James Downey
WriterProducerActor
- Born
- October 6, 1952
James Woodward Downey is a multiple Emmy-winning television writer and performer, and occasional film actor. He joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live (1975) in 1976 (sharing an office with Bill Murray), and continued with the show until 2013. From 1982 through 1983, he was the Head Writer…
Writer
Actor
| The Chair Company(2025)as Douglas |
| One Battle After Another(2025)as Sandy Irvine |
| Happy Gilmore 2(2025)as Championship Tour Starter |
| Our Cartoon President(2018)as Adam Schiff |
| Veep(2012)as Jim Caldwell |
Producer
Production Department
| Night of Too Many Stars(2003) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Tommy Boy(1995) |
Additional Crew
| Lorne(2026) |
| The Good Cop(2018) |
Thanks
| Saturday Night(2010) |
Self
| Lorne(2026)as Irwin Segelstein |
| 78th Writers Guild Awards (New York)(2026)as Self - Presenter |
| Letterman(2022)as Self, Self - Guest |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon(2014)as Self |
| Downey Wrote That(2025)as Self - SNL Writer |
Archive Footage
| SNL50: The Anniversary Special(2025)as Self |
| 60 Minutes(1968)as Self - Former Lampoon Writer (segment: Harvard Lampoon) |
| Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts(2009)as Ben Samberg, Newspaper Vendor |
| Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies(2006)as Various Characters |
| Saturday Night Live(1975)as Global Century Investor, Arthur Grayson |
Credit Score: James Downey
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday Night Live | 2000.00 | 1975 | • | • | • | 8.0 | 98 | 354 | 57612 |
| 2 | There Will Be Blood | 60.00 | 2008 | • | 8.2 | 2 | 8 | 707656 | ||
| 3 | One Battle After Another | 36.00 | 2025 | • | 7.7 | 6 | 13 | 398900 | ||
| 4 | Happy Gilmore 2 | 2.50 | 2025 | • | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 117630 | ||
| 5 | Dirty Work | 2.50 | 1998 | • | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 33177 | ||
| 6 | Billy Madison | 2.50 | 1995 | • | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 167542 | ||
| 7 | The Chair Company | 1.50 | 2025 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 17409 | |||
| 8 | The Brain Machine | 1.25 | 1972 | • | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 598 | ||
| 9 | Wayne's World 2 | 1.00 | 1993 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 92131 |