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James Read

James Read is known for acting, with popular credits including Lace 2, Eight Men Out, Beaches, The Initiation.

Born 31 Jul 1953 Buffalo, New York, USA

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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.

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2022 Bosch: Legacy as RHD Capt. Rick Seals tv 2018 Station 19 as Jonathan Clifton Tucker tv 2017 The Orville as Admiral Christie tv 2016 This Is Us as Duffy Collins tv 2009 Fame as Alice's Dad movie 2009 Castle as Anton McHugh tv 2008 In Plain Sight as Damon Schmidt tv 2006 Pepper Dennis as Mr. Brinkman tv 2005 Wildfire as Ken Davis tv 2005 A Lot Like Love as Brent Friehl movie 2003 Cold Case as Prof. Robert Boreki (2008) tv 2003 NCIS as Alan Newhall tv 2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as Elle's Father movie 2002 American Dreams as Mr. Mason tv 2001 Not Another Teen Movie as Preston's Father movie 2001 Crossing Jordan as Dean William Hargrave tv 2001 Legally Blonde as Elle's Father movie 1998 Becker as Dan tv 1998 Charmed as Victor Bennett tv 1998 Indiscreet as Zachariah Dodd movie 1998 Push tv 1996 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Ben tv 1996 Profiler as James Lofton tv 1996 Full Circle as Judge Carter movie 1996 The Cape tv 1996 7th Heaven as James Carver tv 1995 When the Dark Man Calls as Detective Michael Lieberman movie 1995 The Other Woman as Michael movie 1995 Walking Thunder as Abner Murdock movie 1995 Star Trek: Voyager as Jaffen tv 1994 Touched by an Angel as Nick tv 1994 Heaven Help Us tv 1993 Intimate Portrait as Self tv 1993 Diagnosis: Murder as David McReynolds tv 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman as Jack Olsen tv 1992 The President's Child as Sen. James Guthrie movie 1992 Love Crimes as Stanton Gray movie 1991 Princesses tv 1991 Home Improvement as Captain Jenkins tv 1990 Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as Hugh movie 1990 Web of Deceit as Paul Evanston movie 1989 Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story as Cary Grant tv 1988 Beaches as Michael Essex movie 1988 Eight Men Out as Lefty Williams movie 1987 Celebration Family as James Marston movie 1987 Shell Game tv 1985 North and South as George Hazard tv 1985 Lace 2 as Daryl Webster movie 1985 Midas Valley as Josh Landau movie 1985 Lace II as Daryl Webster tv 1984 The Initiation as Peter movie 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Boyd Venton tv 1984 Jessie tv 1983 Blue Thunder as Policeman at Bridge movie 1982 Remington Steele as Murphy Michaels tv 1982 Cheers as H.W. Sawyer tv 1982 Matt Houston tv 1982 Hotel tv 1979 Trapper John, M.D. tv 1971 Columbo as Wesley Corman tv 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame tv TBA All Signs of Death as Westin Nye movie

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James Read is known for acting, with popular credits including Lace 2, Eight Men Out, Beaches, The Initiation.

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