James Read
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
62 acting credits
Acting · 62
NCIS
2003
Castle
2009
Columbo
1971
Charmed
1998
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Cheers
1982
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Crossing Jordan
2001
This Is Us
2016
Cold Case
2003
Home Improvement
1991
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
Station 19
2018
The Orville
2017
Hotel
1982
Touched by an Angel
1994
Profiler
1996
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Remington Steele
1982
Becker
1998
Bosch: Legacy
2022
7th Heaven
1996
American Dreams
2002
Intimate Portrait
1993
North and South
1985
In Plain Sight
2008
Matt Houston
1982
Wildfire
2005
Legally Blonde
2001
Pepper Dennis
2006
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
Not Another Teen Movie
2001
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
The Cape
1996
Blue Thunder
1983
Heaven Help Us
1994
Jessie
1984
A Lot Like Love
2005
Beaches
1988
Eight Men Out
1988
Fame
2009
Push
1998
Princesses
1991
The Initiation
1984
Shell Game
1987
Lace II
1985
Love Crimes
1992
Indiscreet
1998
Lace 2
1985
Walking Thunder
1995
Full Circle
1996
The President's Child
1992
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
1990
Web of Deceit
1990
Celebration Family
1987
All Signs of Death
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The Other Woman
1995
Midas Valley
1985
When the Dark Man Calls
1995