Awards & Winners

James Pritchett

Date of Birth 27-October-1922
Place of Birth Lenoir
(Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Actor
James Pritchett was an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Matt Powers on the long-running 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. 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. 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 at the age of 88 in New York City, New York.

Awards by James Pritchett

Check all the awards nominated and won by James Pritchett.

1978


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Honored for : The Doctors

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Doctors

1977


Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series The Doctors