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James Woods

Born Apr 18, 1947 · 79 years169 titles 130 movies · 39 TV
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Biography

James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and Hercules, as well as in the television legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and earned two Academy Award nominations.

Also known as

James H. Woods · James Howard Woods

Born

Apr 18, 1947

Vernal, Utah, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

168

Acting credits

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Directing

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Writing

3

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Career timeline

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1944 1 title(s)

1951 1 title(s)

1953 1 title(s)

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1962 1 title(s)

1971 1 title(s)

1972 6 title(s)

1973 3 title(s)

1974 2 title(s)

1975 6 title(s)

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1977 1 title(s)

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1987 2 title(s)

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1989 5 title(s)

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1992 5 title(s)

1993 2 title(s)

1994 7 title(s)

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2001 10 title(s)

2002 5 title(s)

2003 4 title(s)

2004 6 title(s)

2005 5 title(s)

2006 4 title(s)

2007 1 title(s)

2008 1 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2010 1 title(s)

2011 2 title(s)

2012 1 title(s)

2013 8 title(s)

2014 2 title(s)

2016 3 title(s)

2021 1 title(s)

2023 3 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)