James Woods
James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) 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 Screen Actors Guild Awards. He started his career in minor roles on and off-Broadway before making his Broadway debut in ''The Penny Wars'' (1969), followed by ''Borstal Boy'' (1970), ''The Trial of the Catonsville Nine'' (1971) and ''Moonchildren'' (1972). Woods' early film roles include ''The Visitors'' (1972), ''The Way We Were'' (1973) and ''Night Moves'' (1975). He starred in the NBC miniseries ''Holocaust'' (1978) opposite Meryl Streep.He rose to prominence portraying Gregory Powell in ''The Onion Field'' (1979). He earned two Academy Awards nominations: one for Best Actor for his role as journalist Richard Boyle in ''Salvador'' (1986) and for Best Supporting Actor for playing white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith in ''Ghosts of Mississippi'' (1996). Notable film roles include in ''Videodrome'' (1983), ''Once Upon a Time in America'' (1984), ''The Hard Way'' (1991), ''Chaplin'' (1992), ''Nixon'' (1995), ''Casino'' (1995), ''Contact'' (1997), ''Vampires'' (1998), ''Another Day in Paradise'' (1998), ''Any Given Sunday'' (1999), and ''The Virgin Suicides'' (1999). He served as an executive producer on Christopher Nolan's biographical drama film ''Oppenheimer'' (2023).
For his television roles, he is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for portraying as D.J. in the CBS movie ''Promise'' (1987) and Bill W. in the ABC film ''My Name Is Bill W.'' (1989). He has also played Roy Cohn in ''Citizen Cohn'' (1992) and Dick Fuld in ''Too Big to Fail'' (2011). He starred in the CBS legal series ''Shark'' (2006-2008), and had a recurring role in the Showtime crime series ''Ray Donovan'' (2013). He has voiced roles for ''Hercules'' (1997), ''Recess: School's Out'' (2001), ''Stuart Little 2'' (2002) and ''Surf's Up'' (2007), as well as voicing himself several times on both ''The Simpsons'' (1993), and ''Family Guy'' (2005–present). Provided by Wikipedia
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Videodrome / Universal ; Filmplan International Production ; produced by Claude Héroux ; written and directed by David Cronenberg.
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Cop / Atlantic Entertainment Group presents a Harris-Woods production of a James B. Harris film ; produced by James B. Harris and James Woods ; screenplay by James B. Harris ; directed by James B. Harris.
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Best seller / A Orion Pictures release ; Hemdale Film Corporation presents ; a Carter De Haven production ; a John Flynn film ; written by Larry Cohen ; produced by Carter De Haven ; directed by John Flynn.
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Hercules / Walt Disney Pictures ; directed by John Musker and Ron Clements.
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Videodrome / Universal ; a Filmplan International production ; Pierre David and Victor Solnicki present a David Cronenberg film ; produced by Claude Héroux ; written and directed by David Cronenberg.
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The onion field.
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Curse of the starving class / Trimark Pictures in association with August Entertainment ; in association with Breakheart Films, Inc.
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Contact / a South Side Amusement Company production ; directed by Robert Zemeckis ; produced by Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey ; screenplay, James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg.
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True crime / Warner Bros. presents ; directed and produced by Clint Eastwood ; screenplay by Larry Gross and Paul Brickman and Stephen Schiff ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck & Lili Fini Zanuck ; based upon the novel by Andrew Klavan ; a Zanuck Company/Malpaso production.
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Holocaust : the story of the family Weiss / a Titus production ; written by Gerald Green ; producer, Robert Berger ; director, Marvin J. Chomsky.
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Once upon a time in America / Embassy International Pictures ; Arnon Milchan presents a film by Sergio Leone ; produced by Arnon Milchan ; directed by Sergio Leone ; screenplay by Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli, Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone.
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Night moves / Warner Bros. Pictures ; written by Alan Sharp ; produced by Robert M. Sherman ; directed by Arthur Penn.
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