Person
James Pickens Jr.
Acting · Born 1954-10-26 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
James Pickens, Jr. (born October 26, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC drama television series Grey's Anatomy, and for his supporting role as Deputy Director Alvin Kersh on later seasons of the Fox Network science fiction series The X-Files.
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Richard Webber
Yellowstone
Old Cowboy
CSI: Miami
Prison Warden
Seinfeld
Det. Hudson
The X-Files
Alvin Kersh
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
The West Wing
Mayor
Saturday Night Live
Unemployed Vietnam veteran in Texxon Oil commercial (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
Filmography
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson Show
- 2022The Proud Family: Louder and ProuderCharles (voice)
- 2021Celebrity Wheel of FortuneSelf - Contestant
- 2020One Last PrayerExecutive Producer
- 2018The ConnersChuck Mitchell
- 2018YellowstoneOld Cowboy
- 2018Station 19Dr. Richard Webber
- 2018Grey's Anatomy: B-TeamRichard Webber
- 2015Celebrity Family FeudSelf
- 2015For the Love of Ruth
- 2014The Real
- 201342Mr. Brock
- 20128Gary Segura
- 2010Just WrightLloyd Wright
- 2007Private PracticeDr. Richard Webber
- 2005VenomSheriff
- 2005Grey's AnatomyRichard Webber
- 2003The Lyon's DenTerrence Christianson
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
- 2003White RushDenny
- 2002Red DragonMale Zoo Doctor (uncredited)
- 2002MDs
- 2002CSI: MiamiPrison Warden
- 2002Home RoomPrincipal Robbins
- 2001Crossing JordanAgent Hawkins
- 2001Six Feet UnderRoderick Charles
- 2000TrafficProsecutor Ben Williams
- 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmDoctor
- 2000The DistrictMr. Lane
- 2000Strong MedicineDr. Everett Sloane
- 2000DaddioDoug Grayson
- 1999Liberty HeightsSylvia's Father
- 1999The West WingMayor
- 1999Family Law
- 1999A Slight Case of MurderDetective Larry Gray
- 1998BeckerCliff
- 1998Little Girl Fly AwayDetective Walter Engelhart
- 1998Any Day Now
- 1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackWalter Payne
- 1998BulworthUncle David
- 1998SphereO.S.S.A. Instructor
- 1997RocketManBen Stevens
- 1997Brooklyn SouthReggie Simpson
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1997The PracticeDetective Mike McKrew
- 1997Gridlock'dSupervisor
- 1996Ghosts of MississippiMedgar Evers
- 1996The UninvitedStan Comelson
- 1996SleepersMarlboro
- 1996Dangerous Minds
- 1996The PretenderClark Thomas
- 1996BloodhoundsAgent John DeGraf
- 1996Power 98Det. Wilkinson
- 1995NixonBlack Orator
- 1995Trial by Fire
- 1995Dead PresidentsMr. Curtis
- 1995Sharon's SecretAshmore
- 1995JAGWallace Burke
- 1994Lily in WinterChick
- 1994A Child's Cry for HelpBrad Currie
- 1994Touched by an AngelGeorge
- 1994One West Waikiki
- 1994SodbustersIsaac
- 1994Jimmy HollywoodCook
- 1993The X-FilesAlvin Kersh
- 1993Menace II SocietyMan #2
- 1993Walker, Texas RangerStaff Sergeant Luther Parrish
- 1993Boiling PointPrison Officer
- 1992TrespassPolice Officer Reese
- 1992ExclusiveJonathan Heglin
- 1992RenegadeLieutenant Pete Calloway
- 1990Beverly Hills, 90210Henry Thomas
- 1989Doogie Howser, M.D.Bert
- 1989SeinfeldDet. Hudson
- 1989CoachRick Williams
- 1988RoseanneChuck Mitchell
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
- 1986L.A. LawJoseph Russell
- 1984Murder, She WroteSonny Greene
- 1975Saturday Night LiveUnemployed Vietnam veteran in Texxon Oil commercial (uncredited)
- 1964Another World
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