James Read

James Read

Born 1953-07-31 (age 72) Buffalo, New York, USA
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Biography

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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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Known For

Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde

2001

as Elle's Father

Not Another Teen Movie
Not Another Teen Movie

2001

as Preston's Father

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder

1983

as Policeman at Bridge

A Lot Like Love
A Lot Like Love

2005

as Brent Friehl

Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out

1988

as Lefty Williams

The Initiation
The Initiation

1984

as Peter

Beaches
Beaches

1988

as Michael Essex

Fame
Fame

2009

as Alice's Dad

Lace 2
Lace 2

1985

as Daryl Webster

Love Crimes
Love Crimes

1992

as Stanton Gray

Full Circle
Full Circle

1996

as Judge Carter

Midas Valley
Midas Valley

1985

as Josh Landau

Walking Thunder
Walking Thunder

1995

as Abner Murdock

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All Signs of Death

as Westin Nye

The Other Woman
The Other Woman

1995

as Michael

Indiscreet
Indiscreet

1998

as Zachariah Dodd

Web of Deceit
Web of Deceit

1990

as Paul Evanston

When the Dark Man Calls
When the Dark Man Calls

1995

as Detective Michael Lieberman