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- James Woods
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- April 18, 1947
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- 79 years
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- 🇺🇸 United States
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- Actor
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Biography
James Woods is 79 years old, an actor, from United States.
James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. Known for fast-talking, intense roles on screen and stage, he has received numerous accolades, including three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
He started his career in minor roles on and off-Broadway before making his Broadway debut in The Penny Wars (1969), followed by Borstal Boy (1970), The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1971) and Moonchildren (1972). His early film roles include The Visitors (1972), The Way We Were (1973) and The Gambler (1974). Woods starred with Meryl Streep in the NBC miniseries Holocaust (1978). He rose to prominence portraying Gregory Powell in The Onion Field (1979).
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