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Biography

James Christopher Read II born July 31, 1953 in Buffalo, New York is an Television actor. He is best known for his role of…more

Born

7/31/1953, Buffalo, New York, USA

Birth Name

James Christopher Read

Gender

Male

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Star (7)

Role
- Wildfire
  Ken Davis
  - S 4: Ep 12 The Ties that Bind (1)
    5/19/08
  - S 4: Ep 11 Being Mrs. Junior
    5/12/08
  - S 4: Ep 8 Life's Too Short
    3/10/08
  - S 4: Ep 6 Friendship/Passion
    2/25/08
  - S 4: Ep 5 The Friend
    2/18/08
  - + 3 More Credits
- Push
  (unknown)
  - S 1: Ep 3 On Your Marks ..
    8/6/98
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Rivals
    4/13/98
  - S 1: Ep 1 (pilot)
    4/6/98
  - S 1: Ep 8 Stakes
  - S 1: Ep 7 Direct Contact
  - + 3 More Credits
- North and South
  George Hazard
  - S 3: Ep 3 Book 3 - Episode 3
    2/27/94
  - S 3: Ep 2 Book 3 - Episode 2
    2/27/94
  - S 3: Ep 1 Book 3 - Episode 1
    2/27/94
  - S 2: Ep 6 Book 2 - Episode 6
    5/4/86
  - S 2: Ep 4 Book 2 - Episode 4
    5/4/86
  - + 10 More Credits
- Shell Game
  Riley / John Reed
  - S 1: Ep 6 Dead Wrong
    2/12/87
  - S 1: Ep 5 Pai Gow
    2/5/87
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Upstairs Gardener
    1/29/87
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Old Team
    1/22/87
  - S 1: Ep 2 Norman's Parking Ticket
    1/15/87
  - + 1 More Credits
- Remington Steele
  Murphy Michaels (Season 1)
  - S 1: Ep 22 Steele in Circulation
    4/12/83
  - S 1: Ep 11 Steeling the Show
    1/7/83
  - S 1: Ep 10 Steele Trap
    12/10/82
  - S 1: Ep 9 In the Steele of the Night
    12/3/82
  - S 1: Ep 8 Your Steele the One For Me
    11/26/82
  - + 6 More Credits
- Remington Steele
  Murphy Michaels (1982-1983)
  - S 1: Ep 21 Sting of Steele
    4/5/83
  - S 1: Ep 20 Steele's Gold
    3/22/83
  - S 1: Ep 19 Vintage Steele
    3/15/83
  - S 1: Ep 18 Steele in the News
    3/4/83
  - S 1: Ep 17 Steele Among the Living
    2/25/83
  - + 3 More Credits
- Remington Steele
  Murphy Michaels
  - S 1: Ep 3 Steele Waters Run Deep
    10/22/82
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- Persons Unknown
  Franklin Fairchild
  - S 1: Ep 13 Shadows in the Cave
    8/28/10
- Wildfire
  Ken Davis
  - S 4: Ep 13 The Ties that Bind (2)
    5/26/08
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Comeback
    5/5/08
  - S 3: Ep 10 Diplomacy
    3/5/07
  - S 2: Ep 13 Close Shave
    4/10/06
  - S 2: Ep 10 51/49
    3/20/06
  - + 12 More Credits
- Charmed
  Victor Bennett
  - S 8: Ep 22 Forever Charmed
    5/21/06
  - S 8: Ep 21 Kill Billie: Vol. 2
    5/14/06
  - S 8: Ep 1 Still Charmed & Kicking
    9/25/05
  - S 7: Ep 22 Something Wicca This Way Goes
    5/22/05
  - S 7: Ep 7 Someone to Witch Over Me
    10/31/04
  - + 9 More Credits
- American Dreams
  George Mason
  - S 3: Ep 17 It's My Life
    3/30/05
  - S 3: Ep 16 No Satisfaction
    3/23/05
  - S 3: Ep 9 Tidings Of Comfort And Joy
    11/21/04
  - S 2: Ep 19 No Way Out
    4/4/04
  - S 2: Ep 17 Chasing the Past
    3/21/04
  - + 5 More Credits
Guest Star (30)

Role
- Castle
  Anton McHugh
  - S 4: Ep 5 Eye of the Beholder
    10/17/11
- Persons Unknown
  Franklin Fairchild
  - S 1: Ep 7 Smoke and Steel
    7/24/10
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Truth
    7/17/10
  - S 1: Ep 5 Incoming
    7/5/10
  - S 1: Ep 4 Exit One
    6/28/10
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Edge
    6/14/10
- In Plain Sight
  Damon Schmidt
  - S 3: Ep 11 The Born Identity
    6/16/10
- Cold Case
  Prof. Robert Boreki (2008)
  - S 6: Ep 1 Glory Days
    9/28/08
- Wildfire
  Ken Davis
  - S 3: Ep 13 So Long Pardner
    3/26/07
  - S 3: Ep 12 Picking Sides
    3/19/07
  - S 3: Ep 11 You Can Count On Me
    3/12/07
- Pepper Dennis
  Wes Sprinkman
  - S 1: Ep 10 Dennis, Bulgari, Big Losers at ACoRNs - Film at Eleven
    6/6/06
- Crossing Jordan
  Dean William Hargrave
  - S 4: Ep 12 Family Affair
    1/30/05
- Intimate Portrait
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 5 Finola Hughes
    6/17/02
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  Ben
  - S 6: Ep 17 The Competition
    4/5/02
- Becker
  Dan
  - S 4: Ep 12 The Ex-Files
    1/14/02
- Star Trek: Voyager
  Jaffen
  - S 7: Ep 17 Workforce (2)
    2/28/01
  - S 7: Ep 16 Workforce (1)
    2/21/01
- Touched By an Angel
  Nick
  - S 6: Ep 11 Millennium
    1/2/00
- Diagnosis Murder
  David McReynolds
  - S 5: Ep 2 Open and Shut
    9/25/97
- The Cape (1997)
  Jeff
  - S 1: Ep 20 Just Like Old Times
    4/12/97
- 7th Heaven
  Bill Sanders
  - S 1: Ep 16 Brave New World
    2/17/97
- Profiler
  Guest Star
- Home Improvement
  Captain Jenkins
  - S 6: Ep 1 At Sea
    9/17/96
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Scott
  - S 45: Ep 3 Harvest of Fire
    4/21/96
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  Jack Olsen
  - S 3: Ep 13 The Dad Who Came in from the Cold
    1/14/96
- Murder, She Wrote
  Boyd Venton
  - S 11: Ep 13 Death 'n Denial
    1/22/95
- Heaven Help Us
  Max
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Last Great Hope
    10/6/94
- Princesses
  Michael Decrow
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/27/91
- Columbo
  Dr Wesley Corman
  - S 9: Ep 5 Uneasy Lies the Crown
    4/28/90
- Matt Houston
  Fletcher & Jason Heywood
  - S 3: Ep 8 High Fashion Murders
    11/16/84
- Jessie (1985)
  The Streak
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Lady Killer
    9/25/84
- Hotel
  Pike
  - S 1: Ep 12 Christmas
    12/21/83
- Fantasy Island
  Eddie Random
  - S 7: Ep 8 Random Choices / My Mother, the Swinger
    12/3/83
- Trapper John, M.D.
  Ace Bukowski
  - S 5: Ep 8 The Agony of D'Feet
    11/20/83
- Cheers
  Herb Sawyer
  - S 1: Ep 7 Friends, Romans, Accountants
    11/11/82
- Midnight Caller
  Richard Clark
  - S 2: Ep 22 Nighthawk's Got the Blues
Cameo (1)

Role
- Charmed
  Victor
  - S 5: Ep 18 Cat House
    4/13/03

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- James started studying law at Oregon University, but close to his graduation, he discovered his love for theatre.
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- James appeared in the series finale of Charmed along with Jennifer Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Wesley Ramsey and Drew Fuller.
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- James has only appeared in three major films Beaches, Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde. James has also appeared in many smaller budget/independent films in his career.
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