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James Read

James Read

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 31, 1953 (72)
Birthplace Buffalo, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 reg ... ional 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.

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Fame

Fame

2009

as Alice's Dad

A Lot Like Love

A Lot Like Love

2005

as Brent Friehl

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde

2001

as Elle's Father

Not Another Teen Movie

Not Another Teen Movie

2001

as Preston's Father

Indiscreet

Indiscreet

1998

as Zachariah Dodd

Walking Thunder

Walking Thunder

1997

as Abner Murdock

Full Circle

Full Circle

1996

as Judge Carter

When the Dark Man Calls

When the Dark Man Calls

1995

as Detective Michael Lieberman

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

1995

as Michael

The President's Child

The President's Child

1992

as Sen. James Guthrie

Love Crimes

Love Crimes

1992

as Stanton Gray

Web of Deceit

Web of Deceit

1990

as Paul Evanston

Beaches

Beaches

1988

as Michael Essex

Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

1988

as Lefty Williams

Midas Valley

Midas Valley

1985

as Josh Landau

Lace 2

Lace 2

1985

as Daryl Webster

The Initiation

The Initiation

1984

as Peter

Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

1983

as Policeman at Bridge

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Wildfire

as Ken Davis

Episodes: 51

First Aired: Jun 20, 2005

Remington Steele

as Murphy Michaels

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Oct 01, 1982

Charmed

as Victor Bennett

Episodes: 16

First Aired: Oct 07, 1998

North and South

as George Hazard

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Nov 03, 1985

American Dreams

as Mr. Mason

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Sep 29, 2002

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

as Cary Grant

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 30, 1989

Star Trek: Voyager

as Jaffen

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 16, 1995

Lace II

as Daryl Webster

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 05, 1985

Bosch: Legacy

as RHD Capt. Rick Seals

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 05, 2022

Murder, She Wrote

as Boyd Venton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Cheers

as H.W. Sawyer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1982

Columbo

as Wesley Corman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Castle

as Anton McHugh

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 2009

Home Improvement

as Captain Jenkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1991

Touched by an Angel

as Nick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Cold Case

as Prof. Robert Boreki (2008)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

Crossing Jordan

as Dean William Hargrave

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2001

Diagnosis: Murder

as David McReynolds

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

Becker

as Dan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 02, 1998

7th Heaven

as James Carver

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 26, 1996

Pepper Dennis

as Mr. Brinkman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 04, 2006

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Ben

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1996

This Is Us

as Duffy Collins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2016

The Orville

as Admiral Christie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 2017

Station 19

as Jonathan Clifton Tucker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 22, 2018

Push

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Apr 06, 1998

Shell Game

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 08, 1987

Trapper John, M.D.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1979

Hotel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

Profiler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1996

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1993

The Cape

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1996

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Princesses

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1991

Matt Houston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

Jessie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1984

Heaven Help Us

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 25, 1994

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