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James Greene(1926-2018)

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James Greene in Parks and Recreation (2009)
James Greene has been a successful working actor for over seventy years. He appeared on Broadway in 1951 in Romeo and Juliet starring Olivia de Havilland. His most recent television appearances were in Parks and Recreation (2009) as Councilman Milton, Modern Family (2009), Cold Case (2003), and Las Vegas (2003). James enjoyed a four-year stint on TV's The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987) with writer and director Jay Tarses. His films include Road to Perdition (2002), Patch Adams (1998), The Missouri Breaks (1976), and Philadelphia Experiment II (1993). He resides in LA with his wife of thirty-three years, Els Collins.
BornDecember 1, 1926
DiedNovember 9, 2018(91)
BornDecember 1, 1926
DiedNovember 9, 2018(91)
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Known for

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, and Tiffany Taubman in Nowhere to Run (1993)
Nowhere to Run
5.7
  • Country Store Clerk
  • 1993
Robin Williams in Patch Adams (1998)
Patch Adams
6.8
  • Bile
  • 1998
Tom Hanks and Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition (2002)
Road to Perdition
7.7
  • Farmer Bill
  • 2002
Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.7
TV Series
  • Dr. Barron

Credits

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  • Break a Hip (2015)
    Break a Hip
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Mr. Steinberg
    • 2018
  • Joan Collins, Pauline Collins, and Franco Nero in The Time of Their Lives (2017)
    The Time of Their Lives
    6.1
    • Elderly Man
    • 2017
  • Adam Scott, Rashida Jones, Jim O'Heir, Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, Retta, Aziz Ansari, and Aubrey Plaza in Parks and Recreation (2009)
    Parks and Recreation
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Councilman Milton
    • 2012–2015
  • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Hugh
    • 2014
  • Family Tree (2013)
    Family Tree
    7.4
    TV Series
    • King ('The Plantagenets')
    • 2013
  • Assisted Loving
    Video
    • Archie
    • 2011
  • Christina Applegate, Will Arnett, and Maya Rudolph in Up All Night (2011)
    Up All Night
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Len
    • 2011
  • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
    Modern Family
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Elderly Gentleman
    • 2011
  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Birdie - 2006
    • 2006
  • Matt LeBlanc in Joey (2004)
    Joey
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Walter
    • 2005
  • Vanessa Marcil, Tom Selleck, Josh Duhamel, Camille Guaty, James Lesure, and Molly Sims in Las Vegas (2003)
    Las Vegas
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Smitty
    • 2005
  • Michael Caine, Jeremy Northam, John Neville, and Tilda Swinton in The Statement (2003)
    The Statement
    6.2
    • Dom Olivier
    • 2003
  • Laura San Giacomo, George Segal, Wendie Malick, David Spade, and Enrico Colantoni in Just Shoot Me! (1997)
    Just Shoot Me!
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Father Vincent
    • 2003
  • Miracles (2003)
    Miracles
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 2003
  • Lehi's Wife
    Short
    • Lehi Smith
    • 2002

Soundtrack



  • Blair Brown in The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987)
    The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
    8.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Fugue for Tinhorns"
    • performer: "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"
    • 1987–1988

Personal details

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  • Born
    • December 1, 1926
    • Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • November 9, 2018
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Elsbeth M. CollinsSeptember 1, 1984 - November 9, 2018 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    "Incident at Vichy," original drama, written by Arthur Miller; directed by Harold Clurman; Stanley Beck (portraying Bayard); C. Thomas Blackwell (portraying Police Guard); James Dukas (portraying Second Detective); Pierre Epstein (portraying Prisoner); James Greene (portraying Police Captain); Hal Holbrook (portraying Major); Graham Jarvis (portraying Ferrand); Clint Kimbrough (as Clinton Kimbrough) (portraying Hoffman); Will Lee (portraying Old Jew); Ira Lewis (portraying Boy); Tony Lo Bianco (portraying Prisoner); Paul Mann (portraying Marchand); Stephen Peters (portraying Prisoner); Alek Primrose (portraying First Detective); Harold Scott (portraying Gypsy); David J. Stewart (portraying Monceau); Michael Strong (portraying LeBeau); John Vari (portraying Prisoner); Jack Waltzer (portraying Waiter); David Wayne (portraying Von Berg); and Joseph Wiseman (portraying LeDuc); on Broadway at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (99 total performances, unknown previews).

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    James is the author of a new Theatre Memoir entitled "The View from the Wings." As of December 1, 2016, It is available for purchase. The book includes an Introduction by Hal Holbrook.

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