James Turner Pritchett Jr. (October 27, 1922 â€" 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.In 1978 he won an Emmy for Best
Actor for this role.Before creating his role on The Doctors, James
played the roles of Jeff Nichols on The Secret Storm and 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.
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.In 1978 he won an Emmy for Best
Actor for this role.Before creating his role on The Doctors, James
played the roles of Jeff Nichols on The Secret Storm and 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.
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