Jim Moody Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Jim Moody

Jim Moody

Acting

Biography

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Personal Best movie poster
MOVIE

Personal Best

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Personal Best
Roscoe Travis
Bad Boys movie poster
MOVIE

Bad Boys

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Bad Boys
Gene Daniels
Celebrity movie poster
MOVIE

Celebrity

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Celebrity
Security Guard
Fighting Back movie poster
MOVIE

Fighting Back

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Fighting Back
Lester Baldwin
The Last Dragon movie poster
MOVIE

The Last Dragon

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The Last Dragon
Daddy Green
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter movie poster
MOVIE

Rivkin: Bounty Hunter

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Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
Capt. O'Donnell
First Family movie poster
MOVIE

First Family

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First Family
Justice Haden
Lean On Me movie poster
MOVIE

Lean On Me

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Lean On Me
Mr. Lott
28 Days movie poster
MOVIE

28 Days

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28 Days
Chauffeur
Fame movie poster
MOVIE

Fame

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Fame
Farrell

Gallery

Jim Moody portrait