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.
Movie | All Signs of Death | Westin Nye | 2025 |
Series | Castle | Anton McHugh | 2009-03-09 |
Movie | Fame | Alice's Dad | 2009-09-23 |
Series | Pepper Dennis | Unknown | 2006-04-04 |
Series | Wildfire | Ken Davis | 2005-06-20 |
Movie | A Lot Like Love | Brent Friehl | 2005-04-21 |
Movie | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Elle's Father | 2003-07-02 |
Series | Cold Case | Unknown | 2003-09-28 |
Series | American Dreams | Unknown | 2002-09-29 |
Movie | Legally Blonde | Elle's Father | 2001-07-13 |
Series | Crossing Jordan | Unknown | 2001-09-24 |
Movie | Not Another Teen Movie | Preston's Father | 2001-12-07 |
Series | Push | 1998-04-06 | |
Series | Charmed | Unknown | 1998-10-07 |
Movie | Indiscreet | Zachariah Dodd | 1998-08-28 |
Series | Becker | Unknown | 1998-11-02 |
Movie | Walking Thunder | Abner Murdock | 1997-01-01 |
Series | The Cape | Unknown | 1996-09-09 |
Series | 7th Heaven | Unknown | 1996-08-26 |
Series | Profiler | Unknown | 1996-09-21 |
Movie | Full Circle | Judge Carter | 1996-09-09 |
Series | Star Trek: Voyager | Unknown | 1995-01-16 |
Movie | The Other Woman | Michael | 1995-03-26 |
Movie | When the Dark Man Calls | Detective Michael Lieberman | 1995-06-14 |
Series | Touched by an Angel | Unknown | 1994-09-21 |
Series | Heaven Help Us | Unknown | 1994-08-25 |
Series | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1993-09-12 |
Series | Intimate Portrait | Unknown | 1993-11-14 |
Series | Diagnosis: Murder | Unknown | 1993-10-29 |
Movie | Love Crimes | Stanton Gray | 1992-01-24 |
Movie | The President's Child | Sen. James Guthrie | 1992-10-27 |
Series | Home Improvement | Unknown | 1991-09-17 |
Series | Princesses | Unknown | 1991-09-27 |
Movie | Web of Deceit | Paul Evanston | 1990-10-17 |
Movie | Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn | Hugh | 1990-10-21 |
Series | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story | Cary Grant | 1989-04-30 |
Movie | Eight Men Out | Lefty Williams | 1988-09-02 |
Movie | Beaches | Michael Essex | 1988-12-21 |
Series | Shell Game | 1987-01-08 | |
Series | Robert Kennedy & His Times | Unknown | 1985-01-27 |
Series | Lace II | Daryl Webster | 1985-05-05 |
Series | North and South | George Hazard | 1985-11-03 |
Movie | Midas Valley | Josh Landau | 1985-06-27 |
Movie | Lace 2 | Daryl Webster | 1985-09-01 |
Series | Jessie | Unknown | 1984-09-18 |
Series | Murder, She Wrote | Unknown | 1984-09-30 |
Movie | The Initiation | Peter | 1984-12-07 |
Movie | Blue Thunder | Policeman at Bridge | 1983-02-05 |
Series | Hotel | Unknown | 1982-08-21 |
Series | Cheers | Unknown | 1982-09-30 |
Series | Remington Steele | 1982-10-01 | |
Series | Matt Houston | Unknown | 1982-09-26 |
Movie | The Sleep of Death | Marquis' Servant | 1980-11-01 |
Series | Trapper John, M.D. | Unknown | 1979-09-23 |
Series | Columbo | Unknown | 1971-09-15 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |