James Greene Biography (1926-)

Born James Nolan, December 1, 1926, in Lawrence, MA; son of Timothy (a policeofficer) and Martha (maiden name, Greene) Nolan; married Betty Miller, December 5, 1955.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: December 1, 1926; Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(Broadway debut) Capulet servant, Romeo and Juliet, Broadhurst Theatre, 1951
Gunner, Misalliance, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City, 1961
Husband, Danton's Death, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1965
Henderson, You Can't Take It with You, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1965
Snake, The School for Scandal, Lyceum Theatre, 1966
Butler, Right You Are ... , Lyceum Theatre, 1966
Gentleman, The Wild Duck, Lyceum Theatre, 1967
Henderson, You Can't Take It with You, Lyceum Theatre, 1967
Karatayev, War and Peace, Lyceum Theatre, 1967
Mr. Gill, The Show-Off, Lyceum Theatre, then Shubert Theatre, Boston, MA, both 1968
Innocenti, Pantagleize, Lyceum Theatre, 1968
Captain Harfeather, Ring Round the Bathtub, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1972
Poor man, Don Juan, Lyceum Theatre, 1972
Postmaster, The Government Inspector, Phoenix Theatre Sideshows, Edison Theatre, New York City, 1973
Client, Baba Goya, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1973
Douglas Shearwater, Shearwater, Festival of Short Plays, AmericanPlace Theatre, 1974
MacRune's Guevara, Phoenix Sideshows, Playhouse II, New York City, 1975
Otherwise Engaged, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1977-78
Suitcase Sam, One Crack Out, Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New YorkCity, 1978
Archie, Artichoke, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1979
Ben, Just a Little Bit Less Than Normal, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1979
Brabantio, Othello, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1979
The prosecution, Salt Lake City Skyline, Public/Anspacher Theatre,New York City, 1980
Timon of Athens, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1979-80
Jess, Summer, Hudson Guild Theatre, New York City, 1980, then Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Palm Beach, FL, 1981
James Hyland, The Rope Dancers, Theatre East, New York City, 1981
Doctor, Foxfire, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1982
Great Days, American Place Theatre, 1983
Jacob Brackish, Park Your Car in Harvard Yard, Manhattan Theatre Club/Downstage, 1984
Richie, Pigeons on the Walk, Actors Outlet Theatre Center, New York City, 1984
Roy, Play Memory, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1984
Nagg, Endgame, Samuel Beckett Theatre, New York City, 1984
Ephraim Cabot, Desire under the Elms, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1984-85
The Common Pursuit, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1984-85
Old Mahon, The Playboy of the Western World, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1985
James Cameron (Jimmy Tomorrow), The Iceman Cometh, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1985
Petey, The Birthday Party, Huntington Theatre Company, Boston, MA,1985-86
Bejart, La Bete, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1991
Also appeared in The Death and Life of Jesse James, New Theatre for Now, "In the Works: II" Festival; Memory, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ; Ragged Mountain Elegies, Petersborough Playhouse, NY; Man IsMan, State University of New York; American Gothic; The King and the Duke; The Hostage; Plays for Bleecker Street; Moon in the Yellow River; Girl on Via Flaminia; Compulsion; Inherit the Wind; Shadow of a Gunman; Andersonville Trial; Night Life; Nourish the Beast; Frugal Repast; BellaFigura; The Carnival of Glorie; Down River; In White America; Incident at Vichy; The Changeling; Marco Millions; After the Fall; Fathers and Sons; The Arbor; TheFreak; and Great God Brown.
Major Tours
Alain, The School for Wives, North American cities, 1971
Film Appearances
(Film debut) Pool player, The Hustler, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
Mad Dog Coll, Columbia, 1961
Gravey Combs, The Traveling Executioner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
Frank McLowrey, Doc, United Artists, 1971
Reverend Kern, Bug, Paramount, 1975
Hellsgate rancher, The Missouri Breaks, United Artists, 1976
Mailman, Ghost Story, Universal, 1981
Doorman, Hanky Panky, Columbia, 1982
Father Anthony, A Little Sex, Universal, 1982

Chilly's friend number two, Body Rock, New World, 1984
British prisoner, Empire of the Sun, Warner Bros., 1987
George Flanders, Hostile Witness, 1988
Peter Schamoni/narrator, Max Ernst: Mein Vagabundieren--Meine Unruhe (also known as Max Ernst and Max Ernst: Journey into the Subconscious), 1991
Country store clerk, Nowhere to Run, 1993
Professor Longstreet, Philadelphia Experiment II, 1993
Bile, Patch Adams, Universal, 1998
Also appeared in Some Sunny Day and Trust Me.
Television Appearances
Series
Davey McQuinn, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC, 1987-88
Cartwright, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (also known as Brisco County, Jr.), Fox, 1993
Harry, Men Behaving Badly (also known as It's a Man's World), 1996
Also appeared in Another World, NBC; The Edge of Night; Love of Life; The Tony Randall Show; Good Times; and Hollywood Television Theatre.
Movies
The Jolly Corner, 1975
Buster Legge, Emily, 1977
Stan Restin, The Spell, NBC, 1977
Kieran, A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story, 1978
Harold Turner, Attica, 1980
Mr. McCormick, Thin Ice, CBS, 1981
Higgs, Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues(also known as The Gambler III: The Legend Continues), 1987
Leek, Pals, 1987
Freedom Fighter, 1988
Flanders, Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami, 1988
Scotti Bagwell, Case Closed (also known as Death by Diamonds), 1988
Bert Spindler, Columbo Goes to the Guillotine, 1989
Paddy O'Rourke, Perfect Witness, 1989
Dr. Alvin Freedman-Kien, And the Band Played On, HBO, 1993
Bishop, Guinevere (also known as Bound in Blood), 1994
Sam, A Father for Charlie (also known as High Lonesome), 1995
Judge Reese, My Brother's Keeper, 1995
Dr. Milstein, Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story, 1995
Warren Martin, The Christmas Wish, ABC, 1998
Miniseries
E. Howard Hunt, Blind Ambition (also known as The John Dean Story), CBS, 1979
Shane O'Manion, The Manions of America, ABC, 1981
Father Ryan, Rage of Angels (also known as Sidney Sheldon'sRage of Angels), NBC, 1983
Specials
Truett, Sandburg's Lincoln, NBC, 1974
Skipper, Stubby Pringle's Christmas, 1978
Jeb, Robbers, Rooftops and Witches, 1982
Padre, Mapp and Lucia, 1986
Nathan Sanders, Silent Whispers, 1988
Quiet on the Set! Behind the Scenes at "Molly Dodd," 1990
Prosecution council, Adam Bede, 1992
Voice of Gonzalo, The Tempest, NBC, 1993
Minister, The Wyatts, Fox, 1994
Crosstown, CBS, 1996
Voice of peasant, Beowulf, HBO, 2000
Episodic
Charles Martin, "Mr. Edith Bunker," All in the Family, CBS, 1976
Roger Morgan, "Tux for Two," Perfect Strangers, 1987
Dr. Barron, "Who Watches the Watchers," Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1989
Amos Haber, In the Heat of the Night, 1989
Beauty, "Born to Be Mild," Newhart, 1990
SAT official, "Brightman SATyricon," The Marshall Chronicles, 1990
Mr. Germaine, Brooklyn Bridge, 1991
Reasonable Doubts, 1991
Denton Waters, "Trilogy (Part 3)--July 28, 1978," Quantum Leap, 1992
Clarence, Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 1992
Mr. Cartwright, "Pirates," The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., 1993
"Final Curtain," Inspector Alleyn Mysteries, PBS, 1993
Salesman, "Give Him the Chair!," Frasier, NBC, 1994
Mike O'Donnel, "Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose, but Then So's Desperate," The John Larroquette Show, NBC, 1994
Frank Tremain, "Fay There, Georgy Girl," Wings, NBC, 1997
Emerson Ray, "Pilot," The Practice, ABC, 1997
Emerson Ray, "Trial and Error," The Practice, ABC, 1997
Emerson Ray, "Part IV," The Practice, ABC, 1997
Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1998
Chester, Clueless, 1998
Koral, "The Reckoning," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 1998
Father McNamara, "In Dreams," Ally McBeal, 1999
Shopkeeper, "The Client," It's Like, You Know ... , ABC, 1999
Passerby, "11:59," Star Trek: Voyager, UPN, 1999
Mr. Richardson, "The Nanny," Family Law, CBS, 1999
Dr. Clark, "Hate Thy Neighbor," Becker, CBS, 1999

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