Born in Vernal, Utah, James Woods grew up in Rhode Island, played classical guitar, was on an honors-student grant program that allowed him to study linear algebra at U.C.L.A. while still in high school, attended MIT on a scholarship, dropped out a few months shy of graduation and headed to New York to pursue an acting career on stage. In 1971 he debuted in the TV movie All the Way Home, and the following year appeared in the films The Visitors, Hickey & Boggs, Footsteps and A Great American Tragedy.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Ray Donovan (2013)
Guest starring as Patrick “Sully” Sullivan
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Same Exactly (Sep 22, 2013)
- Episode 1x10: Fite Nite (Sep 8, 2013)
- Episode 1x09: Road Trip (Aug 25, 2013)
- Episode 1x08: Bridget (Aug 18, 2013)
- Episode 1x07: New Birthday (Aug 11, 2013)
Shark (2006)
Starring as Sebastian Stark
(38 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark (May 20, 2008)
- Episode 2x15: One Hit Wonder (May 13, 2008)
- Episode 2x14: Leaving Las Vegas (May 6, 2008)
- Episode 2x13: Bar Fight (Apr 29, 2008)
- Episode 2x12: Partners in Crime (Jan 27, 2008)
- Episode 2x11: Shaun of the Dead (Dec 9, 2007)
- Episode 2x10: Every Breath You Take (Nov 25, 2007)
- Episode 2x09: Burning Sensation (Nov 18, 2007)
- Episode 2x08: In the Crosshairs (Nov 11, 2007)
- Episode 2x07: In Absentia (Nov 4, 2007)
- Episode 2x06: No Holds Barred (Oct 26, 2007)
- Episode 2x05: Student Body (Oct 21, 2007)
- Episode 2x04: Dr. Laura (Oct 14, 2007)
- Episode 2x03: Eye of the Beholder (Oct 7, 2007)
- Episode 2x02: For Whom the Skel Rolls (Sep 30, 2007)
- Episode 2x01: Gangster Movies (Sep 23, 2007)
- Episode 1x22: Wayne's World 2: Revenge of the Shark (May 3, 2007)
- Episode 1x21: Strange Bedfellows (Apr 26, 2007)
- Episode 1x20: Fall From Grace (Apr 19, 2007)
- Episode 1x19: Porn Free (Apr 12, 2007)
- Episode 1x18: Trial by Fire (Apr 5, 2007)
- Episode 1x17: Backfire (Mar 29, 2007)
- Episode 1x16: Blind Trust (Feb 22, 2007)
- Episode 1x15: Here Comes the Judge (Feb 15, 2007)
- Episode 1x14: Starlet Fever (Feb 8, 2007)
- Episode 1x13: Teacher's Pet (Feb 1, 2007)
- Episode 1x12: Wayne's World (Jan 18, 2007)
- Episode 1x11: The Wrath of Khan (Jan 4, 2007)
- Episode 1x10: Sins of the Mother (Dec 7, 2006)
- Episode 1x09: Dial M for Monica (Nov 23, 2006)
- Episode 1x08: Love Triangle (Nov 16, 2006)
- Episode 1x07: Déjà Vu All Over Again (Nov 9, 2006)
- Episode 1x06: Fashion Police (Nov 2, 2006)
- Episode 1x05: In the Grasp (Oct 19, 2006)
- Episode 1x04: Russo (Oct 12, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Dr. Feelbad (Oct 5, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: LAPD Blue (Sep 28, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 21, 2006)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Guest starring as James Woods
- Episode 2005-01-12: Amanda Bynes, Jim Short, James Woods (Jan 12, 2005)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as James Woods
- Episode 2005-01-14: James Woods, Game, & 50 cent (Jan 14, 2005)
Family Guy (1999)
Guest starring as James Woods
(4 episodes)
- Episode 15x04: Inside Family Guy (Oct 23, 2016)
- Episode 13x01: The Simpsons Guy (Sep 28, 2014)
- Episode 9x01: And Then There Were Fewer (Sep 26, 2010)
- Episode 8x15: Brian Griffin's House of Payne (Mar 28, 2010)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as James Woods
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1998-12-29: James Woods, David Brenner, Cast of But Boy Could He Sing (Dec 29, 1998)
- Episode 1996-12-12: James Woods, Bob Odenkirk, Counting Crows (Dec 12, 1996)
Holocaust (1978)
Starring as Karl Weiss
(5 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: The Liberation (Apr 20, 1978)
- Episode 1x04: The Saving Remnant (Apr 19, 1978)
- Episode 1x03: The Final Solution (Apr 18, 1978)
- Episode 1x02: The Road to Babi-Yar (Apr 17, 1978)
- Episode 1x01: The Gathering Darkness (Apr 16, 1978)
Bert D'Angelo Superstar (1976)
Guest starring as Fletcher
- Episode 1x02: Cops Who Sleep Together (Feb 28, 1976)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Guest starring as James Woods
- Episode 15x04: James Woods / Don Henley (Oct 28, 1989)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Guest starring as Larry Kirkoff
- Episode 1x01: The Kirkoff Case (Sep 13, 1974)
Barnaby Jones (1973)
Guest starring as Danny Reeves
- Episode 5x03: Sins of Thy Father (Oct 21, 1976) [Special Guest Star]
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as James Woods
- Episode 19x118: Feb 27, 1980 (Feb 27, 1980)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as James Woods
- Episode 1997-03-24: The 69th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 24, 1997)
Crew Credits
Shark (2006)
Show crew as Producer
(16 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: Wayne's World 3: Killer Shark (May 20, 2008)
- Episode 2x15: One Hit Wonder (May 13, 2008)
- Episode 2x14: Leaving Las Vegas (May 6, 2008)
- Episode 2x13: Bar Fight (Apr 29, 2008)
- Episode 2x12: Partners in Crime (Jan 27, 2008)
- Episode 2x11: Shaun of the Dead (Dec 9, 2007)
- Episode 2x10: Every Breath You Take (Nov 25, 2007)
- Episode 2x09: Burning Sensation (Nov 18, 2007)
- Episode 2x08: In the Crosshairs (Nov 11, 2007)
- Episode 2x07: In Absentia (Nov 4, 2007)
- Episode 2x06: No Holds Barred (Oct 26, 2007)
- Episode 2x05: Student Body (Oct 21, 2007)
- Episode 2x04: Dr. Laura (Oct 14, 2007)
- Episode 2x03: Eye of the Beholder (Oct 7, 2007)
- Episode 2x02: For Whom the Skel Rolls (Sep 30, 2007)
- Episode 2x01: Gangster Movies (Sep 23, 2007)