Jim Moody

Born: 1949-09-25

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.


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The Last Dragon

as Daddy Green
Released: 1985-03-22

A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as...

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The Best Man

as Uncle Skeeter
Released: 1999-10-22

After writing a soon-to-be bestselling novel, writer and committed bachelor Harper attempts to...

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Bad Boys

as Gene Daniels
Released: 1983-03-25

Mick O'Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of...

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28 Days

as Chauffeur
Released: 2000-04-06

After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings...

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Lean On Me

as Mr. Lott
Released: 1989-03-03

When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students...

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Night Falls on Manhattan

as Mayor Williams
Released: 1997-03-21

A newly elected District attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption...

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Fame

as Farrell
Released: 1980-05-16

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students...

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Celebrity

as Security Guard
Released: 1998-09-07

The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife,...

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D.C. Cab

as Arnie
Released: 1983-12-16

The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes...

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Personal Best

as Roscoe Travis
Released: 1982-02-05

Young sprinter Chris Cahill is having difficulty reaching her potential as an athlete, until she...

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Fighting Back

as Lester Baldwin
Released: 1982-05-21

An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.

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Who's the Man?

as Nick Crawford
Released: 1993-04-23

Ed Lover and Doctor Dre are two inept barbers. Deciding that maybe they ought to find another...

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First Family

as Justice Haden
Released: 1980-12-25

When the First Daughter is kidnapped by an African tribe, the President must do what he can to...

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Rivkin: Bounty Hunter

as Capt. O'Donnell
Released: 1981-05-20

A New York-based bounty hunter who makes a living chasing and capturing bail jumpers matches...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Dr. Zuckerman
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Law & Order

as Reggie Lennard
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Judge Stewart
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Joe
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Bobby Fox
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Judge Langlois
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Syd
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Chuck
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Taft Housing Superintendent
First aired: 2001-09-30

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...

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Third Watch

as Passerby
First aired: 1999-09-23

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers,...

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Third Watch

as Victor Bradley
First aired: 1999-09-23

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers,...

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