John Goodman is an American actor known for his performances in film, television and theatre. He has received various accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Awards. He received the Disney Legend Award in 2013.
Goodman became a household name for his portrayal as the family patriarch Dan Conner in the ABC sitcom Roseanne (1988-1997). For the role he earned nominations for seven consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor â Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series.
For his role as a Nevada judge in the NBC comedy-drama series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006âÂÂ2007) he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He was Emmy-nominated for his portrayals of Huey Long in the TNT drama film ' (1995), Harold "Mitch" Mitchell in the CBS film A Streetcar Named Desire (1995), and the medical technician Neal Nicol in the HBO television film You Don't Know Jack (2010). For the later he was also nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie. He played a fictional Republican senator in the Amazon Prime Video political satire series Alpha House (2013âÂÂ2014) earning a Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical.
On film, he gained acclaim for his portrayal of Charlie Meadows in the Joel and Ethan Coen black comedy thriller film Barton Fink (1991) for which he earned a nominations for the Golden Globe Award, the Chicago Film Critics Association, and the New York Film Critics Circle for Best Supporting Actor. He played a film studio boss in the silent film The Artist (2011), makeup artist John Chambers in the Ben Affleck directed historical drama Argo (2012) and Frank King in the Hollywood Blacklist drama Trumbo (2015), each of which earned him nominations along with the cast for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Goodman also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 10, 2017.