John Goodman
Birthdate: Jun 20, 1952
Birthplace: Affton, Missouri, USA
John Stephen Goodman's an American film, TV & stage actor. He was born in Affton, Missouri to Virginia Roos (Loosmore), a waitress and saleswoman & Leslie Francis Goodman, a postal worker who died when he was a small child. He's of English, Welsh & German ancestry. He's best known for his role as Dan Conner on the TV show Roseanne (1988), which ran until 1997 & for which he earned him a Best Actor Golden Globe in 1993. He's also noted for appearances in films of the Coen brothers, w/ prominent roles in Raising Arizona (1987) as an escaped convict, in Barton Fink (1991) as a congenial murderer, in The Big Lebowski (1998) as a volatile bowler & in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) as a cultured thief. Additionally, he has done voice work in numerous Disney & Pixar films, including the Sulley in Monsters, Inc. (2001). Having contributed to more than 50 films, he has also won 2 American Comedy Awards & hosted Saturday Night Live (1975) 14 times.
Gallery
Known For
Filmography
actor
Upcoming (1)
- 2025 | The Smurfs Movie
The Smurfs Movie
An animated musical film revolving around the iconic creations of Peyo.
Previous (81)
- 2023 | Flavor of St. Louis
- 2022 | The RunnerasDeepthroat
The Runner
After enrolling in a school, an impoverished boy finds conflict with his classmates and decides to compete to earn their respect.
- 2022 | Take Me to the River: New OrleansasNarrator
Take Me to the River: New Orleans
"Take Me to the River New Orleans" celebrates the rich musical history, the heritage, legacy, culture, and influence of New Orleans and Louisiana. A true collaboration and melting pot of influences from around the World.
- 2019 | Easy Does Itas 'Catfish' Crawford
- 2019 | Captive StateasWilliam Mulligan
Captive State
Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extraterrestrial force, 'Captive State' explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.
- 2017 | Bunyan and Babeas Paul Bunyan
- 2017 | Once Upon a Time in Veniceas Dave
- 2017 | Atomic BlondeasEmmett Kurzfeld
Atomic Blonde
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
- 2017 | Kong: Skull IslandasBill Randa
Kong: Skull Island
After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
- 2017 | Patriots DayasCommissioner Ed Davis
Patriots Day
The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible.
- 2016 | Ratchet & ClankasGrimroth
Ratchet & Clank
When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound robot ally join an elite squad of combatants to save the universe.
- 2016 | 10 Cloverfield LaneasHoward
10 Cloverfield Lane
After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter by a man who claims that the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.
- 2015 | Curious George 3: Back to the Jungleas Hal Houston
- 2015 | Love the CoopersasSam
Love the Coopers
The intertwined stories of four generations of Coopers unfold right before the annual family reunion on Christmas Eve. Can they survive the most beautiful time of the year?
- 2014 | The GamblerasFrank
The Gambler
Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation, is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a second chance?
- 2014 | The Monuments MenasWalter Garfield
The Monuments Men
An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.
- 2013 | Inside Llewyn Davisas Roland Turner
- 2013 | Monsters UniversityasSullivan
Monsters University
A look at the relationship between Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and James P. 'Sully' Sullivan (John Goodman) during their days at Monsters University, when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
- 2013 | The Hangover Part IIIasMarshall
The Hangover Part III
When one of their own is kidnapped by an angry gangster, the Wolf Pack must track down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the run.
- 2012 |
- 2012 |
- 2012 | Trouble with the CurveasPete Klein
Trouble with the Curve
A daughter tries to remedy her dysfunctional relationship with her ailing father, a decorated baseball scout, by helping him in a recruiting trip which could be his last.
- 2011 | Ole War Skule: The Story of Saturday Nightas Narrator
- 2011 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseasStan the Doorman
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
- 2011 | The Artistas Al Zimmer
- 2009 | Alabama Moonas Mr. Wellington
- 2011 | Red Stateas Joseph Keenan
- 2010 | Drunkboatas Fletcher
- 2010 | The Big Uneasy
- 2009 | In the Electric Mistas Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni
- 2009 | Pope Joanas Pope Sergius
- 2008 | Giganticas Al Lolly
- 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholicas Graham Bloomwood
- 2007 | Bee Movieas Layton T. Montgomery
- 2007 | Death Sentenceas Bones Darley
- 2004 | Freshman Orientationas Rodney
- 2007 | Evan Almightyas Congressman Long
- 2006 | Tales of the Rat Finkas Ed 'Big Daddy' Roth
- 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm Schoolas Steve Mills
- 2004 | Beyond the Seaas Steve Blauner
- 2004 | Clifford's Really Big Movieas George Wolfsbottom
- 2003 | Masked and Anonymousas Uncle Sweetheart
- 2003 | The Jungle Book 2as Baloo
- 2002 | Dirty Deedsas Tony Testano
- 2002 | The Sweatbox
- 2001 | Monsters, Inc.asSullivan
Monsters, Inc.
In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, two monsters realize things may not be what they think.
- 2001 | My First Misteras Benjamin
- 2001 | One Night at McCool'sas Detective Dehling
- 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou?as Big Dan Teague
- 2000 | The Emperor's New Grooveas Pacha
- 2000 | Coyote Uglyas Bill
- 2000 | What Planet Are You From?as Roland Jones
- 1999 | Bringing Out the Deadas Larry
- 1998 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movieas Santa Claus
- 1998 | The Real Macawas Mac
- 1998 | The Big Lebowskias Walter Sobchak
- 1997 | The Borrowersas Ocious P. Potter
- 1998 | Blues Brothers 2000as Mighty Mack McTeer
- 1998 | Fallenas Jonesy
- 1996 | Mother Nightas Major Frank Wirtanen
- 1995 | Pie in the Skyas Alan Davenport
- 1994 | The Flintstonesas Fred Flintstone
- 1993 | We're Back! A Dinosaur's Storyas Rex
- 1993 | Born Yesterdayas Harry Brock
- 1993 | Matineeas Lawrence Woolsey
- 1992 | The Babeas Babe Ruth
- 1991 | Barton Finkas Charlie Meadows
- 1991 | King Ralphas Ralph Jones
- 1990 | Arachnophobiaas Delbert McClintock
- 1990 | Stellaas Ed Munn
- 1989 | Alwaysas Al Yackey
- 1989 | Sea of Loveas Sherman
- 1988 | Everybody's All-Americanas Lawrence
- 1988 | Punchlineas John Krytsick
- 1988 | The Wrong Guysas Duke Earle
- 1986 | The Big Easyas Det. Andre DeSoto
- 1987 | Burglaras Detective Nyswander
- 1987 | Raising Arizonaas Gale
- 1986 | True Storiesas Louis Fyne
- 1985 | Sweet Dreamsas Otis
- 1984 | Maria's Loversas Frank
