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Jim Moody
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 f…
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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.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV show Taft Housing Superintendent
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2000
28 Days
Movie Chauffeur
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1999
The Best Man
Movie Uncle Skeeter
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1999
Third Watch
TV show Passerby
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1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV show Dr. Zuckerman
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1998
Celebrity
Movie Security Guard
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1997
Night Falls on Manhattan
Movie Mayor Williams
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1994
Just Chill
Movie Howard
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1993
Who's the Man?
Movie Nick Crawford
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1990
Law & Order
TV show Reggie Lennard
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1989
Lean On Me
Movie Mr. Lott
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1985
The Last Dragon
Movie Daddy Green
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1983
D.C. Cab
Movie Arnie
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1983
Bad Boys
Movie Gene Daniels
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1982
Fighting Back
Movie Lester Baldwin
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1982
Personal Best
Movie Roscoe Travis
More credits
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1982
American Playhouse
TV show Seth
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1981
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
Movie Capt. O'Donnell
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1980
First Family
Movie Justice Haden
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1980
Fame
Movie Farrell
