John Goodman
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John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He rose to prominence in television before becoming an acclaimed and popular film actor. Goodman has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Vanity Fair has called him "among our very finest actors". Goodman is known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers, appearing in films such as Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). He took leading roles in King Ralph (1991), The Babe (1992), Matinee (1993), The Flintstones (1994), and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) as well as supporting roles in Revenge of the Nerds (1984), True Stories (1986), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Evan Almighty (2007), Speed Racer (2008), The Artist (2011), Flight (2012), Argo (2012), and Atomic Blonde (2017). He voiced roles in The Emperor's New Groove franchise (2000–2008), the Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–present), Bee Movie (2007) and Smurfs (2025). On television, Goodman gained recognition playing the family patriarch Dan Conner in the ABC comedy series Roseanne (1988–1997; 2018), and The Conners (2018–2025). Goodman has played an English professor in the drama series Treme (2010–2011), a military contractor in the legal drama series Damages (2011), a Republican senator in the political satire Alpha House (2013–2014), and a televangelist in the comedy series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–2025). He also guest-starred in The West Wing (2003–2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Community (2011–2012), and is a member of the Five Timers Club, having hosted Saturday Night Live 13 times from 1989 to 2013. Goodman started his career at The Public Theatre acting in numerous productions including Henry IV, Part 1 (1981), The Skin of Our Teeth (1998), and The Seagull (2001). He made his Broadway debut in Big River (1985), for which Goodman received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. He returned to Broadway in revivals of the Samuel Beckett play Waiting for Godot (2009), and the newspaper comedy The Front Page (2016). Goodman made his West End debut in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo (2015). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Goodman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
as Sullivan (voice)
Cars (2006)
as Sullivan Truck (voice)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
as Walter Sobchak
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
as Bill Randa
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
as Hound (voice)
The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
as Pacha (voice)
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
as "Big Daddy" La Bouff (voice)
Monsters University (2013)
as Sullivan (voice)
Bee Movie (2007)
as Layton T. Montgomery (voice)
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
as Hound (voice)
Atomic Blonde (2017)
as Emmett Kurzfeld
The Hangover Part III (2013)
as Marshall
Flight (2012)
as Harling Mays
Smurfs (2025)
as Papa Smurf (voice)
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
as Howard
Argo (2012)
as John Chambers
The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
as Baloo (voice)
Patriots Day (2016)
as Commisioner Ed Davis
Evan Almighty (2007)
as Congressman Long
The Flintstones (1994)
as Fred Flintstone
Speed Racer (2008)
as Pops
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
as Igon Siruss (voice)
Digger (2026)
as President Compson
ParaNorman (2012)
as Mr. Prenderghast (voice)
Fallen (1998)
as Jonesy
Coyote Ugly (2000)
as Bill
Kronk's New Groove (2005)
as Pacha (voice)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
as Big Dan Teague
Arachnophobia (1990)
as Delbert McClintock
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
as Graham Bloomwood
Raising Arizona (1987)
as Gale
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
as Larry Verber
Sea of Love (1989)
as Sherman
The Artist (2011)
as Al Zimmer
Ratchet & Clank (2016)
as Grimroth (voice)
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
as Roland Turner
The Gambler (2014)
as Frank
Death Sentence (2007)
as Bones Darley
The Monuments Men (2014)
as Sgt. Walter Garfield
Captive State (2019)
as William Mulligan
Maria's Lovers (1984)
as Frank
The Campaign (2012)
as Congressman Scott Talley (uncredited)
Mike's New Car (2002)
as Sulley (voice)
Love the Coopers (2015)
as Sam Cooper
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
as Stan the Doorman
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
as Pete Klein
Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017)
as Dave Phillips
Always (1989)
as Al Yackey
The Pixar Story (2007)
as James 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive footage)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
as Newsreel Announcer (voice)
The Borrowers (1997)
as Ocious P. Potter
Barton Fink (1991)
as Charlie Meadows
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
as Mighty Mack McTeer
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
as Coach Harris
Party Central (2014)
as Sullivan (voice)
Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical Celebration (1993)
as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
as Oklahoma Cop
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)
as Narrator (voice)
Red State (2011)
as Joseph Keenan
Dirty Work (1998)
as Mayor Adrian Riggins (uncredited)
Trumbo (2015)
as Frank King
The Big Easy (1986)
as Andre DeSoto
King Ralph (1991)
as Ralph
The Survivors (1983)
as Commando
The Jack Bull (1999)
as Judge Tolliver
C.H.U.D. (1984)
as Cop in Diner
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)
as Rex (voice)
Pope Joan (2009)
as Pope Sergius II.
Chili Finger (2026)
as Blake Jr.
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
as Hal Houston (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
as Santa Claus (voice)
Everybody's All-American (1988)
as Lawrence
Matinee (1993)
as Lawrence Woolsey
In the Electric Mist (2009)
as Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni
Beyond the Sea (2004)
as Steve Blauner
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
as Neal Nicol
Burglar (1987)
as Detective Nyswander
My First Mister (2001)
as Benjamin
Punchline (1988)
as John Krytsick
Dirty Deeds (2002)
as Tony
One Night at McCool's (2001)
as Detective Dehling
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
as Uncle Sweetheart
Storytelling (2001)
as Marty Livingston
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995)
as Huey P. Long, Jr.
The Babe (1992)
as Babe Ruth
Mother Night (1996)
as Major Frank Wirtanen
Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
as George Wolfsbottom (voice)
What Planet Are You From? (2000)
as Roland Jones
Frosty Returns (1992)
as Frosty the Snowman (voice)
Sweet Dreams (1985)
as Otis
Bunyan and Babe (2017)
as Paul Bunyan (voice)
Live from New York! (2015)
as Self
The Wrong Guys (1988)
as Duke Earle
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)
as Steve Mills
Skeletons (2027)
Actor
Born Yesterday (1993)
as Harry Brock
It's a SpongeBob Christmas! (2012)
as Santa Claus
Stella (1990)
as Ed Munn
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' (2014)
as Self
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead (2015)
as Self - Actor
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
as Capt. Edwin Simmons
A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
as Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
as Mr. Hebert
Overnight (2003)
as Self
Tales of the Rat Fink (2006)
as Ed Roth (voice)
A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever (2025)
as Doodle (voice)
True Stories (1986)
as Louis Fyne
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh (2019)
as Self
Milius (2013)
as Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast (2005)
as Self - Presenter
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
The Real Macaw (1998)
as Mac (voice)
The Book of Manning (2013)
as Narrator
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (2007)
as Self
All-Stars (2014)
as Himself
The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006)
as Santa Claus
Alabama Moon (2009)
as Mr. Wellington
The Sweatbox (2002)
as Self
Discovering Bedrock (1999)
as Self
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years (1990)
as Self
On the Edge (2001)
as The Dean (segment "Happy Birthday")
The Runner (1999)
as Deepthroat
Murder Ordained (1987)
as Hugh Rayburn
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)
as Tough Guy Helpline Operator
Gigantic (2008)
as Happy's Father
Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family (2008)
as Pops Racer
Heart of Steel (1983)
as Raymond Bohupinsky
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective (2013)
as Self
Easy Does It (2020)
as "Catfish" Crawford (voice)
Evolution Within Extinction (2014)
as Self
Freshman Orientation (2004)
as Rodney
All Star Bowling Trick Shots (2012)
Actor
New Orleans: The First 300 Years (2017)
as Narrator
Drunkboat (2012)
as Mr. Fletcher
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
When Dinosaurs Roamed America (2001)
as Narrator
Pie in the Sky (1996)
as Alan Davenport
The Robber Bridegroom (1980)
as Townsperson
The Face of Rage (1983)
as Fred
Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance (2012)
as Self
The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool (2001)
as Self
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski' (1998)
as Self
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash (1990)
as Self - Host
Monsters Funday Football (2025)
as Sulley (Voice)
A Friend in New Orleans (1992)
as Himself
Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant (1988)
as Cowboy singer ("Wild Wild Life")
Ole War Skule: The Story of Saturday Night (2011)
as Narrator
Speed Racer: Car Fu (2008)
as Self
Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to Hollywood (1999)
as Himself
The Mystery of the Morro Castle (1980)
as Telegraph Operator
Real Life (2018)
as Louis Fyne
Girls Gone Gangsta (2009)
as Mortimer J Hamm
The Internship (2013)
as Sammy Boscoe (uncredited)
The Future Is Now (1992)
as Businessman