Actor
James Read
July 31, 1953 · Buffalo, New York, USA
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.
Notable work
6.8Legally Blonde (2001)
as Elle's Father
8.2Charmed (1998)
as Victor Bennett
7.6NCIS (2003)
as Alan Newhall
5.8Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
as Preston's Father
8Castle (2009)
as Anton McHugh
5.7Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
as Elle's Father
8.2This Is Us (2016)
as Duffy Collins
8.2Station 19 (2018)
as Jonathan Clifton Tucker
7.6The Orville (2017)
as Admiral Christie
6.8A Lot Like Love (2005)
as Brent Friehl
7.8Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
as Ben
7.8Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
as Jaffen
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