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John Goodman

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John Goodman

John Goodman is an actor born on June 20, 1952 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. He is known for Monsters, Inc., The Big Lebowski and Monsters University. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

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

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Goodman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2026Diggeras President Compson
  2. 2023Monarch: Legacy of Monstersas Bill Randa · 1 episode
  3. 2021Monsters at Workas Sulley (voice) · 18 episodes
  4. 2019Captive Stateas William Mulligan
  5. 2017Atomic Blondeas Emmett Kurzfeld
  6. 2017Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planetsas Igon Siruss (voice)
  7. 2017Transformers: The Last Knightas Hound (voice)
  8. 2017Once Upon a Time in Veniceas Dave Phillips
  9. 2017Kong: Skull Islandas Bill Randa
  10. 2016Patriots Dayas Commisioner Ed Davis
  11. 2016Ratchet & Clankas Grimroth (voice)
  12. 201610 Cloverfield Laneas Howard
  13. 2015Love the Coopersas Sam Cooper
  14. 2015Trumboas Frank King
  15. 2014The Gambleras Frank
  16. 2014Transformers: Age of Extinctionas Hound (voice)
  17. 2014The Monuments Menas Sgt. Walter Garfield
  18. 2013Inside Llewyn Davisas Roland Turner
  19. 2013Monsters Universityas Sullivan (voice)
  20. 2013The Internshipas Sammy Boscoe (uncredited)
  21. 2013The Hangover Part IIIas Marshall
  22. 2012Argoas John Chambers
  23. 2012Trouble with the Curveas Pete Klein
  24. 2012The Campaignas Congressman Scott Talley (uncredited)
  25. 2012ParaNormanas Mr. Prenderghast (voice)
  26. 2012Flightas Harling Mays
  27. 2011Extremely Loud & Incredibly Closeas Stan the Doorman
  28. 2011The Artistas Al Zimmer
  29. 2011Red Stateas Joseph Keenan
  30. 2009The Princess and the Frogas "Big Daddy" La Bouff (voice)
  31. 2009Communityas Vice Dean Laybourne · 6 episodes
  32. 2009Confessions of a Shopaholicas Graham Bloomwood
  33. 2008Speed Raceras Pops
  34. 2007Bee Movieas Layton T. Montgomery (voice)
  35. 2007Death Sentenceas Bones Darley
  36. 2007Evan Almightyas Congressman Long
  37. 2006Carsas Sullivan Truck (voice)
  38. 2005Kronk's New Grooveas Pacha (voice)
  39. 2003The Jungle Book 2as Baloo (voice)
  40. 2002Mike's New Caras Sulley (voice)
  41. 2001Monsters, Inc.as Sullivan (voice)
  42. 2000The Emperor's New Grooveas Pacha (voice)
  43. 2000O Brother, Where Art Thou?as Big Dan Teague
  44. 2000Coyote Uglyas Bill
  45. 1999Bringing Out the Deadas Larry Verber
  46. 1999The West Wingas Glenallen Walken · 4 episodes
  47. 1999SpongeBob SquarePantsas Santa Claus (voice) · 1 episode
  48. 1999Futuramaas Robot Santa Claus (voice) · 1 episode
  49. 1998The Big Lebowskias Walter Sobchak
  50. 1998Blues Brothers 2000as Mighty Mack McTeer
  51. 1998Fallenas Jonesy
  52. 1997King of the Hillas Tommy (voice) · 1 episode
  53. 1994The Flintstonesas Fred Flintstone
  54. 1994The Hudsucker Proxyas Newsreel Announcer (voice)
  55. 1991Barton Finkas Charlie Meadows
  56. 1990Arachnophobiaas Delbert McClintock
  57. 1989Alwaysas Al Yackey
  58. 1989The Simpsonsas Meathook (voice) · 1 episode
  59. 1989Sea of Loveas Sherman
  60. 1987Raising Arizonaas Gale
  61. 1984Revenge of the Nerdsas Coach Harris