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Also known as James Pickens, Jr.

American actor

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James Pickens Jr. is an American actor who works in film and television. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1954, he is a member of the African American ethnic group. He speaks and writes in English.

He was educated at Bowling Green State University. His professional career began in 1986. He currently resides in Los Angeles County. He has two children.

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Film & TV

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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

  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder — Charles (voice)2022
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show2022
  • Celebrity Wheel of Fortune — Self - Contestant2021
  • The Conners — Chuck Mitchell2018
  • Yellowstone — Old Cowboy2018
  • Grey's Anatomy: B-Team — Richard Webber2018
  • Station 19 — Dr. Richard Webber2018
  • For the Love of Ruth2015
  • Celebrity Family Feud — Self2015
  • The Real2014

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Key facts

Born
( 1954-10-26 ) October 26, 1954 (age 71) , Cleveland, Ohio , U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1981–present
Spouse
Gina Taylor ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 ) ​

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Instance of
human
Given name
James
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Cleveland
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
James Pickens, Jr.jpg
Number of children
2
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date of birth
1954-10-26
ethnic group
African Americans
Commons category
James Pickens, Jr.
name in native language
James Pickens Jr.
start of work period
1986-00-00
social media followers
127181
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

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 medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy (since 2005), and for his supporting roles as Deputy Director Alvin Kersh on later seasons of the Fox Network science fiction series The X-Files and Chuck Mitchell on Roseanne (1990–96; 2018) and The Conners (2018–22).

Early life and education

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