John Goodman
Born
June 20, 1952 (73 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
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 numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Vanity Fair has called Goodman "among our very finest actors."
Goodman is known for his collaborations with the Coen brothers, acting in films such as Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). He took on leading roles in King Ralph (1991), The Babe (1992), Matinee (1993), The Flintstones (1994), and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016). Goodman also had supporting roles in Revenge of the Nerds (1984), True Stories (1986), Sea of Love (1989), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Storytelling (2001), Speed Racer (2008), The Artist (2011), Flight (2012), Argo (2012), The Hangover Part III (2013), and Atomic Blonde (2017). He has voiced roles in The Emperor's New Groove franchise (2000–2008), the Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–present), The Jungle Book 2 (2003), and Bee Movie (2007).
On television, Goodman gained recognition by playing the family patriarch Dan Conner in the comedy series Roseanne (1988–1997; 2018) and The Conners (2018–present). Goodman had regular roles in the HBO drama series Treme (2010–2011), the legal drama series Damages (2011), the political comedy series Alpha House (2013–2014), and the HBO comedy series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present). He has been a frequent host of Saturday Night Live (1989–2013) and has guest starred in The West Wing (2003–2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Community (2011–2012).
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 Becket play Waiting for Godot (2009) and the newspaper comedy The Front Page (2016). Goodman debuted his West End in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo (2015).
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Easy Does It
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Birds of a Different Game: The '80s Cardinals
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Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh
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Captive State
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Real Life
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Atomic Blonde
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
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Bunyan and Babe
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Patriots Day
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Ratchet & Clank
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Live from New York!
Self
2015
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
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2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
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2015
All-Stars
Himself
2014
Evolution Within Extinction
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2014
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
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2013
The Book of Manning
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2013
The Campaign
Congressman Scott Talley (uncredited)
2012
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance
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2012
All Star Bowling Trick Shots
2012
Ole War Skule: The Story of Saturday Night
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2011
Pixar Short Films
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Beyond All Boundaries
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2009
Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1
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The Year Without a Santa Claus
Santa Claus
2006
Father of the Pride
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2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Overnight
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2003
Storytelling
Marty Livingston
2001
The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool
Self
2001
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
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1999
Now and Again
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1999
The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'
Self
1998
Pie in the Sky
Alan Davenport
1996
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
Tough Guy Helpline Operator
1994
The Hudsucker Proxy
Newsreel Announcer (voice)
1994
Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash
Self - Host
1990
The Simpsons
Meathook (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Murder Ordained
Hugh Rayburn
1987
Heart of Steel
Raymond Bohupinsky
1983
Eddie Macon's Run
Mr. Hebert
1983
The Robber Bridegroom
Townsperson
1980
The Mystery of the Morro Castle
Telegraph Operator
1980
Chili Finger
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
2023
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Narrator (voice)
2023
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
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2023
The Freak Brothers
Fat Freddy Freekowtski (voice) · (16 episodes)
2021
Monsters at Work
Sulley (voice) · (18 episodes)
2021
The Righteous Gemstones
Eli Gemstone · (36 episodes)
2019
Biography: Comedy Icons
Himself · (1 episode)
2019
The Conners
Dan Conner · (112 episodes)
2018
Black Earth Rising
Michael Ennis · (8 episodes)
2018
New Orleans: The First 300 Years
Narrator
2017
10 Cloverfield Lane
Howard
2016
Love the Coopers
Sam Cooper
2015
Trumbo
Frank King
2015
The Gambler
Frank
2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Hound (voice)
2014
Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
Party Central
Sullivan (voice)
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Monuments Men
Sgt. Walter Garfield
2014
Inside Llewyn Davis
Roland Turner
2013
Monsters University
Sullivan (voice)
2013
The Internship
Sammy Boscoe (uncredited)
2013
The Hangover Part III
Marshall
2013
Alpha House
Senator Gil John Biggs · (21 episodes)
2013
Milius
Self
2013
Dancing on the Edge
Masterson · (5 episodes)
2013
It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
Santa Claus
2012
Flight
Harling Mays
2012
Argo
John Chambers
2012
Trouble with the Curve
Pete Klein
2012
ParaNorman
Mr. Prenderghast (voice)
2012
Drunkboat
Mr. Fletcher
2012
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Stan the Doorman
2011
The Artist
Al Zimmer
2011
Red State
Joseph Keenan
2011
You Don't Know Jack
Neal Nicol
2010
Best Food Ever
Narrator · (6 episodes)
2010
Treme
(9 episodes)
2010
Treme
Creighton Bernette · (10 episodes)
2010
The Princess and the Frog
"Big Daddy" La Bouff (voice)
2009
Alabama Moon
Mr. Wellington
2009
Pope Joan
Pope Sergius II.
2009
Community
Vice Dean Laybourne · (6 episodes)
2009
In the Electric Mist
Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni
2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic
Graham Bloomwood
2009
Girls Gone Gangsta
Mortimer J Hamm
2009
Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans
Himself - Narrator
2008
Gigantic
Happy's Father
2008
Speed Racer
Pops Racer
2008
Bee Movie
Layton T. Montgomery (voice)
2007
Death Sentence
Bones Darley
2007
The Pixar Story
James 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive footage)
2007
Damages
Howard Erickson · (10 episodes)
2007
Evan Almighty
Congressman Long
2007
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
(archive footage) · (1 episode)
2007
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Judge Robert Bebe · (2 episodes)
2006
Cars
Sullivan Truck (voice)
2006
The Emperor's New School
Pacha (voice) · (57 episodes)
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Steve Mills
2006
Tales of the Rat Fink
Ed Roth (voice)
2006
Kronk's New Groove
Pacha (voice)
2005
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Self - Presenter
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (2 episodes)
2005
Beyond the Sea
Steve Blauner
2004
Center of the Universe
John Barnett · (15 episodes)
2004
Clifford's Really Big Movie
George Wolfsbottom (voice)
2004
Freshman Orientation
Rodney
2004
Masked and Anonymous
Uncle Sweetheart
2003
The Jungle Book 2
Baloo (voice)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
2003
The Sweatbox
Self
2002
Dirty Deeds
Tony
2002
Mike's New Car
Sulley (voice)
2002
Monsters, Inc.
Sullivan (voice)
2001
My First Mister
Benjamin
2001
When Dinosaurs Roamed America
Narrator
2001
On the Edge
The Dean (segment "Happy Birthday")
2001
One Night at McCool's
Detective Dehling
2001
The Emperor's New Groove
Pacha (voice)
2000
Normal, Ohio
William "Butch" Gamble · (13 episodes)
2000
Ed
Big Rudy · (1 episode)
2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Big Dan Teague
2000
Coyote Ugly
Bill
2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Oklahoma Cop
2000
Pigs Next Door
Phil (voice) · (13 episodes)
2000
What Planet Are You From?
Roland Jones
2000
Bringing Out the Dead
Larry Verber
1999
Now and Again
Michael Wiseman · (1 episode)
1999
The West Wing
Glenallen Walken · (2 episodes)
1999
The Runner
Deepthroat
1999
SpongeBob SquarePants
Santa Claus (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
The Jack Bull
Judge Tolliver
1999
Futurama
Robot Santa Claus (voice) · (1 episode)
1999
Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to Hollywood
Himself
1999
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Santa Claus (voice)
1998
The Real Macaw
Mac (voice)
1998
Dirty Work
Mayor Adrian Riggins (uncredited)
1998
The Big Lebowski
Walter Sobchak
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
Mighty Mack McTeer
1998
Fallen
Jonesy
1998
The Borrowers
Ocious P. Potter
1997
Soul Man
Capt. Stan Hamel · (25 episodes)
1997
King of the Hill
Tommy (voice) · (1 episode)
1997
Mother Night
Major Frank Wirtanen
1996
Saturday Night Special
(1 episode)
1996
Muppets Tonight
Self · (2 episodes)
1996
Ruby Wax Meets
(1 episode)
1996
A Streetcar Named Desire
Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
Huey P. Long, Jr.
1995
Downwardly Mobile
(7 episodes)
1994
The Flintstones
Fred Flintstone
1994
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
Rex (voice)
1993
Grace Under Fire
Police Officer · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1993
Born Yesterday
Harry Brock
1993
Matinee
Lawrence Woolsey
1993
Frosty Returns
Frosty the Snowman (voice)
1992
The Jackie Thomas Show
Dan Conner · (1 episode)
1992
The Babe
Babe Ruth
1992
Barton Fink
Charlie Meadows
1991
King Ralph
Ralph Hampton Gainesworth Jones
1991
Arachnophobia
Delbert McClintock
1990
Stella
Ed Munn
1990
Grand
Red · (1 episode)
1990
Always
Al Yackey
1989
Sea of Love
Sherman
1989
Everybody's All-American
Lawrence
1988
Roseanne
Dan Conner · (231 episodes)
1988
Punchline
John Krytsick
1988
The Wrong Guys
Duke Earle
1988
Murder Ordained
Hugh Rayburn · (2 episodes)
1987
Burglar
Detective Nyswander
1987
Raising Arizona
Gale
1987
The Big Easy
Andre DeSoto
1986
True Stories
Louis Fyne
1986
Sweet Dreams
Otis
1985
The Equalizer
Harold Winter · (1 episode)
1985
Moonlighting
Donald Chase · (1 episode)
1985
Maria's Lovers
Frank
1984
C.H.U.D.
Cop in Diner
1984
Revenge of the Nerds
Coach Harris
1984
Chiefs
Newt 'Tub' Murray · (3 episodes)
1983
The Survivors
Commando
1983
The Face of Rage
Fred
1983
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (13 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (12 episodes)
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953