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Biography

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…more

Born

4/18/1947, Vernal, Utah

Birth Name

James Howard Woods

Gender

Male

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Star (5)

Role
- Shark
  Sebastian Stark
  - S 2: Ep 16 Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark
    5/20/08
  - S 2: Ep 15 One Hit Wonder
    5/13/08
  - S 2: Ep 14 Leaving Las Vegas
    5/6/08
  - S 2: Ep 13 Bar Fight
    4/29/08
  - S 2: Ep 12 Partners in Crime
    1/27/08
  - + 33 More Credits
- Disney's House of Mouse
  Hades
  - S 4: Ep 13 Halloween With Hades
    10/3/03
  - S 4: Ep 1 Goofy's Menu Magic
    1/26/03
  - S 3: Ep 14 Mickey and Minnie's Big Vacation
    9/2/02
  - S 3: Ep 1 Suddenly Hades
    9/2/02
  - S 2: Ep 5 Where's Minnie?
    1/26/02
  - + 3 More Credits
- Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
  Narrator (US)
- Disney's Hercules
  Hades
  - S 1: Ep 52 Hercules and the Tiff on Olympus
    3/1/99
  - S 1: Ep 51 Hercules and the Big Show
    2/26/99
  - S 1: Ep 50 Hercules and the Spring of Canathus
    2/24/99
  - S 1: Ep 48 Hercules and the Odyssey Experience
    2/19/99
  - S 1: Ep 47 Hercules and the Yearbook
    2/17/99
  - + 44 More Credits
- Hothead Goes to Jen-Gu Island
  Baron von Butcher
  - S 1: Ep 1 Lupo T. Butcher
Recurring Role (8)

Role
- Family Guy
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 1 And Then There Were Fewer
    9/26/10
  - S 8: Ep 15 Brian Griffin's House of Payne
    3/28/10
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 137 James Woods; Lisa Lampanelli; Five For Fighting
    1/18/07
  - S 13: Ep 129 Show #2850
    1/10/05
  - S 12: Ep 22 Show #2518
    7/8/03
  - S 11: Ep 181 Show #2455
    3/27/03
  - S 11: Ep 57 Show #2331
    9/11/02
  - + 2 More Credits
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Temple Rayburn
  - S 46: Ep 2 The Summer of Ben Tyler
    12/15/96
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 101 Show #4512
    4/9/92
  - S 29: Ep 80 Show #4310
    3/15/91
  - S 28: Ep 17 Show #4062
    11/3/89
  - S 18: Ep 45 Show #3145
    1/17/80
  - S 18: Ep 16 Show #3116
    11/30/79
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Bill Wilson
  - S 38: Ep 3 My Name is Bill W.
    4/30/89
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  D.J.
  - S 36: Ep 1 Promise
    12/14/86
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Assistant District Attorney Joseph Ryan
  - S 26: Ep 1 The Disappearance of Aimee
    11/17/76
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Andrew Lynch
  - S 21: Ep 2 All The Way Home
    12/1/71
Guest Star (53)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 19 James Woods
    9/16/11
  - S 4: Ep 9 James Woods/Ben Lee
    9/20/07
  - S 3: Ep 8 James Woods/George Eads/Heartland
    9/20/06
  - S 2: Ep 82 James Woods/Piper Perabo/Keaton Simons
    2/1/06
  - S 1: Ep 8 James Woods/Amanda Bynes/Jim Short
    1/12/05
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 10 Episode #5.010
    9/15/11
  - S 2: Ep 27 Episode #2.027
    10/8/08
  - S 2: Ep 9 Episode #2.009
    9/17/08
  - S 1: Ep 177 April 2, 2008
    4/2/08
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode #1.008
    9/18/07
- Piers Morgan Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 90 May 19, 2011 - Dominique Strauss-Kahn Granted Bail; What's Next for Arnold and Maria?; Too Big to Fail
    5/19/11
- Family Guy
  Voice
  - S 8: Ep 20 Something, Something, Something Dark Side
    5/23/10
- Family Guy
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 9 Back to the Woods
    2/17/08
  - S 4: Ep 11 Peter's Got Woods
    9/11/05
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 55 James Woods; Charlie Rose; Daniel Rodriguez
    9/11/06
  - S 14: Ep 41 Show #2985
    8/9/05
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/27/06
  - S 41: Ep 1 The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/17/89
- Entourage
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Aquamom
    6/11/06
- ER
  Dr. Nate Lennox
  - S 12: Ep 13 Body and Soul
    2/2/06
- Celebrity Poker Showdown
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 2 Tournament 7 Game 2
    10/20/05
  - S 2: Ep 2 Tournament 2 Game 2
    6/3/04
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 26 James Woods, Joy Bryant, Shawn King
    10/19/05
- Odd Job Jack
  Manny Kowalski
  - S 2: Ep 4 Orgy: The Musical
    8/13/05
- The Electric Playground
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 5 The Elite
    5/17/05
- Hollywood Hold 'Em
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Vince Van Patten
    3/31/05
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 4 James Woods, Game, & 50 cent
    1/14/05
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 1: Ep 49 3/17/04
    3/17/04
- Pet Star
  Judge
  - S 1: Ep 9 Pet Star: 9
    2/15/03
  - S 1: Ep 7 Pet Star: 7
    2/5/03
- Rolie Polie Olie
  Gloomius Maximus
  - S 5: Ep 1 The Great Defender Of Fun
    8/13/02
- Stuart Little
  Falcon
  - — Stuart Little 2
    7/19/02
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 3 James Woods
    7/11/01
- Recess
  Dr. Phillium "Phil" Benedict
  - S 5: Ep 12 School's Out
    2/16/01
- Disney's House of Mouse
  Hades
- Inside the Actors Studio
  himself
  - S 6: Ep 6 James Woods
    4/30/00
- Rotten TV
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 2
    4/2/00
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 26: Ep 1 The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/9/00
  - S 25: Ep 1 The 25th Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/10/99
  - S 23: Ep 1 The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/12/97
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 75 Show #1140
    12/29/98
  - S 4: Ep 63 Show #0712
    12/12/96
- The Entertainment Biz
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Oscar Day / Oscar Night
    2/15/98
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 69: Ep 1 The 69th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/97
  - S 59: Ep 1 The 59th Annual Academy Awards
    3/31/87
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 117 Show #117
    12/12/96
- Saturday Night Special
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 3 James Woods, John Goodman, Rodney Dangerfield, Lynn Whitfield, Coolio, Garbage
    4/27/96
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 87 Joan Collins, Dave Foley, Jane Goodall
    1/24/95
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 13 Homer and Apu
    2/10/94
- Fallen Angels
  Mickey Cohen
  - S 1: Ep 6 Since I Don't Have You
    9/26/93
- Dream On
  Dennis Youngblood
  - S 4: Ep 1 Oral Sex, Lies, and Video Tape
    6/2/93
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 44: Ep 1 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    8/30/92
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 86 Show #1670
    8/18/92
  - S 8: Ep 43 Show #1128
    4/18/89
  - S 4: Ep 139 Show #0646
    12/19/85
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 236 August 11, 1992
    8/11/92
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 January 28, 1992
    1/28/92
- Saturday Night Live
  Dracula
  - S 17: Ep 5 Halloween Special
    10/28/91
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 114 March 7, 1991
    3/7/91
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 5 James Woods/Don Henley
    10/28/89
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 113 February 27, 1980
    2/27/80
- Young Maverick
  Lem Fraker
  - S 1: Ep 5 Dead Man's Hand (Pt 2)
    1/2/80
  - S 1: Ep 4 Dead Man's Hand (Pt 1)
    12/26/79
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 70 December 19, 1979
    12/19/79
  - S 4: Ep 195 July 11, 1978
    7/11/78
- Family
  Dr. Robert Styles
  - S 2: Ep 11 An Eye to the Future
    1/4/77
- Police Story
  Lewis Packer
  - S 4: Ep 7 Thanksgiving
    11/23/76
- Barnaby Jones
  Danny Reeves
  - S 5: Ep 3 Sins of Thy Father
    10/21/76
- The Rookies (1972)
  Ted Ayres
  - S 4: Ep 9 A Time to Mourn
    11/4/75
- The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
  Doug
  - S 4: Ep 8 Trail of Terror
    10/30/75
- Welcome Back, Kotter
  Alex Welles
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Great Debate
    9/9/75
- The Rockford Files
  Larry Kirkoff
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Kirkoff Case
    9/13/74
- Kojak
  Caz Mayer
  - S 1: Ep 13 Death is Not a Passing Grade
    1/30/74
- Clerks
  Major Baklava
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode #3
Producer (1)

Role
- Shark
  Producer
  - S 2: Ep 16 Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark
    5/20/08
  - S 2: Ep 15 One Hit Wonder
    5/13/08
  - S 2: Ep 14 Leaving Las Vegas
    5/6/08
  - S 2: Ep 13 Bar Fight
    4/29/08
  - S 2: Ep 12 Partners in Crime
    1/27/08
  - + 10 More Credits

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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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- 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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