James Woods

James Woods

Acting

April 18, 1947
Vernal, Utah, USA
125 movies

Biography

James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and Hercules, as well as in the television legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and earned two Academy Award nominations.

🎬 James Woods's Filmography

125 movies sorted by popularity

Mary and Martha
6.3

Wealthy American housewife Mary Morgan takes her bullied son George out of school for home education,including a trip to Southern Africa. Whilst in Mozambique George is bitten by a mosquito which crawls through a hole in his net and dies of malaria. After his funeral at home Mary feels a compulsion to return to Africa where she meets English woman Martha O'Connell,whose 24 year old son Ben, a teacher with voluntary service overseas,has also died of malaria. Ben gave his net to one of his pupils,believing adults cannot catch malaria. The two women are shocked to see the high death rate caused by the disease and,whilst Martha stays in Africa as a voluntary helper,Mary petitions the American government to change things. Martha turns up at Mary's house unannounced and,helped by Mary's ex-diplomat father,they address a senate committee on health spending,persuading them to do more to combat malaria. They meet with some success though a coda states that much more can be done.

Mary and Martha

2013
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story
3.2

Biographic movie of the witty, overachieving, hot-tempered Rudy Giuliani, spanning from his rising days as a New York district attorney in the early 1980s to his marriage to part-time actress Donna Hanover, to his candidacy for mayor of New York City and his controversial methods to tackle the city's crime and urban problems, as well as his romance with his assistant Cristyne Lategano which lead to the failure of his marriage, to his battle with prostate cancer, all leading up to the terrible day of September 11, 2001 which Guiliani himself narrowly escaped death after suicide terrorists hijacked and crashed two passenger airliners into the twin World Trade Center towers leading to their collapse in which Guiliani's toughness and spirited personality help calm the city's residents to face the chaos on that day which made him a national hero.

Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story

2003
Sensational Cities: New York

New York City is considered by many to be the most exciting place on earth with its stunning landscape, vibrant nightlife and eclectic mix of residents. And the history of the "Big Apple" is as fascinating and colorful as the people you meet on the streets. Actor James Woods narrates this exciting chronicle of the city that never sleeps. Famous residents such as Brian Dennehy, Janeane Garofalo, Donald Trump, Joan Rivers, Steve Allen and former mayor Ed Koch, provide their own unique view of New York. From its humble beginnings as a trading post for beaver and otter pelts to its evolution as the world's financial center, discover why millions of people cram the streets of New York City on a daily basis to see the sights, to sample the food and to witness the ultimate Broadway show.

Sensational Cities: New York

2000
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