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Died March 15, 2011, New York City, New York, United States Spouse Cynthia Arnold (m. 1958–2011) Education University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Awards Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series People also search for David Jones, Larry Elikann, Roy Winsor Movies and TV shows The Doctors, The Secret Storm, The Confession, The Bridge of Adam Rush | ||
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James Turner Pritchett Jr. (October 27, 1922 – March 15, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Matt Powers on the soap opera The Doctors. He was born in Lenoir, North Carolina in 1922. He appeared in the serial for its duration, from 1963 to 1982, and was the soap's central cast member, with the Powers character being one of the serial's "tentpole" characters.
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In 1978 he won an Emmy for Best Actor for this role.
Before creating his role on "The Doctors," James played the role of Bruce Elliott on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns a not-so-popular character who was having an affair with married vixen, Lisa Hughes (Eileen Fulton). After "The Doctors," Pritchett did a short term role on another CBS soap, Guiding Light.
Pritchett was given an audience with then-President Jimmy Carter in 1978 along with a few other select soap opera actors, such as Eileen Fulton, Susan Lucci, and Dorothy Malone.
Pritchett died on March 15, 2011 in New York City, New York.
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Filmography
Actor
1999
The Confession as
Judge Seth Dunbar
1991
Curdled (Short) as
Henry Lodger
1991
N.Y.P.D. Mounted (TV Movie) as
Judge
1984
American Playhouse (TV Series) as
Traynor
- Pudd'nhead Wilson (1984) - Traynor
1963
The Doctors (TV Series) as
Dr. Matt Powers / Corporate President
- Home Is Where the Heart Is: Part 5 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Home Is Where the Heart Is: Part 4 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Home Is Where the Heart Is: Part 3 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Home Is Where the Heart Is: Part 2 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Home Is Where the Heart Is (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- No Greater Love: Part 5 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- No Greater Love: Part 4 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- No Greater Love: Part 3 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- No Greater Love: Part 2 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- No Greater Love (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Shadow of a Doubt: Part 5 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Shadow of a Doubt: Part 4 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Shadow of a Doubt: Part 3 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Shadow of a Doubt: Part 2 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Shadow of a Doubt (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Tomorrow Is Ours Today: Part 5 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Tomorrow Is Ours Today: Part 4 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Tomorrow Is Ours Today: Part 3 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Tomorrow Is Ours Today: Part 2 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Tomorrow Is Ours Today (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Edge of Hope: Part 5 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Edge of Hope: Part 4 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Edge of Hope: Part 3 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Edge of Hope: Part 2 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Edge of Hope (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- New Wings for Old: Part 5 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- New Wings for Old: Part 4 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- New Wings for Old: Part 3 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- New Wings for Old: Part 2 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- New Wings for Old (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Two Love Affairs: Part 5 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Two Love Affairs: Part 4 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Two Love Affairs: Part 3 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Two Love Affairs: Part 2 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Two Love Affairs (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Gold Is a Happy Color: Part 5 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Gold Is a Happy Color: Part 4 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Gold Is a Happy Color: Part 3 (1964) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Gold Is a Happy Color: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Gold Is a Happy Color (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Rest of the Way: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Rest of the Way: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Rest of the Way (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Sacred Disease: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Sacred Disease: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Sacred Disease: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Sacred Disease: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Sacred Disease (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Pride and Mrs. Cobb: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Pride and Mrs. Cobb: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Pride and Mrs. Cobb (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Greatest Gift: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Greatest Gift: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Greatest Gift: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Greatest Gift: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Greatest Gift (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Judgment of Soloman: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Judgment of Soloman: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Judgment of Soloman: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Judgment of Soloman: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Beyond the Shadow of a Dream: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Beyond the Shadow of a Dream (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Barren Harvest: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Barren Harvest: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Barren Harvest: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Barren Harvest: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Barren Harvest (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- From This Day Forward: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- From This Day Forward: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- From This Day Forward: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- From This Day Forward: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- From This Day Forward (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- And the Greatest of These Is Love: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- And the Greatest of These Is Love: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- And the Greatest of These Is Love: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- And the Greatest of These Is Love: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- And the Greatest of These Is Love (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Twinkle, Twinkle Big Star: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Twinkle, Twinkle Big Star: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Twinkle, Twinkle Big Star: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Twinkle, Twinkle Big Star: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Twinkle, Twinkle Big Star (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- How Are Things at Home?: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- How Are Things at Home?: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- How Are Things at Home?: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- How Are Things at Home?: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- How Are Things at Home? (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Weak Shall Inherit the Strong: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Weak Shall Inherit the Strong: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Weak Shall Inherit the Strong: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Weak Shall Inherit the Strong: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Weak Shall Inherit the Strong (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- A Case of Blackmail: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- A Case of Blackmail: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- A Case of Blackmail: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- A Case of Blackmail: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- A Case of Blackmail (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Candidate: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Candidate: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Candidate (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Call Me Charity: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Call Me Charity: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Call Me Charity: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Call Me Charity: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Call Me Charity (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Witness: Part Five (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Witness: Part Four (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Witness: Part Three (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Witness: Part Two (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Witness (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Lost and Found: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Lost and Found: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Lost and Found: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Lost and Found: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Lost and Found (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Weak Hearted Pregnant Woman: Part Five (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Weak Hearted Pregnant Woman: Part Four (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Weak Hearted Pregnant Woman: Part Three (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Weak Hearted Pregnant Woman: Part Two (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Weak Hearted Pregnant Woman (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- In Sickness and in Health: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- In Sickness and in Health: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- In Sickness and in Health: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- In Sickness and in Health: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- In Sickness and in Health (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- A March for Three Loves: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- A March for Three Loves: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- A March for Three Loves: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- A March for Three Loves: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- A March for Three Loves (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Stone Maiden: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Stone Maiden: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Stone Maiden: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Stone Maiden: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Stone Maiden (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Eight Hours for Emily: Part 5 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Eight Hours for Emily: Part 4 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Eight Hours for Emily: Part 3 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Eight Hours for Emily: Part 2 (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- Eight Hours for Emily (1963) - Dr. Matt Powers
- The Runaway President (1963) - Corporate President
1974
ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) as
Tom
- The Bridge of Adam Rush (1974) - Tom
1970
All My Children (TV Series) as
Bill Anderson (1989)
1963
Naked City (TV Series) as
Assignment Board Man
- Man Without a Skin (1963) - Assignment Board Man
1963
The Defenders (TV Series) as
Mr. Jenson
- Man Against Himself (1963) - Mr. Jenson
1958
Harbourmaster (TV Series) as
Harry Macklin
- Return to Trouble (1958) - Harry Macklin
1957
Hotel Cosmopolitan (TV Series)(1957)
1957
Goodyear Playhouse (TV Series) as
Cullen
- 15 October 1864 (1957) - Cullen
1957
The Alcoa Hour (TV Series) as
Philip Cullen
- 15 October 1864 (1957) - Philip Cullen
1957
Navy Log (TV Series) as
Doc
- SSN-571 (1957) - Doc
1957
Robert Montgomery Presents (TV Series) as
Tony Marino
- A Slice of Life (1957) - Tony Marino
1956
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series) as
Corporal Charlie Ward
- So Short a Season (1957)
- The Army Game (1956) - Corporal Charlie Ward
1957
Omnibus (TV Series)(segment)
- Lee at Gettysburg (1957) - (segment)
1956
Kraft Theatre (TV Series) as
Other Passenger / Titanic
- A Night to Remember (1956) - Other Passenger / Titanic
1956
As the World Turns (TV Series) as
Bruce Elliott (1962)
1954
The Secret Storm (TV Series) as
Jeff Nichols (1960-1961)
1952
Guiding Light (TV Series) as
Man in Emergency Room (late 1980s)
Soundtrack
1984
Night of the Comet (writer: "Hard Act to Follow")
Self
1978
The 5th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (TV Special) as
Self
1972
The David Frost Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.126 (1972) - Self
References
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