James Read
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 31 July 1953 · Buffalo, New York, USA
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
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- 2026All Signs of Death as Westin Nye
- 2009Fame as Alice's Dad
- 2005A Lot Like Love as Brent Friehl
- 2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde as Elle's Father
- 2001Not Another Teen Movie as Preston's Father
- 2001Legally Blonde as Elle's Father
- 1998Indiscreet as Zachariah Dodd
- 1996Full Circle as Judge Carter
- 1995When the Dark Man Calls as Detective Michael Lieberman
- 1995The Other Woman as Michael
- 1995Walking Thunder as Abner Murdock
- 1992The President's Child as Sen. James Guthrie
- 1992Love Crimes as Stanton Gray
- 1990Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as Hugh
- 1990Web of Deceit as Paul Evanston
- 1988Beaches as Michael Essex
- 1988Eight Men Out as Lefty Williams
- 1987Celebration Family as James Marston
- 1985Lace 2 as Daryl Webster
- 1985Midas Valley as Josh Landau
- 1984The Initiation as Peter
- 1983Blue Thunder as Policeman at Bridge