James woods is marvellous as the psychopathic, ethical black hole, roy cohn in this biopic made by hbo. I read the book after seeing the movie with james woods as cohn and was equally. In 2016 i was cutting the 54 documentary, and roy cohn was the lawyer. James woods plays roy cohn, the enforcer for mccarthy, who pursued anyone who even had an inkling of communistic. As lawyer and power broker roy cohn lies dying of aids in a. Citizen cohn also stars joe don baker as mccarthy, ed flanders as cohn s courtroom nemesis joseph welch, frederic forrest. Best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television my name is bill w. Tracking roy cohn s legacy, from the mccarthy era to the age of trump duration. James howard woods was born on april 18, 1947 in vernal, utah, the son of martha a. James woods emmy awards, nominations and wins television. Best actor in a supporting role ghosts of mississippi 1996 1987 nominee. Citizen cohn is a 1992 cable film covering the life of joseph mccarthy s controversial chief counsel roy cohn.
Veteran actor james woods can add another credit to his resume. Released 1992, citizen cohn stars james woods, joe don baker, lee grant, joseph bologna the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Woods is rehearsing a scene from citizen cohn, an hbo biomovie about roy cohn, the surly chief counsel to sen. James woods, who starred as cohn, was nominated for both an emmy and a golden globe for his performance. Citizen cohn is a 1992 cable film covering the life of joseph mccarthys controversial chief counsel roy cohn. Heather graham and james woods during hbos screening of. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Citizen cohn 1992 stream and watch online moviefone. James howard woods born april 18, 1947 is an american actor and producer.
Cohn was played by another right winger, james woods, in a 1992. His best known roles are videodrome 1983, once upon a time in america 1984, casino 1995, nixon 1995, contact 1997, the voice of hades in disneys animated feature hercules 1997, and the voice of falcon in the movie stuart little 2 2002. James woods, joe don baker, joseph bologna, ed flanders, frederic forrest, lee grant, pat hingle, john mcmartin, josef. I have rarely seen an actor who can play a bad guy the way that james woods can, this man is awesome in every way and they couldnt have picked a better man to play this real life meglomaniac and monster. Cohn is shown delighting in his persecution of whoever gets in his way, demanding and getting the death penalty for the rosenbergs, as joe mccarthys attackdog during his communist witchhunt, and later as a ruthless divorce attorney and political blackmailer. Woods won two primetime emmy awards for his performance in the television series. With james woods, joe don baker, joseph bologna, ed flanders. James woods, who starred as cohn, was nominated for both an. Heather graham and james woods during hbos screening of citizen cohn at dga in hollywood, ca, united states. Released 1992, citizen cohn stars james woods, joe don baker, lee grant, joseph bologna the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of. Joseph mccarthy who became a national household name and. Like so many, however, cohn was corrupted by power and greed. First taking the rosenbergs to trial as spies, ensuring he got them the deal penalty.
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