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James Woods (18 April 1947, Vernal) is an American actor. He is known for playing Lester Diamond in Casino (1995).

Early life

He attended Warwick Veterans High School, Pilgrim High School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is Footsteps, from 1972. His 1970s credits include The Way We Were (1973) and Night Moves (1975). During the 1990s, he worked on The Specialist (1994) and Any Given Sunday (1999). Work from the 2000s includes Scary Movie 2 (2001) and John Q (2002). White House Down (2013) and Jobs (2013, as John "Jack" Dudman) are among his 2010s credits.

In total, 79 films and 3 TV series are listed from 1972 to 2014. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (14), followed by comedy (8) and thriller (6). The list ends, for now, with Jamesy Boy (2014). Of his four titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, White House Down (2013) has the highest, at $205 million.

Larry King appears in two of his listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Sharon Stone (two titles) and Jamie Foxx (two titles). Oliver Stone directed two of his titles on record, among them Nixon (1995). Other notable work credited to him includes Hercules and Salvador.

Recognition

James Woods has collected two Primetime Emmy Awards (1987 and 1989). James Woods also has received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (1998) and a Daytime Emmy Award (2000). His nominations include the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1987 for Salvador. Altogether, 7 wins and 2 nominations are listed.