James Woods

Actor, Celebrity

1947 –

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Who is James Woods?

James Howard Woods is an American film, stage, and television actor. After his first Golden Globe nomination for a breakthrough role in The Onion Field, Woods starred in Once Upon a Time in America, the Oliver Stone films Salvador and Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, and in the legal series Shark. He has won three Emmy Awards – for television movies Promise and My Name Is Bill W., and for the animated series Hercules. He has been nominated twice for an Academy Award. His voice work has been heard in the animated series The Simpsons, Family Guy, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and in films Stuart Little 2 and Disney's Hercules.

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Born
Apr 18, 1947
Vernal
Also known as
  • James Howard Woods
  • Jimmy
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Pilgrim High School
    ( - 1965)
Lived in
  • Warwick

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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