John Goodman (born June 20, 1952 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actor. Standing 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) and weighing nearly 400 lb (181 kg), he is best known for his large comic roles, including Fred Flintstone in the movie The Flintstones, Roseanne Barr's husband in the TV sitcom Roseanne, the voice of Sully in Monsters, Inc. and many roles in movies of The Coen Brothers.

He had his own sitcom called Normal, Ohio in which he played an anti-typical gay man who returns to his small hometown to start a life. Although the show projected a positive message for homosexuals, gay fans did not respond well, and critics panned the show. Goodman has also been a popular guest host a number of times on NBC TV's Saturday Night Live. Goodman also has a recurring role on The West Wing, as former-President Glen Walken.

Filmography

• Center of the Universe (2004) TV Series
• Beyond the Sea (2004)
• Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004) (voice) as George Wolfsbottom
• Home of Phobia (2004) as Rodney
• Father of the Pride (2003) TV Series (voice) as Larry the Lion
• The Jungle Book 2 (2003) (voice) as Baloo
• Masked and Anonymous (2003) as Uncle Sweetheart
• Dirty Deeds (2002) as Tony
• Mike's New Car (2002) (V) (voice) as Sulley
• Monsters, Inc. (2001) (voice) as James P. "Sulley" Sullivan
• On the Edge (2001/II) (TV) as The Dean (segment "Happy Birthday")
• Storytelling (2001) as Marty Livingston ('Non-fiction')
• One Night at McCool's (2001) as Detective Dehling
• My First Mister (2001) as Benjamin Wilson
• Happy Birthday (2000/I) as The Dean
• The Emperor's New Groove (2000) (voice) as Pacha
• Saturday Night Live: Best of the Clinton Scandal (2000) (TV) as Linda Tripp
• Normal, Ohio (2000) TV Series as William 'Butch' Gamble/Rex Gamble (original pilot)
• Pigs Next Door (2000) TV Series (voice)
• Coyote Ugly (2000) as Bill
• The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) as Oklahoma Cop
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) as Big Dan Teague
• What Planet Are You From? (2000) as Roland Jones
• The Runner (1999) as Deepthroat
• Bringing Out the Dead (1999) as Larry Verber
• Now and Again (1999) TV Series playing the original Michael Wiseman in two episodes.
• The Jack Bull (1999) (TV) as Judge Tolliver
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998) (V) (voice) as Santa Claus
• The Real Macaw (1998) (voice) as Voice of Mac
• Dirty Work (1998) (uncredited) as Adrian Riggins the Mayor
• The Big Lebowski (1998) as Walter Sobchak
• Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) as Mighty Mack McTeer
• Fallen (1998) as Jonesy
• The Borrowers (1997) as Ocious P. Potter
• Pyst (1996) (VG) as King Mattruss
• Mother Night (1996) as Maj. Frank Wirtanen
• Pie in the Sky (1996) as Alan Davenport
• A Streetcar Named Desire (1995) (TV) as Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell
• Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995) (TV) as Huey P. Long, Jr.
• The Flintstones (1994) as Fred Flintstone
• The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) (as Karl Mundt) as Rockwell Newsreel Anouncer
• We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993) (voice) as Rex
• Born Yesterday (1993) as Harry Brock
• Matinee (1993) as Lawrence Woolsey
• Frosty Returns (1992) (TV) (voice) as Frosty the Snowman
• The Babe (1992) as George Herman 'Babe' Ruth
• Barton Fink (1991) as Charlie Meadows
• King Ralph (1991) as Ralph Jones
• Arachnophobia (1990) as Delbert McClintock
• Stella (1990) as Ed Munn
• Always (1989) as Al Yackey
• Sea of Love (1989) as Det. Sherman
• Everybody's All-American (1988) as Lawrence
• Roseanne (1988) TV Series as Daniel 'Dan' Conner
• Punchline (1988) as John Krytsick
• The Wrong Guys (1988) as Duke Earle
• Murder Ordained (1987) (TV) as Hugh Rayburn
• The Big Easy (1987) as Det. Andre DeSoto
• Burglar (1987) as Detective Nyswander
• Raising Arizona (1987) as Gale
• True Stories (1986) as Louis Fyne
• Sweet Dreams (1985) as Otis
• Maria's Lovers (1984) as Frank
• C.H.U.D. (1984) as Cop in Diner
• Revenge of the Nerds (1984) as Coach Harris
• Heart of Steel (1983) (TV) as Raymond Bohupinsky
• Chiefs (1983) (mini) TV Series as Newt 'Tub' Murray
• Eddie Macon's Run (1983) as Hebert
• The Survivors (1983) as Commando
• The Face of Rage (1983) (TV) as Fred
• Jailbait Babysitter (1978)

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