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James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and Hercules, as well as in the television legal drama Shark. He has won two Emmy Awards, and earned two Academy Award nominations. 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). Woods' early film roles include The Visitors (1972), The Way We Were (1973) and The Gambler (1974). He starred in the NBC miniseries Holocaust (1978) opposite Meryl Streep. He rose to prominence portraying Gregory Powell in The Onion Field (1979). He earned two Academy Awards nominations: one for Best Actor for his role as journalist Richard Boyle in Salvador (1986) and for Best Supporting Actor for playing white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith in Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). Notable film roles include Videodrome (1983), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Immediate Family (1989), The Hard Way (1991), Chaplin (1992), The Specialist (1994), Casino (1995), Contact (1997), Another Day in Paradise (1998), The Virgin Suicides (1999) and Jobs (2013). He served as an executive producer on Christopher Nolan's biographical drama film Oppenheimer (2023). For his television roles, he is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for portraying as D.J. in the CBS movie Promise (1987) and Bill W. in the ABC film My Name Is Bill W. (1989). He has also played Roy Cohn in Citizen Cohn (1992) and Dick Fuld in Too Big to Fail (2011). He starred in the CBS legal series Shark (2006–2008), and had a recurring role in the Showtime crime series Ray Donovan (2013). He has voiced roles for Hercules (1997), Recess: School's Out (2001), Stuart Little 2 (2002), the videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) and Surf's Up (2007), as well as voicing himself once in The Simpsons (1993), and several times in Family Guy (2005–2016).
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National Security Advisor Robert Johnson
for National Security Advisor Robert Johnson in The Godzilla: Pacific Destruction (TV SHOW)
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In Pacific, seismic activity rattles the ocean floor, drawing the attention of politicians, militaries, scientists. Leading the investigation is Dr. Alex Turner, seasoned scientist, flanked by colleagues from US, Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, and India. Godzilla, an ancient Mayan titan, emerges from the depths, unleashing its wrath upon Tokyo, Shanghai, Seoul, Bombay, Hong Kong, Saigon, Sydney etc. The devastation is catastrophic, plunging the world into turmoil. Turner is tasked with neutralizing the Godzilla threat. Joining him are Major James Carter, a battle-hardened military strategist, Dr. Hiroshi Tanaka, a brilliant physicist, Dr. Kim Soo-jin, a marine biologist, Li Wei, a environmental scientist, Dr. Emily McGregor, an natural disasters expert, Dr. Rajesh Patel, seismologist, Dr. Maria Sanchez, volcanologist and Dr, Sarah Evans. As Godzilla continues its rampage, the team races against time to develop a solution before the creature reaches American shores. Meanwhile, political leaders grapple with maintaining order amidst the chaos. President Daniel Thompson faces pressure to safeguard his nation from the impending threat. In Japan, Prime Minister Akira Yoshida navigates the aftermath of Godzilla's rampage. As Godzilla advances towards Pacific coast of USA, Turner and team devise a daring plan. With military from around the globe, they orchestrate a massive operation. In the midst of chaos, Dr. Turner fell in love with Sarah. Godzilla is ultimately vanquished.
