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