Born 1947 (age 79) · Vernal, Utah, USA
Appears in 167 titles

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.

Filmography

Hercules
7.5
Hercules
1997
as Hades (voice)
Casino
8.0
Casino
1995
as Lester Diamond
Once Upon a Time in America
8.4
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
as Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz
Scary Movie 2
5.8
Scary Movie 2
2001
as Father McFeely
White House Down
6.5
White House Down
2013
as Walker
Contact
7.4
Contact
1997
as Michael Kitz
The Virgin Suicides
7.1
The Virgin Suicides
2000
as Mr. Lisbon
Surf's Up
6.5
Surf's Up
2007
as Reggie Belafonte (voice)
John Q
7.1
John Q
2002
as Dr. Raymond Turner
Jobs
6.1
Jobs
2013
as Jack Dudman
Stuart Little 2
5.8
Stuart Little 2
2002
as Falcon (voice)
Videodrome
7.3
Videodrome
1983
as Max Renn
Any Given Sunday
6.8
Any Given Sunday
1999
as Dr. Harvey Mandrake
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
6.2
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001
as General Hein (voice)
The Specialist
5.9
The Specialist
1994
as Ned Trent
Vampires
6.3
Vampires
1998
as Jack Crow
Chaplin
7.4
Chaplin
1992
as Joseph Scott
The General's Daughter
6.4
The General's Daughter
1999
as Colonel Robert Moore
Be Cool
5.5
Be Cool
2005
as Tommy Athens
True Crime
6.5
True Crime
1999
as Alan Mann