James Read
| James Read | |
|---|---|
| Born |
James Christopher Read July 31, 1953 Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Wendy Kilbourne (1988–present) |
James Christopher Read (born July 31, 1953) is an American actor, known for his role of George Hazard in the North and South television miniseries.[1] He is also known for his recurring role as Victor Bennett on the supernatural series Charmed between 2001 and 2006.
Biography
Early life
Read was born in Buffalo, New York. He started acting as a student of law at the University of Oregon where he graduated in 1976. He studied acting in New York City 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. In 1998, he earned his Masters Degree in psychology from Pepperdine University.
Career
Read is 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 (his co-star, Patrick Swayze, taught him how to ride a horse), and for his co-starring role in the movie Beaches.
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. Recently, he could be seen as Ken Davis in the ABC family drama Wildfire and as ambassador Franklin Fairchild in 2010 television series Persons Unknown. In 2008, he directed an episode of "Wildfire". In 2009, he performed in "Better Angels" as Abraham Lincoln at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. Since 2014, he has played the role of drug lord Clyde Weston on the soap opera Days of Our Lives.[2]
Filmography
Movies
The following groups theatrical, television and special movies :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Talker | CO | television movie |
| 2010 | All Signs of Death | Westin Nye | television movie / Unaired Pilot |
| 2009 | Fame | Alice's dad | |
| 2006 | Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film | Himself | documentary movie / archive footage (scenes of The Initiation, 1984) |
| 2005 | A Lot Like Love | Brent Friehl | |
| 2004 | The History of North and South | Himself / George Hazard | "the-making-of" DVD documentary / archive footage / special thanks |
| 2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Elle's father | cut scenes (DVD edition) |
| 2003 | Charmed: Behind the Magic | Victor Bennett | DVD documentary (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Legally Blonde | Elle's father | |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Preston's father | |
| 1998 | Indiscreet | Zachariah Dodd | television movie |
| 1997 | Walking Thunder | Abner Murdock | |
| 1996 | Full Circle | Judge Carter | television movie from Danielle Steel's novel |
| 1996 | Harvest of Fire | Scott | television movie |
| 1995 | When the Dark Man Calls | Det. Michael Lieberman | television movie |
| 1995 | The Other Woman | Michael Bryan | television movie, also known as Mothers and Daughters |
| 1992 | The President's Child | Sen. James Guthrie | television movie |
| 1992 | Love Crimes | Stanton Gray | |
| 1990 | Lola | Peter Baltic | television movie / Pilot, also known as Escape from 212 |
| 1990 | Web of Deceit | Paul Evanston | television movie, also known as Conspiracy to Kill |
| 1990 | Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn | Hugh | television movie, The Wonderful World of Walt Disney |
| 1988 | Beaches | Michael Essex | also known as Forever Friends |
| 1988 | Eight Men Out | Claude "Lefty" Williams | |
| 1987 | Celebration Family | James Marston | television movie |
| 1985 | Midas Valley | Josh Landau | television movie |
| 1985 | Lace II | Daryl Webster | television movie |
| 1984 | The Initiation | Peter | |
| 1983 | Blue Thunder | Policeman | |
| 19xx | A Journey of Love | unknown | television movie, rumoured |
Television series
The following groups miniseries and series with regular and semi-regular appearances :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Days of Our Lives | Clyde Weston | TV series 2014-2016 |
| 2010 | Persons Unknown | Franklin Fairchild | TV series 2010, 6 episodes |
| 2005–2008 | Wildfire | Ken Davis | TV series 2005-2008, 40 episodes |
| 2002–2005 | American Dreams | George Mason | TV series 2002-2005, 8 episodes |
| 2001–2006 | Charmed | Victor Bennett | TV series 1998-2006, 14 episodes |
| 1994 | North and South, Book III | miniseries | |
| 1987 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story | Cary Grant | miniseries / television movie |
| 1987 | Shell Game | Riley/John Reid | TV series 1987 |
| 1986 | North and South, Book II | George Hazard | miniseries |
| 1985 | North and South, Book I | George Hazard | miniseries |
| 1985 | Robert Kennedy & His Times | Teddy Kennedy | miniseries / television movie |
| 1982–1983 | Remington Steele | Murphy Michaels | TV series 1982-1987, 22 episodes (Season 1) |
The following groups television series with his guest-appearances :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | CSI: NY | Robert Monroe | TV series 2004-, 9.08 "Late Admissions" |
| 2011 | Castle | Anton McHugh | TV series 2009-, 4.05 "Eye of the Beholder" |
| 2010 | In Plain Sight | Damon Schmidt | TV series 2008-, 3.11 "The Born Identity" |
| 2008 | Cold Case | Prof. Robert Boreki | TV series 2003-2010, 6.01 "Glory Days" |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis | Mr. Brinkman | TV series 2006, 1.10 "Dennis, Bulgari, Big Losers at ACoRNS: Film at Eleven" |
| 2005 | Crossing Jordan | Dean William Hargrave | TV series 2001-2007, 4.12 "Family Affair" |
| 2002 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Ben, Josh's Father | TV series 1996-2003, 6.17 "The Competition" |
| 2002 | Becker | Dan | TV series 1998-2004, 4.12 "The Ex-Files" |
| 2002 | Intimate Portrait | Himself | TV series 1995-2004, "Finola Hughes" |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Voyager | Jaffen | TV series 1995-2001, 7.16 & 17 "Workforce: Part 1 & 2" |
| 2000 | Touched by an Angel | Nick | TV series 1994-2003, 6.11 "Millennium" |
| 1999 | Profiler | James Lofton | TV series 1996-2000, 3.20 "Las Brisas" |
| 1998 | Push | unknown | TV series 1998, unknown episode |
| 1997 | Diagnosis: Murder | David McReynolds | TV series 1993-2001, 5.02 "Open and Shut" |
| 1997 | The Cape | Jeff | TV series 1996-1997, 1.19 "Just Like Old Times" |
| 1997 | 7th Heaven | Bill Sanders | TV series 1996-2007, 1.16 "Brave New World" |
| 1996 | Home Improvement | Captain Jenkins | TV series 1991-1999, 6.01 "At Sea" |
| 1996 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Jack Olsen | TV series 1993-1997, 3.13 "The Dad Who Came in from the Cold" |
| 1995 | Murder, She Wrote | Boyd Venton | TV series 1984-1996, 11.13 "Death 'N Denial" |
| 1994 | Heaven Help US | Max | TV series 1994, 1.07 "The Last Great Hope" |
| 1991 | Princesses | Michael Decrow | TV series 1991, 1.01 "Pilot" |
| 1990 | Columbo | Dr Wesley Corman | TV series 1971-2003, 9.05 "Uneasy Lies the Crown" / television movie |
| 1990 | Midnight Caller | Richard Clark | TV series 1988-1991, 2.22 "Nighthawk's Got the Blues" |
| 1984 | Matt Houston | Fletcher / Jason Haywood | TV series 1982-1985, 3.08 "The High Fashion Murders" |
| 1984 | Jessie | The Streak | TV series 1984, 1.02 "The Lady Killer" |
| 1984 | Cover Up | unknown | TV series 1984-1985, rumoured appearance |
| 1983 | Trapper John, M.D. | Ace Bukowski | TV series 1979-1986, 5.08 "The Agony of D'Feet" |
| 1983 | Fantasy Island | Eddie Random | TV series 1977-1984, 7.08 "Random Choices/My Mother, the Swinger" |
| 1983 | Hotel | Pike | TV series 1983-1988, 1.11 "Christmas" |
| 1982 | Cheers | Herb Sawyer | TV series 1982-1993, 1.07 "Friends, Romans, and Accountants" |