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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:300:"[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Ooh, piece of candy!]]"]] |
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| 4 | James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947 in Vernal, Utah) is an American actor. |
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| 6 | His best known roles are TV station president Max Renn in ''Film/{{Videodrome}}'' (1983), domineering gangster Max Bercovicz in ''Film/OnceUponATimeInAmerica'' (1984), hustler Lester Diamond in ''Film/{{Casino}}'' (1995), White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman in ''Film/{{Nixon}}'' (1995), National Security Council head Michael Kitz in ''Film/{{Contact}}'' (1997), and as the voice of Hades in Disney's animated classic ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' (1997). Additionally, Woods has also been nominated for two UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s, one for Best Actor category for ''Film/{{Salvador}}'' (1986) and the other as Best Supporting Actor for ''Film/GhostsOfMississippi'' (1996). On television, he is known for his lead role in ''Series/{{Shark}}'' (2006–08), his guest appearances in Creator/{{Showtime}}'s ''Series/RayDonovan'' (2013) and for voice-acting as himself on various episodes of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. |
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| 9 | !!Filmography: |
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| 11 | !!!Live-action: |
| 12 | |
| 13 | * 1973 ''Film/TheWayWeWere'': Frankie [=McVeigh=] |
| 14 | * 1975 ''Film/NightMoves'': Quentin |
| 15 | * 1979 ''Film/AndYourNameIsJonah'': Danny Corelli |
| 16 | * 1983 ''Film/{{Videodrome}}'': Max Renn |
| 17 | * 1984 ''Film/OnceUponATimeInAmerica'': Maximilian Bercovicz |
| 18 | * 1985 ''Film/CatsEye'': Dick Morrison |
| 19 | * 1986 ''Film/{{Salvador}}'': Richard Boyle |
| 20 | * 1987 ''Film/BestSeller'': Cleve |
| 21 | * 1988 ''Film/{{Cop}}'': Lloyd Hopkins |
| 22 | * 1989 ''Film/TrueBeliever'': Eddie Dodd |
| 23 | * 1991 ''Film/TheHardWay'': John Moss |
| 24 | * 1992 ''Film/StraightTalk'': Jack Russell |
| 25 | * 1992 ''Film/{{Chaplin}}'': Joseph Scott |
| 26 | * 1992 ''Film/{{Diggstown}}'': Gabriel Caine |
| 27 | * 1994 ''Film/TheGetaway'': Jack Benyon |
| 28 | * 1994 ''Film/TheSpecialist'': Ned Trent |
| 29 | * 1995 ''Film/{{Casino}}'': Lester Diamond |
| 30 | * 1995 ''Film/{{Nixon}}'': H.R. Haldeman |
| 31 | * 1996 ''Film/GhostsOfMississippi'': Byron De La Beckwith |
| 32 | * 1997 ''Film/{{Contact}}'': Michael Kitz |
| 33 | * 1998 ''Film/JohnCarpentersVampires'': Jack Crow |
| 34 | * 1999 ''Film/TheVirginSuicides'': Ronald Lisbon |
| 35 | * 1999 ''Film/TheGeneralsDaughter'': Col. Robert Moore |
| 36 | * 1999 ''Film/TrueCrime'': Alan Mann |
| 37 | * 1999 ''Film/AnyGivenSunday'': Dr. Harvey Mandrake |
| 38 | * 2001 ''Film/RidingInCarsWithBoys'': Leonard Donofrio |
| 39 | * 2001 ''Film/ScaryMovie2'': Father [=McFeely=] |
| 40 | * 2002 ''Film/JohnQ'': Raymond Turner |
| 41 | * 2005 ''Film/PrettyPersuasion'': Hank Joyce |
| 42 | * 2005 ''Film/BeCool'': Tommy Athens |
| 43 | * 2011 ''Film/TooBigToFail'': Richard Fuld |
| 44 | * 2011 ''Film/{{Straw Dogs|2011}}'': Tom Heddon |
| 45 | * 2013 ''Film/WhiteHouseDown'': Martin Walker |
| 46 | |
| 47 | !!!Television |
| 48 | |
| 49 | * 1978 ''Series/{{Holocaust}}'': Karl Weiss |
| 50 | * 2006-08 ''Series/{{Shark}}'': Sebastian Stark |
| 51 | * 2013 ''Series/RayDonovan'': Patrick Sullivan |
| 52 | |
| 53 | !!!Voice acting: |
| 54 | |
| 55 | * 1997 ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'': Hades |
| 56 | ** 1997 ''WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries'' |
| 57 | ** 2002 ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' |
| 58 | ** 2002 ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series |
| 59 | ** 2023 ''VideoGame/DisneySpeedstorm'' |
| 60 | ** 2023 ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio'' |
| 61 | * 2001 ''WesternAnimation/RecessSchoolsOut'': Benedict |
| 62 | * 2001 ''Anime/FinalFantasyTheSpiritsWithin'': General Hein |
| 63 | * 2002 ''Film/StuartLittle2'': The Falcon |
| 64 | * 2002 ''[[WesternAnimation/TheGreatDefenderOfFun Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun]]'': Gloomius Maximus |
| 65 | * 2004 ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'': Mike Toreno |
| 66 | * 2005 ''WesternAnimation/{{Ark}}'': Commander Jallak |
| 67 | * 2007 ''WesternAnimation/SurfsUp'': Reggie Belafonte |
| 68 | * 2010 ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'': Owlman |
| 69 | * 2016 ''WesternAnimation/{{Bling}}'': Viktor |
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| 71 | !!Tropes regarding his works: |
| 72 | * CreatorsFavorite: [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} Hades]] is one of his all-time favorite characters, to the point where he has agreed to reprise the role every time it has been offered to him. |
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