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
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Boyd Venton
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Jaffen
Cheers
1982
as H.W. Sawyer
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as David McReynolds
Cold Case
2003
as Prof. Robert Boreki (2008)
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Dean William Hargrave
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993
as Jack Olsen
This Is Us
2016
as Duffy Collins
Home Improvement
1991
as Captain Jenkins
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Ben
The Orville
2017
as Admiral Christie
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Nick
Station 19
2018
as Jonathan Clifton Tucker
Hotel
1982
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Becker
1998
as Dan
Profiler
1996
as James Lofton
Remington Steele
1982
as Murphy Michaels
7th Heaven
1996
as James Carver
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Bosch: Legacy
2022
as RHD Capt. Rick Seals
American Dreams
2002
as Mr. Mason
North and South
1985
as George Hazard
In Plain Sight
2008
as Damon Schmidt
Matt Houston
1982
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
Heaven Help Us
1994
Jessie
1984
Princesses
1991
Push
1998
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
Fame
2009
as Alice's Dad
Beaches
1988
as Michael Essex
The Initiation
1984
as Peter
Eight Men Out
1988
as Lefty Williams
Love Crimes
1992
as Stanton Gray
Indiscreet
1998
as Zachariah Dodd
Walking Thunder
1995
as Abner Murdock
Lace 2
1985
as Daryl Webster
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
1990
as Hugh
All Signs of Death
as Westin Nye
Full Circle
1996
as Judge Carter
The President's Child
1992
as Sen. James Guthrie
Midas Valley
1985
as Josh Landau
When the Dark Man Calls
1995
as Detective Michael Lieberman
Web of Deceit
1990
as Paul Evanston
Celebration Family
1987
as James Marston
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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