okay+
63

63

Holocaust

1978 by Gerald Green

Minor role as Karl Weiss

Minor role as Karl Weiss

6.28 Good--
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64

Raid on Entebbe

1976December 1976 by Irvin Kershner

Minor role as Capt. Sammy Berg

Minor role as Capt. Sammy Berg

5.74 Okay+
65

65

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

2004May 2004 by Xan Cassavetes

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

6.32 Good--
66

66

The Visitors

1972February 1972 by Elia Kazan

Starring as Bill Schmidt

Starring as Bill Schmidt

5.84 Okay+
67

67

Bling

2016May 2016 by Kyung Ho Lee

Supporting as Victor (voice)

Supporting as Victor (voice)

5.67 Okay
68

68

Race to Space

2001October 2001 by Sean McNamara

Starring as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber

Starring as Dr. Wilhelm von Huber

5.83 Okay+
69

69

Dirty Pictures

2000May 2000 by Frank Pierson

Lead role as Dennis Barrie

Lead role as Dennis Barrie

5.91 Okay++
70

70

Split Image

1982October 1982 by Ted Kotcheff

Supporting as Charles Pratt

Supporting as Charles Pratt

5.81 Okay+
71

71

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

2003March 2003 by Robert Dornhelm

Lead role as Rudy Giuliani

Lead role as Rudy Giuliani

5.35 Okay-
72

72

...And Your Name Is Jonah

1979January 1979 by Richard Michaels

Starring as Danny Corelli

Starring as Danny Corelli

6.04 Okay++
73

73

Joshua Then and Now

1985September 1985 by Ted Kotcheff

Lead role as Joshua Shapiro

Lead role as Joshua Shapiro

5.79 Okay+
74

74

The Choirboys

1977December 1977 by Robert Aldrich

Minor role as Harold Bloomguard

Minor role as Harold Bloomguard

5.55 Okay
75

75

Next Door

1994September 1994 by Tony Bill

Lead role as Matt Coler

Lead role as Matt Coler

5.73 Okay+
76

76

Badge of the Assassin

1985January 1985 by Mel Damski

Lead role as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

Lead role as Robert K. Tanenbaum, Assistant District Attorney

Needs more reviews
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77

Curse of the Starving Class

1994September 1994 by J. Michael McClary

Lead role as Weston Tate

Lead role as Weston Tate

Needs more reviews
78

78

Ark

2005September 2005 by Kenny Hwang

Starring as Jallak (voice)

Starring as Jallak (voice)

5.82 Okay+
79

79

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction

1990April 1990 by Frederic Raphael

Starring as Robert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")

Starring as Robert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")

5.64 Okay
80

80

Kicked in the Head

1997September 1997 by Matthew Harrison

Supporting as Uncle Sam

Supporting as Uncle Sam

5.56 Okay
81

81

First Contact

2016September 2016 by Darryl Anka

Lead role as Narrator

Lead role as Narrator

Needs more reviews
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82

The Making of The Virgin Suicides

2000December 2000 by Eleanor Coppola

Lead role as Self

Lead role as Self

Needs more reviews
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83

The Summer of Ben Tyler

1996December 1996 by Arthur Allan Seidelman

Lead role as Temple Rayburn

Lead role as Temple Rayburn

Needs more reviews
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84

Promise

1986December 1986 by Glenn Jordan

Starring as DJ

Starring as DJ

Needs more reviews
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85

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

2004August 2004 by Michael Lennick

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

6.05 Okay++
86

86

Alex & the Gypsy

1976October 1976 by John Korty

Starring as Crainpool

Starring as Crainpool

Needs more reviews
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87

For Better or Worse

1995March 1995 by Jason Alexander

Starring as Reggie Makeshift

Starring as Reggie Makeshift

Needs more reviews
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88

In Love and War

1987March 1987 by Paul Aaron

Starring as James B. Stockdale

Starring as James B. Stockdale

Needs more reviews
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89

Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun

2002August 2002 by Ron Pitts

Lead role as Gloomius Maximus (voice)

Lead role as Gloomius Maximus (voice)

Needs more reviews
90

90

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story

2006May 2006 by Mark A. Catalena

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

6.07 Okay++
91

91

The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

1982December 1982 by Mick Garris

Lead role as Interviewee

Lead role as Interviewee

Needs more reviews
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92

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

2000January 2000 by Howard Hill

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

Needs more reviews
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93

Futurescape with James Woods

Airing since 2013

Lead role as Himself

Lead role as Himself

Needs more reviews
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94

The Gift of Love

1978December 1978 by Don Chaffey

Supporting as Alfred Browning

Supporting as Alfred Browning

Needs more reviews
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95

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction

2004November 2004 by Alex Horton

Supporting as Toreno (voice)

Supporting as Toreno (voice)

Needs more reviews
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96

The Easter Egg Adventure

2004September 2004 by John Michael Williams

Starring as Grab Takit (voice)

Starring as Grab Takit (voice)

Needs more reviews
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97

The Disappearance of Aimee

1976November 1976 by Anthony Harvey

Supporting as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan

Supporting as Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan

Needs more reviews
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98

A Great American Tragedy

1972October 1972 by J. Lee Thompson

Supporting as Rick

Supporting as Rick

Needs more reviews
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99

The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel

1979January 1979 by Guy Green

Minor role as Sin Eater

Minor role as Sin Eater

Needs more reviews
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100

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

1975December 1975 by Anthony Page

Minor role as Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld

Minor role as Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld

Needs more reviews
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101

Founding Fathers

2000

Starring as John Adams (voice)

Starring as John Adams (voice)

Needs more reviews