Jim Moody
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.
Filmography
28 Days
as Chauffeur
28 Days
as Chauffeur
The Best Man
as Uncle Skeeter
The Best Man
as Uncle Skeeter
Celebrity
as Security Guard
Celebrity
as Security Guard
Night Falls on Manhattan
as Mayor Williams
Night Falls on Manhattan
as Mayor Williams
Just Chill
as Howard
Just Chill
as Howard
Who's the Man?
as Nick Crawford
Who's the Man?
as Nick Crawford
Lean On Me
as Mr. Lott
Lean On Me
as Mr. Lott
The Last Dragon
as Daddy Green
The Last Dragon
as Daddy Green
D.C. Cab
as Arnie
D.C. Cab
as Arnie
Bad Boys
as Gene Daniels
Bad Boys
as Gene Daniels
Fighting Back
as Lester Baldwin
Fighting Back
as Lester Baldwin
Personal Best
as Roscoe Travis
Personal Best
as Roscoe Travis
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
as Capt. O'Donnell
Rivkin: Bounty Hunter
as Capt. O'Donnell
First Family
as Justice Haden
First Family
as Justice Haden
Fame
as Farrell
Fame
as Farrell