Actor profile

James Pickens Jr.

26th October 1954 Cleveland, Ohio, USA Acting

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.

35 Movies 47 TV Shows 83 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

For the Love of Ruth poster

For the Love of Ruth 9th May 2015

42 poster

42 12th April 2013 as Mr. Brock

8 poster

8 3rd March 2012 as Gary Segura

Just Wright poster

Just Wright 14th May 2010 as Lloyd Wright

Venom poster

Venom 16th September 2005 as Sheriff

White Rush poster

White Rush 1st January 2003 as Denny

Red Dragon poster

Red Dragon 2nd October 2002 as Male Zoo Doctor (uncredited)

Home Room poster

Home Room 12th April 2002 as Principal Robbins

Traffic poster

Traffic 27th December 2000 as Prosecutor Ben Williams

Liberty Heights poster

Liberty Heights 17th November 1999 as Sylvia's Father

A Slight Case of Murder poster

A Slight Case of Murder 19th September 1999 as Detective Larry Gray

Little Girl Fly Away poster

Little Girl Fly Away 6th October 1998 as Detective Walter Engelhart

How Stella Got Her Groove Back poster

How Stella Got Her Groove Back 14th August 1998 as Walter Payne

Bulworth poster

Bulworth 15th May 1998 as Uncle David

Sphere poster

Sphere 13th February 1998 as O.S.S.A. Instructor

RocketMan poster

RocketMan 10th October 1997 as Ben Stevens

Gridlock'd poster

Gridlock'd 29th January 1997 as Supervisor

Ghosts of Mississippi poster

Ghosts of Mississippi 20th December 1996 as Medgar Evers

The Uninvited poster

The Uninvited 29th October 1996 as Stan Comelson

Sleepers poster

Sleepers 18th October 1996 as Marlboro

Bloodhounds poster

Bloodhounds 13th August 1996 as Agent John DeGraf

Power 98 poster

Power 98 17th May 1996 as Det. Wilkinson

Nixon poster

Nixon 22nd December 1995 as Black Orator

Trial by Fire poster

Trial by Fire 1st October 1995

Dead Presidents poster

Dead Presidents 29th September 1995 as Mr. Curtis

Sharon's Secret poster

Sharon's Secret 27th September 1995 as Ashmore

Lily in Winter poster

Lily in Winter 8th December 1994 as Chick

A Child's Cry for Help poster

A Child's Cry for Help 13th November 1994 as Brad Currie

Sodbusters poster

Sodbusters 17th July 1994 as Isaac

Jimmy Hollywood poster

Jimmy Hollywood 30th March 1994 as Cook

Menace II Society poster

Menace II Society 26th May 1993 as Man #2

Boiling Point poster

Boiling Point 16th April 1993 as Prison Officer

Trespass poster

Trespass 25th December 1992 as Police Officer Reese

Exclusive poster

Exclusive 4th October 1992 as Jonathan Heglin

Hotshot poster

Hotshot 23rd January 1987

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder poster

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder 23rd February 2022 as Charles (voice)

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune poster

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune 7th January 2021 as Self - Contestant

The Conners poster

The Conners 16th October 2018 as Chuck Mitchell

Yellowstone poster

Yellowstone 20th June 2018 as Old Cowboy

Station 19 poster

Station 19 22nd March 2018 as Dr. Richard Webber

Grey's Anatomy: B-Team poster

Grey's Anatomy: B-Team 11th January 2018 as Richard Webber

Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud 21st June 2015 as Self

The Real poster

The Real 15th September 2014

Private Practice poster

Private Practice 26th September 2007 as Dr. Richard Webber

Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy 27th March 2005 as Richard Webber

The Lyon's Den poster

The Lyon's Den 28th September 2003 as Terrence Christianson

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self

MDs poster

MDs 25th September 2002

CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami 23rd September 2002 as Prison Warden

Crossing Jordan poster

Crossing Jordan 24th September 2001 as Agent Hawkins

Six Feet Under poster

Six Feet Under 3rd June 2001 as Roderick Charles

Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm 15th October 2000 as Doctor

The District poster

The District 7th October 2000 as Mr. Lane

Strong Medicine poster

Strong Medicine 23rd July 2000 as Dr. Everett Sloane

The West Wing poster

The West Wing 22nd September 1999 as Mayor

Family Law poster

Family Law 20th September 1999

Becker poster

Becker 2nd November 1998 as Cliff

Any Day Now poster

Any Day Now 18th August 1998

Brooklyn South poster

Brooklyn South 22nd September 1997 as Reggie Simpson

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

The Practice poster

The Practice 4th March 1997 as Detective Mike McKrew

Dangerous Minds poster

Dangerous Minds 30th September 1996

The Pretender poster

The Pretender 19th September 1996 as Clark Thomas

JAG poster

JAG 23rd September 1995 as Wallace Burke

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as George

One West Waikiki poster

One West Waikiki 4th August 1994

The X-Files poster

The X-Files 10th September 1993 as Alvin Kersh

The X-Files poster

The X-Files 10th September 1993 as Alvin Kersh / Jamaican Crewman

Walker, Texas Ranger poster

Walker, Texas Ranger 21st April 1993 as Staff Sergeant Luther Parrish

Renegade poster

Renegade 19th September 1992 as Lieutenant Pete Calloway

Beverly Hills, 90210 poster

Beverly Hills, 90210 4th October 1990 as Henry Thomas

Doogie Howser, M.D. poster

Doogie Howser, M.D. 19th September 1989 as Bert

Seinfeld poster

Seinfeld 5th July 1989 as Det. Hudson

Coach poster

Coach 28th February 1989 as Rick Williams

Roseanne poster

Roseanne 18th October 1988 as Chuck Mitchell

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Joseph Russell

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Sonny Greene

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Unemployed Vietnam veteran in Texxon Oil commercial (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Texxon commercial guy (uncredited)

Another World poster

Another World 4th May 1964