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Woody Harrelson

Playwright / Theatre Director / Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Environmentalist / Actor | * 07/23/1961 (62) | Midland, Texas (United States of America (USA))
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Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. Harrelson first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1985–1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from five nominations. He reprised his role in the acclaimed spinoff series Frasier in 1999 for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series nomination. Harrelson received three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), and Best Supporting Actor for both The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). Other notable films include ()
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Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.Harrelson first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1985–1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from a total of five nominations. He went on to receive three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), and Best Supporting Actor for both The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). Harrelson was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Marty Hart in the crime anthology series True Detective (2014).

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes i ...

The People vs. Larry Flynt

FSK: 12+ years

1996 | 3.5/5 | 2h 10min
Drama
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Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. ...

Natural Born Killers

FSK: 18+ years

1994 | 3.5/5 | 1h 58min
Crime, Thriller, Drama
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After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bil ...

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

FSK: 12+ years

2017 | 4.0/5 | 1h 55min
Crime, Drama
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An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law. ...

True Detective

FSK: 16+ years

2014- | 4.2/5 | 1h per episode
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Woody Harrelson

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Woody Harrelson as Actor(131)

2024 Project Artemis
2024 Suncoast
2023 Common Ground
as Felix Kersten2023 The Man with the Miraculous Hands
as Merritt McKinney2023 Now You See Me 3
as Marcus2023 Champions
2023 Ella McCay
2023 Fruitloops
as Hank Gordon (archive footage) (uncredited)2023 STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
as Narrator2022 Breakthrough
as Thomas, The Captain2022 Triangle of Sadness
as The Man From Toronto2022 The Man from Toronto
as Cletus Kasady / Carnage2021 Venom: Let There Be Carnage
as Narrator2021 Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
as Varrick2021 Kate
as himself2020 Roland Emmerich: Man On A Mission
as Self / Narrator (voice)2020 Kiss the Ground
as himself2020 The Men Of Midway
as Manny Gault2019 The Highwaymen
as Archie Bunker2019 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"
as Admiral Chester W. Nimitz2019 Midway
as Archie Bunker2019 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Tallahassee2019 Zombieland: Double Tap
as Tobias Beckett2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story
as Cletus Kasady / Carnage2018 Venom
as Jonathan Landay2018 Shock and Awe
as Bill Willoughby2017 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
as Lyndon B. Johnson2017 LBJ
as Wilson2017 Wilson
as The Colonel2017 War for the Planet of the Apes
as himself2017 Lost in London
as Rex Walls2017 The Glass Castle
as himself2016 Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
as Mr. Bruner2016 The Edge of Seventeen
as Abraham Brant2016 The Duel
as Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen2016 Triple 9
as himself2016 Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney2016 Now You See Me 2
as himself2015 The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
as Haymitch Abernathy2015 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
as himself2014 Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Haymitch Abernathy2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
as Merritt McKinney2013 Now You See Me
as himself2013 David Blaine: Real or Magic
as Haymitch Abernathy2013 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Harlan DeGroat2013 Out of the Furnace
as Jake (voice)2013 Free Birds
as himself2012 The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
as himself2012 How to Make Money Selling Drugs
as Haymitch Abernathy2012 The Hunger Games
as Steve Schmidt2012 Game Change
as Charlie Costello2012 Seven Psychopaths
as Host2011 Ethos
as himself2011 Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
as Dave Brown2011 Rampart
as Tommy Bollinger2011 Friends with Benefits
as himself2011 The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
as himself2010 The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
as The Bartender2010 Bunraku
as himself2010 2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
as Tallahassee2009 Zombieland
as Arthur Poppington / Defendor2009 Defendor
as Jango2009 Management
as himself2009 Miloš Forman - What Doesn't Kill You…
as himself2009 Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
as Tony Stone2009 The Messenger
as Charlie Frost2009 2012
as himself2008 Hempsters: Plant the Seed
as Roy2008 TransSiberian
as Monix2008 Semi-Pro
as himself2008 No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin's Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
as Divo2008 Burma: It Can't Wait
as Randall2008 Sleepwalking
as Jack2008 Surfer, Dude
as Ezra Turner2008 Seven Pounds
as Dale2007 Battle in Seattle
as Bob Wilson2007 Nanking
as Carter Page III2007 The Walker
as One Eyed Jack Faro2007 The Grand
as himself2007 Raw for Life
as Carson Wells2007 No Country for Old Men
as Roy Arnie (voice)2006 Free Jimmy
as Himself / Luckman2006 One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
as Dusty2006 A Prairie Home Companion
as Ernie Luckman2006 A Scanner Darkly
as Raymond Barnell2005 The Big White
as Bill White2005 North Country
as himself2005 The Outsider
as Kelly Ryan2005 The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
as Leland Powell2004 She Hate Me
as Stan Lloyd2004 After the Sunset
as Galaxia / Security Guard Gary2003 Anger Management
as himself2003 Go Further
as Jason 'Woods' Valley2003 Scorched
as Taxi Driver2003 This So-Called Disaster: Sam Shepard Directs "The Late Henry Moss"
as Host2003 Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
as himself2001 American Saint
as Ray Pekurny1999 Edtv
as Vince Boudreau1999 Play It to the Bone
as Narrator (voice)1999 Grass
as himself1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
as Big Boy Matson1998 The Hi-Lo Country
as Sgt. William Keck1998 The Thin Red Line
as himself1998 Welcome to Hollywood
as Harry Barber1998 Palmetto
as Sergeant William Schumann1997 Wag the Dog
as Flynn1997 Welcome to Sarajevo
as Roy Munson1996 Kingpin
as Larry Flynt1996 The People vs. Larry Flynt
as Dr. Michael Reynolds1996 The Sunchaser
as Charlie1995 Money Train
as Mickey Knox1994 Natural Born Killers
as Pepper Lewis1994 The Cowboy Way
as Ground Zero Hero1994 I'll Do Anything
as David Murphy1993 Indecent Proposal
as Billy Hoyle1992 White Men Can't Jump
as Hank Gordon1991 Doc Hollywood
as Harris' Boss1991 L.A. Story
as Homeless Vietnam Veteran1991 Ted & Venus
as Lou the Lamb1990 Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
as Woody Boyd1990 The Earth Day Special
as Dustin1990 Cool Blue
1990 The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
as himself1990 Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
as Man in Dodd's office1989 True Believer
as Woody Harrelson (uncredited)1988 She's Having a Baby
as Woody Boyd1988 Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Charlie Long1988 Killer Instinct
as Slater1987 Bay Coven
as Krushinski1986 Wildcats
as Extra (uncredited)1978 Harper Valley P.T.A.

TV Shows/Series with Woody Harrelson as Actor(24)

as E. Howard Hunt2023 White House Plumbers
as Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (Voice)2021 The Freak Brothers
as Self (archive footage)2017 The Nineties
2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Martin Hart2014 True Detective
as Haymitch Abernathy2013 The Frame
as himself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as himself2003 Celebrities Uncensored
as himself2003 Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as himself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as himself2000 Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Nathan1998 Will & Grace
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as Tommy Dugan1996 Spin City
as Woody Boyd1993 Frasier
1992 HBO First Look
as Woody Boyd (voice)1989 The Simpsons
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Woody Boyd1982 Cheers
as Self - Host1975 Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)1975 Saturday Night Live
as himself1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Movies with Woody Harrelson as Crew(6)

Production/Executive Producer2023 Champions
Production/Executive Producer2022 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Production/Executive Producer2019 The Highwaymen
Directing/Director2017 Lost in London
Production/Producer2017 Lost in London
Writing/Writer2017 Lost in London

TV Shows/Series with Woody Harrelson as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2023 White House Plumbers
Production/Executive Producer2014 True Detective

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Born: Sunday, 07/23 1961 (July) in Midland, Texas (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 62 years + 271 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Hanover College, Lebanon High School, The Briarwood School
Employer: Kings Island
Member of: Sigma Chi
Siblings: Brett Harrelson
Father: Charles Harrelson
Other names for Woody Harrelson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Woodrow Tracy Harrelson"
"وودي هارلسون"
"ウディ・ハレルソン"
"Вуди Харрельсон"
"우디 해럴슨"
"伍迪·哈里森"
"Вуді Гаррельсон"
"Γούντι Χάρελσον"
"ვუდი ჰარელსონი"
Woody Harrelson frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (37x, Actress)
Andy Samberg (34x, Actor)
Bill Hader (25x, Actor)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Kristen Wiig (21x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (20x, Actor)
Tom Hanks (17x, Actor)
Kevin Michael Richardson (17x, Actor)
Albert Brooks (17x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (16x, Actor)
Roland Emmerich (15x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:84, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024