John Goodman
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Person

John Goodman

Known for
Acting
Born
June 20, 1952
Place of birth
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Also known as
Karl Mundt, John Stephen Goodman, Jonathan Stephen Goodman

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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 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).

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In Catlg

3 Works in the catalog credit them.

Acting (3)

Filmography

  • SkeletonsFilm · 2027 · Acting
  • Chili FingerFilm · 2026 · as Blake Jr.
  • DiggerFilm · 2026 · as President Compson
  • A Holiday Short: Best Christmas EverFilm · 2025 · as Doodle (voice)
  • Monsters Funday FootballFilm · 2025 · as Sulley (Voice)
  • Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso SpecialFilm · 2025 · as Self (archive footage)
  • SmurfsFilm · 2025 · as Papa Smurf (voice)
  • Monarch: Legacy of MonstersTV · 2023 · as Bill Randa · 1 episode
  • Off Script with The Hollywood ReporterTV · 2023 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy MountainFilm · 2023 · as Narrator (voice)
  • Monsters at WorkTV · 2021 · as Sulley (voice) · 18 episodes
  • The Freak BrothersTV · 2021 · as Fat Freddy Freekowtski (voice) · 22 episodes
  • Easy Does ItFilm · 2020 · as "Catfish" Crawford (voice)
  • Biography: Comedy IconsTV · 2019 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Captive StateFilm · 2019 · as William Mulligan
  • Chris Farley: Anything for a LaughFilm · 2019 · as Self
  • The Righteous GemstonesTV · 2019 · as Eli Gemstone · 36 episodes
  • Black Earth RisingTV · 2018 · as Michael Ennis · 8 episodes
  • Real LifeFilm · 2018 · as Louis Fyne
  • The ConnersTV · 2018 · as Dan Conner · 112 episodes
  • Atomic BlondeFilm · 2017 · as Emmett Kurzfeld
  • Bunyan and BabeFilm · 2017 · as Paul Bunyan (voice)
  • Kong: Skull IslandFilm · 2017 · as Bill Randa
  • New Orleans: The First 300 YearsFilm · 2017 · as Narrator
  • Once Upon a Time in VeniceFilm · 2017 · as Dave Phillips
  • Transformers: The Last KnightFilm · 2017 · as Hound (voice)
  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand PlanetsFilm · 2017 · as Igon Siruss (voice)
  • 10 Cloverfield LaneFilm · 2016 · as Howard
  • Patriots DayFilm · 2016 · as Commisioner Ed Davis
  • Ratchet & ClankFilm · 2016 · as Grimroth (voice)
  • Curious George 3: Back to the JungleFilm · 2015 · as Hal Houston (voice)
  • Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadFilm · 2015 · as Self - Actor
  • Live from New York!Film · 2015 · as Self
  • Love the CoopersFilm · 2015 · as Sam Cooper
  • TrumboFilm · 2015 · as Frank King
  • All-StarsFilm · 2014 · as Himself
  • Evolution Within ExtinctionFilm · 2014 · as Self
  • Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'Film · 2014 · as Self
  • Late Night with Seth MeyersTV · 2014 · as Self - Guest · 3 episodes
  • Off Camera with Sam JonesTV · 2014 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Party CentralFilm · 2014 · as Sullivan (voice)
  • The GamblerFilm · 2014 · as Frank
  • The Monuments MenFilm · 2014 · as Sgt. Walter Garfield
  • Transformers: Age of ExtinctionFilm · 2014 · as Hound (voice)
  • Alpha HouseTV · 2013 · as Senator Gil John Biggs · 21 episodes
  • Dancing on the EdgeTV · 2013 · as Masterson · 5 episodes
  • Inside Llewyn DavisFilm · 2013 · as Roland Turner
  • MiliusFilm · 2013 · as Self
  • Monsters UniversityFilm · 2013 · as Sullivan (voice)
  • The Book of ManningFilm · 2013 · as Narrator
  • The Hangover Part IIIFilm · 2013 · as Marshall
  • The InternshipFilm · 2013 · as Sammy Boscoe (uncredited)
  • Wolfpack Only: The Hangover RetrospectiveFilm · 2013 · as Self
  • All Star Bowling Trick ShotsFilm · 2012 · Acting
  • ArgoFilm · 2012 · as John Chambers
  • DrunkboatFilm · 2012 · as Mr. Fletcher
  • Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenFilm · 2012 · as (archive footage)
  • FlightFilm · 2012 · as Harling Mays
  • It's a SpongeBob Christmas!Film · 2012 · as Santa Claus
  • ParaNormanFilm · 2012 · as Mr. Prenderghast (voice)
  • The Artist: The Making of an American RomanceFilm · 2012 · as Self
  • The CampaignFilm · 2012 · as Congressman Scott Talley (uncredited)
  • Trouble with the CurveFilm · 2012 · as Pete Klein
  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly CloseFilm · 2011 · as Stan the Doorman
  • Ole War Skule: The Story of Saturday NightFilm · 2011 · as Narrator
  • Red StateFilm · 2011 · as Joseph Keenan
  • The ArtistFilm · 2011 · as Al Zimmer
  • Best Food EverTV · 2010 · as Narrator · 6 episodes
  • TremeTV · 2010 · as Creighton Bernette · 10 episodes
  • You Don't Know JackFilm · 2010 · as Neal Nicol
  • Alabama MoonFilm · 2009 · as Mr. Wellington
  • Beyond All BoundariesFilm · 2009 · as Capt. Edwin Simmons
  • CommunityTV · 2009 · as Vice Dean Laybourne · 6 episodes
  • Confessions of a ShopaholicFilm · 2009 · as Graham Bloomwood
  • Girls Gone GangstaFilm · 2009 · as Mortimer J Hamm
  • In the Electric MistFilm · 2009 · as Julie 'Baby Feet' Balboni
  • Pope JoanFilm · 2009 · as Pope Sergius II.
  • The Princess and the FrogFilm · 2009 · as "Big Daddy" La Bouff (voice)
  • Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New OrleansFilm · 2008 · as Narrator (voice)
  • GiganticFilm · 2008 · as Happy's Father
  • Speed RacerFilm · 2008 · as Pops
  • Speed Racer: Car FuFilm · 2008 · as Self
  • Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer FamilyFilm · 2008 · as Pops Racer
  • Bee MovieFilm · 2007 · as Layton T. Montgomery (voice)
  • Boulevard of Broken DreamsTV · 2007 · as Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
  • DamagesTV · 2007 · as Howard Erickson · 10 episodes
  • Death SentenceFilm · 2007 · as Bones Darley
  • Evan AlmightyFilm · 2007 · as Congressman Long
  • Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationFilm · 2007 · as Self
  • The Pixar StoryFilm · 2007 · as James 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive footage)
  • CarsFilm · 2006 · as Sullivan Truck (voice)
  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm SchoolFilm · 2006 · as Steve Mills
  • Studio 60 on the Sunset StripTV · 2006 · as Judge Robert Bebe · 2 episodes
  • Tales of the Rat FinkFilm · 2006 · as Ed Roth (voice)
  • The Emperor's New SchoolTV · 2006 · as Pacha (voice) · 57 episodes
  • The Year Without a Santa ClausFilm · 2006 · as Santa Claus
  • Kronk's New GrooveFilm · 2005 · as Pacha (voice)
  • Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf CoastFilm · 2005 · as Self - Presenter
  • The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonTV · 2005 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • Beyond the SeaFilm · 2004 · as Steve Blauner
  • Center of the UniverseTV · 2004 · as John Barnett · 10 episodes
  • Clifford's Really Big MovieFilm · 2004 · as George Wolfsbottom (voice)
  • Father of the PrideTV · 2004 · as Larry (voice) · 13 episodes
  • Freshman OrientationFilm · 2004 · as Rodney
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV · 2003 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Masked and AnonymousFilm · 2003 · as Uncle Sweetheart
  • OvernightFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTV · 2003 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • The Jungle Book 2Film · 2003 · as Baloo (voice)
  • Dirty DeedsFilm · 2002 · as Tony
  • Mike's New CarFilm · 2002 · as Sulley (voice)
  • The SweatboxFilm · 2002 · as Self
  • Monsters, Inc.Film · 2001 · as Sullivan (voice)
  • My First MisterFilm · 2001 · as Benjamin
  • On the EdgeFilm · 2001 · as The Dean (segment "Happy Birthday")
  • One Night at McCool'sFilm · 2001 · as Detective Dehling
  • StorytellingFilm · 2001 · as Marty Livingston
  • The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly CoolFilm · 2001 · as Self
  • When Dinosaurs Roamed AmericaFilm · 2001 · as Narrator
  • Coyote UglyFilm · 2000 · as Bill
  • EdTV · 2000 · as Big Rudy · 1 episode
  • Normal, OhioTV · 2000 · as William "Butch" Gamble · 12 episodes
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?Film · 2000 · as Big Dan Teague
  • Pigs Next DoorTV · 2000 · as Phil (voice) · 13 episodes
  • The Adventures of Rocky & BullwinkleFilm · 2000 · as Oklahoma Cop
  • The Emperor's New GrooveFilm · 2000 · as Pacha (voice)
  • What Planet Are You From?Film · 2000 · as Roland Jones
  • Bringing Out the DeadFilm · 1999 · as Larry Verber
  • Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to HollywoodFilm · 1999 · as Himself
  • Discovering BedrockFilm · 1999 · as Self
  • FuturamaTV · 1999 · as Robot Santa Claus (voice) · 1 episode
  • Now and AgainTV · 1999 · as Michael Wiseman · 1 episode
  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialFilm · 1999 · as Self
  • SpongeBob SquarePantsTV · 1999 · as Santa Claus (voice) · 1 episode
  • The Jack BullFilm · 1999 · as Judge Tolliver
  • The RunnerFilm · 1999 · as Deepthroat
  • The West WingTV · 1999 · as Glenallen Walken · 4 episodes
  • Blues Brothers 2000Film · 1998 · as Mighty Mack McTeer
  • Dirty WorkFilm · 1998 · as Mayor Adrian Riggins (uncredited)
  • FallenFilm · 1998 · as Jonesy
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The MovieFilm · 1998 · as Santa Claus (voice)
  • The Big LebowskiFilm · 1998 · as Walter Sobchak
  • The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'Film · 1998 · as Self
  • The Real MacawFilm · 1998 · as Mac (voice)
  • King of the HillTV · 1997 · as Tommy (voice) · 1 episode
  • Soul ManTV · 1997 · as Capt. Stan Hamel · 25 episodes
  • The BorrowersFilm · 1997 · as Ocious P. Potter
  • Mother NightFilm · 1996 · as Major Frank Wirtanen
  • Muppets TonightTV · 1996 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • Pie in the SkyFilm · 1996 · as Alan Davenport
  • Ruby Wax MeetsTV · 1996 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Saturday Night SpecialTV · 1996 · Acting · 1 episode
  • A Streetcar Named DesireFilm · 1995 · as Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell
  • Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. LongFilm · 1995 · as Huey P. Long, Jr.
  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American MoviesFilm · 1995 · as Self
  • Downwardly MobileTV · 1994 · Acting · 7 episodes
  • Inside the Actors StudioTV · 1994 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!Film · 1994 · as Tough Guy Helpline Operator
  • The FlintstonesFilm · 1994 · as Fred Flintstone
  • The Hudsucker ProxyFilm · 1994 · as Newsreel Announcer (voice)
  • Born YesterdayFilm · 1993 · as Harry Brock
  • Grace Under FireTV · 1993 · as Police Officer · 1 episode
  • Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV · 1993 · as Self - Guest · 2 episodes
  • MatineeFilm · 1993 · as Lawrence Woolsey
  • Sesame Street's 25th Birthday: A Musical CelebrationFilm · 1993 · as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")
  • We're Back! A Dinosaur's StoryFilm · 1993 · as Rex (voice)
  • A Friend in New OrleansFilm · 1992 · as Himself
  • Frosty ReturnsFilm · 1992 · as Frosty the Snowman (voice)
  • The BabeFilm · 1992 · as Babe Ruth
  • The Future Is NowFilm · 1992 · as Businessman
  • The Jackie Thomas ShowTV · 1992 · as Dan Conner · 1 episode
  • Barton FinkFilm · 1991 · as Charlie Meadows
  • King RalphFilm · 1991 · as Ralph
  • American ChroniclesTV · 1990 · as self · 1 episode
  • ArachnophobiaFilm · 1990 · as Delbert McClintock
  • GrandTV · 1990 · as Red · 1 episode
  • Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney YearsFilm · 1990 · as Self
  • StellaFilm · 1990 · as Ed Munn
  • Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday BashFilm · 1990 · as Self - Host
  • AlwaysFilm · 1989 · as Al Yackey
  • Sea of LoveFilm · 1989 · as Sherman
  • The SimpsonsTV · 1989 · as Meathook (voice) · 1 episode
  • Everybody's All-AmericanFilm · 1988 · as Lawrence
  • LIVE with Kelly and MarkTV · 1988 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • PunchlineFilm · 1988 · as John Krytsick
  • RoseanneTV · 1988 · as Dan Conner · 231 episodes
  • Talking Heads: Storytelling GiantFilm · 1988 · as Cowboy singer ("Wild Wild Life")
  • The Wrong GuysFilm · 1988 · as Duke Earle
  • BurglarFilm · 1987 · as Detective Nyswander
  • Murder OrdainedFilm · 1987 · as Hugh Rayburn
  • Murder OrdainedTV · 1987 · as Hugh Rayburn · 2 episodes
  • Raising ArizonaFilm · 1987 · as Gale
  • The Big EasyFilm · 1986 · as Andre DeSoto
  • True StoriesFilm · 1986 · as Louis Fyne
  • MoonlightingTV · 1985 · as Donald Chase · 1 episode
  • Sweet DreamsFilm · 1985 · as Otis
  • The EqualizerTV · 1985 · as Harold Winter · 1 episode
  • C.H.U.D.Film · 1984 · as Cop in Diner
  • Maria's LoversFilm · 1984 · as Frank
  • Revenge of the NerdsFilm · 1984 · as Coach Harris
  • Eddie Macon's RunFilm · 1983 · as Mr. Hebert
  • Heart of SteelFilm · 1983 · as Raymond Bohupinsky
  • The Face of RageFilm · 1983 · as Fred
  • The SurvivorsFilm · 1983 · as Commando
  • The Mystery of the Morro CastleFilm · 1980 · as Telegraph Operator
  • The Robber BridegroomFilm · 1980 · as Townsperson
  • Saturday Night LiveTV · 1975 · as Self - Host · 13 episodes
  • CMA AwardsTV · 1967 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV · 1962 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • The OscarsTV · 1953 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Golden Globe AwardsTV · 1944 · as Self - Winner · 1 episode

Filmography from TMDB. This product uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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