John Goodman is an American actor known for his roles in film, television and theatre.
Goodman gained national fame for his role as the family patriarch Dan Conner in the ABC television series Roseanne (1988–1997; 2018), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 1993, and reprised the role in its sequel series The Conners. He is also known as a character actor appearing as a regular collaborator with the Coen brothers. Goodman has appeared in five of their films Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013).
Goodman's other film performances include lead roles in Stella (1990), King Ralph (1991), The Babe (1992), The Flintstones (1994), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), and supporting roles in True Stories (1986), Storytelling (2001), Beyond the Sea (2004), Evan Almighty (2007), Speed Racer (2008), Pope Joan (2009), The Artist (2011), Argo (2012), The Hangover Part III (2013), The Monuments Men (2014), Trumbo (2015), Patriots Day (2016), and Atomic Blonde (2017).
Goodman is also known for his voice acting in various animated films. His voice roles include We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993), The Emperor's New Groove (2000), Pixar's Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–present), Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004), Bee Movie (2007) and The Princess and the Frog (2009).
On television, Goodman has starred in the Amazon Studios political comedy series Alpha House (2012–2013), the first season of HBO's Treme (2010–2011),[1] the NBC sitcom Community, and the HBO comedy The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present). He is also known as a frequent host of Saturday Night Live having served as a host 13 times.[2]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run | Herbert | ||
| The Survivors | Commando | |||
| 1984 | Crackers | Cracker | ||
| C.H.U.D. | Cop in Diner | |||
| Maria's Lovers | Frank | |||
| Revenge of the Nerds | Coach Harris | |||
| 1985 | Sweet Dreams | Otis | ||
| 1986 | True Stories | Louis Fyne | ||
| 1987 | The Big Easy | Detective Andre DeSoto | ||
| Raising Arizona | Gale Snoats | |||
| Burglar | Detective Nyswander | |||
| 1988 | The Wrong Guys | Duke Earle | ||
| Punchline | John Krytsick | |||
| Everybody's All-American | Edward Lawrence | |||
| 1989 | Sea of Love | Detective Sherman Touhey | ||
| Always | Al Yackey | |||
| 1990 | Stella | Ed Munn | ||
| Arachnophobia | Delbert McClintock | |||
| 1991 | King Ralph | Ralph Hampton Gainesworth Jones | ||
| Barton Fink | Charlie Meadows / Karl Mundt | |||
| 1992 | The Babe | George Herman "Babe" Ruth | ||
| 1993 | Matinee | Lawrence Woolsey | ||
| Born Yesterday | Harry Brock | |||
| We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story | Rex the Tyrannosaurus Rex | Voice | ||
| 1994 | The Hudsucker Proxy | Newsreel Announcer | Credited as Karl Mundt | [3] |
| The Flintstones | Fred Flintstone | |||
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky | Alan Davenport | ||
| Mother Night | Major Frank Wirtanen | |||
| 1997 | The Borrowers | Ocious P. Potter | ||
| 1998 | Fallen | Detective "Jonesy" Jones | ||
| Blues Brothers 2000 | Mack "Mighty Mack" McTeer | |||
| The Big Lebowski | Walter Sobchak | |||
| Dirty Work | Mayor Adrian Riggins | Uncredited | [4] | |
| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | Santa Claus | Voice | ||
| The Real Macaw | Mac the Parrot | Voice; US version | ||
| 1999 | The Runner | Deepthroat | ||
| Bringing Out the Dead | Larry Verber | |||
| The Jack Bull | Judge Joe B. Tolliver | |||
| 2000 | What Planet Are You From? | Roland Jones | ||
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Daniel "Big Dan" Teague | |||
| The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Oklahoma Highway Patrol Officer | Cameo | ||
| Coyote Ugly | William James Sanford | |||
| The Emperor's New Groove | Pacha | Voice | ||
| 2001 | My First Mister | Benjamin Wilson | ||
| One Night at McCool's | Detective Dehling | |||
| Storytelling | Marty Livingston | Segment: "Non-Fiction" | ||
| Happy Birthday | The Dean | |||
| Monsters, Inc. | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan | Voice | ||
| 2002 | Mike's New Car | Voice; Short film | ||
| Dirty Deeds | Tony Testano | |||
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Uncle Sweetheart | ||
| The Jungle Book 2 | Baloo | Voice | ||
| 2004 | Freshman Orientation | Rodney | ||
| Clifford's Really Big Movie | George Wolfsbottom | Voice | ||
| Beyond the Sea | Steve "Boom-Boom" Blauner | |||
| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School |
Steve Mills | ||
| Kronk's New Groove | Pacha | Voice; Direct-to-DVD | ||
| 2006 | Cars | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan Truck | Voice; Cameo | |
| Tales of the Rat Fink | Ed "Big Daddy" Roth | Voice; Documentary film | ||
| 2007 | Death Sentence | "Bones" Darley | ||
| Evan Almighty | Congressman Chuck Long | |||
| Bee Movie | Layton T. Montgomery | Voice | ||
| 2008 | Speed Racer | Pops Racer | ||
| Gigantic | Al Lolly | |||
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Graham Bloomwood | ||
| In the Electric Mist | Julie "Baby Feet" Balboni | |||
| Alabama Moon | Mr. Wellington | |||
| Beyond All Boundaries | Captain Edwin Simmons | Voice; Short film | ||
| The Princess and the Frog | Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff | Voice | ||
| Pope Joan | Pope Sergius II | |||
| Drunkboat | Mr. Fletcher | |||
| 2010 | The Big Uneasy | Narrator | ||
| 2011 | The Artist | Al Zimmer | ||
| Red State | Joseph Keenan | |||
| Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | Stan, The Doorman | |||
| 2012 | ParaNorman | Mr. Prendergast | Voice | |
| The Campaign | Scott Talley | Cameo | ||
| Trouble with the Curve | Pete Klein | |||
| Argo | John Chambers | |||
| Flight | Harling Mays | |||
| 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Roland Turner | ||
| The Hangover Part III | Marshall | |||
| The Internship | Sammy Boscoe | Uncredited | ||
| Monsters University | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan | Voice | ||
| 2014 | The Monuments Men | Captain Walter Garfield | ||
| Party Central | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan | Voice; Short film | ||
| Transformers: Age of Extinction | Hound | Voice | [5] | |
| The Gambler | Frank "Little Frank" | |||
| 2015 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle | Hal Houston | Voice; Direct-to-DVD | |
| Trumbo | Frank King | |||
| Love the Coopers | Sam Cooper | |||
| 2016 | 10 Cloverfield Lane | Howard Stambler | ||
| Ratchet & Clank | Grimroth | Voice | ||
| Patriots Day | Ed Davis | |||
| 2017 | Bunyan and Babe | Paul Bunyan | Voice | |
| Kong: Skull Island | William "Bill" J. Randa | |||
| Atomic Blonde | CIA Agent Emmett Kurzfeld | |||
| Once Upon a Time in Venice | Dave Phillips | |||
| Transformers: The Last Knight | Hound | Voice | [6] | |
| Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | Igon Siruss | |||
| 2019 | Captive State | William Mulligan | ||
| Easy Does It | "Catfish" Crawford | Voice | ||
| 2022 | Take Me to the River: New Orleans | Narrator | Documentary film | |
| 2023 | Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain | Narrator | ||
| 2025 | The Smurfs Movie | TBA | Voice | |
| TBA | Judy | TBA | Filming |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Mystery of the Morro Castle | Telegraph Operator | Television film / Documentary | [7] |
| 1983 | The Face of Rage | Fred | Television film | |
| Heart of Steel | Raymond Bohupinsky | |||
| Chiefs | Newt "Tub" Murray | Episode: "Part 3" | ||
| 1987 | The Equalizer | Harold Winter | Episode: "Re-Entry" | |
| Moonlighting | Donald Chase | Episode: "Come Back Little Shiksa" | ||
| Murder Ordained | Hugh Rayburn | Television film | ||
| 1988–1997, 2018 |
Roseanne | Dan Conner | 220 episodes | |
| 1989–2013 | Saturday Night Live | Himself / Host | 13 episodes | |
| 1990 | Grand | "Red" | Episode: "The Healing" | |
| 1992 | The Jackie Thomas Show | Dan Conner | Episode: "The Joke" | |
| Frosty Returns | Frosty the Snowman | Voice; TV special | ||
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire | Police Officer | Episode: "Pilot"; Uncredited | [8] |
| 1994 | Sesame Street | Himself | 2 episodes | |
| 1995 | Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Huey Long | Television film | |
| A Streetcar Named Desire | Harold "Mitch" Mitchell | |||
| 1997–1998 | Soul Man | Captain Stan Hamel | 2 episodes | |
| 1999 | The Simpsons | Meathook | Voice; Episode: "Take My Wife, Sleaze" | |
| Futurama | Robot Santa | Voice; Episode: "Xmas Story" | ||
| 1999–2000 | Now and Again | Michael Wiseman | 2 episodes | |
| 2000 | Pigs Next Door | Phil Stymington | Voice; 13 episodes | |
| Normal, Ohio | William "Butch" Gamble | 13 episodes | ||
| 2001 | When Dinosaurs Roamed America | The Narrator | Voice; Television film | |
| Ed | Rudy "Big Rudy" | Episode: "Loyalties" | ||
| 2003–2004 | The West Wing | Speaker Glen Allen Walken | 4 episodes | |
| 2004–2005 | Father of the Pride | Larry | Voice; 15 episodes | |
| Center of the Universe | John Barnett | 12 episodes | ||
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Judge Bobby Bebe | 2 episodes | |
| Odd Job Jack | Garbage Czar | Voice; Episode: "The Big Dump" | ||
| The Year Without a Santa Claus | Santa Claus | Television film | ||
| 2007 | King of the Hill | Tommy | Voice; Episode: "SerPUNt" | |
| 2007–2008 | The Emperor's New School | Pacha | Voice; 16 episodes | |
| 2010 | You Don't Know Jack | Neal Nicol | Television film | |
| 2010–2011 | Treme | Creighton Bernette | 13 episodes | |
| 2011 | Damages | Howard T. Erickson | 10 episodes | |
| 2011–2012 | Community | Vice Dean Robert Laybourne | 6 episodes | [9] |
| 2012, 2019 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Santa Claus / Himself | Voice; Episode: "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!" Live-action; Episode: "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" |
|
| 2013 | Dancing on the Edge | Masterson | 5 episodes | |
| 2013–2014 | Alpha House | Gil John Biggs | 21 episodes | |
| 2016–2018 | Saturday Night Live | Rex Tillerson | 3 episodes | [10] |
| 2018 | Black Earth Rising | Michael Ennis | 8 episodes | |
| 2018–present | The Conners | Dan Conner | 106 episodes | |
| 2019–present | The Righteous Gemstones | Eli Gemstone | 27 episodes | |
| 2020 | Birds of a Different Game: The 80's Cardinals | The Narrator | Voice; Documentary | |
| 2020–present | The Freak Brothers | Freddy "Fat Freddy" | Voice; 10 episodes | |
| 2021–present | Monsters at Work | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan | Voice; 18 episodes | [11] |
| 2023–2024 | Monarch: Legacy of Monsters | Older Bill Randa | 2 episodes | [12] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Flintstones | Fred Flintstone |
| 1996 | Pyst | King Mattruss (live-action) |
| 2001 | The Emperor's New Groove: Groove Center | Pacha |
| 2002 | Mike's Monstrous Adventure | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan |
| Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena | ||
| 2007 | Bee Movie Game | Layton T. Montgomery |
| Cars Mater-National Championship | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan Truck | |
| 2009 | Cars Race-O-Rama | |
| 2011 | Rage | Dan Hagar |
| 2018 | Lego The Incredibles | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan |
| 2023 | Disney Dreamlight Valley |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Destry Rides Again | Tom Destry | Tent Theatre, SMSU | [13] |
| 1981 | Henry IV Part I | Blunt | Delacorte Theater | [14] |
| 1983 | Triple Feature | Winninger (Half) | Stage 73 | [15] |
| 1984–1985 | Big River | Pap Finn | American Repertory Theater La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway |
[16] |
| 1998 | The Skin of Our Teeth | Mr. Antrobus | Delacorte Theater | [17] |
| 2001 | The Seagull | Shamrayev | [18] | |
| 2002 | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Emanuele Giri | Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts | |
| 2005 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Big Daddy | The Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles | |
| 2008 | A Christmas Carol | Ghost of Christmas Present | Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles | [19] |
| 2009 | Waiting for Godot | Pozzo | Studio 54, Broadway | [20] |
| 2015 | American Buffalo | Donny | Wyndham's Theatre, West End | [21] |
| 2016–2017 | The Front Page | Sheriff Hartman | Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway | [22] |
References
edit- ^ "In HBO's new series 'Treme,' John Goodman looks back in anger". Los Angeles Times. 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
- ^ "'SNL' 5-Timers Club: Most Frequent Hosts, From Alec Baldwin to Will Ferrell". Yahoo.com. 31 October 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "The Hudsucker Proxy". March 11, 1994 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Movie Review: Dirty Work(1998)". Entertainment Weekly. New York City: Meredith Corporation. March 1, 1998. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
- ^ Bay, Michael (May 8, 2014). "John Goodman And Ken Watanabe Join The Autobot Voice Cast in Michael Bay's 'Transformers: Age Of Extinction'". Michael Bay. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2014.
- ^ "Transformers: The Last Knight Director Confirms John Goodman, John Turturro Returns". Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ Lynch, Jason (February 7, 2014). "John Goodman on getting wooed by Clooney and bunking with Bruce Willis". The A.V. Club. The Onion, Inc. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ^ Gray, Tim (September 29, 1993). "Review: 'Grace Under Fire'". Variety. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (August 28, 2011). "Community Sneak Peek Video: John Goodman Tells the Dean 'Wassup'". TVLine. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ Anderson Cooper White House Turmoil Cold Open, 2018-03-17, retrieved 2018-10-03
- ^ "'Monsters, Inc.' Voice Cast to Return for Disney+ Series (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ Holmes, Martin (September 8, 2023). "John Goodman Tries to Fix the Past in 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' Trailer (VIDEO)". TV Insider. TV Guide. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Destry Rides into an Evening of Fun and Excitement". Southwest Standard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "SD's Old Globe Snares John Goodman for Behan's Hostage, Sept. 19-Oct. 31". Playbill. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ Rich, Frank (30 March 1983). "STAGE: 'SLACKS AND TOPS,' ONE OF A 'TRIPLE FEATURE'". The New York Times. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ Rich, Frank (26 April 1985). "STAGE: WITH HUCK FINN ON THE 'BIG RIVER'". The New York Times. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "Goodman, Conroy & '3rd Rock's' Johnson Open Central Park Skin June 28". Playbill. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "The Seagull". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol". Variety. 29 December 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "John Goodman and David Strathairn Join Waiting for Godot". Broadway.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "American Buffalo - Review". The Guardian.com. 27 April 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
- ^ "The Front Page's John Goodman Stops by The Late Show". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 16, 2021.