Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Acted in 128
2020s
- 2025
- 2023
2010s
- 2016
- 2014
Family Guy: The Simpsons Guy
Family Guy James Woods /Simpsons James Woods (voice)
- 2013
- 2012
Coma
Dr. Howard Stark · 2 episodes
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
Free as a Dog
Movie
- 2005
Ark
Jallak (voice)
- 2004
This Girl's Life
Pops
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Toreno (voice)
The Easter Egg Adventure
Grab Takit (voice)
- 2003
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
Rudy Giuliani
- 2002
Mickey's House of Villains
Hades (voice)
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun
Gloomius Maximus (voice)
- 2001
Race to Space
Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
- 2000
Dirty Pictures
Dennis Barrie
1990s
- 1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hades (voice) (archive sound)
- 1998
- 1997
Kicked in the Head
Uncle Sam
EP Daily
TV
- 1996
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Temple Rayburn
Killer: A Journal of Murder
Carl Panzram
- 1995
For Better or Worse
Reggie Makeshift
- 1994
Curse of the Starving Class
Weston Tate
Next Door
Matt Coler
Jane's House
Paul Clark
- 1993
- 1992
Citizen Cohn
Roy Marcus Cohn
- 1991
The Boys
Walter Farmer
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Immediate Family
Michael Spector
My Name Is Bill W.
Bill Wilson
- 1988
Cop
Lloyd Hopkins
- 1987
- 1986
Promise
DJ
- 1985
Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Shapiro
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
Interviewee
Fast-Walking
Fast-Walking
- 1981
Eyewitness
Aldo Mercer
- 1980
The Black Marble
The Fiddler
1970s
- 1979
The Onion Field
Gregory Powell
...And Your Name Is Jonah
Danny Corelli
The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel
Sin Eater
- 1978
The Gift of Love
Alfred Browning
The Billion Dollar Bubble
Art Lewis
- 1977
The Choirboys
Harold Bloomguard
- 1976
Raid on Entebbe
Capt. Sammy Berg
The Disappearance of Aimee
Asst. Dist. Atty. Joseph Ryan
Alex & the Gypsy
Crainpool
- 1975
Distance
Larry Vincent
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
Leonard "Lenny" Schoenfeld
Foster & Laurie
Walter The Addict
Welcome Back, Kotter
TV
- 1974
- 1973
72Kojak
Caz
- 1972
A Great American Tragedy
Rick
Footsteps
Reporter
The Visitors
Bill Schmidt
- 1971
All the Way Home
Andrew Lynch
Produced 3
2020s
- 2023
1990s
- 1998
1980s
- 1988
Cop
Producer
Appearances33
2020s
- 2023
- 2021
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self
2010s
- 2016
- 2014
- 2013
Futurescape with James Woods
Himself · 6 episodes
Any Given Tuesday
self
2000s
- 2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self
- 2005
Buddy
Narrator
- 2004
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Self
- 2003
- 2002
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
Self
- 2001
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self
- 2000
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Self
The American Nightmare
Self
The Making of Hercules
Self
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Self
Sensational Cities: New York
Narrator
1990s
- 1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Narrator · 10 episodes
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye
Narrator
- 1996
- 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
Voices That Care
Self - Host & Choir Member
1980s
- 1988
Crimes of Passion
Himself - Host
1970s
- 1975
1960s
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1953
