James Read

infobox actor


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caption = in 1985, as young George Hazard
birthname = James Christopher Read
birthdate = birth date and age|1953|07|31
birthplace = Buffalo, New York, U.S.

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 TV miniseries based on the "North and South" novels by John Jakes 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 & 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 Masters Degree in psychology from Pepperdine University.

Filmography

*2008
**Cold Case - "guest-appearance"
**Wildfire - Ken Davis "(semi-regular appearances)"
*2007
**Wildfire - Ken Davis "(semi-regular appearances)"
*2006
**Wildfire - Ken Davis "(semi-regular appearances)"
**Charmed - Victor Bennett "(semi-regular appearances)"
**Pepper Dennis - "guest-appearance"
*2005
**American Dreams - George Mason "(semi-regular appearances)"
**Charmed - Victor Bennett "(semi-regular appearances)"
**Wildfire - Ken Davis "(semi-regular appearances)"
**A Lot Like Love - Brent Friehl
**Crossing Jordan - "guest-appearance"
*2004
**American Dreams - George Mason "(semi-regular appearances)"
**Charmed - Victor Bennett "(semi-regular appearances)"
**The Making of North and South - "Himself / George Hazard"
*2003
**Charmed - Victor Bennett "(semi-regular appearances)"
** - Elle's Father
**American Dreams - George Mason "(semi-regular appearances)"
**Charmed: Behind the Magic - Victor Bennett
*2002
**Charmed - Victor Bennett "(semi-regular appearances)"
**Sabrina, the Teenage Witch - "guest-appearance"
**Becker - "guest-appearance"
** - Himself
*2001
**Charmed - Victor Bennett "(semi-regular appearances)"
**Not Another Teen Movie - Preston's Father
**Legally Blonde - Elle's Father
** - "two guest-appearances"
*2000
**Touched by an Angel - "guest-appearance"
*1999
**Profiler - "guest-appearance"
*1998
**Indiscreet - Zachariah Dodd
**Push - "guest-appearance"
*1997
**Diagnosis Murder - "guest-appearance"
**The Cape - "guest-appearance"
**7th Heaven - "guest-appearance"
**Walking Thunder - Abner Murdock
*1996
**Home Improvement - "guest-appearance"
**Full Circle - Judge Carter
**Harvest of Fire - Scott
** - "guest-appearance"
*1995
**When the Dark Man Calls - Det. Michael Lieberman
**The Other Woman - Michael Bryan
**Murder, She Wrote - "guest-appearance"
*1994
**Heaven Help Us - "guest-appearance"
** - George Hazard
*1992
**The President's Child - Sen. James Guthrie
**Love Crimes - Stanton Gray
*1991
**Princess - "guest-appearance"
*1990
**Web of Deceit - Paul Evanston
**Columbo: Uneasy Lies the Crown - Dr. Wesley Corman
**Midnight Caller - "guest-appearance"
**Lola - Peter Baltic
** - unknown
*1988
**Beaches - Michael Essex
**Eight Men Out - Claude "Lefty" Williams
*1987
** - Cary Grant
**Celebration Family - James Marston
**Shell Game - Riley/John Reid
*1986
**North and South, Book II - George Hazard
*1985
**North and South, Book I - George Hazard
**Midas Valley - Josh Landau
**Lace II - Daryl Webster
**Robert Kennedy & His Times - Teddy Kennedy
*1984
**The Initiation - Peter
**Matt Houston - "guest-appearance"
**Jessie - "guest-appearance"
*1983
**Blue Thunder - Policeman
**Remington Steele - Murphy Michaels (1982-83)
**Trapper John, M.D. - "guest-appearance"
**Fantasy Island - "guest-appearance"
**Hotel - "guest-appearance"
*1982
**Cheers - "guest-appearance"
*unknown years
**A Journey of Love

External links

*imdb name|id=0713832|name=James Read