James Read
Acting • Born 1953-07-31
Biography
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.
Filmography
62 credits
Lace 2
Movie • 1985
Daryl Webster
Eight Men Out
Movie • 1988
Lefty Williams
Beaches
Movie • 1988
Michael Essex
The Initiation
Movie • 1984
Peter
Love Crimes
Movie • 1992
Stanton Gray
Full Circle
Movie • 1996
Judge Carter
Walking Thunder
Movie • 1995
Abner Murdock
A Lot Like Love
Movie • 2005
Brent Friehl
The Other Woman
Movie • 1995
Michael
Indiscreet
Movie • 1998
Zachariah Dodd
Web of Deceit
Movie • 1990
Paul Evanston
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Movie • 1990
Hugh
Legally Blonde
Movie • 2001
Elle's Father
Midas Valley
Movie • 1985
Josh Landau
Not Another Teen Movie
Movie • 2001
Preston's Father
When the Dark Man Calls
Movie • 1995
Detective Michael Lieberman
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Movie • 2003
Elle's Father
All Signs of Death
Movie
Westin Nye
The President's Child
Movie • 1992
Sen. James Guthrie
Blue Thunder
Movie • 1983
Policeman at Bridge
Fame
Movie • 2009
Alice's Dad
Celebration Family
Movie • 1987
James Marston
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Boyd Venton
Cheers
TV • 1982
H.W. Sawyer
Columbo
TV • 1971
Wesley Corman
Castle
TV • 2009
Anton McHugh
Remington Steele
TV • 1982
Murphy Michaels
Trapper John, M.D.
TV • 1979
Home Improvement
TV • 1991
Captain Jenkins
Touched by an Angel
TV • 1994
Nick
Cold Case
TV • 2003
Prof. Robert Boreki (2008)
Crossing Jordan
TV • 2001
Dean William Hargrave
Charmed
TV • 1998
Victor Bennett
American Dreams
TV • 2002
Mr. Mason
Hotel
TV • 1982
Diagnosis: Murder
TV • 1993
David McReynolds
Profiler
TV • 1996
James Lofton
Becker
TV • 1998
Dan
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
TV • 1993
Jack Olsen
7th Heaven
TV • 1996
James Carver
The Cape
TV • 1996
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Pepper Dennis
TV • 2006
Mr. Brinkman
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self
Princesses
TV • 1991
Matt Houston
TV • 1982
Jessie
TV • 1984
Shell Game
TV • 1987
Heaven Help Us
TV • 1994
Push
TV • 1998
North and South
TV • 1985
George Hazard
Wildfire
TV • 2005
Ken Davis
Star Trek: Voyager
TV • 1995
Jaffen
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996
Ben
Lace II
TV • 1985
Daryl Webster
Bosch: Legacy
TV • 2022
RHD Capt. Rick Seals
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
TV • 1989
Cary Grant
This Is Us
TV • 2016
Duffy Collins
The Orville
TV • 2017
Admiral Christie
Station 19
TV • 2018
Jonathan Clifton Tucker
In Plain Sight
TV • 2008
Damon Schmidt
NCIS
TV • 2003
Alan Newhall