American actor (born 1953)
James Christopher Read (born July 31, 1953) is an American actor. He played the role of George Hazard in the North and South television miniseries,[ 1] Victor Bennett on the supernatural series Charmed
Early life
Read was born in Buffalo, New York . His family moved to Niskayuna, New York where he and his brother William Read III went to school. He started acting as a student of law at the University of Oregon where he graduated in 1976. [citation needed He studied acting in New York City and then did several Off-Broadway and regional theaters such as The Denver Center Theatre Company Master's degree in psychology from Pepperdine University .
Career
Read is best known for his role as George Hazard in the three North and South 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 Victor Bennett and was also a regular during the first season of Remington Steele ABC family drama Wildfire Persons Unknown 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] Michael Fairman TV and Soap Opera Digest announced Read joined the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital [ 3] [ 4]
Personal life
Read married Lora Lee in June 1978, and their marriage ended in divorce in 1983. He then married former actress/attorney Wendy Kilbourne in 1988, and the couple has two children: a son, Jackson (b. 1990), and a daughter Sydney (b. 1995). Another daughter, Willa, was stillborn in 1994.[ 5] Santa Barbara, California .
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1982
Cheers H. W. Sawyer
Episode: "Friends, Romans, and Accountants "
1982–1983
Remington Steele Murphy Michaels
Main role (season 1)
1983
Trapper John, M.D. Ace Bukowski
Episode: "The Agony of D'Feet"
1983
Fantasy Island Eddie Random
Episode: "Random Choices/My Mother, the Swinger"
1983
Hotel
Pike
Episode: "Christmas"
1984
Jessie
The Streak
Episode: "The Lady Killer"
1984
Matt Houston Fletcher/Jason Haywood
Episode: "The High Fashion Murders"
1985
Robert Kennedy and His Times Ted Kennedy
Miniseries
1985
Lace II Daryl Webster
Television movie
1985
Midas Valley
Josh Landau
Television movie
1985
North and South George Hazzard
Miniseries
1986
North and South: Book II George Hazzard
Miniseries
1987
Shell Game Riley/John Reid
Recurring role, 6 episodes
1987
Celebration Family James Marston
Television movie
1987
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Cary Grant
Television movie
1990
Columbo Dr. Wesley Corman
Episode: "Uneasy Lies the Crown "
1990
Midnight Caller Richard Clark
Episode: "Nighthawk's Got the Blues"
1990
Lola
Peter Baltic
Television movie
1990
Web of Deceit
Paul Evanston
Television movie
1990
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn Hugh
Television movie; credited as Read James
1991
Princesses Michael Decrow
Episode: "Pilot"
1992
The President's Child
Senator James Guthrie
Television movie
1994
North and South: Book III George Hazzard
Miniseries
1994
Heaven Help Us Max
Episode: "The Last Great Hope"
1995
Murder, She Wrote Boyd Venton
Episode: "Death 'N Denial "
1995
The Other Woman Michael Bryan
Television movie
1995
When the Dark Man Calls Detective Michael Lieberman
Television movie
1996
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Jack Olsen
Episode: "The Dad Who Came in from the Cold "
1996
Harvest of Fire Scott
Television movie
1996
Full Circle
Judge Carter
Television movie
1996
Home Improvement Captain Jenkins
Episode: "At Sea "
1997
7th Heaven Bill Sanders
Episode: "Brave New World "
1997
The Cape Jeff
Episode: "Just Like Old Times"
1997
Diagnosis Murder David McReynolds
Episode: "Open and Shut "
1998
Indiscret
Zachariah Dodd
Television movie
1999
Profiler James Lofton
Episode: "Las Brias "
2000
Touched by an Angel Nick
Episode: "Millennium "
2001
Star Trek: Voyager Jaffen
2 episodes
2001–2006
Charmed Victor Bennett
Recurring role, 13 episodes
2002
Becker Dan
Episode: "The Ex-Files "
2002
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Ben
Episode: "The Competition "
2002–2005
American Dreams George Mason
Recurring role, 10 episodes
2005
Crossing Jordan Dean William Hargrave
Episode: "Family Affair"
2005–2008
Wildfire Ken Davis
Main role; also: director, episode "The Comeback "
2006
Pepper Dennis Mr. Brinkman
Episode: "Dennis, Bulgari, Big Losers at ACoRNS"
2008
Cold Case Professor Robert Boreki '08
Episode: "Glory Days "
2010
In Plain Sight Damon Schmidt
Episode: "The Born Identity "
2010
Persons Unknown Franklin Fairchild
Recurring role, 5 episodes
2010
All Signs of Death Westin Nye
Television movie
2011
Castle Anton McHugh
Episode: "Eye of the Beholder "
2012
CSI: NY Robert Monroe
Episode: "Late Admissions "
2014–2018,
Days of Our Lives Clyde Weston
Recurring role
2017
This Is Us Duffy Collins
Episode: "Number One "
2018
NCIS Alan Newhall
Episode: "Dark Secrets "
2018
General Hospital Gregory Chase
Episode #1.14096
2022
The Orville: New Horizons Admiral Paul Christie
Episode: "Shadow Realms"
Theater
References
^ Armstrong, Lois (May 12, 1986). "Returning in North and South, James Read Steers His Career, and Love Life, in the Right Direction" . People . Retrieved June 4, 2018 . ^ "Days Recap: Four Dollar Haircut" . Soaps.com . Retrieved June 4, 2018 .^ Fairman, Michael (May 30, 2018). "James Read to GH as Finn and Chase's Dad" . Michael Fairman TV . Retrieved June 4, 2018 . ^ "James Read to GH" . Soap Opera Digest . Retrieved June 4, 2018 .^ Abcarian, Robin (1994-07-17). "When the Perfect Pregnancy Goes Haywire" . Los Angeles Times ISSN 0458-3035 . Retrieved 2018-07-18 .
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