John Goodman American Actor Known for Argo

John Goodman, born 20 June 1952 in Affton, is an American actor. His best-known titles on this site are Argo (2012) and The Big Lebowski (1998).

Early life

His education includes Affton High School, Missouri State University and St. Louis Community College.

Career

His screen career on record begins in 1983 with Eddie Macon's Run. The 1980s brought Raising Arizona (1987) and Roseanne (1988, as Dan Conner). His 1990s credits include Barton Fink (1991) and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994). During the 2000s, he worked on O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000, as Polyphemus) and Evan Almighty (2007). Work from the 2010s includes The Artist (2011) and Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014).

John Goodman’s credits add up to 87 films and 11 TV series from 1983 to 2026. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (16), followed by drama (16) and action (8). His credits run up to Digger in 2026. Of his five titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) has the highest, at $1.1 billion.

Jessica Lange appears in five of his listed titles, including The Gambler (2014) and Sweet Dreams (1985). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Ed Helms (four titles) and George Clooney (three titles). Brian Levant directed two of his titles on record, among them The Flintstones (1994) and The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000). Jay Roach is credited as director on two of them, including The Campaign (2012) and Trumbo (2015).

He also has one single on record, If I Didn't Have You (2008). He also played for Missouri State Bears football. Among his other notable work is Monsters, Inc..

Recognition

John Goodman’s wins include the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, awarded in 2006 for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. The list of wins also includes the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Disney Legends (2013). Awards come to 3 wins in total.

Personal life

He has one child on record.