James Woods on screen and stage explained

This is the screen and stage filmography of the American actor and producer James Woods, who is known for his work in various film, television and stage productions.

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1972	scope=row
	scope=row	Hickey & Boggs
1973	scope=row
1974	scope=row		Bank Officer
1975	scope=row	Night Moves	Quentin
1976	scope=row
	scope=row	Alex & the Gypsy	Crainpool
1977	scope=row
1979	scope=row
1980	scope=row		The Fiddler
1981	scope=row	Eyewitness
1982	scope=row	Fast-Walking	Fast-Walking
	scope=row	Split Image
1983	scope=row	Videodrome
1984	scope=row	Against All Odds
	scope=row	Once Upon a Time in America
1985	scope=row	Cat's Eye
	scope=row	Joshua Then and Now
1986	scope=row	Salvador	Richard Boyle
1987	scope=row	Best Seller	Cleve
1988	scope=row	Cop		Also producer
	scope=row
1989	scope=row	True Believer
	scope=row	Immediate Family
1991	scope=row	The Hard Way
1992	scope=row	Straight Talk
	scope=row	Diggstown
	scope=row	Chaplin
1994	scope=row	The Getaway
	scope=row	Curse of the Starving Class
	scope=row
1995	scope=row	For Better or Worse
	scope=row	Killer: A Journal of Murder
	scope=row	Casino
	scope=row	Nixon
1996	scope=row	Ghosts of Mississippi
1997	scope=row	Kicked in the Head
	scope=row	Hercules	Hades	Voice	^[1]
	scope=row	Contact
1998	scope=row	Vampires
	scope=row	Another Day in Paradise	Mel	Also producer
1999	scope=row	True Crime
	scope=row
	scope=row
	scope=row	Any Given Sunday
	scope=row		Hades	Voice, direct-to-video	^[2]
	scope=row	Play It to the Bone	Ringside Fan	Cameo
2001	scope=row		Dr. Phillium Benedict	Voice
	scope=row
	scope=row	Scary Movie 2
	scope=row	Riding in Cars with Boys
	scope=row	Race to Space
2002	scope=row	John Q.
	scope=row	Stuart Little 2	The Falcon	Voice
	scope=row	Mickey's House of Villains	Hades	Voice, direct-to-video
	scope=row	Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun	Gloomius Maximus
2003	scope=row	Northfork		Also executive producer
	scope=row	This Girl's Life	Pops
2005	scope=row	Pretty Persuasion
	scope=row	Be Cool
	scope=row	Ark	Jallak	Voice
2006	scope=row	End Game
2007	scope=row	Surf's Up		Voice
2008	scope=row	Big Fat Important Movie
2010	scope=row		Owlman	Voice, direct-to-video
2011	scope=row	Straw Dogs
	scope=row	Mia and the Migoo	Jojo-la-Frite	English dub
2012	scope=row	Officer Down
2013	scope=row	White House Down
	scope=row	Jobs
2014	scope=row	Jamesy Boy
2016	scope=row	Bling	Victor	Voice
	scope=row	First Contact	Narrator	Voice, documentary
2023	scope=row	Oppenheimer		Executive producer	^[3]
	scope=row	Once Upon a Studio	Hades	Voice, short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973-74	scope=row	Kojak	Police Officer (uncredited)/Caz	2 episodes
1974	scope=row	The Rockford Files	Larry Kirkoff	Episode: "The Kirkoff Case"
1975	scope=row	Welcome Back, Kotter	Alex Welles	Episode: "The Great Debate"
	scope=row	The Streets of San Francisco	Doug	Episode: "Trail of Terror"
	scope=row	The Rookies	Ted Ayres	Episode: "A Time to Mourn"
1976	scope=row	Barnaby Jones	Danny Reeves	Episode: "Sins of Thy Father"
	scope=row	The Disappearance of Aimee	Asst. Disty. Atty. Joseph Ryan	Television film
	scope=row	Police Story	Lewis Packer	Episode: "Thanksgiving"
	scope=row	The Billion Dollar Bubble	Art Lewis	Television film
	scope=row	Raid on Entebbe	Capt. Sammy Berg
1977	scope=row	Family	Dr. Robert Styles	Episode: "An Eye to the Future"
1978	scope=row	Holocaust	Karl Weiss	4 episodes
1979	scope=row	The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel	Sin Eater	Television film
1979–80	scope=row	Young Maverick	Lem Fraker	2 episodes
1985	scope=row	Badge of the Assassin	Robert K. Tannenbaum Assistant District Attorney	Television film
1986	scope=row	Promise	D.J.
1987	scope=row	In Love and War	James B. 'Jim' Stockdale
1989	scope=row	My Name Is Bill W.	Bill Wilson
	scope=row	Saturday Night Live	Host	Episode: James Woods/Don Henley
1990	scope=row		Robert	Television film
1991	scope=row	The Boys	Walter Farmer
1992	scope=row	Citizen Cohn	Roy Cohn
1993	scope=row	Dream On	Dennis Youngblood	Episode: "Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape"
	scope=row	Fallen Angels	Mickey Cohen	Episode: "Since I Don't Have You"
1994	scope=row	Jane's House	Paul Clark	Television film
	scope=row	The Simpsons	Himself	Voice, episode: "Homer and Apu"
	scope=row	Next Door	Matt Coler	Television film
1995	scope=row		Danny Davis
1996	scope=row	The Summer of Ben Tyler	Temple Rayburn
1998–99	scope=row	Hercules	Hades	Voice, 31 episodes
2000	scope=row	Dirty Pictures	Dennis Barrie	Television film
2001	scope=row		Major Baklava	Voice, episode: "Leonardo Is Caught in the Grip of an Outbreak of Randal's Imagination and Patrick Swayze Either Does or Doesn't Work in the New Pet Store"
2001–02	scope=row	House of Mouse	Hades	Voice, 10 episodes
2003	scope=row	Mickeypalooza	Hades	Voice, television special
2003	scope=row		Rudy Giuliani	Television film
2005	scope=row	Odd Job Jack	Manny Kowalski	Voice, episode: "Orgy: The Musical"
2005–16	scope=row	Family Guy	Himself	Voice, 8 episodes
2006	scope=row	ER	Dr. Nate Lennox	Episode: "Body & Soul"
	scope=row	Entourage	Himself	Episode: "Aquamom"
2006–08	scope=row	Shark	Sebastian Stark	38 episodes
2011	scope=row	Too Big to Fail	Richard Fuld	Television film
2012	scope=row	Coma	Dr. Theodore Stark	2 episodes
2013	scope=row	Mary and Martha	Tom	Television film
	scope=row	Ray Donovan	Patrick Sullivan	6 episodes
	scope=row	Futurescape	Himself (host)	3 episodes
2016–17	scope=row	Justice League Action	Lex Luthor	Voice, 9 episodes
2017	scope=row	Dice	James Woods	2 episodes

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Venue
1969	scope=row	The Penny Wars		Royale Theatre, Broadway	^[4]
1970	scope=row	Borstal Boy		Lyceum Theatre, Broadway	^[5]
1971	scope=row	The Trial of the Catonsville Nine			^[6]
1972	scope=row	Moonchildren		Royale Theatre, Broadway	^[7]
1973	scope=row	Finishing Touches		Plymouth Theatre, Broadway	^[8]

Video games

Year	Title	Role
1997	scope=row	Hercules	Hades	^[9]
1998	scope=row			^[10]
2002	scope=row	Kingdom Hearts	Hades	^[11]
2004	scope=row
	scope=row		Hades
2005	scope=row	Kingdom Hearts II
2006	scope=row		George Sheffield
2010	scope=row	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep	Hades	^[12]
2014	scope=row	Cinematics
2019	scope=row	Kingdom Hearts III		^[13]
2021	scope=row		Mike Toreno
2023	scope=row	Disney Speedstorm	Hades

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by James Woods

Notes and References

1. Web site: James Woods . Behind the Voice Actors . December 4, 2018.
2. Web site: James Woods . Behind the Voice Actors . December 4, 2018.
3. Web site: Amsden . David . July 18, 2023 . Oppenheimer's Big Screen Odyssey: The Man, the Book and the Film's 50-Year Journey . July 28, 2023 . The Los Angeles Times.
4. Web site: James Woods. Playbill. TotalTheater. June 28, 2017.
5. News: Barnes. Clive. Theater: Borstal Boy. June 21, 2017. The New York Times. April 1, 1970.
6. Web site: James Woods. Hollywood Walk of Fame. June 21, 2017.
7. News: Barnes. Clive. Theater: Moonchildren. June 21, 2017. The New York Times. February 22, 1972.
8. Book: Jean Kerr

   . Kerr. Jean. Jean Kerr. Finishing Touches. 1973. Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. United States. 0822204002. 3.

9. News: Disney's Hercules. June 21, 2017. IGN. Ziff Davis. July 3, 1999.
10. Web site: James Woods Games Profile. Metacritic. CBS Interactive, Inc.. June 21, 2017.
11. Web site: Kingdom Hearts Details and Credits for Playstation 2. Metacritic. CBS Interactive, Inc.. June 21, 2017.
12. Web site: Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Dated, Detailed, And PSP Bundled . Mike. Fahey . May 17, 2010 . . Univision Communications . May 17, 2010.
13. RealJamesWoods. 979531748374544384. No. I was playing a poker tournament and working on a new Kingdom of Hearts video game.. March 29, 2018.