James Woods
is 61 years old ActorReal name: James Howard WoodsBorn: Friday, April 18, 1947 (Vernal, Utah, USA)Height: 6' 0"
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James Woods in John Q (2002) JAMES WOODS portrays Dr. Turner, the heart surgeon held hostage by John Q. Wood's performances in Oliver Stone's Any Given Sunday, Sofia Coppola's directorial debut, Virgin Suicides, his critically-hailed work in The General's Daughter, Another Day in Paradise, Clint Eastwood's True Crime and John Carpenter's Vampires reflect his diversified range as an actor. Woods' performances in Salvador and Ghosts of Mississippi earned him Oscar nominations. He further demonstrated his versatility in Oliver Stone's Nixon and Killer, Martin Scorsese's Casino and Kicked in the Head, Robert Zemeckis' Contact, Once Upon a Time in America, The Onion Field and Hercules as well as his acclaimed television performances in Indictment: The McMartin Trial, HBO's Citizen Cohn and his Emmy-winning work in Promise and My Name is Bill W. Additional credits include The Hard Way, Immediate Family, The Boost, Best Seller, Eyewitness, Split Image, Distance, Fastwalking, Cat's Eye, The Choirboys, Cop and The Black Marble. Woods made his film debut in Elia Kazan's The Visitors, followed by a small but memorable role in The Way We Were. His first major starring role was in Alex and the Gypsy followed by Arthur Penn's Night Moves.
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Acting - James Woods appeared
in following movies:
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Surf's Up (2007) (136 votes)
Reggie (voice) •
End Game (2006) (11 votes)
Vaughn Stevens •
Pretty Persuasion (2005) dvd (12 votes)
Hank Joyce •
Be Cool (2005) dvd (135 votes)
Tommy Athens •
Easter Egg Adventure, The (2005)
Grab Takit (voice) •
Night Train (2005)
Ash Resnick •
Northfork (2003) dvd (17 votes)
Walter O'Brien $5,000 •
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003) dvd (1 votes)
Rudolph 'Rudy' Giuliani • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 2003 •
This Girl's Life (2003) dvd (2 votes)
Pops •
Mickey's House of Villains (2002) dvd (1 votes)
Hades (voice) •
Stuart Little 2 (2002) dvd (27 votes)
The Evil Falcon (voice) •
John Q (2002) dvd (103 votes)
Dr. Raymond Turner •
Scary Movie 2 (2001) dvd (228 votes)
Father McFeely •
Race to Space (2001) dvd (2 votes)
Dr. Wilhelm Von Huber •
Recess: School's Out (2001) dvd (7 votes)
Benedict (voice) •
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) dvd (248 votes)
General Hein (voice) •
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) dvd (54 votes)
Mr. Leonard D'Onofrio •
Dirty Pictures (2000) dvd (3 votes)
Dennis • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 2001 •
General's Daughter, The (1999) dvd (123 votes)
Col. Robert Moore •
Any Given Sunday (1999) dvd (300 votes)
Dr. Harvey Mandrake •
Virgin Suicides, The (1999) dvd (186 votes)
Mr. Lisbon •
True Crime (1999) dvd (56 votes)
Alan Mann •
Vampires (1998) dvd (90 votes)
Jack Crow •
Another Day in Paradise (1998) dvd (20 votes)
Mel •
Hercules (1998)
Hades (voice) •
Hercules (1997) dvd (56 votes)
Hades; Lord of the Underworld •
Kicked in the Head (1997) dvd (2 votes)
Uncle Sam •
Contact (1997) dvd (412 votes)
Michael Kitz, National Security •
Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996) dvd (6 votes)
Carl Panzram •
For Better or Worse (1996) (1 votes)
Reggie Makeshift •
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) dvd (24 votes)
Byron De La Beckwith • Nominated for Academy Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1997 • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture 1997 •
Nixon (1995) dvd (86 votes)
H.R. Haldeman •
Casino (1995) dvd (374 votes)
Lester Diamond •
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) dvd (11 votes)
Danny Davis • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 1996 • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1995 •
Curse of the Starving Class (1994) (3 votes)
Weston Tate •
Getaway, The (1994) dvd (50 votes)
Jack Benyon •
Next Door (1994) (1 votes)
Matt Coler •
Specialist, The (1994) dvd (73 votes)
Ned Trent •
Chaplin (1992) dvd (55 votes)
Lawyer Scott •
Citizen Cohn (1992) dvd (4 votes)
Roy Marcus Cohn • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 1993 • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1993 •
Diggstown (1992) dvd (15 votes)
Gabriel Caine •
Straight Talk (1992) dvd (6 votes)
Jack Russell •
Hard Way, The (1991) dvd (42 votes)
Detective Lt. John Moss, NYPD •
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
Robert •
Immediate Family (1989) dvd (3 votes)
Michael Spector •
My Name Is Bill W. (1989) (2 votes)
Bill Wilson • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 1990 • Won Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1989 •
True Believer (1989) dvd (7 votes)
Eddie Dodd •
Boost, The (1988) dvd (3 votes)
Lenny •
Cop (1988) dvd (5 votes)
Lloyd Hopkins •
Best Seller (1987) dvd (8 votes)
Cleve •
Promise (1986)
D.J. • Won Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 1987 • Won Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1987 •
Salvador (1986) dvd (41 votes)
Richard Boyle • Nominated for Academy Award - Best Actor in a Leading Role 1987 •
Cat's Eye (1985) dvd (25 votes)
Richard 'Dick' Morrison •
Joshua Then and Now (1985) (1 votes)
Joshua Shapiro •
Badge of the Assassin (1985) (1 votes)
Robert K. Tannenbaum, Assistant •
Against All Odds (1984) dvd (20 votes)
Jake Wise •
Once Upon a Time in America (1984) dvd (270 votes)
Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz •
Videodrome (1983) dvd (54 votes)
Max Renn •
Fast-Walking (1982) (1 votes)
Fast-Walking •
Split Image (1982) (1 votes)
Charles Pratt •
Eyewitness (1981) dvd (7 votes)
Aldo Mercer •
Onion Field, The (1979) dvd (9 votes)
Gregory Ulas Powell • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama 1980 •
Raid on Entebbe (1977) (6 votes)
Capt. Sammy Berg •
Night Moves (1975) dvd (7 votes)
Quentin •
Gambler, The (1974) dvd (3 votes)
Bank officer •
Way We Were, The (1973) dvd (21 votes)
Frankie McVeigh •
Visitors, The (1972)
Bill Schmidt