John Goodman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

208

Gender

Male

Birthday

1952-06-20 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

John 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 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).

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Futurama

    Futurama

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Community

    Community

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

  • Monsters, Inc.

    Monsters, Inc.

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • The Righteous Gemstones

    The Righteous Gemstones

  • Moonlighting

    Moonlighting

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Damages

    Damages

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Conners

    The Conners

  • Smurfs

    Smurfs

  • The Emperor's New Groove

    The Emperor's New Groove

  • Ratchet & Clank

    Ratchet & Clank

  • SpongeBob SquarePants

    SpongeBob SquarePants

  • Cars

    Cars

  • Transformers: Age of Extinction

    Transformers: Age of Extinction

  • The Big Lebowski

    The Big Lebowski

  • Ed

    Ed

  • Monsters University

    Monsters University

  • Coyote Ugly

    Coyote Ugly

  • Kong: Skull Island

    Kong: Skull Island

  • Trouble with the Curve

    Trouble with the Curve

  • Freshman Orientation

    Freshman Orientation

  • The Princess and the Frog

    The Princess and the Frog

  • Monsters at Work

    Monsters at Work

  • King Ralph

    King Ralph

  • The Gambler

    The Gambler

  • O Brother, Where Art Thou?

    O Brother, Where Art Thou?

  • Gigantic

    Gigantic

  • Bee Movie

    Bee Movie

  • The Hangover Part III

    The Hangover Part III

  • Transformers: The Last Knight

    Transformers: The Last Knight

  • Atomic Blonde

    Atomic Blonde

  • 10 Cloverfield Lane

    10 Cloverfield Lane

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Argo

    Argo

  • Matinee

    Matinee

  • The Runner

    The Runner

  • Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

  • Digger

    Digger

  • Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

    Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

  • Party Central

    Party Central

  • Dirty Deeds

    Dirty Deeds

  • Treme

    Treme

  • Treme

    Treme

  • Love the Coopers

    Love the Coopers

  • The Emperor's New School

    The Emperor's New School

  • One Night at McCool's

    One Night at McCool's

  • CMA Awards

    CMA Awards

  • Flight

    Flight

  • Grace Under Fire

    Grace Under Fire

  • Stella

    Stella

  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

  • Alpha House

    Alpha House

  • Burglar

    Burglar

  • Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

    Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh

  • Evan Almighty

    Evan Almighty

  • The Flintstones

    The Flintstones

  • Born Yesterday

    Born Yesterday

  • Muppets Tonight

    Muppets Tonight

  • Everybody's All-American

    Everybody's All-American

  • Black Earth Rising

    Black Earth Rising

  • Blues Brothers 2000

    Blues Brothers 2000

  • Speed Racer

    Speed Racer

  • Patriots Day

    Patriots Day

  • ParaNorman

    ParaNorman

  • The Monuments Men

    The Monuments Men

  • Masked and Anonymous

    Masked and Anonymous

  • Raising Arizona

    Raising Arizona

  • Fallen

    Fallen

  • Maria's Lovers

    Maria's Lovers

  • C.H.U.D.

    C.H.U.D.

  • Mike's New Car

    Mike's New Car

  • The Hudsucker Proxy

    The Hudsucker Proxy

  • My First Mister

    My First Mister

  • The Artist

    The Artist

  • Father of the Pride

    Father of the Pride

  • The Jackie Thomas Show

    The Jackie Thomas Show

  • The Robber Bridegroom

    The Robber Bridegroom

  • Now and Again

    Now and Again

  • Now and Again

    Now and Again

  • Kronk's New Groove

    Kronk's New Groove

  • Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

    Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

  • Confessions of a Shopaholic

    Confessions of a Shopaholic

  • Dirty Work

    Dirty Work

  • Grand

    Grand

  • Death Sentence

    Death Sentence

  • Bringing Out the Dead

    Bringing Out the Dead

  • The Campaign

    The Campaign

  • Inside Llewyn Davis

    Inside Llewyn Davis

  • Revenge of the Nerds

    Revenge of the Nerds

  • Barton Fink

    Barton Fink

  • Roseanne

    Roseanne

  • Chili Finger

    Chili Finger

  • Overnight

    Overnight

  • The Jungle Book 2

    The Jungle Book 2

  • Trumbo

    Trumbo

  • Bunyan and Babe

    Bunyan and Babe

  • Once Upon a Time in Venice

    Once Upon a Time in Venice

  • Heart of Steel

    Heart of Steel

  • The Babe

    The Babe

  • Pigs Next Door

    Pigs Next Door

  • Dancing on the Edge

    Dancing on the Edge

  • Captive State

    Captive State

  • Pope Joan

    Pope Joan

  • Arachnophobia

    Arachnophobia

  • Soul Man

    Soul Man

  • Ruby Wax Meets

    Ruby Wax Meets

  • The Pixar Story

    The Pixar Story

  • The Borrowers

    The Borrowers

  • Center of the Universe

    Center of the Universe

  • Always

    Always

  • The Freak Brothers

    The Freak Brothers

  • Sea of Love

    Sea of Love

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Easy Does It

    Easy Does It

  • Girls Gone Gangsta

    Girls Gone Gangsta

  • We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

    We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story

  • Chiefs

    Chiefs

  • The Big Easy

    The Big Easy

  • Red State

    Red State

  • Biography: Comedy Icons

    Biography: Comedy Icons

  • Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

    Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

  • The Jack Bull

    The Jack Bull

  • Punchline

    Punchline

  • Mother Night

    Mother Night

  • The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'

    The Making of 'The Big Lebowski'

  • In the Electric Mist

    In the Electric Mist

  • The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

    The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

  • Boulevard of Broken Dreams

    Boulevard of Broken Dreams

  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

  • Monsters Funday Football

    Monsters Funday Football

  • Normal, Ohio

    Normal, Ohio

  • What Planet Are You From?

    What Planet Are You From?

  • On the Edge

    On the Edge

  • The Survivors

    The Survivors

  • Beyond the Sea

    Beyond the Sea

  • True Stories

    True Stories

  • Evolution Within Extinction

    Evolution Within Extinction

  • Storytelling

    Storytelling

  • You Don't Know Jack

    You Don't Know Jack

  • Best Food Ever 

    Best Food Ever 

  • Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

    Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Clifford's Really Big Movie

    Clifford's Really Big Movie

  • Milius

    Milius

  • Tales of the Rat Fink

    Tales of the Rat Fink

  • Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

    Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

  • Sweet Dreams

    Sweet Dreams

  • Alabama Moon

    Alabama Moon

  • Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle

    Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle

  • It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

    It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

  • Saturday Night Special

    Saturday Night Special

  • Murder Ordained

    Murder Ordained

  • A Streetcar Named Desire

    A Streetcar Named Desire

  • All-Stars

    All-Stars

  • Beyond All Boundaries

    Beyond All Boundaries

  • Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

    Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead

  • Downwardly Mobile

    Downwardly Mobile

  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

  • Eddie Macon's Run

    Eddie Macon's Run

  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

  • Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

    Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant

  • Live from New York!

    Live from New York!

  • The Wrong Guys

    The Wrong Guys

  • The Sweatbox

    The Sweatbox

  • Frosty Returns

    Frosty Returns

  • Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

    Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

  • Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

    Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special

  • Pie in the Sky

    Pie in the Sky

  • The Book of Manning

    The Book of Manning

  • Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

    Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration

  • Murder Ordained

    Murder Ordained

  • Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

    Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

  • Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

    Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

  • The Artist: The Making of an American Romance

    The Artist: The Making of an American Romance

  • Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective

    Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective

  • The Real Macaw

    The Real Macaw

  • A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever

    A Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever

  • All Star Bowling Trick Shots

    All Star Bowling Trick Shots

  • Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family

    Speed Racer: Wonderful World of Racing - The Amazing Racer Family

  • Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash

    Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Bash

  • Drunkboat

    Drunkboat

  • The Year Without a Santa Claus

    The Year Without a Santa Claus

  • The Face of Rage

    The Face of Rage

  • The Internship

    The Internship

  • When Dinosaurs Roamed America

    When Dinosaurs Roamed America

  • Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to Hollywood

    Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to Hollywood

  • Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans

    Fats Domino: Walkin' Back to New Orleans

  • Real Life

    Real Life

  • The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool

    The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool

  • The Mystery of the Morro Castle

    The Mystery of the Morro Castle

  • New Orleans: The First 300 Years

    New Orleans: The First 300 Years

  • Ole War Skule: The Story of Saturday Night

    Ole War Skule: The Story of Saturday Night