James Woods biography
James Woods is an American actor, born on 18 April 1947 in Vernal.
James Woods's screen career began in 1972 with The Visitors, playing Bill Schmidt.
James Woods has appeared in 90 films and 46 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Disney Dreamlight Valley (2024), Oppenheimer (2023), Once Upon a Studio (2023).
James Woods is best known for Hercules, Salvador.
Honours include Theatre World Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and Daytime Emmy Award.
Coming up next: Kingdom Hearts IV (2027).
- Also known as
- James Howard Woods
- Born
- 18 April 1947 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Vernal
- Work
- Actor, Poker player
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1969 to present
- Known for
- Hercules, Salvador
- Awards
- Theatre World Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Daytime Emmy Award
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (2 times)
- Clarence Derwent Awards
James Woods filmography
91 films and 46 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Kingdom Hearts IV | Hades | Upcoming | |
| 2024 | Disney Dreamlight Valley | Hades | ||
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | , N/a | Executive producer | |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Hades | Voice; short film | |
| 2023 | Disney Speedstorm | Hades | ||
| 2021 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy , The Definitive Edition | Mike Toreno | ||
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Hades | ||
| 2016 | First Contact | Narrator | Voice; documentary | |
| 2016 | Bling | Victor | Voice | |
| 2014 | Jamesy Boy | Lt. Falton | ||
| 2014 | Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Cinematics | Hades | ||
| 2013 | White House Down | Martin Walker | ||
| 2013 | Jobs | Dean Jack Dudman | ||
| 2012 | Officer Down | Captain Verona | ||
| 2011 | Straw Dogs | Tom Heddon | ||
| 2011 | Mia and the Migoo | Jojo-la-Frite | Voice; English dub | |
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Hades | ||
| 2010 | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Owlman | Voice; direct-to-video | |
| 2008 | An American Carol | Agent Todd Grosslight | ||
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Reggie Belafonte | Voice | |
| 2006 | End Game | Vaughn Stevens | Direct-to-video | |
| 2006 | Scarface: The World Is Yours | George Sheffield | ||
| 2005 | Be Cool | Tommy Athens | ||
| 2005 | Pretty Persuasion | Hank Joyce | ||
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Hades |
Show all 91 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ark | Jallak | Voice | |
| 2004 | Imaginary Witness | English | ||
| 2004 | Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories | Hades | ||
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Mike Toreno | ||
| 2003 | This Girl's Life | Pops | ||
| 2003 | Northfork | Walter O'Brien | Also executive producer | |
| 2002 | Stuart Little 2 | Falcon | Voice | |
| 2002 | John Q | Raymond Turner | ||
| 2002 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | Gloomius Maximus | Voice; direct-to-video | |
| 2002 | Mickey's House of Villains | Hades | Voice; direct-to-video | |
| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Hades | ||
| 2001 | Riding in Cars with Boys | Leonard Donofrio | ||
| 2001 | Scary Movie 2 | Father McFeely | ||
| 2001 | Race to Space | Wilhelm von Huber | ||
| 2001 | Recess: School's Out | Dr. Phillium Benedict | Voice | |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | General Hein | Voice | |
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Dr. Harvey Mandrake | ||
| 1999 | The Virgin Suicides | Ronald Lisbon | ||
| 1999 | True Crime | Alan Mann | ||
| 1999 | The General's Daughter | Col. Robert Moore | ||
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Ringside Fan | Cameo | |
| 1998 | Vampires | Jack Crow | ||
| 1998 | Hercules: Zero to Hero | English | ||
| 1998 | Another Day in Paradise | Mel | Also producer | |
| 1998 | Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy | Gar Hob | ||
| 1997 | Contact | Michael Kitz | ||
| 1997 | Kicked in the Head | Uncle Sam | ||
| 1997 | Hercules | Hades | Voice | |
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Byron De La Beckwith | ||
| 1995 | Nixon | H.R. Haldeman | ||
| 1995 | Casino | Lester Diamond | ||
| 1995 | Killer: A Journal of Murder | Carl Panzram | ||
| 1995 | For Better or Worse | Reggie Makeshift | ||
| 1994 | The Specialist | Ned Trent | ||
| 1994 | The Getaway | Jack Benyon | ||
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class | Weston Tate | ||
| 1992 | Chaplin | Joseph Scott | ||
| 1992 | Straight Talk | Jack Russell | ||
| 1992 | Diggstown | Gabriel Caine | ||
| 1991 | The Hard Way | John Moss | ||
| 1989 | True Believer | Eddie Dodd | ||
| 1989 | Immediate Family | Michael Spector | ||
| 1988 | The Boost | Lenny Brown | ||
| 1988 | Cop | Lloyd Hopkins | Also producer | |
| 1987 | Best Seller | Cleve | ||
| 1986 | Salvador | Richard Boyle | ||
| 1985 | Joshua Then and Now | Joshua Shapiro | ||
| 1985 | Cat's Eye | Dick Morrison | ||
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | Max Renn | Archive footage; documentary | |
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Maximilian Bercovicz | ||
| 1984 | Against All Odds | Jake Wise | ||
| 1983 | Videodrome | Max Renn | ||
| 1982 | Split Image | Charles Pratt | ||
| 1982 | Fast-Walking | Fast-Walking | ||
| 1981 | Eyewitness | Aldo Mercer | ||
| 1980 | The Black Marble | The Fiddler | ||
| 1979 | The Onion Field | Gregory Powell | ||
| 1977 | The Choirboys | Harold Bloomguard | ||
| 1976 | Alex & the Gypsy | Crainpool | ||
| 1975 | Night Moves | Quentin | ||
| 1975 | Distance | English | ||
| 1974 | The Gambler | Bank Officer | ||
| 1973 | The Way We Were | Frankie McVeigh | ||
| 1972 | The Visitors | Bill Schmidt | ||
| 1972 | Hickey & Boggs | Lt. Wyatt | ||
| 1972 | Footsteps |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dice | James Woods | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Justice League Action | Lex Luthor | Voice; 9 episodes | |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan | Patrick Sullivan | 6 episodes | |
| 2013 | Mary and Martha | Tom | Television film | |
| 2012 | Coma | Dr. Theodore Stark | Miniseries; 2 episodes | |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail | Richard Fuld | Television film | |
| 2006 | Shark | Sebastian Stark | 38 episodes | |
| 2006 | ER | Dr. Nate Lennox | Episode: "Body & Soul" | |
| 2005 | Odd Job Jack | Manny Kowalski | Voice; episode: "Orgy: The Musical" | |
| 2003 | Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story | Rudy Giuliani | Television film | |
| 2002 | Legend of the Lost Tribe | Prison Guard, Viking 1 | Voice; US dub | |
| 2002 | Hooves of Fire | Narrator, Bus Driver | Voice; US dub | |
| 2002 | Founding Brothers | John Adams | Voice; documentary | |
| 2001 | House of Mouse | Hades | Voice; 10 episodes | |
| 2001 | Clerks: The Animated Series | Major Baklava | ||
| 2000 | Dirty Pictures | Dennis Barrie | Television film | |
| 1998 | Hercules | Hades | Voice; 31 episodes | |
| 1996 | The Summer of Ben Tyler | Temple Rayburn | Television film | |
| 1995 | Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Danny Davis | Television film | |
| 1994 | Next Door | Matt Coler | Television film | |
| 1994 | Jane's House | Paul Clark | Television film | |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Mickey Cohen | Episode: "Since I Don't Have You" | |
| 1993 | Dream On | Dennis Youngblood | Episode: "Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape" | |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohn | Roy Cohn | Television film | |
| 1991 | The Boys | Walter Farmer | Television film |
Show all 46 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Women & Men: Stories of Seduction | Robert | Television film | |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W | Bill Wilson | Television film | |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: "James Woods/Don Henley" | |
| 1987 | In Love and War | James B. 'Jim' Stockdale | Television film | |
| 1986 | Promise | D.J. | Television film | |
| 1985 | Badge of the Assassin | Asst. Disty. Atty. Robert K. Tanenbaum | Television film | |
| 1979 | Young Maverick | Lem Fraker | 2 episodes | |
| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Sin Eater | Television film | |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Karl Weiss | Miniseries; 4 episodes | |
| 1978 | The Gift of Love | Alfred Browning | Television film | |
| 1977 | Family | Dr. Robert Styles | Episode: "An Eye to the Future" | |
| 1976 | The Billion Dollar Bubble | Art Lewis | Television film | |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe | Capt. Sammy Berg | Television film | |
| 1976 | The Disappearance of Aimee | Asst. Disty. Atty. Joseph Ryan | Television film | |
| 1976 | Police Story | Lewis Packer | Episode: "Thanksgiving" | |
| 1976 | Barnaby Jones | Danny Reeves | Episode: "Sins of Thy Father" | |
| 1975 | Welcome Back, Kotter | Alex Welles | Episode: "The Great Debate" | |
| 1975 | The Streets of San Francisco | Doug | Episode: "Trail of Terror" | |
| 1975 | The Rookies | Ted Ayres | Episode: "A Time to Mourn" | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Larry Kirkoff | Episode: "The Kirkoff Case" | |
| 1973 | Kojak | Police Officer (uncredited) / Caz | 2 episodes |