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James Moody (born September 25, 1949)^[1] is an American television and filmcharacter actor. He played the tough-talking counselor/teacher Gene Daniels inBad Boys. His first feature film role was in the 1980 hit filmFame, in which he played Mr. Farrell, a drama teacher. Moody starred in the 1983 comedy filmD.C. Cab as Arnie, a member of the rival cab company, Emerald Cab. He also appeared in the 1999 dramaThe Best Man and as Leroy Greene, Sr. (the father) inThe Last Dragon.

Moody has made some guest appearances on television shows likeLaw & Order. He appeared in a few episodes of that TV series, in each episode playing a different character. Moody's other appearances wereLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit,Law & Order: Criminal Intent,Third Watch, andNew York Undercover.

Moody hails fromPortsmouth, Virginia. 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, withAdrien Brody among his more famous students. He is now a private drama coach and working actor based in New York.

• Fame (1980) - Mr. Farrell
• First Family (1980) - Justice Haden
• Personal Best (1982) - Roscoe Travis
• Fighting Back (1982) - Lester Baldwin
• Bad Boys (1983) - Gene Daniels
• D.C. Cab (1983) - Arnie
• The Last Dragon (1985) - Daddy Green
• Lean on Me (1989) - Mr. Lott
• Le Grand Pardon II (1992) - Danny Williams
• Who's the Man? (1993) - Nick Crawford
• Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) - Mayor Williams
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) - Mr. Glover (uncredited)
• Celebrity (1998) - Security Guard
• The Best Man (1999) - Uncle Skeeter
• 28 Days (2000) - Chauffeur
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005) - Support Group Therapist (Episode: "Demons")

• Jim Moody atIMDb

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