| 1 | [[quoteright:315:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/john_goodman_3.jpg]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:315:''"[[Film/TheBigLebowski DO YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENS, LARRY,]] WHEN YOU [[{{Bowdlerised}} FIND A STRANGER IN THE ALPS?!]]"'']] |
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| 4 | ->''"Basically, though, I'm just lucky to love what I do for a living."'' |
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| 6 | [[Film/TheBigLebowski You trope John Goodman without]] [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere a description]] [[Film/TheBigLebowski and you are entering into a world of pain.]] |
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| 8 | John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American film and television actor. In his early career, he was best known for playing Dan Conner on the ABC series ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'', a role which earned him a MediaNotes/GoldenGlobeAward and seven MediaNotes/EmmyAward nominations for Best Actor during his run. |
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| 10 | He's known for his large frame (though he has recently lost a considerable amount of weight due to health concerns) and deep, familiar bass which makes him instantly recognizable. He's a frequent collaborator with Creator/TheCoenBrothers, and is otherwise incredibly prolific to the point of being iconic. |
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| 12 | In addition to his many accolades for his acting, a recent [[http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/john-goodman-is-americas-greatest-supporting-actor/ article]] on [=FiveThirtyEight=] suggested, with considerable supporting analysis, that he is the greatest supporting actor of modern times. |
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| 14 | Oh, and only Creator/AlecBaldwin (17) and Creator/SteveMartin (15) have hosted ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' more times than he has (13). |
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| 16 | ---- |
| 17 | !!Filmography: |
| 18 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 19 | |
| 20 | [[folder:Film roles]] |
| 21 | * 1983 ''Film/TheSurvivors'' as Commando |
| 22 | * 1984 ''Film/RevengeOfTheNerds'' as Coach Harris |
| 23 | * 1984 ''Film/{{CHUD}}'' as Cop in Diner |
| 24 | * 1986 ''Film/TrueStories'' as Louis Fyne |
| 25 | * 1987 ''Film/TheBigEasy'' as Det. Andre [=DeSoto=] |
| 26 | * 1987 ''Film/RaisingArizona'' as Gale Snoats |
| 27 | * 1987 ''Film/{{Burglar}}'' as Det. Nyswander |
| 28 | * 1989 ''Film/SeaOfLove'' as Det. Sherman Touhey |
| 29 | * 1989 ''Film/{{Always}}'' as Al Yackey |
| 30 | * 1990 ''Film/{{Arachnophobia}}'' as Delbert [=McClintock=] |
| 31 | * 1991 ''Film/KingRalph'' as Ralph Hampton Gainesworth Jones |
| 32 | * 1991 ''Film/BartonFink'' as Charlie Meadows/Karl Mundt |
| 33 | * 1992 ''Film/TheBabe'' as Creator/BabeRuth |
| 34 | * 1993 ''Film/{{Matinee}}'' as Lawrence Woolsey |
| 35 | * 1993 ''WesternAnimation/WereBackADinosaursStory'' as Rex the Dinosaur (voice) |
| 36 | * 1994 ''Film/TheHudsuckerProxy'' as Newsreel Announcer (voice) |
| 37 | * 1994 ''Film/TheFlintstones'' as Fred Flintstone |
| 38 | * 1996 ''Literature/MotherNight'' as Major Frank Wirtanen |
| 39 | * 1997 ''Film/{{The Borrowers|1997}}'' as Ocious P. Potter |
| 40 | * 1998 ''Film/{{Fallen}}'' as Jonesy |
| 41 | * 1998 ''[[WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1998 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie]]'' as Main/SantaClaus (voice) |
| 42 | * 1998 ''Film/BluesBrothers2000'' as Mighty Mack [=McTeer=] |
| 43 | * 1998 ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' as Walter Sobchak |
| 44 | * 1998 ''Film/TheRealMacaw'' as Mac (voice; North American release) |
| 45 | * 1999 ''Film/BringingOutTheDead'' as Larry |
| 46 | * 2000 ''Film/WhatPlanetAreYouFrom'' as Roland Jones |
| 47 | * 2000 ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou'' as Daniel 'Big Dan' Teague |
| 48 | * 2000 ''Film/CoyoteUgly'' as William James Sanford |
| 49 | * 2000 ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' as Pacha (voice) |
| 50 | ** 2005 ''WesternAnimation/KronksNewGroove'' |
| 51 | * 2001 ''Film/OneNightAtMcCools'' as Detective Dehling |
| 52 | * 2001 ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc1'' as James P. 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) |
| 53 | ** 2013 ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' |
| 54 | * 2003 ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook2'' as Baloo (voice) |
| 55 | * 2004 ''Film/BeyondTheSea'' as Steve 'Boom Boom' Blauner |
| 56 | * 2007 ''Film/DeathSentence'' as Bones Darley |
| 57 | * 2007 ''Film/EvanAlmighty'' as Congressman Long |
| 58 | * 2007 ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie'' as Layton T. Montgomery (voice) |
| 59 | * 2008 ''Film/SpeedRacer'' as Pops Racer |
| 60 | * 2009 ''Film/ConfessionsOfAShopaholic'' as Graham Bloomwood |
| 61 | * 2009 ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' as Eli 'Big Daddy' La Bouff (voice) |
| 62 | * 2009 ''Film/PopeJoan'' as Pope Sergius II |
| 63 | * 2011 ''Film/TheArtist'' as Al Zimmer |
| 64 | * 2011 ''Film/RedState'' as Joseph Keenan |
| 65 | * 2011 ''Film/ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose'' as Stan the Doorman |
| 66 | * 2012 ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman'' as Mr. Prendergast (voice) |
| 67 | * 2012 ''Film/TroubleWithTheCurve'' as Pete Klein |
| 68 | * 2012 ''Film/{{Argo}}'' as John Chambers |
| 69 | * 2012 ''Film/{{Flight}}'' as Harling Mays |
| 70 | * 2013 ''Film/TheHangoverPartIII'' as Marshall |
| 71 | * 2013 ''Film/InsideLlewynDavis'' as Roland Turner |
| 72 | * 2014 ''Film/TheMonumentsMen'' as Capt. Walter Garfield |
| 73 | * 2014 ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'' as Hound (voice) |
| 74 | ** 2017 ''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight'' |
| 75 | * 2015 ''Film/{{Trumbo}}'' as Frank King |
| 76 | * 2016 ''Film/TenCloverfieldLane'' as Howard Stambler |
| 77 | * 2016 ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratchet and Clank|2016}}'' as Grimroth Razz (voice) |
| 78 | * 2016 ''Film/PatriotsDay'' as Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis |
| 79 | * 2017 ''Film/KongSkullIsland'' as William Randa |
| 80 | * 2017 ''Film/AtomicBlonde'' as CIA Agent Emmett Kurzfeld |
| 81 | * 2017 ''Film/ValerianAndTheCityOfAThousandPlanets'' as Igon Siruss (voice) |
| 82 | * 2019 ''Film/CaptiveState'' as William Mulligan |
| 83 | * 2023 ''Film/PleaseDontDestroyTheTreasureOfFoggyMountain'' as The Narrator (voice) |
| 84 | [[/folder]] |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[folder:Television roles]] |
| 87 | * 1983 ''Series/{{Chiefs}}'' as Newt "Tub" Murray |
| 88 | * 1988–97, 2018 ''Series/{{Roseanne}}'' as Dan Conner |
| 89 | ** 2018–present ''Series/TheConners'' |
| 90 | * 1995 ''WesternAnimation/FrostyReturns'' as WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman (voice) |
| 91 | * 1995 ''Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long'' as UsefulNotes/HueyLong |
| 92 | * 2000 ''WesternAnimation/PigsNextDoor'' as Phil Stymington (voice) |
| 93 | * 2003–04 ''Series/TheWestWing'' as Glen Allen Walken |
| 94 | * 2004–05 ''WesternAnimation/FatherOfThePride'' as Larry (voice) |
| 95 | * 2010–11 ''Series/{{Treme}}'' as Creighton Bernette |
| 96 | * 2011 ''Series/{{Damages}}'' as Howard T. Erickson |
| 97 | * 2011–12 ''Series/{{Community}}'' as Vice Dean Robert Laybourne |
| 98 | * 2013 ''Series/DancingOnTheEdge'' as Masterson |
| 99 | * 2019-present ''Series/TheRighteousGemstones'' as Dr. Elijah "Eli" Gemstone |
| 100 | * 2021–present ''WesternAnimation/MonstersAtWork'' as James P. 'Sulley' Sullivan (voice) |
| 101 | * 2021 ''WesternAnimation/TheFreakBrothers'' as Fat Freddy Freekowtski (voice) |
| 102 | * 2023 ''Series/MonarchLegacyOfMonsters'' as William Randa |
| 103 | [[/folder]] |
| 104 | |
| 105 | [[folder:Theater roles]] |
| 106 | * 1975 ''Destry Rides Again'' as Tom Destry |
| 107 | * 1981 ''Theatre/HenryIVPart1'' as Blunt |
| 108 | * 1983 ''Triple Feature'' as Winninger (half) |
| 109 | * 1984–87 ''Big River'' as Pap Finn |
| 110 | * 1998 ''The Skin of Our Teeth'' as Mr. Antrobus |
| 111 | * 2001 ''The Seagull'' as Shamrayev |
| 112 | * 2002 ''The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui'' as Emanuele Giri |
| 113 | * 2005 ''Theatre/CatOnAHotTinRoof'' as Big Daddy |
| 114 | * 2008 ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'' as the Ghost of Christmas Present |
| 115 | * 2009 ''Theatre/WaitingForGodot'' as Pozzo |
| 116 | * 2015 ''American Buffalo'' as Donny |
| 117 | * 2016–17 ''The Front Page'' as Sheriff Hartman |
| 118 | [[/folder]] |
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| 120 | ---- |
| 121 | !!Tropes associated with his works: |
| 122 | * TheBigGuy: One of the most famous actors of this type. Even after losing a considerable amount of weight in TheNewTens for health reasons, the man still stands at an impressive 6'1. |
| 123 | * DeadpanSnarker: When his characters aren't [[HairTriggerTemper raging]] or [[LargeHam over the top]], they're often this. |
| 124 | * HairTriggerTemper: An expert at playing characters like this. This can be hilarious as with Walter in ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' or utterly terrifying as seen in ''Film/TenCloverfieldLane''. |
| 125 | * LargeHam: Magnificently so, though he can pull off subtlety with just as much expertise. |
| 126 | * NiceGuy: He's a really easygoing, nice guy in real life. |
| 127 | * PlayingAgainstType: Zig-zagged. Originally he was cast as calm and harmless characters until getting the role of Walter, an aggressive and militant LargeHam. After ''The Big Lebowski'' came out, Walter has become his new character type, so he's getting to play both kind-hearted and hot-headed roles. |
| 128 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: Goodman actually auditioned to be a ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member when the show was looking for new cast members during its sixth season. Because he was inexperienced with TV acting at the time, he wasn't picked. |
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