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John Goodman

Acting

Born June 20, 1952 · Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Also known as Karl Mundt · John Stephen Goodman · Jonathan Stephen Goodman

Biography

John Stephen Goodman is an American actor. He rose to prominence in television before becoming an acclaimed and popular film actor, with Vanity Fair calling him "among our very finest actors".

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA

Awards & recognition

  • Disney Legends · 2013
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series · 2006
  • Primetime Emmy Award
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

Futurama

1999as Robot Santa Claus (voice)

The West Wing

1999as Glenallen Walken

Community

2009as Vice Dean Laybourne

The Simpsons

1989as Meathook (voice)

The Book of Manning

2013as Narrator

Monsters, Inc.

2001as Sullivan (voice)

The Big Lebowski

1998as Walter Sobchak

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

2023as Bill Randa

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999as Santa Claus (voice)

Treme

2010as Creighton Bernette

The Pixar Story

2007as James 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) (archive footage)

The Emperor's New Groove

2000as Pacha (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Damages

2007as Howard Erickson

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

2006as Judge Robert Bebe

Barton Fink

1991as Charlie Meadows

Moonlighting

1985as Donald Chase

The Righteous Gemstones

2019as Eli Gemstone

The Artist

2011as Al Zimmer

King of the Hill

1997as Tommy (voice)

Argo

2012as John Chambers

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

2000as Big Dan Teague

Monsters at Work

2021as Sulley (voice)

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

2019as Self

Trumbo

2015as Frank King

Inside Llewyn Davis

2013as Roland Turner

Alpha House

2013as Senator Gil John Biggs

The Princess and the Frog

2009as "Big Daddy" La Bouff (voice)

The Emperor's New School

2006as Pacha (voice)

Patriots Day

2016as Commisioner Ed Davis

Milius

2013as Self

Monsters University

2013as Sullivan (voice)

It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

2012as Santa Claus

ParaNorman

2012as Mr. Prenderghast (voice)

Cars

2006as Sullivan Truck (voice)

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994as Newsreel Announcer (voice)

Raising Arizona

1987as Gale

10 Cloverfield Lane

2016as Howard

Trouble with the Curve

2012as Pete Klein

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

2011as Stan the Doorman

Best Food Ever 

2010as Narrator

You Don't Know Jack

2010as Neal Nicol

Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

1993as Self (segment "New Way to Walk")

The Conners

2018as Dan Conner

Flight

2012as Harling Mays

Mike's New Car

2002as Sulley (voice)

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Various Characters (uncredited)

Party Central

2013as Sullivan (voice)

Death Sentence

2007as Bones Darley

Fallen

1998as Jonesy