Actor

James Woods

James Woods’s screen credits include Max in Once Upon a Time in America, Hades (voice) in Hercules, and Michael Kitz in Contact.

Born April 18, 1947 Vernal, Utah, USA4 movies on MoviHero

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Once Upon a Time in America

1984 · 2h 19m · Crime · Drama

See the performance as Max.

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Hercules

1997 · 1h 33m · Adventure · Animation

A voice performance as Hades (voice).

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Contact

1997 · 2h 30m · Drama · Mystery

See the performance as Michael Kitz.

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About James Woods

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.

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2025
Eddington
James Woods (uncredited)
2023
Once Upon a Studio
Hades (voice)
2023
Oppenheimer
Producer
2023
A Journey to Sundance
Self
2021
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self
2016
First Contact
Narrator
2016
Bling
Victor (voice)
2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
2014
Jamesy Boy
Lt. Falton
2013
Any Given Tuesday
self
2013
Jobs
Jack Dudman
2013
White House Down
Walker
2013
Mary and Martha
Mary's Father
2013
Officer Down
Captain Verona
2011
Too Big to Fail
Dick Fuld
2011
Straw Dogs
Tom Heddon
2010
And Then There Were Fewer
James Woods (voice)
2010
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Owlman (voice)
2009
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
James Woods as General Veers (voice)
2008
An American Carol
Todd Grosslight
2006
End Game
Agent Vaughn Stevens
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self
2006
Free as a Dog
Actor
2005
Ark
Jallak (voice)
2005
Buddy
Narrator
2005
Be Cool
Tommy Athens
2005
Pretty Persuasion
Hank Joyce
2004
This Girl's Life
Pops
2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Toreno (voice)
2004
The Easter Egg Adventure
Grab Takit (voice)
2004
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Self
2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Self
2003
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
Actor
2003
Northfork
Walter O'Brien
2003
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
Rudy Giuliani
2002
Mickey's House of Villains
Hades (voice)
2002
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun
Gloomius Maximus (voice)
2002
Stuart Little 2
Falcon (voice)
2002
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
Self
2002
John Q
Dr. Raymond Turner
2001
Race to Space
Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
2001
Riding in Cars with Boys
Leonard Donofrio
2001
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Self
2001
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self
2001
Scary Movie 2
Father McFeely
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
General Hein (voice)
2001
Into the Valley of Death
Self
2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Self
2001
Recess: School's Out
Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
2000
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Self
2000
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
The Making of Hercules
Self
2000
Dirty Pictures
Dennis Barrie
2000
The Virgin Suicides
Mr. Lisbon
2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Self
2000
Sensational Cities: New York
Narrator
1999
Play It to the Bone
James Woods (Ringside Fan)
1999
Any Given Sunday
Dr. Harvey Mandrake
1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hades (voice) (archive sound)
1999
The General's Daughter
Colonel Robert Moore
1999
True Crime
Alan Mann
1998
Another Day in Paradise
Producer · Mel
1998
Vampires
Jack Crow
1998
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye
Narrator
1997
Kicked in the Head
Uncle Sam
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
Byron De La Beckwith
1996
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Temple Rayburn
1996
Killer: A Journal of Murder
Carl Panzram
1995
Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
1995
Casino
Lester Diamond
1995
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Danny Davis
1995
For Better or Worse
Reggie Makeshift
1994
The Specialist
Ned Trent
1994
Curse of the Starving Class
Weston Tate
1994
Next Door
Matt Coler
1994
The Getaway
Jack Benyon
1994
Jane's House
Paul Clark
1992
Chaplin
Joseph Scott
1992
Citizen Cohn
Roy Marcus Cohn
1992
Diggstown
Gabriel Caine
1992
Straight Talk
Jack Russell
1991
The Boys
Walter Farmer
1991
The Hard Way
John Moss
1991
Voices That Care
Self - Host & Choir Member
1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Robert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
1989
Immediate Family
Michael Spector
1989
My Name Is Bill W.
Bill Wilson
1989
True Believer
Eddie Dodd
1989
Hollywood on Horses
Self
1988
The Boost
Lenny Brown
1988
Crimes of Passion
Himself - Host
1988
Cop
Producer · Lloyd Hopkins
1987
Best Seller
Cleve
1987
In Love and War
James B. Stockdale
1986
Promise
DJ
1986
Salvador
Richard Boyle
1985
Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Shapiro

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Max

Once Upon a Time in America

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Michael Kitz

Contact

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Angela Bassett

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Ash Brannon

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Barbara Barrie

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Hercules

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Bobcat Goldthwait

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Hercules

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Actor

James Woods

James Woods’s screen credits include Max in Once Upon a Time in America, Hades (voice) in Hercules, and Michael Kitz in Contact.

Born April 18, 1947 Vernal, Utah, USA4 movies on MoviHero

Explore movies

WHERE TO START

Where to start

A selection of released films from our catalog, with the credited role to help you choose.

Once Upon a Time in America

1984 · 2h 19m · Crime · Drama

See the performance as Max.

Open movie guide

Hercules

1997 · 1h 33m · Adventure · Animation

A voice performance as Hades (voice).

Open movie guide

Contact

1997 · 2h 30m · Drama · Mystery

See the performance as Michael Kitz.

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THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About James Woods

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Photos

Portraits of James Woods.

MOVIHERO CREDITS

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Explore 4 movie guides, credited roles and upcoming releases.

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2025
Eddington
James Woods (uncredited)
2023
Once Upon a Studio
Hades (voice)
2023
Oppenheimer
Producer
2023
A Journey to Sundance
Self
2021
Dean Martin: King of Cool
Self
2016
First Contact
Narrator
2016
Bling
Victor (voice)
2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
2014
Jamesy Boy
Lt. Falton
2013
Any Given Tuesday
self
2013
Jobs
Jack Dudman
2013
White House Down
Walker
2013
Mary and Martha
Mary's Father
2013
Officer Down
Captain Verona
2011
Too Big to Fail
Dick Fuld
2011
Straw Dogs
Tom Heddon
2010
And Then There Were Fewer
James Woods (voice)
2010
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Owlman (voice)
2009
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
James Woods as General Veers (voice)
2008
An American Carol
Todd Grosslight
2006
End Game
Agent Vaughn Stevens
2006
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Self
2006
Free as a Dog
Actor
2005
Ark
Jallak (voice)
2005
Buddy
Narrator
2005
Be Cool
Tommy Athens
2005
Pretty Persuasion
Hank Joyce
2004
This Girl's Life
Pops
2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Introduction
Toreno (voice)
2004
The Easter Egg Adventure
Grab Takit (voice)
2004
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Self
2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Self
2003
Bare Knuckle Filming: The Construction of Northfork
Actor
2003
Northfork
Walter O'Brien
2003
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
Rudy Giuliani
2002
Mickey's House of Villains
Hades (voice)
2002
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun
Gloomius Maximus (voice)
2002
Stuart Little 2
Falcon (voice)
2002
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
Self
2002
John Q
Dr. Raymond Turner
2001
Race to Space
Dr. Wilhelm von Huber
2001
Riding in Cars with Boys
Leonard Donofrio
2001
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Self
2001
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self
2001
Scary Movie 2
Father McFeely
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
General Hein (voice)
2001
Into the Valley of Death
Self
2001
Playboy Mansion Parties Uncensored
Self
2001
Recess: School's Out
Dr. Phillium Benedict (voice)
2000
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Self
2000
The American Nightmare
Self
2000
The Making of Hercules
Self
2000
Dirty Pictures
Dennis Barrie
2000
The Virgin Suicides
Mr. Lisbon
2000
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Self
2000
Sensational Cities: New York
Narrator
1999
Play It to the Bone
James Woods (Ringside Fan)
1999
Any Given Sunday
Dr. Harvey Mandrake
1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hades (voice) (archive sound)
1999
The General's Daughter
Colonel Robert Moore
1999
True Crime
Alan Mann
1998
Another Day in Paradise
Producer · Mel
1998
Vampires
Jack Crow
1998
America's Endangered Species: Don't Say Good-bye
Narrator
1997
Kicked in the Head
Uncle Sam
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
Byron De La Beckwith
1996
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Temple Rayburn
1996
Killer: A Journal of Murder
Carl Panzram
1995
Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
1995
Casino
Lester Diamond
1995
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Danny Davis
1995
For Better or Worse
Reggie Makeshift
1994
The Specialist
Ned Trent
1994
Curse of the Starving Class
Weston Tate
1994
Next Door
Matt Coler
1994
The Getaway
Jack Benyon
1994
Jane's House
Paul Clark
1992
Chaplin
Joseph Scott
1992
Citizen Cohn
Roy Marcus Cohn
1992
Diggstown
Gabriel Caine
1992
Straight Talk
Jack Russell
1991
The Boys
Walter Farmer
1991
The Hard Way
John Moss
1991
Voices That Care
Self - Host & Choir Member
1990
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Robert (segment "Hills Like White Elephants")
1989
Immediate Family
Michael Spector
1989
My Name Is Bill W.
Bill Wilson
1989
True Believer
Eddie Dodd
1989
Hollywood on Horses
Self
1988
The Boost
Lenny Brown
1988
Crimes of Passion
Himself - Host
1988
Cop
Producer · Lloyd Hopkins
1987
Best Seller
Cleve
1987
In Love and War
James B. Stockdale
1986
Promise
DJ
1986
Salvador
Richard Boyle
1985
Joshua Then and Now
Joshua Shapiro