James Read
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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.
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
Bosch: Legacy
Station 19
The Orville
This Is Us
Fame
Castle
Pepper Dennis
Wildfire
A Lot Like Love
Cold Case
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
American Dreams
Not Another Teen Movie
Crossing Jordan
Legally Blonde
Becker
Charmed
Indiscreet
Walking Thunder
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Profiler
The Cape
7th Heaven
When the Dark Man Calls
The Other Woman
Star Trek: Voyager
Touched by an Angel
Intimate Portrait
Diagnosis: Murder
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
The President's Child
Love Crimes
Home Improvement
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Web of Deceit
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Beaches
Eight Men Out
North and South
Lace 2
Midas Valley
Lace II
The Initiation
Murder, She Wrote
Jessie
Blue Thunder
Remington Steele
Cheers
Matt Houston
Hotel
Trapper John, M.D.
Columbo
Hallmark Hall of Fame