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James Woods

Acting · Born April 18, 1947 · Vernal, Utah, USA

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.

Movies with James Woods

• Once Upon a Time in America (1984) — Max
• Scary Movie 2 (2001) — Father McFeely
• Hercules (1997) — Hades (voice)
• Casino (1995) — Lester Diamond
• Contact (1997) — Michael Kitz
• Eddington (2025) — James Woods (uncredited)
• White House Down (2013) — Walker
• Surf's Up (2007) — Reggie Belafonte (voice)
• Once Upon a Studio (2023) — Hades (voice)
• John Q (2002) — Dr. Raymond Turner
• The Virgin Suicides (2000) — Mr. Lisbon
• Any Given Sunday (1999) — Dr. Harvey Mandrake

TV shows with James Woods

• Family Guy (1999) — James Woods (voice)
• Ray Donovan (2013) — Patrick "Sully" Sullivan
• Hercules (1998) — Hades (voice)
• Shark (2006) — Sebastian Stark
• Justice League Action (2016) — Lex Luthor (voice)
• Disney's House of Mouse (2001) — Hades (voice)
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) — Narrator
• Futurescape with James Woods (2013) — Himself