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James Read
Actor, Director
Born July 31, 1953 (69 years)
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James Christopher Read (born July 31, 1953) is an American actor.
Read was born in Buffalo, New York. He started acting as a student of the University of Oregon where he graduated in 1976. He studied acting in New York and then did several off Broadway and regional theatres such as The Denver Center Theatre Company, where he had a couple of leading roles and spent three seasons.
Read is perhaps best known for his role as George Hazard in the three North and South TV miniseries (1985, 1986 and 1994) based on the John Jakes trilogy of novels of the same name, and for his co-starring role in the movie Beaches. Read is married to actress Wendy Kilbourne, whom he met on the set of North and South. He had a recurring role on The WB series Charmed as Victor Bennett and was also a regular during the first season of Remington Steele. Currently, he may be seen as Ken Davis in the ABC family drama Wildfire.
In 1998, he also earned his Masters Degree in psychology from Pepperdine University.
Filmography
| 2017 | The Orville (TV Series) · as Admiral Christie |
| 2016 | This Is Us (TV Series) · as Duffy Collins |
| 2010 | Persons Unknown (TV Series) · as Franklin Fairchild |
| 2009 | Fame · as Unknown |
| 2009 | Castle (2009) (TV Series) · as Anton McHugh |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight (TV Series) · as Damon Schmidt |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2005 | A Lot Like Love · as Brent Friehl |
| 2005 | Wildfire (2005) (TV Series) · as Ken Davis |
| 2004 | CSI: NY (TV Series) · as Robert Monroe |
| 2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde · as Elle's Father |
| 2003 | NCIS (TV Series) · as Alan Newhall |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Prof. Robert Boreki (2008) |
| 2002 | American Dreams (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Legally Blonde · as Elle's Father |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie · as Preston's Father |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan (TV Series) · as Dean William Hargrave |
| 1998 | Indiscreet · as Zachariah Dodd |
| 1998 | Becker (TV Series) · as Dan |
| 1998 | Charmed (TV Series) · as Victor Bennett |
| 1998 | Push (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Full Circle · as Judge Carter |
| 1996 | Harvest of Fire · as Scott |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Ben |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven (TV Series) · as James Carver |
| 1996 | Profiler (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1995 | Walking Thunder · as Abner Murdock |
| 1995 | The Other Woman · as Michael |
| 1995 | When the Dark Man Calls · as Detective Michael Lieberman |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) · as Jaffen |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Nick |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as David McReynolds |
| 1992 | Love Crimes · as Stanton Gray |
| 1992 | The President's Child · as Sen. James Guthrie |
| 1991 | Home Improvement (TV Series) · as Captain Jenkins |
| 1990 | Web of Deceit · as Paul Evanston |
| 1989 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (TV Series) · as Cary Grant |
| 1988 | Eight Men Out · as Claude 'Lefty' Williams |
| 1988 | Beaches · as Michael Essex |
| 1987 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story · as Cary Grant (parts 4-6) |
| 1985 | North and South (TV Series) · as George Hazard |
| 1984 | The Initiation · as Peter |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Boyd Venton |
| 1983 | Blue Thunder · as Policeman at Bridge |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1982 | Cheers (TV Series) · as H.W. Sawyer |
| 1982 | Remington Steele (TV Series) · as Murphy Michaels |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Eddie Random |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Wesley Corman |
| 1965 | Days of Our Lives (TV Series) · as Clyde Weston |
| 1963 | General Hospital (TV Series) · as Gregory Chase |