Cast

James Woods

1947

Active years (films on this site)

1975–1999

Genres

DramaCrimeFilm-NoirHorrorSci-Fi

Schools and movements

New HollywoodCanadian CinemaHorror and the UncannySpaghetti Western

Directors worked with

Arthur Penn1 filmDavid Cronenberg1 filmSergio Leone1 filmMartin Scorsese1 filmSofia Coppola1 film

Biography

James Howard Woods is an American actor. Known for fast-talking, intense roles on screen and stage, he has received numerous accolades, including three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and three Actor Awards. Woods made his Broadway debut in the Elliott Baker play The Penny Wars (1969). His early films roles include The Visitors (1972), The Way We Were (1973) and The Gambler (1974), before starring with Meryl Streep in the NBC miniseries Holocaust (1978).

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Awards and honours

International

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 1987
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 1989
• Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award 1996
• Daytime Emmy Award 2000
• Clarence Derwent Awards

National / local

• Theatre World Award 1972
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1998

5 films on this site

1. Night Moves 1975 · Arthur Penn · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
2. Videodrome 1983 · David Cronenberg · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
3. Once Upon a Time in America 1984 · Sergio Leone · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
4. Casino 1995 · Martin Scorsese · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
5. The Virgin Suicides 1999 · Sofia Coppola · IMDb 7.2 · Cast