Jim Moody

Biography

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order

All Movies (15)

28 Days2000 · as Chauffeur
The Best Man1999 · as Uncle Skeeter
Celebrity1998 · as Security Guard
Night Falls on Manhattan1997 · as Mayor Williams
Just Chill1996 · as Howard
Who's the Man?1993 · as Nick Crawford
Lean On Me1989 · as Mr. Lott
The Last Dragon1985 · as Daddy Green
D.C. Cab1983 · as Arnie
Bad Boys1983 · as Gene Daniels
Fighting Back1982 · as Lester Baldwin
Personal Best1982 · as Roscoe Travis
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter1981 · as Capt. O'Donnell
First Family1980 · as Justice Haden
Fame1980 · as Farrell

All TV Shows (11)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent2001 · as Taft Housing Superintendent
Third Watch1999 · as Passerby
Third Watch1999 · as Victor Bradley
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Dr. Zuckerman
Law & Order1990 · as Reggie Lennard
Law & Order1990 · as Judge Stewart
Law & Order1990 · as Joe
Law & Order1990 · as Bobby Fox
Law & Order1990 · as Judge Langlois
Law & Order1990 · as Syd
Law & Order1990 · as Chuck