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| Richard Webber | |
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| Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Station 19 character | |
 The season nine promotional photograph of James Pickens, Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber | |
| First appearance | "A Hard Day's Night" (1.01) March 27, 2005 |
| Created by | Shonda Rhimes |
| Portrayed by | James Pickens, Jr. |
| In-universe information | |
| Title | M.D. F.A.C.S. |
| Occupation | Attending General Surgeon Chief Medical Officer Board Member (Former) Chief of Surgery (Former) Director of the Residency Program (Former) |
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| Spouse | Adele Webber
(m. 1979; died 2012)Catherine Fox (m. 2016) |
| Significant other | Ellis Grey (ex-affair) |
| Children | Miscarriage (with Adele) Maggie Pierce |
| Relatives | Sabrina "Sabi" Webber (niece, deceased) |
Richard Webber, M.D., Ph.D, F.A.C.S. is a fictional character from the ABC medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy. The character was created by Shonda Rhimes and is portrayed by actor James Pickens Jr. since the start of the show in 2005. At the beginning of the show, he is the Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital for 12 years. In season 6, he has to resign his position as chief and is briefly replaced by Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). Webber takes his position back as chief in season 7 but eventually resigns again in season 8 in order to protect Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo). He goes back to being General Surgery attending, although all the staff still calls him "Chief" due to his history. Later, Richard accepts to become the head of the residency program mentoring the residents. In season 17 Richard is appointed Chief of Chiefs of the Catherine Fox foundation.
He is a recovering alcoholic and this storyline is exploited in many episodes through the years, especially in seasons 6 and 15. Webber had an affair with Ellis Grey, Meredith's mother, before the beginning of the series and this impacts his relationship with several characters of the series such as his wife Adele (Loretta Devine) and Maggie Pierce, a hospital surgeon who is later revealed to be his daughter.