John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Conner on the television series Roseanne (1988-1997) for which he won a Best Actor Golden Globe Award in 1993, and for providing the voice of Sully in Monsters, Inc. Other prominent roles he has portrayed include his leading voice role in Frosty Returns, his recent supporting roles in Argo and The Artist, and a cameo in C.H.U.D. As a film actor, he has frequently collaborated with the Coen Brothers, including in Raising Arizona, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?.
Filmography John Goodman
August 2017
Atomic Blonde
Action, ThrillerDirected by: David LeitchWith: James McAvoy, Sofia Boutella, Charlize Theron,...
June 2017
Transformers : The Last Knight
Action, Science Fiction, AdventureDirected by: Michael BayWith: Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Haddock,...Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth
March 2017
Patriots Day
Thriller, DramaDirected by: Peter BergWith: Melissa Benoist, Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan,...The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible.
March 2017
Kong: Skull Island
Action, Fantasy, AdventureDirected by: Jordan Vogt-RobertsWith: Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John Goodman,...Kong: Skull Island reimagines the origin of the mythic Kong in a compelling, original adventure from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts. In the film, a diverse team of explorers is brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific—as beautiful as it is treacherous—unaware that they'... Read more...
March 2016
10 Cloverfield Lane
ThrillerDirected by: Dan TrachtenbergWith: Mary Elizabeth Winstead & John Goodman
March 2014
The Monuments Men
Historical, AdventureDirected by: Georges ClooneyWith: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon,...In a race against time, a crew of art historians and museum curators unite to recover renown works of art stolen by Nazis before Hitler destroys them.
July 2013
Monsters University
Comedy, Adventure, Animation (modern)Directed by: Dan ScanlonWith: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve BuscemiA look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at the University of Fear -- when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.
June 2013
Internship
ComedyDirected by: Shawn LevyWith: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell,...Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a shot at employment.
May 2013
The Hangover Part 3
ComedyDirected by: Tod PhillipsWith: Todd Phillips, Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper,...This time, there's no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.
January 2013
Flight
DramaDirected by: Robert ZemeckisWith: Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Don Cheadle,...An airline pilot saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling.
November 2012
August 2012
ParaNorman
Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation (modern)Directed by: Chris Butler & Sam FellWith: Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann, John Goodman,...In the comedy thriller ParaNorman, a small town comes under siege by zombies. Who can it call? Only misunderstood local boy Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee), who is able to speak with the dead. In addition to the zombies, he'll have to take on ghosts, witches and, worst of all, moronic grown-ups,... Read more...
February 2012
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
DramaDirected by: Stephen DaldryWith: Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, John GoodmanAdapted from the acclaimed bestseller by Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close is a story that unfolds from inside the young mind of Oskar Schell, an inventive eleven year-old New Yorker whose discovery of a key in his deceased father's belongings sets him off on an urgent search... Read more...
February 2012
The Artist
Melodrama, RomanticDirected by: Michel HazanaviciusWith: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John GoodmanHollywood 1927. George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. The advent of the talkies will sound the death knell for his career and see him fall into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems the sky's the limit - major movie stardom awaits.
March 2010
February 2010
The Princess and the Frog
Animation (modern)Directed by: Ron Clements & John MuskerA fairy tale centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana who lives in New Orleans'Frenc Quarter during the Jazz Age
April 2009
In the Electric Mist
CrimeDirected by: Bertrand TavernierWith: Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter SarsgaardA detective tracking a serial killer who preys on young women finds his investigation complicated by a glamorous Hollywood starlet and a ruthless crime kingpin in director Bertrand Tavernier's adaptation of the James Lee Burke novel In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead. Jerzy Kromolowski,... Read more...
Gigantic
Comedy, RomanticDirected by: Matt AseltonWith: Zooey Deschanel, John Goodman, Paul Dano,...Young mattress salesman Brian decides to adopt a baby from China but is distracted when he forms a relationship with quirky, wealthy Harriet whom he meets at his mattress store. As their relationship flourishes, unbeknownst to them, a hitman is trying to kill Brian.
July 2008
Speed Racer
Family, ActionDirected by: Andy Wachowski & Larry WachowskiWith: Christina Ricci, Emile Hirsch, John Goodman,...Based on the classic 1960s series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida that later was retooled for North American audiences, the big-screen film will follow the adventures of the young race car driver Speed in his quest for glory in his thundering gadget-laden vehicle, Mach 5. The movie will... Read more...