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Aliases: Woodrow Tracy Harrelson

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Midland, Texas, USA

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Movie Involvements: 93

TV Involvements: 11


Most Famous Work

Biography

Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. Harrelson first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1985–1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from a total of five nominations. He went on to receive three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), and Best Supporting Actor for both The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017). Harrelson was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Marty Hart in the crime anthology series True Detective (2014).

Most Famous Work

True Detective
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8

True Detective

(2014) Martin Hart
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
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7

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

(2014) Haymitch Abernathy
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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7

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

(2013) Haymitch Abernathy
Solo: A Star Wars Story
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7

Solo: A Star Wars Story

(2018) Tobias Beckett
The Nineties
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7

The Nineties

(2017) Self (archive footage)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
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7

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

(2021) Cletus Kasady / Carnage
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
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7

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

(2015) Haymitch Abernathy
MTV Movie & TV Awards
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8

MTV Movie & TV Awards

(1992) Self / Presenter

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Merritt McKinney
N/A
2024 Moe Berkus
Paul
2023 Self
N/A
E. Howard Hunt
Marcus
Hank Gordon (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022 The Man From Toronto
The Captain
Self
Narrator (voice)
2021 Freewheelin' Franklin Freek (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Varrick
2020 Narrator (voice)
Self
Self
2019 Archie Bunker
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Tallahassee
Archie Bunker
Manny Gault
2018 Cletus Kasady / Carnage
Self (archive footage)
Jonathan Landay
Self
Tobias Beckett
2017 Bill Willoughby
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rex Walls
The Colonel
Self (archive footage)
Wilson
Woody Harrelson
2016 Mr. Bruner
Abraham Brant
Merritt McKinney / Chase McKinney
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Self
Sergeant Detective Jeffrey Allen
2015 Haymitch Abernathy
N/A
Aaron Brown
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
2014 Haymitch Abernathy
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Self
Martin Hart
2013 Self
Haymitch Abernathy
Harlan DeGroat
Jake (voice)
Merritt McKinney
Haymitch Abernathy
2012 Charlie Costello
Self
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
Haymitch Abernathy
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steve Schmidt
Haymitch Abernathy (archive footage)
2011 Self
Dave Brown
Tommy Bollinger
Self
Host
2010 The Bartender
Self
Self
2009 Tony Stone
Charlie Frost
Self
Tallahassee
Arthur Poppington / Defendor
Jango
Self
2008 Ezra Turner
Jack
Himself
Divo
Randall
Self
Monix
Roy
2007 Self
Dale
Carson Wells
One Eyed Jack Faro
Self
Carter Page III
Bob Wilson
2006 Self / Luckman
Ernie Luckman
Dusty
Roy Arnie (voice)
2005 Self
Raymond Barnell
Kelly Ryan
Bill White
2004 Stan Lloyd
Leland Powell
2003 Self
Self
Jason 'Woods' Valley
Host
Galaxia / Security Guard Gary
Self
Self
N/A
Taxi Driver
2001 Self
2000 Woody Harrelson
1999 Vince Boudreau
Narrator (voice)
Woody Harrelson
Ray Pekurny
1998 Big Boy Matson
Sgt. William Keck
Woody Harrelson
Nathan
Harry Barber
1997 Sergeant William Schumann
Flynn
1996 Larry Flynt
Tommy Dugan
N/A
Self
Roy Munson
Dr. Michael Reynolds
1995 Charlie
1994 Mickey Knox
Pepper Lewis
Ground Zero Hero
1993 Woody Boyd
David Murphy
Self
1992 N/A
Self / Presenter
Billy Hoyle
1991 Homeless Vietnam Veteran
Hank Gordon
Harris' Boss (uncredited)
1990 N/A
Self
Lou the Lamb
Woody Boyd
Dustin
1989 Woody Boyd (voice)
Man in Dodd's office
1988 Charlie Long
Woody Boyd
Richard
N/A
Woody Harrelson (uncredited)
1987 Self
Slater
1986 Krushinski
1982 Woody Boyd
1978 Extra (uncredited)
1975 Self - Host
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1962 Self
1953 Self
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
John Carr
Nick Laine
Felix Kersten
Self
Himself
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2022 Executive Producer
2019 Executive Producer
2017 Producer
2014 Executive Producer
Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2017 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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