He earned two Academy Awards nominations: one for Best Actor for Salvador (1986) and for Best Supporting Actor for Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). He rose to prominence portraying Gregory Powell in The Onion Field (1979). He starred in the NBC miniseries Holocaust (1978) opposite Meryl Streep. Woods early film roles include in The Visitors (1972), The Way We Were (1973) and Night Moves (1975). 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). He 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 is known for fast-talking intense roles on stage and screen. James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor.
