James Pickens Jr.

James Pickens Jr.

Known for
Acting
Born
October 26, 1954 (age 72)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

2026
Grandpa's Haunted Planet: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker poster

Grandpa's Haunted Planet: A Live Staged Reading of Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker

Movie · as Lando Calrissian

2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder poster

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

TV · as Charles (voice) · 2 eps

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · 1 ep

2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune poster

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2018
The Conners poster

The Conners

TV · as Chuck Mitchell · 8 eps

2018
Yellowstone poster

Yellowstone

TV · as Old Cowboy · 1 ep

2018
Grey's Anatomy: B-Team poster

Grey's Anatomy: B-Team

TV · as Richard Webber · 1 ep

2018
Station 19 poster

Station 19

TV · as Dr. Richard Webber · 6 eps

2015
For the Love of Ruth poster

For the Love of Ruth

Movie

2015
Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
The Real Daytime poster

The Real Daytime

TV · 1 ep

2013
42 poster

42

Movie · as Mr. Brock

2012
8 poster

8

Movie · as Gary Segura

2010
Just Wright poster

Just Wright

Movie · as Lloyd Wright

2007
Private Practice poster

Private Practice

TV · as Dr. Richard Webber · 2 eps

2005
Venom poster

Venom

Movie · as Sheriff

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Richard Webber · 467 eps

2003
White Rush poster

White Rush

Movie · as Denny

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
The Lyon's Den poster

The Lyon's Den

TV · as Terrence Christianson · 13 eps

2002
Home Room poster

Home Room

Movie · as Principal Robbins

2002
Red Dragon poster

Red Dragon

Movie · as Male Zoo Doctor (uncredited)

2002
MDs poster

MDs

TV · 1 ep

2002
CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami

TV · as Prison Warden · 1 ep

2001
Six Feet Under poster

Six Feet Under

TV · as Roderick Charles · 2 eps

2001
Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan

TV · as Agent Hawkins · 1 ep

2000
Traffic poster

Traffic

Movie · as Prosecutor Ben Williams

2000
The District poster

The District

TV · as Mr. Lane · 1 ep

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Doctor · 2 eps

2000
Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine

TV · as Dr. Everett Sloane · 1 ep

2000
Daddio

Daddio

TV · as Doug Grayson · 1 ep

1999
Liberty Heights poster

Liberty Heights

Movie · as Sylvia's Father

1999
A Slight Case of Murder poster

A Slight Case of Murder

Movie · as Detective Larry Gray

1999
Family Law poster

Family Law

TV · 1 ep

1999
The West Wing poster

The West Wing

TV · as Mayor · 1 ep

1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back poster

How Stella Got Her Groove Back

Movie · as Walter Payne

1998
Little Girl Fly Away poster

Little Girl Fly Away

Movie · as Detective Walter Engelhart

1998
Sphere poster

Sphere

Movie · as O.S.S.A. Instructor

1998
Bulworth poster

Bulworth

Movie · as Uncle David

1998
Becker poster

Becker

TV · as Cliff · 2 eps

1998
Any Day Now poster

Any Day Now

TV · 1 ep

1997
RocketMan poster

RocketMan

Movie · as Ben Stevens

1997
Gridlock'd poster

Gridlock'd

Movie · as Supervisor

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Mike McKrew · 15 eps

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Brooklyn South poster

Brooklyn South

TV · as Reggie Simpson · 5 eps

1996
The Uninvited poster

The Uninvited

Movie · as Stan Comelson

1996
Bloodhounds poster

Bloodhounds

Movie · as Agent John DeGraf

1996
Sleepers poster

Sleepers

Movie · as Marlboro

1996
Ghosts of Mississippi poster

Ghosts of Mississippi

Movie · as Medgar Evers

1996
Power 98 poster

Power 98

Movie · as Det. Wilkinson

1996
The Pretender poster

The Pretender

TV · as Clark Thomas · 1 ep

1996
Dangerous Minds poster

Dangerous Minds

TV · 1 ep

1995
Sharon's Secret poster

Sharon's Secret

Movie · as Ashmore

1995
Trial by Fire poster

Trial by Fire

Movie

1995
Nixon poster

Nixon

Movie · as Black Orator

1995
Dead Presidents poster

Dead Presidents

Movie · as Mr. Curtis

1995
JAG poster

JAG

TV · as Wallace Burke · 2 eps

1994
Jimmy Hollywood poster

Jimmy Hollywood

Movie · as Cook

1994
A Child's Cry for Help poster

A Child's Cry for Help

Movie · as Brad Currie

1994
Lily in Winter poster

Lily in Winter

Movie · as Chick

1994
Sodbusters poster

Sodbusters

Movie · as Isaac

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as George · 1 ep

1994
One West Waikiki poster

One West Waikiki

TV · 1 ep

1993
Boiling Point poster

Boiling Point

Movie · as Prison Officer

1993
Menace II Society poster

Menace II Society

Movie · as Man #2

1993
Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger

TV · as Staff Sergeant Luther Parrish · 1 ep

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · as Alvin Kersh, Alvin Kersh / Jamaican Crewman · 20 eps

1992
Trespass poster

Trespass

Movie · as Police Officer Reese

1992
Exclusive poster

Exclusive

Movie · as Jonathan Heglin

1992
Renegade poster

Renegade

TV · as Lieutenant Pete Calloway · 1 ep

1990
Beverly Hills, 90210 poster

Beverly Hills, 90210

TV · as Henry Thomas · 9 eps

1989
Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld

TV · as Det. Hudson · 2 eps

1989
Doogie Howser, M.D. poster

Doogie Howser, M.D.

TV · as Bert · 1 ep

1989
Coach poster

Coach

TV · as Rick Williams · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · 1 ep

1988
Roseanne poster

Roseanne

TV · as Chuck Mitchell, Chuckie Mitchell · 14 eps

1987
Hotshot poster

Hotshot

Movie

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Joseph Russell · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Sonny Greene · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Unemployed Vietnam veteran in Texxon Oil commercial (uncredited), Texxon commercial guy (uncredited) · 1 ep

1964
Another World poster

Another World

TV · 1547 eps