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James Howard Woods was born on April 18, 1947 in Vernal, Utah, the son of Martha A. (Smith) and Gail Peyton Woods, a U.S. Army intelligence officer who died during Woods' childhood. James is of Irish, English, and German descent. He grew up in Warwick, Rhode Island, with his mother and stepfather Thomas E. Dixon. He graduated from Pilgrim High School in 1965, near the top of his class. James earned a scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; dropping out during his senior year in 1969, he then headed off to New York with his fraternity brother Martin Donovan to pursue aspirations to appear on the stage. After appearing in a handful of New York City theater productions, Woods scored his first film role in All the Way Home (1971) and followed that up with meager supporting roles in The Way We Were (1973) and The Choirboys (1977).
However, it was Woods' cold-blooded performance as the cop killer in The Onion Field (1979), based on a Joseph Wambaugh novel, that seized the attention of movie-goers to his on-screen power. Woods quickly followed up with another role in another Joseph Wambaugh film adaptation, The Black Marble (1980), as a sleazy and unstable cable-T.V.-station owner in David Cronenberg's mind-bending and prophetic Videodrome (1983), as gangster Max Bercovicz in Sergio Leones mammoth epic Once Upon a Time in America (1984), and scored a best actor Academy Award nomination as abrasive journalist Richard Boyle in Oliver Stone's gritty and unsettling Salvador (1986).
There seemed to be no stopping the rise of this star as he continued to amaze movie-goers with his remarkable versatility and his ability to create such intense, memorable characters. The decade of the 1990s started off strongly with high praise for his role as Roy Cohn in the television production of Citizen Cohn (1992). Woods was equally impressive as sneaky hustler Lester Diamond who cons Sharon Stone in Casino (1995), made a tremendous H.R. Haldeman in Nixon (1995), portrayed serial killer Carl Panzram in Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995), and then as accused civil rights assassin Byron De La Beckwith in Ghosts of Mississippi (1996).
Not to be typecast solely as hostile hoodlums, Woods has further expanded his range to encompass providing voice-overs for animated productions including Hercules (1997), Hooves of Fire (1999), and Stuart Little 2 (2002). Woods also appeared in the critically praised The Virgin Suicides (1999), in the coming-of-age movie Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), as a corrupt medico in Any Given Sunday (1999), and in the comedy-horror spoof Scary Movie 2 (2001). A remarkable performer with an incredibly diverse range of acting talent, Woods remains one of Hollywood's outstanding leading men.- Actor
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James A. Woods was born on 30 October 1979 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Source Code (2011) and Far Cry 4 (2014).- Writer
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James Robert Woods is a Sydney writer and director with deeply irreverent sensibilities. With a background in shortform storytelling, his work has been called "funny" (TIME), "zeitgeist capturing" (Pedestrian.tv) and featured at film festivals in Australia and abroad. As well as years of experience directing web series, branded and digital content for ABC, Network 10, Foxtel and Endemol Shine, he holds an MA in directing from the national film school, AFTRS.- Visual Effects
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James Woods is known for Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) and The Jungle Book (2016).- Animation Department
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James Woods is known for Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Strange World (2022) and Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).- James Woods is known for Filthy Animals (2024).
- James Woods is known for Broke Sky (2007).
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Christian James Woods - Props Department. Raised on sweets and James Cameron action flicks Christian started making short films at school with a family video camera. He went on to attend Royal Holloway, University of London, specialising in Film Direction. He achieved a 1st and special recommendation for his graduation film. Christian is a Writer, Actor, Director, who also makes a racket playing in a band with his friends. Christian works full time in High-End TV, Film and Commercials.- James Woods is known for Time to Kill (2006).
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James R. Woods is known for Heaven/Hell (2007).- Production Manager
James Woods is known for Bling Bling (2002).- Animation Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
James Woods is known for Strangers (2005).- Camera and Electrical Department
James Woods is known for Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of 'The War of the Worlds' (2006) and Ant & Dec's Limitless Win (2022).- James Michael Woods is known for 2021 CAFTCAD Awards Show (2021).
- James Woods Jr. is known for Three Birds (2019).
- James Woods is known for Taylor'd Vision: Doctor Who (2018).
- James Woods is known for Netherbeast Incorporated (2007).
- Camera and Electrical Department
James Woods is known for Faithless: Passing the Baton (2011) and The Sound of Change Live (2013).- James Woods is known for Daria in 'Is It Fall Yet?' (2000).
- Additional Crew
James Woods is known for The One (2001) and The Winner (1996).- Editor
- Editorial Department
James Woods is known for Panorama (1953) and The Queen at 80 (2006).- Additional Crew
James Woods is known for CollegeHumor Originals (2006).