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John James‌

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Birthday

calendar1956-04-18

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John James

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

John James

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1956-04-18

Popularity

star4.1

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

My Son Hunter

My Son Hunter‌
star5.0
calendar 2022

My Halcyon River

My Halcyon River‌
star0.0
calendar 2002

Partners 'n Love

Partners 'n Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Atatürk 1881 - 1919

Atatürk 1881 - 1919‌
star7.6
calendar 2023

Haunted by Her Past

Haunted by Her Past‌
star5.0
calendar 1987

He's Not Your Son

He's Not Your Son‌
star5.7
calendar 1984

Lightning: Fire from the Sky

Lightning: Fire from the Sky‌
star4.7
calendar 2001

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter‌
star7.3
calendar 1991

Icebreaker

Icebreaker‌
star3.3
calendar 2000

Chronology

Chronology‌
star3.0
calendar 2016

Christmas Camp

Christmas Camp‌
star6.2
calendar 2019

Axcellerator

Axcellerator‌
star6.2
calendar 2019

The ObamaGate Movie

The ObamaGate Movie‌
star5.5
calendar 2020

Evil at the Door

Evil at the Door‌
star3.9
calendar 2022

Tv Credits

Search for Tomorrow

Search for Tomorrow‌
star5.0
calendar 1951

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel‌
star7.2
calendar 1994

Battle of the Network Stars

Battle of the Network Stars‌
star7.2
calendar 1976

Blue Murder

Blue Murder‌
star6.0
calendar 2001

The Colbys

The Colbys‌
star5.8
calendar 1985

Dynasty: The Reunion

Dynasty: The Reunion‌
star5.5
calendar 1991

Denver Clan ohne Maske

Denver Clan ohne Maske‌
star0.0
calendar 1993

Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves‌
star5.7
calendar 1984

Dynasty

Dynasty‌
star6.5
calendar 1981

Pacific Blue

Pacific Blue‌
star5.4
calendar 1996