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Overview
Mini Biography:
Leanly built, strangely handsome actor-producer-director with intense eyes... moreAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 18 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(26 articles)
Prospects for Emmy Nominees (From Brothers and Sisters-TV. 6 June 2008, 1:42 PM, PDT)
Woods: "'Shark' Saved My Life" (From WENN. 30 October 2006)
US TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 27 | 8:00 PM | CMTV | Any Given Sunday | |||
| Mon. July 28 | 12:30 AM | SHOW | The Specialist | more |
Filmography
Actor:
- "Shark" .... Sebastian Stark (38 episodes, 2006-2008)
- Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark (2008) TV episode .... Sebastian Stark
- One Hit Wonder (2008) TV episode .... Sebastian Stark
- Leaving Las Vegas (2008) TV episode .... Sebastian Stark
- Bar Fight (2008) TV episode .... Sebastian Stark
- Partners in Crime (2008) TV episode .... Sebastian Stark
(33 more) - Surf's Up (2007) (voice) .... Reggie
- Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006) (VG) (voice) .... George Sheffield
- End Game (2006) .... Vaughn Stevens
- "ER" .... Dr. Nate Lennox (1 episode, 2006)
- Body & Soul (2006) TV episode .... Dr. Nate Lennox - Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (VG) (voice: English version) .... Hades
... aka Kingudamu hâtsu II (Japan) - Be Cool (2005) .... Tommy Athens
- Pretty Persuasion (2005) .... Hank Joyce
- "Odd Job Jack" .... Manny Kowalski (1 episode, 2005)
- Orgy: The Musical (2005) TV episode .... Manny Kowalski - Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Hades
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Mike Toreno
... aka GTA: San Andreas (International: English title: short title)
... aka San Andreas (International: English title: short title) - The Easter Egg Adventure (2004) (voice) .... Grab Takit
- Ark (2004) (voice) .... Jallak
- This Girl's Life (2003) .... Pops
- Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003) (TV) .... Rudolph 'Rudy' Giuliani
... aka Rudy's Wars (New Zealand: English title) - Northfork (2003) .... Walter O'Brien
- Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002) (TV) (voice: English version) .... Narrator/The Vikings
... aka Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe (USA) - Little Warriors (2002) .... Narrator
- "House of Mouse" .... Hades (39 episodes, 2001-2002)
- Pete's Christmas Caper (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Hades
- House of Turkey (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Hades
- Halloween with Hades (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Hades
- House Ghosts (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Hades
- Pete's House of Villians (2002) TV episode (voice) .... Hades
(34 more) - Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (2002) (V) (voice) .... Gloomius Maximus
... aka William Joyce's Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (USA: complete title) - Stuart Little 2 (2002) (voice) .... The Evil Falcon
- Kingdom Hearts (2002) (VG) (voice: English version) .... Hades
... aka Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix (Japan: reissue title)
... aka Kingudamu hâtsu (Japan) - John Q (2002) .... Dr. Raymond Turner
... aka John Q. (USA: poster title) - Mickey's House of Villains (2001) (V) (voice) .... Hades
- Race to Space (2001) .... Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
... aka Race to Space - Mission ins Unbekannte (Germany: TV title) - Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) .... Mr. Leonard Donofrio
- Scary Movie 2 (2001) .... Father McFeely
... aka Scarier Movie (UK) - Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) (voice) .... General Hein
... aka Fainaru fantaji (Japan) - "Clerks" .... Major Baklava (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Clerks: The Cartoon (Australia)
... aka Clerks: Uncensored (USA: DVD title)
- 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) TV episode (voice) .... Major Baklava - Recess: School's Out (2001) (voice) .... Dr. Philliam "Phil" Benedict
- Dirty Pictures (2000) (TV) .... Dennis Barrie
- Any Given Sunday (1999) .... Dr. Harvey Mandrake
- The General's Daughter (1999) .... Col. Robert Moore
... aka Wehrlos - Die Tochter des Generals (Germany) - The Virgin Suicides (1999) .... Ronald Lisbon
... aka Sofia Coppola's the Virgin Suicides (USA: complete title) - True Crime (1999) .... Alan Mann
- Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999) (V) (voice) .... Hades: Lord of the Dead
- "Hercules" .... Hades (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Disney's Hercules (USA: complete title)
- Hercules and the Song of Circe (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Hades - Vampires (1998) .... Jack Crow
... aka John Carpenter's Vampires (USA: complete title)
... aka Vampire$ (USA) - Of Light and Darkness (1998) (VG) .... Voice of Gar Hob
- Contact (1997) .... Michael Kitz
- Hercules (1997) (voice) .... Hades; Lord of the Underworld
- Kicked in the Head (1997) .... Uncle Sam
- Another Day in Paradise (1997) .... Mel
- Hercules (1997) (VG) (voice) .... Hades: Lord of the Dead
... aka Disney's Hercules (USA: complete title) - Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) .... Byron De La Beckwith
... aka Ghosts from the Past (UK) - The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996) (TV) .... Temple Rayburn
- Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996) .... Carl Panzram
... aka The Killer - Nixon (1995) .... H.R. Haldeman
- Casino (1995) .... Lester Diamond
... aka Casino (France) - Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV) .... Danny Davis
- For Better or Worse (1995) .... Reggie Makeshift
- The Specialist (1994) .... Ned Trent
... aka Especialista, El (Peru) - Curse of the Starving Class (1994) .... Weston Tate
- Next Door (1994) (TV) .... Matt Coler
- The Getaway (1994) .... Jack Benyon
- Jane's House (1994) (TV) .... Paul Clark
- "Fallen Angels" .... Mickey Cohen (1 episode, 1993)
- Since I Don't Have You (1993) TV episode .... Mickey Cohen - "Dream On" .... Dennis Youngblood (1 episode, 1993)
- Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape (1993) TV episode .... Dennis Youngblood - Chaplin (1992) .... Joseph Scott
... aka Charlot (Italy) - Citizen Cohn (1992) (TV) .... Roy Marcus Cohn
- Diggstown (1992) .... Gabriel Caine
... aka Midnight Sting - Straight Talk (1992) .... Jack Russell
- The Boys (1991) (TV) .... Walter Farmer
... aka The Guys - The Hard Way (1991) .... Detective Lt. John Moss, NYPD
- Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990) (TV) .... Robert
- "Saturday Night Live" .... Host (1 episode, 1989)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
- James Woods/Don Henley (1989) TV episode .... Host - Immediate Family (1989) .... Michael Spector
- My Name Is Bill W. (1989) (TV) .... Bill Wilson
- True Believer (1989) .... Edward 'Eddie' Dodd
... aka Fighting Justice (Philippines: English title) - The Boost (1988) .... Lenny Brown
- Cop (1988) .... Lloyd Hopkins
- Best Seller (1987) .... Cleve
- In Love and War (1987) (TV) .... James B. 'Jim' Stockdale
- Promise (1986) (TV) .... D.J.
- Salvador (1986) .... Richard Boyle
- Badge of the Assassin (1985) (TV) .... Robert K. Tannenbaum, Assistant District Attorney
- Joshua Then and Now (1985) .... Joshua Shapiro
- Cat's Eye (1985) .... Richard 'Dick' Morrison (segment "Quitter's Inc.")
... aka Stephen King's Cat's Eye - Against All Odds (1984) .... Jake Wise
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984) .... Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz
... aka C'era una volta in America (Italy) - Videodrome (1983) .... Max Renn
... aka Vidéodrome (Canada: French title)
... aka Zonekiller (Canada: English title) - Fast-Walking (1982) .... Fast-Walking
- Split Image (1982) .... Charles Pratt
... aka Captured (Canada: English title)
... aka Envoûtement, L' (Canada: French title) - Eyewitness (1981) .... Aldo Mercer
... aka The Janitor - The Black Marble (1980) .... The Fiddler
- "Young Maverick" .... Lem Fraker (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
- Dead Man's Hand: Part 2 (1980) TV episode .... Lem Fraker
- Dead Man's Hand: Part 1 (1979) TV episode .... Lem Fraker - The Onion Field (1979) .... Gregory Ulas Powell
- And Your Name Is Jonah (1979) (TV) .... Danny Corelli
- The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel (1979) (TV) .... Sin Eater
- The Gift of Love (1978) (TV) .... Alfred Browning
- "Holocaust" (1978) TV mini-series .... Karl Weiss
- The Choirboys (1977) .... Harold Bloomguard
- Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) .... Capt. Sammy Berg
- "Family" .... Dr. Robert Styles (1 episode, 1977)
- An Eye to the Future (1977) TV episode .... Dr. Robert Styles - "Police Story" .... Lewis Packer (1 episode, 1976)
- Thanksgiving (1976) TV episode .... Lewis Packer - The Disappearance of Aimee (1976) (TV) .... Asst. Disty. Atty. Joseph Ryan
- "Barnaby Jones" .... Danny Reeves (1 episode, 1976)
- Sins of Thy Father (1976) TV episode .... Danny Reeves - Alex & the Gypsy (1976) .... Crainpool
... aka Love and Other Crimes - F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (1976) (TV) .... Leonard 'Lenny' Schoenfeld
- "Bert D'Angelo/Superstar" (1 episode, 1976)
- Cops Who Sleep Together (1976) TV episode - The Billion Dollar Bubble (1976)
- Distance (1975) .... Larry
- Foster and Laurie (1975) (TV) .... Walter the Addict
- "The Rookies" .... Ted Ayres (1 episode, 1975)
- A Time to Mourn (1975) TV episode .... Ted Ayres - "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Doug (1 episode, 1975)
- Trail of Terror (1975) TV episode .... Doug - "Welcome Back, Kotter" .... Alex Welles (1 episode, 1975)
- The Great Debate (1975) TV episode .... Alex Welles - Night Moves (1975) .... Quentin
- The Gambler (1974) .... Bank officer
- "The Rockford Files" .... Larry Kirkoff (1 episode, 1974)
... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
- The Kirkoff Case (1974) TV episode .... Larry Kirkoff - "Kojak" .... Caz Mayer (1 episode, 1974)
- Death Is Not a Passing Grade (1974) TV episode .... Caz Mayer - The Way We Were (1973) .... Frankie McVeigh
- A Great American Tragedy (1972) (TV) .... Rick
- Footsteps (1972) (TV) .... Reporter
... aka Footsteps: Nice Guys Finish Last (USA)
... aka Nice Guys Finish Last - Hickey & Boggs (1972) .... Lieutenant Wyatt
- The Visitors (1972) .... Bill Schmidt
- All the Way Home (1971) (TV) .... Andrew Lynch
Producer:
- "Shark" (producer) (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
- Partners in Crime (2008) TV episode (producer)
- Shaun of the Dead (2007) TV episode (producer)
- Every Breath You Take (2007) TV episode (producer)
- Burning Sensation (2007) TV episode (producer)
- In the Crosshairs (2007) TV episode (producer)
(7 more) - Northfork (2003) (executive producer)
- Another Day in Paradise (1997) (producer)
- Cop (1988) (producer)
Writer:
- Falling in Love in Pongo Ponga (2002) (writer)
Thanks:
- Deal (2008) (thanks)
- "Biography" (special thanks) (1 episode, 2003)
- Sharon Stone: Fearless (2003) TV episode (special thanks) - "HBO First Look" (special thanks) (1 episode, 1999)
- Full Contact: The Making of 'Any Given Sunday' (1999) TV episode (special thanks)
Self:
- AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 6 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 28 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Family Guy" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2008)
... aka Padre de familia (USA: Spanish title)
- Back to the Woods (2008) TV episode (voice) .... Himself
- Peter's Got Woods (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Reinventando Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2005-2007)
- Episode dated 20 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #3.8 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.82 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.8 (2005) TV episode .... Himself - "Biography" .... Himself (6 episodes, 2003-2007)
- Anthony Hopkins (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- James Woods (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Jodie Foster (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Melanie Griffith (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Alec Baldwin (2004) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (7 episodes, 2001-2007)
- Episode dated 18 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.3209 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 9 August 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 10 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 8 July 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
(2 more) - The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "Headline News" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 13 July 2006 (2006) TV episode (also archive footage) .... Himself - "Entourage" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Aquamom (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) .... Himself - interviewee
- "National Heads-Up Poker Championship" (2006) TV series .... Himself
- "Celebrity Poker Showdown" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
- Tournament 7, Game 2 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Tournament 2, Game 2 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1996-2005)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 18 October 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 10 July 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 11 December 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself - "Poker Royale: The James Woods Gang vs. The Unabombers" (2005) TV mini-series .... Himself - Captain, The James Woods Gang
- Buddy (2005) (voice) .... Narrator/Himself
- Tsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
- Episode dated 14 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 14 January 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Naked (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "World Poker Tour" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Hollywood Home Game 3 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- Bareknuckle Film Making: The Making of Northfork (2003) (V) .... Himself
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2003)
- Penny Marshall (2003) TV episode .... Himself - AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- The Return to the Onion Field (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Founding Brothers (2002) (TV) (voice) .... John Adams
- Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' (2002) (V) .... Himself
- "HBO First Look" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1999-2001)
- Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) TV episode .... Himself/'Mr. Donofrio'
- Full Contact: The Making of 'Any Given Sunday' (1999) TV episode .... Himself - The Real Untouchables (2001) (TV) .... Narrator
- America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- Breaking the Silence: The Making of 'Hannibal' (2001) (V) .... Himself (N.Y. Premiere after party)
- Into the Valley of Death (2001) (V) .... Himself
- The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Playboy Exposed: Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored (2001) (V) .... Himself
- "Founding Fathers" (2000) TV mini-series (voice) .... John Adams
- "The Howard Stern Radio Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Episode dated 7 October 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 March 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - The Making of 'Hercules' (2000) (V) .... Himself - Voice of 'Hades'
- "Rotten TV" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode #1.2 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode #6.7 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Cheating Las Vegas (2000) (V) .... Narrator
- Play It to the Bone (1999) (uncredited) .... Himself - Ringside Fan
... aka Play It (USA: promotional title) - The General's Daughter: Behind the Secrets (1999) (V) .... Himself
- "The Directors" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1999)
- The Films of Rob Reiner (1999) TV episode .... Himself
- The Films of Oliver Stone (????) TV episode .... Himself - "Howard Stern" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 8 February 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - 25th Annual People's Choice Awards (1999) (TV)
- True Crime: The Scene of the Crime (1999) (V) .... Alan Mann
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- World's Deadliest Earthquakes (1999) (TV) .... Host
- "Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business" (1998) TV mini-series .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: The Antiheroes (1998) .... Himself
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: The Wilder Shores of Love (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
- America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
- I Think I Cannes (1997) (uncredited) .... Himself
... aka All Access (France) - The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997) (TV)
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- Episode dated 12 December 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself - "The Simpsons" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
- Homer and Apu (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Voices that Care (1991) (TV) .... Himself - Host & Choir Member
- Grammy Legends (1990) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- 7th Annual American Cinema Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
- Hollywood on Horses (1989) (V) .... Himself
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987) (TV) .... Himself
- The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
- "Late Night with David Letterman" .... Himself (1 episode, 1985)
- Episode dated 19 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
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"ER"
- 300 Patients (2007) TV episode (uncredited) .... Dr. Nate Lennox - Casino: The Cast and Characters (2005) (V) .... Lester Diamond
-
"The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"
- Episode #1.76 (2005) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
- The Award Show Awards Show (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003) (TV) .... #88 Sean Young Pursues James Woods
- Femmes Fatales: Sharon Stone (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) .... Lester Diamond
- Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... (segment "Videodrome")
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