James Read
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 31, 1953
- Place of birth
- Buffalo, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Movies with James Read
- Legally Blonde 2001 · ★ 6.8
- Not Another Teen Movie 2001 · ★ 5.8
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 2003 · ★ 5.7
- A Lot Like Love 2005 · ★ 6.8
- Blue Thunder 1983 · ★ 6.3
- Fame 2009 · ★ 5.7
- Eight Men Out 1988 · ★ 6.8
- Beaches 1988 · ★ 6.7
- The Initiation 1984 · ★ 5.5
- Love Crimes 1992 · ★ 4.3
- Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn 1990 · ★ 6.2
- Indiscreet 1998 · ★ 5.1
- Walking Thunder 1995 · ★ 6.5
- Full Circle 1996 · ★ 4.6
- The Other Woman 1995 · ★ 7.5
- Web of Deceit 1990 · ★ 4.0
- The President's Child 1992 · ★ 9.0
- Celebration Family 1987 · ★ 7.0
- Midas Valley 1985 · ★ 8.0
- When the Dark Man Calls 1995 · ★ 7.0
- Lace 2 1985