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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
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CREDITS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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Major Tours
- Alain, The School for Wives, North American cities, 1971
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Pool player, The Hustler, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
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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.
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Television Appearances
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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.
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Movies
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Crosstown, CBS, 1996
- Voice of peasant, Beowulf, HBO, 2000
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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
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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
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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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