James Woods
- Birthday
- Apr 18, 1947
- Birthplace
- Vernal, Utah, USA
Bio: James Howard Woods is an Oscar-nominated and three-time Emmy Award winning American actor. Woods' career has been noted for the intense characters he has chosen. He was nominated for an Academy Award twice: the first in 1987 for Best Actor in Salvador and again in 1996 for Best Supporting Actor for Ghosts of Mississippi.He has also garnered critical praise for his… More
Bio: James Howard Woods is an Oscar-nominated and three-time Emmy Award winning American actor. Woods' career has been noted for the intense characters he has chosen. He was nominated for an Academy Award twice: the first in 1987 for Best Actor in Salvador and again in 1996 for Best Supporting Actor for Ghosts of Mississippi.He has also garnered critical praise for his voice work for Hades in Disney's Hercules. His personal favorite of all of his roles, however, is as the domineering gangster Max in Sergio Leone's gangster epic Once Upon A Time In America (1984).He was briefly considered for the role of The Joker by Tim Burton and Sam Hamm for the Batman film in 1989. Hamm recalls that he and Burton thought, "James Woods would be good and wouldn't need any makeup, which would save a couple of hours' work every morning." The role ended up going to Jack Nicholson.
Woods appeared as himself in the episode of The Simpsons entitled "Homer and Apu" and in an episode of Family Guy entitled "Peter's Got Woods." In 2006, Woods starred opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. in the political thriller End Game. Also in 2006, Woods played himself in the premiere episode of Entourage's third season.He also starred in Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas as Mike Toreno.Woods now stars in the new CBS legal drama Shark. Woods plays an infamous Los Angeles defense lawyer who, growing disillusioned, becomes a prosecutor. Shark is directed by Spike Lee.
Filmography
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White House Down (2013)
- Actor
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Officer Down (2013)
- Capt. Verona
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jOBS (2013)
- Jack Dudman
- 43%
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Straw Dogs (2011)
- Tom Heddon
- 41%
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Mia et le Migou (Mia and the Migoo) (2011)
- Actor
- 38%
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James Woods Videos
An American Carol
2 minutes 40 seconds
Straw Dogs
3 minutes 32 seconds
Be Cool
2 minutes 20 seconds
Surf's Up
3 minutes 31 seconds
White House Down
3 minutes 37 seconds
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