James Woods
Born
4/18/1947, Vernal, UtahBirth Name
James Howard WoodsGender
MaleAlso Known As
James Wood
Biography
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James Woods was born in Vernal, Utah and raised in Warwick, Rhode Island. He's 6' tall with brown hair and brown eyes. James Pilgrim High School and went to college at MIT, where he majored in Political Science. He dropped out of college to pursue his acting career…more
Credits
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Star (70)
Role-
Officer Down
Star2013
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Mary and Martha
Star2013
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The Eighty Six
Star2012
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Hothead Goes to Jen-Gu Island
Baron von Butcher
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Too Big To Fail
Star2011
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Straw Dogs
Star2011
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Mia and the Migoo
Star2011
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Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths
Star2010
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Cop
Star2010
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An American Carol
Star2009
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Shark
Sebastian Stark
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S 2:
Ep 16
Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark
5/20/08
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S 2:
Ep 15
One Hit Wonder
5/13/08
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S 2:
Ep 14
Leaving Las Vegas
5/6/08
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S 2:
Ep 13
Bar Fight
4/29/08
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S 2:
Ep 12
Partners in Crime
1/27/08
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S 2:
Ep 16
Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark
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Surf's Up
Reggie Belafonte2007
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Pretty Persuasion
Hank Joyce2005
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
James Woods2004
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Easter Egg Adventure
Star2004
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Disney's House of Mouse
Hades
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S 4:
Ep 13
Halloween With Hades
10/3/03
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S 4:
Ep 1
Goofy's Menu Magic
1/26/03
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S 3:
Ep 14
Mickey and Minnie's Big Vacation
9/2/02
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S 3:
Ep 1
Suddenly Hades
9/2/02
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S 2:
Ep 5
Where's Minnie?
1/26/02
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S 4:
Ep 13
Halloween With Hades
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This Girl's Life
Star2003
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Northfork
Star2003
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The Gift Of Love
Star2003
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End Game
Star2002
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Stuart Little 2
Star2002
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John Q.
Dr. Raymond Turner2002
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Riding in Cars with Boys
Mr. Leonard Donofrio2001
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Star2001
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Recess: School's Out
Star2001
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Scary Movie 2
Father McFeely2001
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Dirty Pictures
Star2000
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Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
Narrator (US)
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The General's Daughter
Star1999
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Disney's Hercules
Hades
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S 1:
Ep 52
Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus
3/1/99
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S 1:
Ep 51
Hercules and the Big Show
2/26/99
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S 1:
Ep 50
Hercules and the Spring of Canathus
2/24/99
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S 1:
Ep 48
Hercules and the Odyssey Experience
2/19/99
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S 1:
Ep 47
Hercules and the Yearbook
2/17/99
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S 1:
Ep 52
Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus
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The Virgin Suicides
Ronald Lisbon1999
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Any Given Sunday
Dr. Harvey Mandrake1999
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True Crime (1999)
Star1999
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John Carpenter's Vampires
Star1998
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Another Day In Paradise
Star1998
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Contact (1997)
Michael Kitz1997
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Hercules
Star1997
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Ghosts of Mississippi
Byron De La Beckwith1996
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Killer: A Journal of Murder
Star1996
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Casino
Lester Diamond1995
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For Better or Worse
Reggie Makeshift1995
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Nixon
H.R. Halderman1995
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The Specialist
Ned Trent1994
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The Getaway
Star1994
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Curse Of the Starving Class
Star1994
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Chaplin
Star1993
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Straight Talk
Jack Russell1992
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Diggstown
Star1992
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The Hard Way
Detective Lt. John Moss, NYPD1991
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True Believer
Eddie Dodd1989
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Immediate Family
Star1989
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My Name Is Bill W.
Bill Wilson1989
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Rent-A-Cop
Star1988
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The Boost
Star1988
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Best Seller
Star1987
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Salvador
Star1986
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Stephen King's Cat's Eye
Dick Morrison1985
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Once Upon a Time in America
Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz1984
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Against All Odds
Jake Wise1984
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Videodrome
Max Renn1983
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Fast-Walking
Star1982
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Eyewitness
Star1981
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And Your Name Is Jonah
Star1979
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The Onion Field
Star1979
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The Choirboys
Star1977
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The Gambler
Star1974
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The Way We Were
Star1973
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Night Moves
Star1972
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The Visitors
Bill Schmidt1972
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Hothead Goes to Jen-Gu Island
Baron von Butcher
- S 1: Ep 1 Lupo T. Butcher
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Officer Down
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Recurring Role (8)
Role-
Family Guy
Himself
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S 9:
Ep 1
And Then There Were Fewer
9/26/10
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S 8:
Ep 15
Brian Griffin's House of Payne
3/28/10
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S 9:
Ep 1
And Then There Were Fewer
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Guest
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S 15:
Ep 137
James Woods; Lisa Lampanelli; Five For Fighting
1/18/07
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S 13:
Ep 129
Show #2850
1/10/05
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S 12:
Ep 22
Show #2518
7/8/03
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S 11:
Ep 181
Show #2455
3/27/03
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S 11:
Ep 57
Show #2331
9/11/02
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S 15:
Ep 137
James Woods; Lisa Lampanelli; Five For Fighting
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Temple Rayburn
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S 46:
Ep 2
The Summer of Ben Tyler
12/15/96
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S 46:
Ep 2
The Summer of Ben Tyler
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Guest
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S 30:
Ep 101
Show #4512
4/9/92
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S 29:
Ep 80
Show #4310
3/15/91
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S 28:
Ep 17
Show #4062
11/3/89
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S 18:
Ep 45
Show #3145
1/17/80
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S 18:
Ep 16
Show #3116
11/30/79
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S 30:
Ep 101
Show #4512
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Bill Wilson
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S 38:
Ep 3
My Name is Bill W.
4/30/89
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S 38:
Ep 3
My Name is Bill W.
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
D.J.
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S 36:
Ep 1
Promise
12/14/86
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S 36:
Ep 1
Promise
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Assistant District Attorney Joseph Ryan
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S 26:
Ep 1
The Disappearance of Aimee
11/17/76
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S 26:
Ep 1
The Disappearance of Aimee
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Andrew Lynch
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S 21:
Ep 2
All The Way Home
12/1/71
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S 21:
Ep 2
All The Way Home
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Family Guy
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Guest Star (59)
Role-
TMZ on TV
Himself
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S 5:
Ep 255
Episode #5.255
6/27/12
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S 5:
Ep 251
Episode #5.251
6/22/12
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S 5:
Ep 10
Episode #5.010
9/15/11
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S 2:
Ep 27
Episode #2.027
10/8/08
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S 2:
Ep 9
Episode #2.009
9/17/08
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S 5:
Ep 255
Episode #5.255
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Himself
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S 8:
Ep 19
James Woods
9/16/11
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S 4:
Ep 9
James Woods/Ben Lee
9/20/07
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S 3:
Ep 8
James Woods/George Eads/Heartland
9/20/06
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S 2:
Ep 82
James Woods/Piper Perabo/Keaton Simons
2/1/06
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S 1:
Ep 8
James Woods/Amanda Bynes/Jim Short
1/12/05
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S 8:
Ep 19
James Woods
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Piers Morgan Live
Guest
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Family Guy
Voice
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S 8:
Ep 20
Something, Something, Something Dark Side
5/23/10
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S 8:
Ep 20
Something, Something, Something Dark Side
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Family Guy
Himself
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S 6:
Ep 9
Back to the Woods
2/17/08
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S 4:
Ep 11
Peter's Got Woods
9/11/05
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S 6:
Ep 9
Back to the Woods
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Guest
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S 15:
Ep 55
James Woods; Charlie Rose; Daniel Rodriguez
9/11/06
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S 14:
Ep 41
Show #2985
8/9/05
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S 15:
Ep 55
James Woods; Charlie Rose; Daniel Rodriguez
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The Primetime Emmy Awards
Himself
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S 58:
Ep 1
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
8/27/06
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S 41:
Ep 1
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
9/17/89
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S 58:
Ep 1
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
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Entourage
Himself
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S 3:
Ep 1
Aquamom
6/11/06
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S 3:
Ep 1
Aquamom
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ER
Dr. Nate Lennox
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S 12:
Ep 13
Body and Soul
2/2/06
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S 12:
Ep 13
Body and Soul
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Celebrity Poker Showdown
Himself
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S 7:
Ep 2
Tournament 7 Game 2
10/20/05
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S 2:
Ep 2
Tournament 2 Game 2
6/3/04
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S 7:
Ep 2
Tournament 7 Game 2
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Himself
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S 13:
Ep 26
James Woods, Joy Bryant, Shawn King
10/19/05
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S 13:
Ep 26
James Woods, Joy Bryant, Shawn King
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Odd Job Jack
Manny Kowalski
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S 2:
Ep 4
Orgy: The Musical
8/13/05
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S 2:
Ep 4
Orgy: The Musical
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The Electric Playground
Himself
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S 14:
Ep 5
The Elite
5/17/05
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S 14:
Ep 5
The Elite
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Hollywood Hold 'Em
Himself
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S 1:
Ep 3
Vince Van Patten
3/31/05
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S 1:
Ep 3
Vince Van Patten
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Jimmy Kimmel Live
Himself
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S 3:
Ep 4
James Woods, Game, & 50 cent
1/14/05
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S 3:
Ep 4
James Woods, Game, & 50 cent
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On Air With Ryan Seacrest
Guest (cameo)
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S 1:
Ep 49
3/17/04
3/17/04
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S 1:
Ep 49
3/17/04
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Pet Star
Judge
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S 1:
Ep 9
Pet Star: 9
2/15/03
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S 1:
Ep 7
Pet Star: 7
2/5/03
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S 1:
Ep 9
Pet Star: 9
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Rolie Polie Olie
Gloomius Maximus
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S 5:
Ep 1
The Great Defender Of Fun
8/13/02
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S 5:
Ep 1
The Great Defender Of Fun
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Stuart Little
Falcon
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Stuart Little 2
7/19/02
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Stuart Little 2
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Himself
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S 6:
Ep 3
James Woods
7/11/01
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S 6:
Ep 3
James Woods
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Recess
Dr. Phillium "Phil" Benedict
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S 5:
Ep 12
School's Out
2/16/01
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S 5:
Ep 12
School's Out
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Disney's House of Mouse
Hades
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Inside the Actors Studio
himself
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S 6:
Ep 6
James Woods
4/30/00
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S 6:
Ep 6
James Woods
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Rotten TV
Himself
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S 1:
Ep 1
Episode 2
4/2/00
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S 1:
Ep 1
Episode 2
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People's Choice Awards
Himself
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S 26:
Ep 1
The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards
1/9/00
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S 25:
Ep 1
The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards
1/10/99
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S 23:
Ep 1
The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards
1/12/97
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S 26:
Ep 1
The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards
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Late Show with David Letterman
Guest
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S 6:
Ep 75
Show #1140
12/29/98
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S 4:
Ep 63
Show #0712
12/12/96
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S 6:
Ep 75
Show #1140
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The Entertainment Biz
Himself
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S 1:
Ep 1
Oscar Day / Oscar Night
2/15/98
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S 1:
Ep 1
Oscar Day / Oscar Night
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The Academy Awards
Himself
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S 69:
Ep 1
The 69th Annual Academy Awards
3/24/97
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S 59:
Ep 1
The 59th Annual Academy Awards
3/31/87
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S 69:
Ep 1
The 69th Annual Academy Awards
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Himself
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S 1:
Ep 117
Show #117
12/12/96
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S 1:
Ep 117
Show #117
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Saturday Night Special
Guest Star
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Guest
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S 2:
Ep 87
Joan Collins, Dave Foley, Jane Goodall
1/24/95
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S 2:
Ep 87
Joan Collins, Dave Foley, Jane Goodall
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The Simpsons
Himself
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S 5:
Ep 13
Homer and Apu
2/10/94
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S 5:
Ep 13
Homer and Apu
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Fallen Angels
Mickey Cohen
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S 1:
Ep 6
Since I Don't Have You
9/26/93
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S 1:
Ep 6
Since I Don't Have You
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Dream On
Dennis Youngblood
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S 4:
Ep 1
Oral Sex, Lies, and Video Tape
6/2/93
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S 4:
Ep 1
Oral Sex, Lies, and Video Tape
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The Primetime Emmy Awards
Himself - Presenter
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S 44:
Ep 1
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
8/30/92
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S 44:
Ep 1
The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
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Late Night With David Letterman
Guest
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S 11:
Ep 86
Show #1670
8/18/92
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S 8:
Ep 43
Show #1128
4/18/89
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S 4:
Ep 139
Show #0646
12/19/85
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S 11:
Ep 86
Show #1670
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Live! with Kelly and Michael
Himself
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S 4:
Ep 236
August 11, 1992
8/11/92
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S 4:
Ep 236
August 11, 1992
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The Dennis Miller Show
Himself
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S 1:
Ep 7
January 28, 1992
1/28/92
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S 1:
Ep 7
January 28, 1992
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Saturday Night Live
Dracula
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S 17:
Ep 5
Halloween Special
10/28/91
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S 17:
Ep 5
Halloween Special
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The Arsenio Hall Show
Himself
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S 3:
Ep 114
March 7, 1991
3/7/91
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S 3:
Ep 114
March 7, 1991
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Saturday Night Live
Himself
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S 15:
Ep 5
James Woods/Don Henley
10/28/89
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S 15:
Ep 5
James Woods/Don Henley
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The Mike Douglas Show
Himself
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S 19:
Ep 113
February 27, 1980
2/27/80
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S 19:
Ep 113
February 27, 1980
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The Merv Griffin Show
Himself
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S 17:
Ep 114
February 8, 1980
2/8/80
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S 17:
Ep 39
October 25, 1979
10/25/79
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S 17:
Ep 114
February 8, 1980
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Young Maverick
Lem Fraker
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S 1:
Ep 5
Dead Man's Hand (Pt 2)
1/2/80
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S 1:
Ep 4
Dead Man's Hand (Pt 1)
12/26/79
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S 1:
Ep 5
Dead Man's Hand (Pt 2)
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Dinah!
Himself
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S 6:
Ep 70
December 19, 1979
12/19/79
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S 4:
Ep 195
July 11, 1978
7/11/78
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S 6:
Ep 70
December 19, 1979
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Family
Dr. Robert Styles
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S 2:
Ep 11
An Eye to the Future
1/4/77
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S 2:
Ep 11
An Eye to the Future
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Police Story
Lewis Packer
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S 4:
Ep 7
Thanksgiving
11/23/76
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S 4:
Ep 7
Thanksgiving
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Barnaby Jones
Danny Reeves
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S 5:
Ep 3
Sins of Thy Father
10/21/76
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S 5:
Ep 3
Sins of Thy Father
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The Rookies (1972)
Ted Ayres
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S 4:
Ep 9
A Time to Mourn
11/4/75
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S 4:
Ep 9
A Time to Mourn
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The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Doug
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S 4:
Ep 8
Trail of Terror
10/30/75
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S 4:
Ep 8
Trail of Terror
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Welcome Back, Kotter
Alex Welles
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S 1:
Ep 1
The Great Debate
9/9/75
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S 1:
Ep 1
The Great Debate
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The Rockford Files
Larry Kirkoff
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S 1:
Ep 2
The Kirkoff Case
9/13/74
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S 1:
Ep 2
The Kirkoff Case
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Kojak
Caz Mayer
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S 1:
Ep 13
Death is Not a Passing Grade
1/30/74
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S 1:
Ep 13
Death is Not a Passing Grade
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Clerks
Major Baklava
- S 1: Ep 4 Episode #3
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Assistant District Attorney Joseph Ryan
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
D.J.
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Andrew Lynch
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Bill Wilson
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Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Temple Rayburn
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TMZ on TV
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Producer (4)
Role-
Shark
Producer
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S 2:
Ep 16
Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark
5/20/08
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S 2:
Ep 15
One Hit Wonder
5/13/08
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S 2:
Ep 14
Leaving Las Vegas
5/6/08
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S 2:
Ep 13
Bar Fight
4/29/08
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S 2:
Ep 12
Partners in Crime
1/27/08
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S 2:
Ep 16
Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark
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Northfork
Producer2003
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Another Day In Paradise
Producer1998
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Rent-A-Cop
Producer1988
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Shark
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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In 1989, James won another Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special in his work on My Name Is Bill W..
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In 1987, James won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special in his work on Promise.
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In 2000, James won an Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program in his work on Hercules as Hades.
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James is a member of Mensa.
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Tim Burton and Sam Hamm considered James for the role of The Joker in 1989's Batman, but Jack Nicholson was cast instead.
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James plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the American Stroke Association charity.
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The High School and the woods in Family Guy are both named after James. He also plays the voice of several characters in Season Five. He refered to these roles as a career ender because of how "crazy" they were.
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James scored perfectly on the verbal section of the SAT and received a total score of 1580.
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James' favorite film is Blade Runner.
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James was asked to be featured in The Simpsons episode, Homer and Apu, only after the original choice, Michael Caine, declined.
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The second episode of the series Shark, in which James Woods plays Stark, was dedicated to his brother, Michael Jeffrey Woods (also an actor), who died July 26, 2006 from cardiac arrest.
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In 2002, James wrote and directed Falling in Love in Pongo Ponga.
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James' IQ is 180.
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James received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 15, 1998.
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James and Kathryn Morrison were married from 1980 to 1983.
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James and Sarah Owen were married on June 2, 1989 and divorced in 1990.
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James dated Heather Graham from 1992-1993.
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James is a member of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity.
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James is ambidextrous.
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James appeared in 36 plays while attending MIT.
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James is an amateur photographer.
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In 1993, James quit smoking cigarettes.
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James is an avid golfer and enjoys cooking.
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James' father is a United States Army Intelligence Officer.
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James dated Sean Young and he accused her of stalking him after their relationship ended.
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James was the Team Captain for the James Woods Gang, on GSN's Poker Royale: The James Woods Gang vs. The Unabombers.
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Quotes
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James Woods: If I say I'm the best actor for the part, I mean it and I'm not kidding.
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James Woods: (on what drew him to his character in Shark) It is simply this: We have all lived in shock watching these dream-team lawyers let patently guilty people go free by manipulating the system. This man who has lived as the most arrogant, rich, narcissistic, bachelor superstar defense lawyer suddenly switches sides and is working for the prosecutor [played by Jeri Ryan] with a team of young, inexperienced lawyers. He is also handed custody of his 16-year-old daughter. So now he's got to juggle his girlfriends around his daughter, who is only hive years younger than his girlfriends.
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James Woods: (How close he was to his brother) He was absolutely my best friend. We never had an argument. My mom, who is 80, said, 'I would have made any deal with God if it could have been me instead of him.' I said, 'Me, too.' Life will never be the same. I can't imagine smiling ever again.
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James Woods: Sometimes the way you respond to horrific, evil deeds is the measure of one's self as a man, as a nation, as people, as a community.
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James Woods: I'm famous for being nicer to my fans than anyone on the face of the earth because I figure a) They pay my salary, and b) It's probably like a big moment in your life to meet somebody so I would say, just come on up.
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James Woods: I look back on my life and have to face the fact that I have been narcissistic and selfish.
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Performance on Shark
03/13/075
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