• Name: James Woods
  
• Birth Name: James Howard Woods
  
• Height: 6'
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: April 18, 1947
  
• Birth Place: Vernal, Utah, USA
  
• Profession: actor
  
• Education: Pilgrim High School (graduated in 1965)
  
•   : Massachusetts Institute of Technology (majored in Political; dropped out)
  
• Husband/Wife: Sarah Owen (horse trainer; married on June 2, 1989 in Beverly Hills, California; separated in November 30, 1989; divorced in 1990), Kathryn Morrison-Pahoa (costume designer; married in 1980, divorced in 1983)
  
• Relationship: Missy Crider (actress; dated in 1996;engaged in April 1997; broke up), Nicollette Sheridan (actress; 1995-1996), Heather Graham (actress; met while filming Diggstown in 1992), Julie Tesh
  
• Father: Gail Peyton Woods (U.S. Army intelligence officer; died in 1960)
  
• Mother: Martha Woods (teacher)
  
• Brother: Michael Woods (born in 1957; video store owner)
  
• Claim to fame: as Richard Boyle in Salvador (1986)
  

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• About bad guys: "You know, I don't think there are any more bad guys - I'm tempted to make so many jokes about this issue. You know, these days you don't know how to define the bad guy. I mean, you look at the people who get acquitted these days and people who don't get indicted at all. I don't know how you can accuse anybody of being a bad guy."
• About his image in the press: "They always want me to play these edgy, intense characters. I know it sounds terrible, but it's the thing that I'm least good at doing."

• Golden Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television, RUDY: THE RUDY GIULIANI STORY (2004)
• Cinequest San Jose Film Festival: Maverick Tribute Award (2003)
• San Diego Film Festival: Achievement in Acting (2002)
• Golden Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television, DIRTY PICTURES (2001)
• Daytime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program, Hercules (2000)
• Young Hollywood Awards: Role Model Award (2000)
• Saturn Award: Best Actor, VAMPIRE$ (1999)
• Golden Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, KILLER: A JOURNAL OF MURDER (1997)
• Catalonian International Film Festival, Sitges, Spain: Best Actor, KILLER: A JOURNAL OF MURDER (1996)
• Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special, MY NAME IS BILL W. (1989)
• Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special, PROMISE (1987)
• Golden Apple Awards: Golden Apple - Male Star of the Year (1987)
• Golden Globe Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV, PROMISE (1987)
• Independent Spirit Awards: Best Male Lead, SALVADOR (1987)

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