Woody Harrelson Biography (1961-) (2024)

Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
Michael Haneke to Lance Henriksen

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Woodrow Tiberius "Woody" Boyd, Cheers, NBC, 1985-1993
Nathan, a recurring role, Will & Grace, NBC, 2001
Movies
Slater, Bay Coven (also known as Bay Cove,The Devils ofBay Cove,Eye of the Demon, and Strangers in Town), NBC, 1987
Charlie Daimler (some sources cite Charlie Long), Killer Instinct(also known as Deadly Observation and Over the Edge), NBC, 1988
Lou the lamb, Mother Goose Rock `n' Rhyme, The Disney Channel, 1990
Specials
"Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim," On Location, HBO, 1987
"Mickey's 60th Birthday Special," The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1988
Man on telephone, AFI Presents "TV or Not TV?," NBC, 1990
Woodrow Tiberius "Woody" Boyd, Cheers: 200th Anniversary Special,NBC, 1990
Host, Showtime Comedy Club All-Stars IV (also known as Comedy Club All-Star 4 with Woody Harrelson), Showtime, 1990
"Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration," The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1990
Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes, NBC, 1990
Himself, Back to School '92, CBS, 1992
Himself, Free to Laugh: A Comedy and Music Special for Amnesty International, Lifetime, 1992
Woodrow Tiberius "Woody" Boyd and himself, Last Call!: A Cheers Celebration (also known as Cheers: Last Call!), NBC, 1993
For Our Children: The Concert, The Disney Channel, 1993
The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1996
The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1997
Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1997
Himself, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Tribute to Monty Python (also known as Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen), HBO, 1998
Farm Aid '98, Country Music Television, 1998
Himself, The AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
The Rock to Erase MS Concert, VH1, 1999
Narrator, Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film, AmericanMovie Classics, 2002
Host, The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special, NBC, 2003
(In archive footage) 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, 2004
Episodic
Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1987, 1989,1992
Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night,Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1989, 1991, 1992
Himself, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1989, 1990, 1992
Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1993
Voice of Woodrow Tiberius "Woody" Boyd, "Fear of Flying," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1994
Himself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000
Tommy Dugan, "Meet Tommy Dugan," Spin City (also known as Spin), ABC, 1996
Henry, "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 2," Ellen, ABC, 1998
Woodrow Tiberius "Woody" Boyd, "The Show Where Woody Shows Up," Frasier, NBC, 1999
Himself, Cheers: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
(And in archive footage as Larry Flynt) Himself, Larry Flynt: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
Himself, "Ted Danson: One Lucky Guy," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
TV Tales, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
Himself, V Graham Norton, 2002

(In archive footage) Himself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003, 2004
Appeared as Richard, Dear John, NBC; also appeared as a guest in Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO.
Other
(In archive footage) Die Geschichte des erotischen Films, 2004
Film Appearances
Extra, Harper Valley P.T.A., April Fools, 1978
Krushinski, Wildcats (also known as First and Goal), WarnerBros., 1986
(Uncredited) Cameo appearance, She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
Dustin, Cool Blue (also known as Creative Detour), Columbia, 1990
Hank Gordon, Doc Hollywood, Warner Bros., 1991
(Uncredited) Harris's boss, L.A. Story, TriStar, 1991
Homeless Vietnam veteran, Ted and Venus (also known as Love andVenice and Love and Venus), Double Helix, 1991
Billy Hoyle, White Men Can't Jump, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
David Murphy, Indecent Proposal, Paramount, 1993
Ground Zero hero, I'll Do Anything, Columbia, 1994
Mickey Knox, Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994
Pepper Lewis, The Cowboy Way, Universal, 1994
Charlie, Money Train, Columbia, 1995
Dr. Michael Reynolds, The Sunchaser, Warner Bros., 1996
Larry Flynt, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Columbia, 1996
Roy Munson, Kingpin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996
Flynn, Welcome to Sarajevo (also known as Sarajevo), Miramax, 1997
Harry Barber, Palmetto (also known as Dumme sterben nicht aus), Castle Rock/Rialto Film, 1997
Sergeant William Schumann, Wag the Dog, New Line Cinema, 1997
(Uncredited) Himself, I Think I Cannes (also known as All Access), 1997
Big Boy Matson, The Hi-Lo Country (also known as Hi-Lo Country--Im Land der letzten Cowboys), Gramercy, 1998
Sergeant Keck, The Thin Red Line, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Ray Pekurny, Edtv (also known as Ed TV), MCA/Universal, 1999
Vince Boudreau, Play It to the Bone (also known as Play It), Buena Vista, 1999
Himself, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (also known as Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me), New Line Cinema, 1999
Narrator, Grass, Unapix Films, 2000
Himself, Welcome to Hollywood, Phaedra Cinema, 2000
Himself, American Saint, On the Road Productions, 2001
Jason "Woods" Valley, Scorched, Neverland Films, 2002
Galaxia/Garry the guard, Anger Management, Columbia, 2003
Leland Powell, She Hate Me, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004
Stan, After the Sunset, New Line Cinema, 2004
Himself and taxi driver, This So-Called Disaster, IFC Films, 2004
Himself, Go Further, Mongrel Media, 2004
Title role, Jack Tucker, Trucker, GreeneStreet Films, 2005
Luckman, A Scanner Darkly, Warner Bros., 2005
Raymond, The Big White, Capitol Films, 2005
Stage Appearances
Understudy for the roles of Roy Selridge and Joseph Wykowski, Biloxi Blues, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1985-1986
Jack, The Boys Next Door, Lamb's Theatre, New York City, 1987-1988
Two on Two and The Zoo Story (double-bill), Court Theatre,Los Angeles, 1989
Zach, Furthest from the Sun, Los Angeles, 1993
Bill Starbuck, The Rainmaker, Roundabout Theatre Company, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1999-2000
Taxi driver, The Late Henry Moss, Theatre on the Square, San Francisco, CA, 2000
Robert ("Bobby"), On an Average Day, Comedy Theatre, London, 2002
Also appeared in Brooklyn Laundry.
Stage Director
Furthest from the Sun, Los Angeles, 1993, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis, MN, 1999
This Is Our Youth, Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2003
Stage Producer
Two on Two and The Zoo Story (double-bill), Court Theatre,Los Angeles, 1989
Furthest from the Sun, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis, MN,1999
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, Edtv: Caught in the Camera's Eye (also known as Caughtin the Camera's Eye), Universal Studios Home Video, 1999
Himself, Skull Session: The Making of "Anger Management" (also known as The Making of "Anger Management"), Columbia, 2003
Appeared in the music video "White Men Can't Jump," by Riff.
Singles
Backup vocalist, "Little Brother," by Hootie and the Blowfish, 2003
WRITINGS
Stage Plays
Two on Two, Court Theatre, Los Angeles, 1989, produced on a double-bill with The Zoo Story
(With Frankie Hyman) Furthest from the Sun, Los Angeles, 1993, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis, MN, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Audubon, July, 2000, p. 16
Current Biography, January, 1997, pp. 21-25
Empire, Issue 66, 1994, p. 9; October, 1997, p. 105
Entertainment Weekly, March 25, 1994, p. 12; August 19, 1994, p. 13; June 30, 1995, p. 86; June 14, 1996, p. 12; October 18, 1996, p. 16; December 13, 1996, p. 16; December 27, 1996, p. 85
In Style, February 1, 1999, p. 149
Interview, December, 1996, pp. 80-85
Los Angeles, February, 1998, pp. 50-55
Newsweek, March 29, 1999, p. 77
People Weekly, June 20, 1994, p. 124; December 9, 1996, p. 125; March 31, 1997, p. 47; September 11, 2000, p. 177
Playboy, January, 1992, pp. 136-37, 184-86
Premiere, October, 1995, pp. 70-77; December, 1996, pp. 118-27; August, 2001, pp. 56-59, 107
Texas Monthly, November, 1994, pp. 100-104
Time, December 9, 1996, p. 93

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