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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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for Ulysses S. Grant in The Good, The Bad, and The Walking Dead
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In the rugged and lawless terrain of the Old West, a new kind of threat emerges that challenges the very essence of survival. "The Good, The Bad, The Walking Dead" is an action-packed Western film that seamlessly blends the genre's classic elements with the terrifying presence of the undead. The story follows three distinct characters whose paths converge in the small frontier town of Norfolk. The Good - Marshal Lucas Kane is an honorable and skilled lawman, known for his quick draw and unwavering sense of justice. When Norfolk is suddenly overrun by a mysterious outbreak, turning the local population into ravenous zombies, Kane takes it upon himself to rally the remaining survivors and defend their home. With his leadership and combat expertise, he becomes the town's last line of defense. The Bad - Outlaw Jed Cassidy is a notorious gunslinger with a sordid past. Cassidy sees the zombie outbreak as an opportunity to seize control of Norfolk. He strikes a tense alliance with Kane, knowing that cooperation is their best chance against the undead hordes. Throughout the film, Cassidy's motivations remain shrouded in mystery, keeping the audience guessing about his true intentions. The Walking Dead - The source of the infection remains unclear, but the relentless march of the undead led by Zombie Lincoln brings an impending sense of doom to Norfolk. The zombie versions of soldiers of civil war and wild west legends force the remaining survivors to get ready for war in fortress.
