James Pritchett (born October 27, 1922 in Lenoir, North Carolina) is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Matt Powers on the long-running soap opera The Doctors. He appeared in the serial for its duration, from 1963 to 1982, and was the soap's central cast member. Pritchett was so popular that he was given an audience with then-President Jimmy Carter in 1978, with a select few soap opera actors, such as Eileen Fulton, Susan Lucci, and Dorothy Malone.
