James Woods
James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947 in Vernal , Utah ) is an American actor and voice actor .
Life
Woods grew up in Warwick , Rhode Island , where he attended Pilgram High School . He then studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), but left it shortly before graduating in 1969 to pursue an acting career. He is the older brother of Michael Jeffrey Woods .
Woods made a name for itself primarily through the portrayal of succinct characters and was nominated twice for the Academy Award : in 1987 as best leading actor in Salvador and in 1997 as best supporting actor in Das Assentat . He received critical acclaim for dubbing Hades in the Disney film Hercules . On German television he was also seen in his role as public prosecutor Sebastian Stark in the television series Shark .
He lent his voice to television productions such as Family Guy , the Simpsons , films such as Final Fantasy: The Powers Within You and, among others, the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas . His work as an actor and voice actor includes more than 140 productions.
On October 15, 1998, Woods received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles .
James Woods was married to costume designer Kathryn Morrison from 1980 to 1983 and to actress Sarah Owen from 1989 to 1990 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1971: All the Way Home (TV movie)
- 1972: The Visitors'
- 1972: Magnum Heat (Hickey & Boggs)
- 1972: Footsteps (TV movie)
- 1972: A Great American Tragedy (TV movie)
- 1973: The Way We Were (The Way We Were)
- 1974: Kojak - deployment in Manhattan ( Kojak , TV series, episode 1x13 Death Is Not a Passing Grade )
- 1974: Detective Rockford - a call is enough ( The Rockford Files , TV series, episode 1x01 The Kirkoff Case )
- 1974: The Gambler (The Gambler)
- 1975: The Hot Track (Night Moves)
- 1975: Welcome Back, Kotter (TV series, episode 1x01 The Great Debate )
- 1975: The Streets of San Francisco ( The Streets of San Francisco , television series, Episode 4x08 Trail of Terror )
- 1975: The Rookies (TV series, episode 4x09 A Time to Mourn )
- 1975: Foster and Laurie (TV movie)
- 1975: Deadly Distance
- 1976: The Billion Dollar Bubble
- 1976: Bert D'Angelo / Superstar (TV series, episode 1x02 Cops Who Sleep Together )
- 1976: F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (TV movie)
- 1976: Love and Other Crimes (Alex & the Gypsy)
- 1976: Barnaby Jones (TV series, episode 5x03 Sins of Thy Father )
- 1976: The Disappearance of Aimee (TV movie)
- 1976: Police Story (TV series, episode 4x07 Thanksgiving )
- 1977: An American Family ( Family , TV series, episode 2x11 An Eye to the Future )
- 1977: ... who know no mercy ( Raid on Entebbe , TV film)
- 1977: The Choirboys
- 1978: Holocaust - The Story of the Weiss Family ( Holocaust , TV series)
- 1978: The Gift of Love (TV movie)
- 1979: The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (TV movie)
- 1979: And Your Name Is Jonah (TV movie)
- 1979: Murder in the Onion Field
- 1979–1980: Maverick's Big Game ( Young Maverick , TV series, two episodes)
- 1980: Riveting Among Themselves (The Black Marble)
- 1981: The Eyewitness
- 1982: Dangerous Friends / The Symbol (Split Image)
- 1982: Murder in Cell 3 (Fast-Walking)
- 1983: Videodrome
- 1984: Once Upon a Time in America (Once Upon a Time in America)
- 1984: Against All Odds (Against All Odds)
- 1985: Cat's Eye (cat's eye)
- 1985: One Love in Montreal (Joshua Then and Now)
- 1985: Badge of the Assassin (TV movie)
- 1986: Salvador
- 1986: Carry my brother's burden (Promise)
- 1987: POW - Prisoner of War ( In Love and War , Movie made for TV)
- 1987: bestseller
- 1988: The Cop ( cop , producer)
- 1988: The Price of Success (The Boost)
- 1989: The Dirty Game (True Believer)
- 1989: My Name Is Bill W. (TV movie)
- 1989: Second Hand Family (Immediate Family)
- 1989: Saturday Night Live (TV series)
- 1990: Seductive Stories ( Women and Men: Stories of Seduction , TV movie)
- 1990: The Hard Way (The Hard Way)
- 1991: True Friends ( The Boys , TV movie)
- 1992: Say it openly, Shirlee (Straight Talk)
- 1992: Her biggest coup (also known as "Die Superfaust"; Diggstown )
- 1992: Citizen Cohn - Henchmen of Death (TV movie)
- 1992: Chaplin
- 1993: Perfect Crimes ( Fallen Angels , TV series, episode 1x06 Since I Don't Have You )
- 1994: The Other 's House ( Jane's House , TV movie)
- 1994: Getaway
- 1994: Next Door - To hell with the neighbors (TV movie)
- 1994: Curse of the Starving Class
- 1994: The Specialist
- 1995: My partner with the hot bride (For Better or Worse)
- 1995: Under Indictment - The McMartin Case ( Indictment: The McMartin Trial , TV movie)
- 1995: Casino
- 1995: Nixon - The Fall of a President (Nixon)
- 1996: Killer - Diary of a serial killer (Killer: A Journal of Murder)
- 1996: The Summer of Ben Tyler (TV movie)
- 1996: The assassination (Ghosts of Mississippi)
- 1997: Another Day in Paradise
- 1997: Kicked in the Head
- 1997: Contact
- 1998: John Carpenter's Vampire (Vampires)
- 1998: Another Day in Paradise (producer)
- 1999: True Crime (True Crime)
- 1999: The Virgin Suicides
- 1999: Defenseless - The General's Daughter
- 1999: Any Given Sunday (Any Given Sunday)
- 2000: Dirty Pictures (TV movie)
- 2001: Scary Movie 2
- 2001: Riding in Cars with Boys (Riding in Cars with Boys)
- 2001: Race to Space - Mission into the Unknown (Race to Space)
- 2002: John Q - Desperate Anger (John Q)
- 2002: Falling in Love in Pongo Ponga (Director)
- 2003: Northfork
- 2003: Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (TV movie)
- 2003: This Girl's Life - My life as a porn star
- 2005: High School Confidential - Pretty Persuasion
- 2005: Be Cool - Everyone is looking for the next big hit (Be Cool)
- 2005-2016: Family Guy (TV series, voice)
- 2006: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, episode 12x13 Body & Soul )
- 2006: End Game
- 2006: Entourage (TV series, episode 3x01 Aquamom )
- 2006–2008: Shark (TV series, 38 episodes)
- 2008: Big Fat Important Movie (An American Carol)
- 2011: Straw Dogs - Who sows violence (Straw Dogs)
- 2011: Too Big to Fail (Too Big to Fail)
- 2012: Koma ( Coma , miniseries)
- 2013: Officer Down - Dirty Copland (Officer Down)
- 2013: Jobs
- 2013: White House Down
- 2013: Ray Donovan (TV series)
- 2013: The Fighter (Mary and Martha)
- 2014: Jamesy Boy
- 2016–2017: Justice League Action (TV series, voice)
Awards
- 1971: Clarence Derwent Award for Saved
Trivia
James Woods has a guest appearance in the fifth season of The Simpsons . In addition, he has five appearances in the American cartoon series Family Guy . There is also a high school and forest in Quahog , Rhode Island named after him in the series.
German dubbing voice
James Wood's German voices were and are Manfred Lehmann and Frank Glaubrecht .
Web links
- James Woods in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on Prisma Online - with current television references
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://walkoffame.com/james-woods/ walkoffame.com, accessed April 6, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Woods, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Woods, James Howard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and voice actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vernal , Utah |