James Read

ACTOR, DIRECTOR

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James Christopher Read was born on July 31, 1953, in Buffalo, New York, into a well prospered family. He had never dreamed about acting until his collegiate years. He started studying law at the University of Oregon, but close to his graduation, he discovered his love for theatre. He left the university and joined a theatrical group in Denver. His movie and TV career started in 1982 when he played one of the main roles in the Remington Steele (1982) series as well as guest-starring in other different series. His most important career moment was in the year 1985 when he received the role of George Hazard in one of the most popular and successful mini-series ever in North and South (1985) (although he had not been convinced if he should accept the role!). Before starting doing the show, Read has spent a few weeks at Patrick Swayze's ranch, where Swayze taught him to ride a horse. During his first month on North and South (1985) set, Read met Wendy Kilbourne. They started dating, got married soon thereafter, and are still together to this day. In 1986, Read played Hazard once again in the North and South (1985) sequel entitled North and South, Book II (1986). He reprised the role once again in 1994 in Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (1994).Read has performed in dozens of other movies and series, but none of them reached the same popularity as the three North and South mini-series. Though he has never been "a Star," he is well-liked and his work is enjoyed by viewers all over the world. He lives with Kilbourne, their son Jackson (born 1991), daughter Sydney, 2 dogs (Charlie and Hank), and cat Mable in California. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Terry George

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Streaming Availability

Hoopla has the most number of James Read’s flixes, followed by Amazon Video compared to other streaming platforms. See the full graph below.

Releases by Year

James Read on average has worked on 2 movies per year from 1982 to 2005. See the full graphs of the number of James Read movies released per year from 1982 till 2005.

Top Genres

James Read works mostly in Drama Genre followed by Thriller Genre flixes. 25% of James Read movies are Drama Genre movies. See Top Genres that James Read worked on in the graph below.

Average IMDB Score

On average the IMDB score of the movies that James Read has worked on is 6.4.

6.4 / 10

James Read's Movies and Tv Series available to Stream now ..

Drama,Family,Romance
Wildfire (2005)

A young woman finds excitement and romance at a horse ranch she works at as part of her parole from juvenile hall.

7.4/1060 min

Available in 7 platform(s).

Action,Adventure,Comedy
Remington Steele (1982)

The cases of a female private detective partnered with a former thief who assumes the role of a fictitious detective in the business.

7.2/1060 min

Available in 2 platform(s).

In the 1850s, a young boy and his family on their way west become stranded in the Rockies. With the help of a local mountain man, a Sioux medicine man, and a legendary bear known as "...

5.6/1095 min

Available in 6 platform(s).

Horror,Mystery,Thriller
The Initiation (1984)

While trying to understand a frightening reoccurring nightmare, a pledge is coaxed into breaking into her father's department store by her sorority sisters, where a deranged killer targets the girls and their boyfriends.

5.6/1097 min

Available in 8 platform(s).