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John James

John James

Actor

John James Anderson is an American actor and producer best known to television audiences for playing the character of Jeff Colby in both the prime-time soap opera Dynasty and its spin-off series The Colbys throughout the 1980s. James is a veteran of daytime soaps, first appearing in Search for Tomorrow in the late 1970s. In 1981, he won the role of Jeff Colby in Dynasty, appearing in the very first episode, "Oil", and remaining on the soap opera until the final episode, Catch 22 in 1989. James played the same role in The Colbys between 1985 and 1987, and one last time in the 1991 TV movie, Dynasty: The Reunion. James was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in Dynasty in 1985 and appeared at the 1986 ceremony. The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film went to Edward James Olmos. James returned to the genre playing Rick Decker on As the World Turns in 2003–04. In May 2006, he was cast in the role of Dr. Jeff Martin (the first husband of Erica Kane played by series star Susan Lucci) on the ABC daytime soap opera All My Children. He began airing the following month. On July 15, 2008, James returned to As the World Turns, reprising the role of demented Dr. Rick Decker. In film, James starred in Icebreaker with Sean Astin, Bruce Campbell, and Stacy Keach; in The Cursed aka Peril with Morgan Fairchild and Michael Pare; in Lightning: Fire from the Sky with Jesse Eisenberg, Stacy Keach and John Schneider and in Chronology with William Baldwin and Danny Trejo. He produced and starred in Illegal Aliens. All four movies were directed by David Giancola. In 2012, James starred in the Giancola documentary, Addicted to Fame (2012), about the making of their film Illegal Aliens. Currently, James is producing and starring in another Giancola's film, the sci-fi action adventure, Axcellerator. This film reunites him with The Colbys co-star Maxwell Caulfield while James' daughter Laura plays one of the roles.

Born: April 18, 1956 (Age 68) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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John James  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
3.4
ActorWill Langley2000
Movie
4.3
ActorTom2016
Movie
5.9
ActorBen2018
Movie
4.2
ActorSy2019
Movie
2.7
ActorRoebuck2022
Movie
4.6
ActorJoe Biden2022
Movie
8.5
ActorNarrator2002
Movie
2.3
ActorJames Comey2020
Limited Series
7.7
Actor2024-2024
TV Show
5.9
ActorJeff Colby
49 Episodes
1985-1987
TV Show
6.6
ActorJeff Colby
171 Episodes
1981-1989
Limited Series
6
ActorJeff Colby
2 Episodes
1991-1991
TV Show
6.2
Actor1 Episode2001-2004
TV Show
6.5
ActorMichael Bretton
1 Episode
1984-1985
TV Show
6.3
ActorSam Carver
1 Episode
1994-2003
TV Show
6.9
Actor1 Episode1951-1986
TV Show
5.7
ActorJason Kendall
1 Episode
1996-2000
TV Show
ActorJudge
1 Episode
1963
Movie
4.2
ActorPorter Randall2001
Movie
6.8
ActorBrett Huston1991
Movie
5
ActorEric Beckett1987
Movie
5.9
ActorTed Barnes1984
Movie
5.5
ActorCarey Mays1992
Movie
ActorSelf
2 Episodes
1994
TV Special
7
Actor2 Episodes1976
Movie
4.2
ProductionExecutive Producer2019
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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