John Goodman

Acting · Born 1952-06-20 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

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…

Filmography

• The Big Lebowski as Walter Sobchak
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Big Dan Teague
• Barton Fink as Charlie Meadows
• Raising Arizona as Gale
• Monsters, Inc. as Sullivan (voice)
• The Princess and the Frog as "Big Daddy" La Bouff (voice)
• The Emperor's New Groove as Pacha (voice)
• Speed Racer as Pops Racer
• You Don't Know Jack as Neal Nicol
• Monsters University as Sullivan (voice)

TV

• The Simpsons as Meathook (voice)
• Futurama as Robot Santa Claus (voice)
• Community as Vice Dean Laybourne
• SpongeBob SquarePants as Santa Claus (voice)
• The West Wing as Glenallen Walken
• Monarch: Legacy of Monsters as Bill Randa
• Monarch: Legacy of Monsters as Bill Randa (archive footage)
• Father of the Pride as Larry (voice)
• Now and Again
• Inside the Actors Studio as Self