Cast & creator
James Read
Best known for NCIS, Castle, Charmed
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.
Also known as: James Christopher Read
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Across film & television
Filmography (62)
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NCIS
Alan Newhall
2003
Castle
Anton McHugh
2009
Charmed
Victor Bennett
1998
Columbo
Wesley Corman
1971
Star Trek: Voyager
Jaffen
1995
Diagnosis: Murder
David McReynolds
1993
This Is Us
Duffy Collins
2016
Cheers
H.W. Sawyer
1982
Murder, She Wrote
Boyd Venton
1984
Crossing Jordan
Dean William Hargrave
2001
Cold Case
Prof. Robert Boreki (2008)
2003
The Orville
Admiral Christie
2017
Touched by an Angel
Nick
1994
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Ben
1996
Home Improvement
Captain Jenkins
1991
Station 19
Jonathan Clifton Tucker
2018
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Jack Olsen
1993
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Hotel
Pike
1982
Profiler
James Lofton
1996
Remington Steele
Murphy Michaels
1982
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
7th Heaven
James Carver
1996
In Plain Sight
Damon Schmidt
2008
American Dreams
Mr. Mason
2002
Becker
Dan
1998
Bosch: Legacy
RHD Capt. Rick Seals
2022
Matt Houston
1982
North and South
George Hazard
1985
Wildfire
Ken Davis
2005
Legally Blonde
Elle's Father
2001
Not Another Teen Movie
Preston's Father
2001
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Elle's Father
2003
Pepper Dennis
Mr. Brinkman
2006
A Lot Like Love
Brent Friehl
2005
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Blue Thunder
Policeman at Bridge
1983
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Cary Grant
1989
The Cape
1996
Push
1998
Beaches
Michael Essex
1988
Eight Men Out
Lefty Williams
1988
Jessie
1984
Fame
Alice's Dad
2009
Lace II
Daryl Webster
1985
Lace 2
Daryl Webster
1985Heaven Help Us
1994
The Initiation
Peter
1984All Signs of Death
Westin Nye
Princesses
1991Shell Game
1987
Love Crimes
Stanton Gray
1992
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Hugh
1990
When the Dark Man Calls
Detective Michael Lieberman
1995
Walking Thunder
Abner Murdock
1995
Indiscreet
Zachariah Dodd
1998
Full Circle
Judge Carter
1996
The President's Child
Sen. James Guthrie
1992
Web of Deceit
Paul Evanston
1990
The Other Woman
Michael
1995
Midas Valley
Josh Landau
1985
Celebration Family
James Marston
1987