James Read
Acting
1953-07-31 · Buffalo, New York, USA
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
Bosch: Legacy
2022 · Series
Station 19
2018 · Series
The Orville
2017 · Series
This Is Us
2016 · Series
Fame
2009 · Movie
Castle
2009 · Series
In Plain Sight
2008 · Series
Pepper Dennis
2006 · Series
Wildfire
2005 · Series
A Lot Like Love
2005 · Movie
Cold Case
2003 · Series
NCIS
2003 · Series
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003 · Movie
American Dreams
2002 · Series
Not Another Teen Movie
2001 · Movie
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Series
Legally Blonde
2001 · Movie
Becker
1998 · Series
Charmed
1998 · Series
Indiscreet
1998 · Movie
Push
1998 · Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Series
Profiler
1996 · Series
The Cape
1996 · Series
Full Circle
1996 · Movie
7th Heaven
1996 · Series
When the Dark Man Calls
1995 · Movie
The Other Woman
1995 · Movie
Walking Thunder
1995 · Movie
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Series
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Series
Heaven Help Us
1994 · Series
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Series
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Series
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993 · Series
The President's Child
1992 · Movie
Love Crimes
1992 · Movie
Princesses
1991 · Series
Home Improvement
1991 · Series
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
1990 · Movie
Web of Deceit
1990 · Movie
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989 · Series
Beaches
1988 · Movie
Eight Men Out
1988 · Movie
Celebration Family
1987 · Movie
Shell Game
1987 · Series
North and South
1985 · Series
Lace 2
1985 · Movie
Midas Valley
1985 · Movie
Lace II
1985 · Series
The Initiation
1984 · Movie
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Jessie
1984 · Series
Blue Thunder
1983 · Movie
Remington Steele
1982 · Series
Cheers
1982 · Series
Matt Houston
1982 · Series
Hotel
1982 · Series
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · Series
Columbo
1971 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
All Signs of Death
Movie