John Goodman

Actor

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; 2018) and The Conners (2018–present). Goodman had regular roles in the HBO drama series Treme (2010–2011), the legal drama series Damages (2011), the political comedy series Alpha House (2013–2014), and the HBO comedy series The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present). He has been a frequent host of Saturday Night Live (1989–2013) and has guest starred in The West Wing (2003–2004), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006), and Community (2011–2012). 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 Becket play Waiting for Godot (2009) and the newspaper comedy The Front Page (2016). Goodman debuted his West End in a revival of David Mamet's American Buffalo (2015).

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Filmography156

Monsters, Inc.

as Sullivan (voice)

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Cars

as Sullivan Truck (voice)

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The Big Lebowski

as Walter Sobchak

Kong: Skull Island

as Bill Randa

Transformers: Age of Extinction

as Hound (voice)

The Princess and the Frog

as "Big Daddy" La Bouff (voice)

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The Emperor's New Groove

as Pacha (voice)

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Bee Movie

as Layton T. Montgomery (voice)

Transformers: The Last Knight

as Hound (voice)

3.5

Monsters University

as Sullivan (voice)

The Hangover Part III

as Marshall

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Smurfs

as Papa Smurf (voice)

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

as Igon Siruss (voice)

Digger

as President Compson

10 Cloverfield Lane

as Howard

Atomic Blonde

as Emmett Kurzfeld

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O Brother, Where Art Thou?

as Big Dan Teague

Argo

as John Chambers

Coyote Ugly

as Bill

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Speed Racer

as Pops

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Who is John Goodman?+

John Goodman is a prolific American actor and voice artist known for his lengthy career in film, television, and theater, beginning with his work at The Public Theatre and rising to prominence through his collaboration with the Coen brothers and his sitcom roles.

What is John Goodman known for?+

He is widely recognized for his portrayal of Dan Conner on the sitcom Roseanne, his performance as Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski, and providing the voice for Sulley in the Monsters, Inc. animation franchise.

Which television shows does John Goodman currently appear in?+

John Goodman is currently a regular cast member on the comedy series The Conners and the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones. Catch up on his latest projects on Mood.

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