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Pickens was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and did not begin acting until he was a student at Bowling Green State University. His first acting role was in a campus production of Matters of Choice by Chuck Gordone.[1] Pickens earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from BGSU in 1976.[1]
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| Career | 2>
Pickens started his acting career at the Roundabout Theatre in New York playing Walter Lee in A Raisin in the Sun.[1] In 1981, Pickens performed in the Negro Ensemble Company's production of A Soldier's Play, starring alongside Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson.[1]
In 1990, Pickens moved to the West Coast and began his Hollywood career playing Zack Edwards on the soap opera Another World from 1986 to 1990. He went on to have recurring roles on "X-Files" as Deputy Director Kersh, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The West Wing, Roseanne, Beverly Hills, 90210, JAG, and Six Feet Under.
In 2002, Pickens had a cameo appearance as the male zoo doctor in the film Red Dragon.
In the February 28, 2007, all-star benefit reading of "The Gift of Peace" at UCLA's Freud Playhouse, he portrays a man whose life experiences lead him to volunteer in the peace movement, and plays alongside actors Ed Asner, Barbara Bain, Amy Brenneman, George Coe, and Wendie Malick. The play is an open appeal and fundraiser for passage of U.S. House Resolution,[2] which seeks to establish a Cabinet-level "Department of Peace" in the U.S. government, to be funded by a two percent diversion of the Pentagon's annual budget.[3]
In 2005, Pickens was chosen to play Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.
[edit] | Tags: Personal life | 2>
Pickens is married to Gina Taylor, a former member of Musique, and has two children. In his spare time Pickens can be found riding horseback and roping cattle. He is a member of the United States Team Roping Championship and competes in roping events across the country. He owns an American Quarter Horse named Smokey.
James' two children, Carl Tharps and Gavyn Picken, are both pursuing careers in show business. His son Carl is currently working on a Hip- Hop career and can be seen in various television appearances, including Hangin' with Mr. Cooper where he appeared alongside his long-time friend Omar Gooding.
[edit] | Tags: Filmography | 2>
Year
Film
Role
1986
F/X
Ambulance Driver
1987
Hotshot
1992
Trespass
Police Officer Reese
1993
Boiling Point
Prison Officer
1993
Menace II Society
Man
1994
Hostile Intentions
Capt. Connor
1994
Jimmy Hollywood
Cook
1995
Dead Presidents
Mr. Curtis
1995
Nixon
Black Orator
1996
Power 98
Det. Wilkinson
1996
Sleepers
Marlboro
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
Medgar Evers
1997
Gridlock'd
Supervisor
1997
RocketMan
Ben Stevens
1998
Sphere
O.S.S.A. Instructor
1998
Bulworth
Uncle David
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Walter Payne
1999
Liberty Heights
Sylvia's Father
2000
Traffic
Ben Williams
2002
Home Room
Principal Robbins
2003
White Rush
Denny
2005
Venom
Sheriff
2008
Ball Don't Lie
Roberto
2010
Just Wright
Lloyd Wright
[edit] | Tags: Television | 2>
Year
Film
Role
Notes
1986–90
Another World
Zack Edwards
1992
Blossom
Vinnie
Episode: "The Letter"
1992
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Fred
Episode: "Hungry Heart"
1992
Exclusive
Jonathan Heglin
Television film
1992
L.A. Law
Joseph Russell
Episode: "Zo Long"
1992
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Episode: "Roommate With a View"
1991–92
Beverly Hills, 90210
Henry Thomas
1993
Murder, She Wrote
Sonny Greene
Episode: "The Survivor"
1994
Renegade
Episode: "Hostage"
1994
Coach
Rick Williams
Episode: "Blue Chip Blues"
1994
Sodbusters
Isaac
Television film
1994
Me and the Boys
Coach
Episode: "Black Dads Can't Jump"
1994
Child's Cry for Help, AA Child's Cry for Help
Brad Currie
Television film
1994
Lily in Winter
Chick
Television film
1995
Trial by Fire
Television film
1995
Sharon's Secret
Ashmore
Television film
1995
Touched by an Angel
George
Episode: "The Driver"
1996
Bloodhounds
Agent John DeGraf
Television film
1996
In the House
Russell
Episode: "My Crazy Valentine"
1996
Lazarus Man, TheThe Lazarus Man
Episode: "The Conspirator"
1996
One West Waikiki
Episode: "Allergic to Golf"
1996
Dangerous Minds
Coach Butch Kelly
Episode: "Moonstruck"
1990–96
Roseanne
Chuck Mitchell
1997
Pacific Palisades
Josh Smith
Episode: "Past & Present Danger"
1997
Walker, Texas Ranger
Staff Sergeant Luther Parrish
Episode: "The Fighting McLains"
1996–97
Something So Right
Jim
1998
Pretender, TheThe Pretender
Clark Thomas
Episode: "Crash"
1998
Seinfeld
Detective Hudson
Episode: "The Finale"
1998
Little Girl Fly Away
Detective Walter Engelhart
Television film
1997–98
Brooklyn South
Detective
Four episodes
1999
Vengeance Unlimited
Mr. Hobbs
Episode: "Friends"
1999
Slight Case of Murder, AA Slight Case of Murder
Det. Larry Gray
Television film
1999
JAG
Commander Wallace Burke
Episode: "The Return" & "Rogue"
2000
City of Angels
Wilson Patterson
Episodes: "The Prince and the Porker", "Assume the Position" & "Deliver the Male"
2000
Daddio
Doug Grayson
Episode: "The Premium Also Rises"
2000
District, TheThe District
Mr. Lane
Episode: "The Real Terrorist"
2000
Family Law
Episode: "Family Values"
1993–2000
NYPD Blue
Nathan Foster
Lt. Joe Abner
Episode: "Personal Foul"
Episodes: "Along Came Jones", "Jackass" & "Little Abner"
1997–2000
Practice, TheThe Practice
Detective Mike McKrew
1998–2000
Any Day Now
Judge Lucius Pearl
Episodes: "Huh?", "A Parent's Job" and "Pay Your Dues"
2001
Semper Fi
Mr. Maddox
Television film, uncredited role
2002
Strong Medicine
Dr. Everett Sloane
Episode: "Outcomes"
2002
Crossing Jordan
Agent Hawkins
Episode: "Bombs Away"
2002
MDs
Mr. Farrell
Episode: "Cruel and Unusual"
1998–2002
X-Files, TheThe X-Files
FBI Deputy Director Alvin Kersh
Screen Actors Guild Award (nominated)
2001–02
Philly
Clyde Coleman
2003
CSI: Miami
Prison Warden
Episode: "Body Count"
2003
Lyon's Den, TheThe Lyon's Den
Terrance Christianson
Episodes: "The Fifth", "Pilot" and "Hubris"
2002–03
Six Feet Under
Roderick Charles
Episodes: "The Liar and the Whore" & "Everyone Leaves"
2002–03
Becker
Cliff Bennett
Episodes: "Blind Injustice" & "But I've Got Friends I Haven't Used Yet"
2004
Line of Fire
Kenneth Stevens
Episode: "The Senator"
2004
West Wing, TheThe West Wing
Mayor
Episode: "Full Disclosure"
2004
Jack & Bobby
Marcus Ride
Pilot episode
2005
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Doctor
Episodes: "The Smoking Jacket" & "The Ski Lift"
2007–09
Private Practice
Richard Webber
Episodes: "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else"; "Ex-Life"
2005–present
Grey's Anatomy
Richard Webber
NAACP Image Award (nominated-2)
Screen Actors Guild Award (won-1) (nominated-1)
[edit] | Tags: References | 2>
^ a b c d Anatomy of an Actor, BGSU Magazine , 8(Summer 2007):12-13.
^ http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h.r.00808: 808
^ Martino, Stacey (2007-02-28). "The Peace Alliance". The Gift of Peace. http://www.thepeacealliance.org/content/view/289/148/. Retrieved 2007-03-01.
[edit] | Tags: External links | 2>
James Pickens, Jr. at the Internet Movie Database
James Pickens, Jr. at Yahoo! Movies
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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2000–2009)
The West Wing, season 1/season 2 (2000): Dulé Hill; Allison Janney; Moira Kelly; Rob Lowe; Janel Moloney; Richard Schiff; Martin Sheen; John Spencer; Bradley Whitford
The West Wing, season 2/season 3 (2001): Dulé Hill; Allison Janney; Rob Lowe; Janel Moloney; Richard Schiff; Martin Sheen; John Spencer; Bradley Whitford
Six Feet Under (2002): Lauren Ambrose; Frances Conroy; Rachel Griffiths; Michael C. Hall; Peter Krause; Freddy Rodriguez; Mathew St. Patrick
Six Feet Under (2003): Lauren Ambrose; Frances Conroy; Ben Foster; Rachel Griffiths; Michael C. Hall; Peter Krause; Peter Macdissi; Justina Machado; Freddy Rodríguez; Mathew St. Patrick; Lili Taylor; Rainn Wilson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, season 4/season 5 (2004): Gary Dourdan; George Eads; Jorja Fox; Paul Guilfoyle; Robert David Hall; Marg Helgenberger; William L. Petersen; Eric Szmanda
Lost, season 1/season 2 (2005): Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje; Naveen Andrews; Emilie de Ravin; Matthew Fox; Jorge Garcia; Maggie Grace; Josh Holloway; Malcolm David Kelley; Daniel Dae Kim; Yunjin Kim; Evangeline Lilly; Dominic Monaghan; Terry O'Quinn; Harold Perrineau; Michelle Rodriguez; Ian Somerhalder; Cynthia Watros
Grey's Anatomy, season 2/season 3 (2006): Justin Chambers; Eric Dane; Patrick Dempsey; Katherine Heigl; T. R. Knight; Sandra Oh; James Pickens, Jr.; Ellen Pompeo; Sara Ramírez; Kate Walsh; Isaiah Washington; Chandra Wilson
The Sopranos, season 6 (2007): Greg Antonacci; Lorraine Bracco; Edie Falco; James Gandolfini; Dan Grimaldi; Robert Iler; Michael Imperioli; Arthur J. Nascarella; Steve Schirripa; Matt Servitto; Jamie-Lynn Sigler; Tony Sirico; Aida Turturro; Steve Van Zandt; Frank Vincent
Mad Men, season 2 (2008): Bryan Batt; Alison Brie; Michael Gladis; Jon Hamm; Aaron Hart; Christina Hendricks; January Jones; Vincent Kartheiser; Mark Moses; Elisabeth Moss; Kiernan Shipka; John Slattery; Rich Sommer; Aaron Staton
Mad Men, season 3 (2009): Alexa Alemanni; Bryan Batt; Jared S. Gilmore; Michael Gladis; Jon Hamm; Jared Harris; Christina Hendricks; January Jones; Vincent Kartheiser; Robert Morse; Elisabeth Moss; Kiernan Shipka; John Slattery; Rich Sommer; Christopher Stanley; Aaron Staton
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