James Read

James Read Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 31/07/1953 (71 years old)
  • Place of birth: Buffalo - New York - USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.88 m
  • Net worth: $1,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
2009

Comedy

Drama

Music

Romance

5.0
57%
2003

Comedy

4.8
56%
Not Another Teen Movie
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 58%
role:
Preston's Father
2001

Comedy

5.8
58%
Legally Blonde
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 67%
role:
Elle's Father
2001

Comedy

6.5
67%
Beaches
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 67%
role:
Michael Essex
1988

Comedy

Drama

7.0
67%
Eight Men Out
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 70%
role:
Claude 'Lefty' Williams
1988

Drama

History

7.2
70%
North and South
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 76%
role:
George Hazard
1985

Drama

8.1
76%
1984

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.6
56%
Blue Thunder
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 61%
role:
Policeman at Bridge
1983

Action

Drama

Thriller

6.4
61%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving James Read are, for example, Fame, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde and Not Another Teen Movie.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and Amazon.
The best StreamFat ratings are North and South (7.9), Eight Men Out (7.1) and Beaches (6.9).