Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 25, 1949
Place of Birth:
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Jim Moody (born September 25, 1949 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a television and film character actor. He played the tough talking counselor/teacher Gene Daniels in Bad Boys. His first feature film was in the 1980 hit film Fame, which he played Mr. Farrell, a drama teacher. Jim starred in the 1983 comedy film D.C. Cab as Arnie, a member of the rival cab company, Emerald Cab. He also appeared in the 1999 drama The Best Man and as Leroy Greene, Sr. (the father) in The Last Dragon.
Jim has made some guest appearances on television shows like Law & Order, which he appeared in a few episodes of that TV series, in each episode, he played a different character. Jim's other appearances were Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Third Watch, and New York Undercover.
He was a drama teacher at the LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts and the subsequent LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts and the Performing Arts, with Adrian Brody among his more famous students. He is now a private drama coach and working actor based in New York.
Year | Movie | Role |
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2000 | 28 Days | Chauffeur |
1999 | The Best Man | Uncle Skeeter |
1998 | Celebrity | Security Guard |
1997 | Night Falls on Manhattan | Mayor Williams |
1996 | Just Chill | Howard |
1993 | Who's the Man? | Nick Crawford |
1989 | Lean On Me | Mr. Lott |
1985 | The Last Dragon | Daddy Green |
1983 | Bad Boys | Gene Daniels |
1983 | D.C. Cab | Arnie |
1982 | Personal Best | Roscoe Travis |
1982 | Fighting Back | Lester Baldwin |
1981 | Rivkin: Bounty Hunter | Capt. O'Donnell |
1980 | First Family | Justice Haden |
1980 | Fame | Farrell |
Year | TV Show | Role |
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2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Taft Housing Superintendent |
1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Zuckerman |
1999 | Third Watch | Passerby |
1999 | Third Watch | Victor Bradley |
1990 | Law & Order | Reggie Lennard |
1990 | Law & Order | Judge Stewart |
1990 | Law & Order | Joe |
1990 | Law & Order | Bobby Fox |
1990 | Law & Order | Judge Langlois |
1990 | Law & Order | Syd |
1990 | Law & Order | Chuck |