John Goodman
Acting
Born: Jun 20, 1952
From: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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; …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Princess and the Frog | "Big Daddy" La Bouff (voice) | 2009 | 7.214 |
| Confessions of a Shopaholic | Graham Bloomwood | 2009 | 6.483 |
| Speed Racer | Pops | 2008 | 6.338 |
| Evan Almighty | Congressman Long | 2007 | 5.585 |
| Bee Movie | Layton T. Montgomery (voice) | 2007 | 6.037 |
| Death Sentence | Bones Darley | 2007 | 6.796 |
| Beyond the Sea | Steve Blauner | 2004 | 6.298 |
| Masked and Anonymous | Uncle Sweetheart | 2003 | 5.153 |
| Dirty Deeds | Tony | 2002 | 5.505 |
| Monsters, Inc. | Sullivan (voice) | 2001 | 7.849 |
| One Night at McCool's | Detective Dehling | 2001 | 5.852 |
| O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Big Dan Teague | 2000 | 7.328 |
| What Planet Are You From? | Roland Jones | 2000 | 5.431 |
| The Emperor's New Groove | Pacha (voice) | 2000 | 7.558 |
| Coyote Ugly | Bill | 2000 | 6.263 |
| Bringing Out the Dead | Larry Verber | 1999 | 6.604 |
| The Big Lebowski | Walter Sobchak | 1998 | 7.84 |
| Blues Brothers 2000 | Mighty Mack McTeer | 1998 | 5.285 |
| Mother Night | Major Frank Wirtanen | 1996 | 6.635 |
| The Flintstones | Fred Flintstone | 1994 | 5.4 |
| Matinee | Lawrence Woolsey | 1993 | 6.664 |
| Barton Fink | Charlie Meadows | 1991 | 7.465 |
| King Ralph | Ralph Hampton Gainesworth Jones | 1991 | 5.358 |
| Arachnophobia | Delbert McClintock | 1990 | 6.447 |
| Always | Al Yackey | 1989 | 6.236 |
| Sea of Love | Sherman | 1989 | 6.616 |
| The Wrong Guys | Duke Earle | 1988 | 5.733 |
| Raising Arizona | Gale | 1987 | 7.052 |
| The Big Easy | Andre DeSoto | 1986 | 6.24 |
| True Stories | Louis Fyne | 1986 | 6.69 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1952 |
| From | Saint Louis, Missouri, … |