
James Read
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- Born
- 1953-07-31 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Also known as
- James Christopher Read
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.
Known For
TV Shows (40)

NCIS
2003
as Alan Newhall

Castle
2009
as Anton McHugh

Columbo
1971
as Wesley Corman

Charmed
1998
as Victor Bennett

Crossing Jordan
2001
as Dean William Hargrave

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Boyd Venton

Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Jaffen

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as David McReynolds

Cheers
1982
as H.W. Sawyer

This Is Us
2016
as Duffy Collins

Cold Case
2003
as Prof. Robert Boreki (2008)

Home Improvement
1991
as Captain Jenkins

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Ben

Station 19
2018
as Jonathan Clifton Tucker

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Jack Olsen

The Orville
2017
as Admiral Christie

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Nick

Hotel
1982

Remington Steele
1982
as Murphy Michaels

7th Heaven
1996
as James Carver

Becker
1998
as Dan

Trapper John, M.D.
1979

Profiler
1996
as James Lofton

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self

American Dreams
2002
as Mr. Mason

Bosch: Legacy
2022
as RHD Capt. Rick Seals

North and South
1985
as George Hazard

Matt Houston
1982

In Plain Sight
2008
as Damon Schmidt

Wildfire
2005
as Ken Davis

Pepper Dennis
2006
as Mr. Brinkman

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
1989
as Cary Grant

The Cape
1996

Jessie
1984
Heaven Help Us
1994

Push
1998
Princesses
1991
Shell Game
1987

Lace II
1985
as Daryl Webster
Movies (22)

Legally Blonde
2001
as Elle's Father

Not Another Teen Movie
2001
as Preston's Father

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
as Elle's Father

Blue Thunder
1983
as Policeman at Bridge

A Lot Like Love
2005
as Brent Friehl

Beaches
1988
as Michael Essex

Fame
2009
as Alice's Dad

The Initiation
1984
as Peter

Indiscreet
1998
as Zachariah Dodd

Eight Men Out
1988
as Lefty Williams

Full Circle
1996
as Judge Carter

Love Crimes
1992
as Stanton Gray

Lace 2
1985
as Daryl Webster
All Signs of Death
as Westin Nye

Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
1990
as Hugh

Walking Thunder
1995
as Abner Murdock

Midas Valley
1985
as Josh Landau

The President's Child
1992
as Sen. James Guthrie

Web of Deceit
1990
as Paul Evanston

Celebration Family
1987
as James Marston

When the Dark Man Calls
1995
as Detective Michael Lieberman

The Other Woman
1995
as Michael
About 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 o… With 62 credits spanning from 1951 to 2022, James Read has appeared in 22 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular James Read Movies
- Legally Blonde (2001) — as Elle's Father
- Not Another Teen Movie (2001) — as Preston's Father
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) — as Elle's Father
- Blue Thunder (1983) — as Policeman at Bridge
- A Lot Like Love (2005) — as Brent Friehl
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