James Read - wikipedia James Read Not to be confused with James Morgan Read. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2016 ) James Read James Christopher Read ( 1953 - 07 - 31 ) July 31, 1953 ( age 65 ) Buffalo, New York, United States Residence Santa Barbara, California U.S. Nationality American Alma mater Pepperdine University Occupation Actor Years active 1982 - present Known for North and South Charmed Days of Our Lives Spouse ( s ) Lora Lee ( m. 1978 - d. 1983 ) Wendy Kilbourne ( 1988 -- present ) Children 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. He is also known for his recurring role as Victor Bennett on the supernatural series Charmed between 2001 and 2006. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal Life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Theater 5 References 6 External links 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 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 ( 1988 ). 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 on the ABC family drama Wildfire and as ambassador Franklin Fairchild on the 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. On May 30, 2018, Michael Fairman TV and Soap Opera Digest announced Read joined the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital on June 6, 2018, as Gregory Chase. Personal Life Read married his first wife Lora Lee June 1978, and the marriage ended in divorce in 1983. He married his second wife former actress / attorney Wendy Kilbourne in 1988, and the couple have three children ; a son Jackson ( b. 1990 ) and two daughters Willa ( b. 1994 ) and Sydney ( b. 1995 ). The family resides in Santa Barbara, California. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Blue Thunder Policeman at Bridge 1984 The Initiation Peter film debut 1988 Eight Men Out Claude `` Lefty '' Williams 1988 Beaches Michael Essex 1992 Love Crimes Stanton Gray 1997 Walking Thunder Abner Murdock 2001 Legally Blonde Elle 's father 2001 Not Another Teen Movie Preston 's father 2003 Legally Blonde 2 : Red, White & Blonde Elle 's father 2005 A Lot Like Love Brent Friehl 2009 Fame Alice 's dad 2011 Talker CO Short film Television Year Title Role Notes 1982 Cheers H.W. Sawyer television debut Episode : `` Friends, Romans, and Accountants '' 1982 - 1983 Remington Steele Murphy Michaels series regular ; 20 episodes Trapper John, M.D. Ace Bukowski Episode : `` The Agony of D'Feet '' Fantasy Island Eddie Random Episode : `` Random Choices / My Mother, the Swinger '' 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 Television Miniseries ; 3 episodes 1985 Lace II Daryl Webster Television Movie 1985 Midas Valley Josh Landau Television Movie 1985 North and South George Hazzard Television Miniseries ; 6 episodes 1986 North and South : Book II George Hazzard Television Miniseries ; 6 episodes Shell Game Riley / John Reid 6 episodes ; recurring role Celebration Family James Marston Television Movie 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 Television Miniseries ; 3 episodes 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 Lois & Clark : The New Adventures of Superman Jack Olsen Episode : `` The Dad Who Came in from the Cold '' Harvest of Fire Scott Television Movie Full Circle Judge Carter Television Movie 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 13 episodes ; recurring role 2002 Becker Dan Episode : `` The Ex-Files '' 2002 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Ben Episode : `` The Competition '' 2002 - 2005 American Dreams George Mason 10 episodes ; recurring role 2005 Crossing Jordan Dean William Hargrave Episode : Family Affair '' 2005 - 2008 Wildfire Ken Davis series regular ; 40 episodes 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 '' In Plain Sight Damon Schmidt Episode : `` The Born Identity '' Persons Unknown Franklin Fairchild 5 episode ; recurring role 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 92 episodes ; 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 '' Theater Year Title Role Notes 2009 Better Angels Abraham Lincoln play at the Colony Theatre in Burbank, California 2012 King Lear Albany play at the Shakespeare & Co. in Lenox, Massachusetts 2012 The Tempest Antonio References Jump up ^ Armstrong, Lois ( May 12, 1986 ). `` Returning in North and South, James Read Steers His Career, and Love Life, in the Right Direction ''. People. United States : Meredith Corporation. Retrieved June 4, 2018. Jump up ^ Soaps SheKnows ( March 10, 2015 ). `` Days Recap : Four Dollar Haircut ''. Soaps.com. United States : SheKnows Media. Retrieved June 4, 2018. Jump up ^ Fairman, Michael ( May 30, 2018 ). `` James Read to GH as Finn and Chase 's Dad ''. Michael Fairman TV. United States : The Michael Fairman Company. Retrieved June 4, 2018. Jump up ^ SOD ( May 31, 2018 ). `` James Read to GH ''. Soap Opera Digest. United States : American Media, Inc. Odyssey Magazine Publishing Group Inc. Retrieved June 4, 2018. Jump up ^ `` James Read ''. IMDb. Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 18. Jump up ^ ABCARIAN, ROBIN ( 1994 - 07 - 17 ). `` When the Perfect Pregnancy Goes Haywire ''. Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458 - 3035. Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 18. External links James Read on IMDb BIBSYS : 90181491 BNF : cb14038419s ( data ) GND : 1068787244 ISNI : 0000 0000 4145 2952 LCCN : n82235974 SUDOC : 109905644 VIAF : 109514560 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Read&oldid=851376183 '' Categories : 1953 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male stage actors Male actors from Buffalo, New York Male actors from Santa Barbara, California University of Oregon alumni Pepperdine University alumni Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from September 2016 All articles needing additional references Infobox person using alma mater Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Read Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Simple English Svenska 5 more Edit links This page was last edited on 21 July 2018, at 21 : 27 ( UTC ). 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Question: who played george hazard in north and south
Answer: James Christopher Read