James Woods (Wilhelm Von Huber) has worked extensively in film and television, garnering numerous awards in the process. For his performances in Oliver Stone's "Salvador" and Rob Reiner's "Ghosts of Mississippi," Woods received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively, winning an Independent Spirit Award for the former and earning a Golden Globe nomination for the latter. Woods was also nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in "The Onion Field. " For "The Boost" and "Best Seller," Woods earned two more nominations for Independent Spirit Awards. For "Killer: A Journal of Murder," Woods won the Golden Satellite Award, shared with Geoffrey Rush for "Shine," with whom he tied.
Other film credits include "The Specialist," "Chaplin," "The Hard Way," "Immediate Family," "True Believer," "Once Upon a Time in America," "Against All Odds," "Videodrome," "The Choirboys," "Night Moves" and "The Way We Were. "
Woods has also worked extensively in movies made for television, earning an Emmy and a Golden Globe in 1987 for his performance in "Promise. " Woods has received additional Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his television work over the years, including "My Name is Bill W. ," "Citizen Cohn" and "Indictment: The McMartin Trial. " For his performances in "In Love and War" and "The Summer of Ben Tyler," Woods earned a Golden Globe nomination, as well. Other television credits include "Women and Men: Stories of Seduction," "And Your Name Is Jonah," and the "Holocaust" miniseries.
Recently, Woods performed as the voice of Hades in Disney's 1997 animated feature "Hercules," starred in "Another Day in Paradise," which he also produced, and appeared in "True Crime," "The General's Daughter" and Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday. " He will soon be seen in the upcoming "Virgin Suicides," Sofia Coppola's feature directorial debut.
Alex D. Linz (Billy Von Huber) has appeared in a surprising number of films and television shows for an eleven-year-old actor. Born in Santa Barbara, Linz has starred in "Home Alone 3," a performance which won him the 1997 ShoWest Award for Young Star of the Year. Other film credits include "Bruno," "My Brother the Pig" and "One Fine Day" starring Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney. He recently performed as the voice of Young Tarzan in 1999's animated version of "Tarzan. "
Linz will soon be seen in the Don Roos' upcoming "Bounce," which stars Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Annabeth Gish (Donni McGuinness) has appeared in a variety of films and television projects over the past fifteen years. Regardless of the project, Gish brings a subtlety, an earnestness to her performances which comes from years of experience, as well as the careful selection of memorable roles of intelligent women.
Even early in her film career as 1988's "Mystic Pizza," in which Gish starred alongside then unknowns Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor, Gish was demonstrating a maturity in her performances unusual for a nineteen-year-old. Gish has since gone on to appear in Oliver Stone's "Nixon" and more recently, in the box office hit "Double Jeopardy" which starred Ashley Judd and Tommy Lee Jones. Other film credits include "S. L. C. Punk!" "Beautiful Girls," "Steel," "The Last Supper," "Wyatt Earp," "Shag" and "Hiding Out. "
Television credits include appearances on the series "Chicago Hope" and "Scarlett," as well as performances in such television movies as "Sealed With A Kiss," "Different," "To Live Again," "Don't Look Back," "What Love Sees," "The Last To Go" and "When He's Not A Stranger. "
Gish will soon be seen in the upcoming "Buying the Cow" with Bill Bellamy and Alyssa Milano.
William Atherton (Ralph Stanton) has appeared in over twenty films, in a career spanning nearly three decades. Appearing in films ranging from "Looking for Mr. Goodbar" to "Ghostbusters," Atherton has demonstrated an uncanny versatility, although he is probably most remembered for his inspired performances as villains, particularly in the "Die Hard" films. More recently, William Atherton has been seen in the HBO movie "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge," with star Halle Berry.
Other film credits include "Mad City," "Executive Power," "Bio-Dome," "The Pelican Brief," "Oscar," "Real Geniuses" and "The Hindenburg. " Atherton has also worked extensively in television, appearing in such popular shows as "The Practice," "Nash Bridges," "Tales from the Crypt," "Murder, She Wrote," "The Equalizer" and "The Twilight Zone. "
Atherton will soon be seen in the upcoming "Crow: The Salvation. "
