James Woods
James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American film, stage and television actor and comedian. Woods is best known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Ghosts of Mississippi, Salvador, and as the Disney villain Hades in Hercules.
Woods began his career in theatre, making his Broadway debut in 1970 at the Lyceum Theatre in the original production of Frank McMahon’s Borstal Boy. He returned to Broadway the following year portraying David Darst in Daniel Berrigan’s The Trial of the Catonsville Nine. In 1971 he portrayed the role of Bob Rettie in the American premiere of Michael Weller’s Moonchildren at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. The production moved to Broadway the following year and Woods won a Theatre World Award for his performance. He returned to Broadway one last time in 1973 to portray Steve Cooper in the original 
production of Jean Kerr’s Finishing Touches. Since then he has been a busy actor, producer, director, and writer for film and television.
Woods is considered one of the finest character actors in Hollywood today. He is known for his dark, intense characters, an early example being his portrayal of a sadistic murderer in 1979’s The Onion Field. He appeared in an episode of The Rockford Files, playing a son whose parents were murdered and wanted James “Jim” Rockford to find the murderer. He was nominated for an Academy Award twice: the first in 1987 for Best Actor in Salvador and again in 1996 for Best Supporting Actor for his acclaimed performance as Byron De La Beckwith in Ghosts of Mississippi. He has also garnered critical praise for his voice work as Hades in Disney’s Hercules.
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