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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.
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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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Visitors | Bill Schmidt | ||
| 1972 | Hickey & Boggs | Lt. Wyatt | ||
| 1973 | The Way We Were | Frankie McVeigh | ||
| 1974 | The Gambler | Bank Officer | ||
| 1975 | Night Moves | Quentin | ||
| 1976 | The Billion Dollar Bubble | Art Lewis | ||
| 1976 | Alex & the Gypsy | Crainpool | ||
| 1977 | The Choirboys | Harold Bloomguard | ||
| 1979 | The Onion Field | Gregory Powell | ||
| 1980 | The Black Marble | The Fiddler | ||
| 1981 | Eyewitness | Aldo Mercer | ||
| 1982 | Fast-Walking | Fast-Walking | ||
| 1982 | Split Image | Charles Pratt | ||
| 1983 | Videodrome | Max Renn | ||
| 1984 | Against All Odds | Jake Wise | ||
| 1984 | Once Upon a Time in America | Maximilian Bercovicz | ||
| 1985 | Cat's Eye | Dick Morrison | ||
| 1985 | Joshua Then and Now | Joshua Shapiro | ||
| 1986 | Salvador | Richard Boyle | ||
| 1987 | Best Seller | Cleve | ||
| 1988 | Cop | Lloyd Hopkins | Also producer | |
| 1988 | The Boost | Lenny Brown | ||
| 1989 | True Believer | Eddie Dodd | ||
| 1989 | Immediate Family | Michael Spector | ||
| 1991 | The Hard Way | John Moss | ||
| 1992 | Straight Talk | Jack Russell | ||
| 1992 | Diggstown | Gabriel Caine | ||
| 1992 | Chaplin | Joseph Scott | ||
| 1994 | The Getaway | Jack Benyon | ||
| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class | Weston Tate | ||
| 1994 | The Specialist | Ned Trent | ||
| 1995 | For Better or Worse | Reggie Makeshift | ||
| 1995 | Killer: A Journal of Murder | Carl Panzram | ||
| 1995 | Casino | Lester Diamond | ||
| 1995 | Nixon | H.R. Haldeman | ||
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Byron De La Beckwith | ||
| 1997 | Kicked in the Head | Uncle Sam | ||
| 1997 | Hercules | Hades | Voice | [1] |
| 1997 | Contact | Michael Kitz | ||
| 1998 | Vampires | Jack Crow | ||
| 1998 | Another Day in Paradise | Mel | Also producer | |
| 1999 | True Crime | Alan Mann | ||
| 1999 | The Virgin Suicides | Ronald Lisbon | ||
| 1999 | The General's Daughter | Col. Robert Moore | ||
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Dr. Harvey Mandrake | ||
| 1999 | Hercules: Zero to Hero | Hades | Voice, direct-to-video | [1] |
| 1999 | Play It to the Bone | Ringside Fan | Cameo | |
| 2001 | Recess: School's Out | Dr. Phillium Benedict | Voice | [1] |
| 2001 | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | General Hein | Voice | [1] |
| 2001 | Scary Movie 2 | Father McFeely | ||
| 2001 | Riding in Cars with Boys | Leonard Donofrio | ||
| 2001 | Race to Space | Wilhelm von Huber | ||
| 2002 | John Q. | Raymond Turner | ||
| 2002 | Stuart Little 2 | The Falcon | Voice | [1] |
| 2002 | Mickey's House of Villains | Hades | Voice, direct-to-video | |
| 2002 | Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun | Gloomius Maximus | Voice, direct-to-video | |
| 2003 | Northfork | Walter O'Brien | Also executive producer | |
| 2003 | This Girl's Life | Pops | ||
| 2005 | Pretty Persuasion | Hank Joyce | ||
| 2005 | Be Cool | Tommy Athens | ||
| 2005 | Ark | Jallak | Voice | [1] |
| 2006 | End Game | Vaughn Stevens | ||
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Reggie Belafonte | Voice | [1] |
| 2008 | Big Fat Important Movie | Agent Grosslight | ||
| 2010 | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Owlman | Voice, direct-to-video | [1] |
| 2011 | Straw Dogs | Tom Heddon | ||
| 2011 | Mia and the Migoo | Jojo-la-Frite | English dub | [1] |
| 2012 | Officer Down | Captain Verona | ||
| 2013 | White House Down | Martin Walker | ||
| 2013 | Jobs | Dean Jack Dudman | ||
| 2014 | Jamesy Boy | Lt. Falton | ||
| 2016 | Bling | Victor | Voice | [1] |
| 2016 | First Contact | Narrator | Voice, documentary | |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | — | Executive producer | [2] |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Hades | Voice, short film | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | Kojak | Police Officer (uncredited)/Caz | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Larry Kirkoff | Episode: "The Kirkoff Case" |
| 1975 | Welcome Back, Kotter | Alex Welles | Episode: "The Great Debate" |
| 1975 | The Streets of San Francisco | Doug | Episode: "Trail of Terror" |
| 1975 | The Rookies | Ted Ayres | Episode: "A Time to Mourn" |
| 1976 | Barnaby Jones | Danny Reeves | Episode: "Sins of Thy Father" |
| 1976 | The Disappearance of Aimee | Asst. Disty. Atty. Joseph Ryan | Television film |
| 1976 | Police Story | Lewis Packer | Episode: "Thanksgiving" |
| 1976 | The Billion Dollar Bubble | Art Lewis | Television film |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe | Capt. Sammy Berg | Television film |
| 1977 | Family | Dr. Robert Styles | Episode: "An Eye to the Future" |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Karl Weiss | 4 episodes |
| 1979 | The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel | Sin Eater | Television film |
| 1979–80 | Young Maverick | Lem Fraker | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Badge of the Assassin | Robert K. Tannenbaum Assistant District Attorney | Television film |
| 1986 | Promise | D.J. | Television film |
| 1987 | In Love and War | James B. 'Jim' Stockdale | Television film |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W. | Bill Wilson | Television film |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live | Host | Episode: James Woods/Don Henley |
| 1990 | Women & Men: Stories of Seduction | Robert | Television film |
| 1991 | The Boys | Walter Farmer | Television film |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohn | Roy Cohn | Television film |
| 1993 | Dream On | Dennis Youngblood | Episode: "Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape" |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels | Mickey Cohen | Episode: "Since I Don't Have You" |
| 1994 | Jane's House | Paul Clark | Television film |
| 1994 | The Simpsons | Himself | Voice, episode: "Homer and Apu" |
| 1994 | Next Door | Matt Coler | Television film |
| 1995 | Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Danny Davis | Television film |
| 1996 | The Summer of Ben Tyler | Temple Rayburn | Television film |
| 1998–99 | Hercules | Hades | Voice, 31 episodes |
| 2000 | Dirty Pictures | Dennis Barrie | Television film |
| 2001 | Clerks: The Animated Series | 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 | House of Mouse | Hades | Voice, 10 episodes |
| 2003 | Mickeypalooza | Hades | Voice, television special |
| 2003 | Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story | Rudy Giuliani | Television film |
| 2005 | Odd Job Jack | Manny Kowalski | Voice, episode: "Orgy: The Musical" |
| 2005–16 | Family Guy | Himself | Voice, 8 episodes |
| 2006 | ER | Dr. Nate Lennox | Episode: "Body & Soul" |
| 2006 | Entourage | Himself | Episode: "Aquamom" |
| 2006–08 | Shark | Sebastian Stark | 38 episodes |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail | Richard Fuld | Television film |
| 2012 | Coma | Dr. Theodore Stark | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Mary and Martha | Tom | Television film |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan | Patrick Sullivan | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Futurescape | Himself (host) | 3 episodes |
| 2016–17 | Justice League Action | Lex Luthor | Voice, 9 episodes |
| 2017 | Dice | James Woods | 2 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Penny Wars | Howie Clevenger | Royale Theatre, Broadway | [3] |
| 1970 | Borstal Boy | Tom Meadows | Lyceum Theatre, Broadway | [4] |
| 1971 | The Trial of the Catonsville Nine | David Darst | [5] | |
| 1972 | Moonchildren | Bob Riffle | Royale Theatre, Broadway | [6] |
| 1973 | Finishing Touches | Steve Cooper | Plymouth Theatre, Broadway | [7] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hercules | Hades | [8] [1] |
| 1998 | Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy | Gar Hob | [9] |
| 2002 | Kingdom Hearts | Hades | [10] |
| 2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Mike Toreno | [9] [1] |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories | Hades | [9] |
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | [9] [1] | |
| 2006 | Scarface: The World Is Yours | George Sheffield | [1] |
| 2010 | Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep | Hades | [11] |
| 2014 | Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Cinematics | [9] | |
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | [12] | |
| 2021 | Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition | Mike Toreno | |
| 2023 | Disney Speedstorm | Hades |
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