John Goodman is an American actor, singer, voice actor, and comedian, known for his distinctive deep Southern drawl voice, he is probably best known for his recurring role as Daniel "Dan" Conner on the ABC sitcom Roseanne, and for being the host of Saturday Night Live fourteen times. He is also well-known for playing Charlie Meadows in Barton Fink, Fred Flintstone in the 1994 live-action adaptation of The Flintstones, Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski with Steve Buscemi as Donny, John Chambers in Argo, Neal Nicol in You Don't Know Jack, and Gil John Biggs in the political satire series Alpha House. He is best known for the voice of Rex, in the Universal Pictures animated film, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story,George Wolfsbottom in the Clifford Movies and Layton T. Montgomery in the 2007 DreamWorks animated film Bee Movie.
For Disney, he is known for voicing James P. Sullivan in Pixar's Monsters, Inc. and its prequel Monsters University. He also reprised this role in the Pixar video games Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena, Cars: Mater-National Championship, and Cars: Race-O-Rama. Additionally, he voiced Pacha in The Emperor's New Groove, Kronk's New Groove, and the TV series The Emperor's New School (Season 2). He even voiced Baloo in The Jungle Book 2 and Eli La Bouff in The Princess and the Frog.
Additionally, he starred in various Touchstone Pictures films, such as Ed Munn in Stella, William "Bill" Sanford in Coyote Ugly, Big Dan Teague in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and Graham Bloomwood in Confessions of a Shopaholic.
Disney Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Film | Character | Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Pacha | Walt Disney Animation Studios | Voice |
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | James P. "Sulley" Sullivan | Pixar Animation Studios | |
| 2003 | The Jungle Book 2 | Baloo | Disneytoon Studios | Voice (replacing Phil Harris) |
| 2005 | Kronk's New Groove | Pacha | Voice/Straight-to-video | |
| 2006 | Cars | Sulley (cameo as "Sullivan Truck") | Pixar Animation Studios | Voice |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Eli "Big Daddy" La Bouff | Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | James P. Sullivan | Pixar Animation Studios | |
| 2026 | Toy Story 5 | James P. Sullivan | Pixar Animation Studios | Voice |
Television[]
| Year(s) | Show | Character | Studio | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 | The Emperor's New School | Pacha (Season 2) |
Walt Disney Television Animation | Disney Channel/ABC | Voice |
| 2020 | Monsters at Work | James P. Sullivan | Walt Disney Television Animation | Disney+ | Voice |
Touchstone Pictures[]
| Year | Film | Character | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Stella | Ed Munn | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly | William James "Bill" Sanford | Jerry Bruckheimer Films |
| 2000 | O Brother, Where Art Thou? | Big Dan Teague | StudioCanal StudioCanal Working Title Films |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | Graham Bloomwood | Jerry Bruckheimer Films |
Hollywood Pictures[]
|
Year |
Film |
Character |
Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Arachnophobia |
Delbert McClintock |
Amblin Entertainment | |
|
Born Yesterday |
Harry Brock |
Touchwood Pacific Partners I |
Video games[]
| Year | Video Games | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | Pacha | (movie stock footage) |
| 2002 | Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena | James P. Sullivan | Voice |
| 2007 | Cars Mater-National | James P. Sullivan Truck | Voice |
| 2009 | Cars Race-O-Rama | James P. Sullivan Truck | Voice |
Accolades[]
| Year | Film | Character | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Monsters, Inc. | James P. 'Sulley' Sullivan | World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Song Written For A Film | Won |
| 2004 | The Jungle Book 2 | Baloo | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Nominated |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Eli 'Big Daddy' La Bouff | Black Reel Awards | Best Ensemble | Nominated |
| 2013 | Monsters University | James P. 'Sulley' Sullivan | Disney Legends Award | Animation (voice) | Won |
Disney Roles[]
2002 - Monsters, Inc. - Sully
2013 - Monsters University - Sully
2024 - Inside Out 2 - TBA
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- He was at one point considered for the role of Genie in Aladdin, along with several other actors that were considered. But the role was later given to Robin Williams.