James Pickens Jr. : Richard Webber (Role)
Date of Birth : 26 October 1954,
Birthplace : Cleveland, Ohio
Most Recent Role : Richard Webber on Grey’s Anatomy
Gender : Male
Height : 6′ (1.83 m)

James Pickens Jr. is an actor who has appeared in several television shows, movies and plays.
James started his acting career on the theater stages of New York where he starred in Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin In The Sun” and “A Soldiers Story,” with Denzel Washington and other actors.

His television appearances include a stint on NBC’s “The Lyon’s Den” with Rob Lowe. James has also appeared as series regular on FOX’s “The X-Files” as FBI Deputy Director Alvin Kersh and “Beverly Hills, 90210″ as Henry. His other appearances include the recurring roles in the following TV shows: “Roseanne” as Chuck, HBO’s “Six Feet Under” as Roderick Charles, ABC’s “NYPD Blue” as Lt. Joe Abner and “Philly.”
James has acted in more than 20 films including “How Stella Got Her Grove Back” (1998) as Walter, “Ghosts of Mississippi” (1996) as Medgar Evers, “Sleepers” (1996) as Marlboro, and “Traffic” (2000) as Prosecutor Ben Williams.
James likes to play golf, bowl and listening jazz music. James competes in rodeo events as he is a horse lover.