Brion James
February 20, 1945 (79 years old) in Redlands, California, USA
Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 – August 7, 1999) was an American character actor. Known for playing the character of Leon Kowalski in the movie Blade Runner, James portrayed a variety of colorful roles in well-known American films such as 48 Hrs., Another 48 Hours, Tango & Cash, Silverado, Red Heat, The Player and The Fifth Element. James' commanding screen presence and formidable physique at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall usually resulted in his casting as a heavy, appearing more frequently in lower budget horror and action films throughout the 1980s and 1990s. James appeared in more than 100 films before he died of a heart attack aged 54. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brion James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2005 · Swimming with Dolphins as
- 2005 · Phoenix Point as Spider Rico
- 2002 · The Thief & the Stripper as Shoe
- 2000 · The King Is Alive as Ashley
- 2000 · The Operator as Vernon Woods
- 2000 · Farewell, My Love as Renault
- 1999 · Diplomatic Siege as Stubbs
- 1999 · The Hunter's Moon as Sheriff Foulkes
- 1999 · Dirt Merchant as Detective Harry Ball
- 1999 · Heist as Caz
- 1999 · Arthurs Quest as Trent
- 1999 · Malevolence as Warden Walker
- 1999 · Joseph's Gift as Frank Childress
- 1998 · Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller as Monk
- 1998 · Brown's Requiem as Cathcart
- 1998 · Deadly Ransom as Bobby Rico
- 1998 · Men in White as Air Force
- 1998 · A Place Called Truth as Hank
- 1998 · In God's Hands as Capitaine
- 1998 · Black Sea 213 as Captain Killick
- 1998 · Jekyll Island as Lawton Goodyear
- 1997 · The Underground as Captain Hilton
- 1997 · Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills as Salvador Dali / Sam
- 1997 · Bombshell as Donald
- 1997 · Back in Business as Emery Ryker
- 1997 · The Killing Jar as
- 1997 · Spawn as
- 1997 · Snide and Prejudice as Hermann Goering
- 1997 · The Fifth Element as General Munro
- 1996 · Millennium as Sheriff Bowman
- 1996 · Assault on Dome 4 as Chairman
- 1996 · Evil Obsession as Stavinski
- 1996 · American Strays as Oris
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)
- 1996 · Superman: The Animated Series as Parasite (voice)
- 1996 · Precious Find as Sam Horton
- 1996 · The Sentinel as Warren Chapel
- 1996 · Billy Lone Bear as
- 1995 · Indecent Behavior III as Mr. Cowed
- 1995 · Nature of the Beast as Sheriff Gordon
- 1995 · Cyberjack as Nassim
- 1995 · Dominion as Lynwood
- 1995 · Steel Frontier as General J.W. Quantrell
- 1995 · The Marshal as
- 1995 · Sketch Artist II: Hands That See as Larry Walker
- 1995 · Spitfire as Tough Guy (uncredited)
- 1994 · Hong Kong 97 as Simon Alexander
- 1994 · The Soft Kill as Ben McCarthy
- 1994 · Radioland Murders as Bernie King
- 1994 · The Companion as Ron Cocheran
- 1994 · Art Deco Detective as Jim Wexler
- 1994 · Savage Land as Cyrus
- 1994 · Scanner Cop as Dr. Hampton
- 1994 · F.T.W. as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
- 1994 · Knight Rider 2010 as Jared
- 1994 · Future Shock as Jack Porter
- 1994 · Cabin Boy as Big Teddy
- 1993 · Brain Smasher... A Love Story as Brown
- 1993 · The Dark as Paul Buckner
- 1993 · Precious Victims as Agent Jimmy Bivens
- 1993 · Striking Distance as Det. Eddie Eiler
- 1993 · Showdown as Vice Principal Kowalski
- 1993 · Walker, Texas Ranger as Rafer Cobb
- 1993 · Time Runner as Neila
- 1993 · Rio Diablo as Jake Walker
- 1992 · Nemesis as Maritz
- 1992 · Frogtown II as Prof. Tanzer
- 1992 · Highlander: The Series as Armand Thorne
- 1992 · Black Magic as Tom McKay
- 1992 · Renegade as Eli Starke
- 1992 · Wishman as Staten Jack Rose
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Additional Voices (voice)
- 1992 · Batman: The Animated Series as Irving (voice)
- 1992 · The Player as Joel Levison
- 1991 · Ultimate Desires as Wolfgang Friedman
- 1990 · Mom as Nestor Duvalier
- 1990 · Another 48 Hrs. as Ben Kehoe
- 1990 · Street Asylum as Reverend Mony
- 1990 · Enid Is Sleeping as Trucker
- 1989 · Tango & Cash as Requin
- 1989 · Desperado: The Outlaw Wars as Roy Grimes
- 1989 · Circles in a Forest as Mr. Patterson
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Steve Dixon
- 1989 · Mutator as David Allen
- 1989 · The Horror Show as Max Jenke
- 1989 · Z-TV as Self
- 1988 · Red Scorpion as Krasnov
- 1988 · Dead Man Walking as Decker
- 1988 · Nightmare at Noon as The Albino
- 1988 · Red Heat as Streak
- 1988 · The Wrong Guys as Glen Grunski
- 1988 · D.O.A. as Detective Ulmer
- 1987 · Cherry 2000 as Stacy
- 1987 · Steel Dawn as Tark
- 1987 · Love Among Thieves as Andre
- 1986 · Sledge Hammer! as Felix Ridel
- 1986 · Armed and Dangerous as Anthony Lazarus
- 1986 · Amazing Stories as Willie Joe
- 1986 · Annihilator as Alien Leader
- 1986 · Matlock as Mr. Grock
- 1986 · Sidekicks as
- 1985 · Enemy Mine as Stubbs
- 1985 · Amazing Stories as Willie Joe
- 1985 · Flesh + Blood as Karsthans
- 1985 · Silverado as Hobart
- 1985 · Crimewave as Arthur Coddish
- 1984 · Hunter as Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Edward Reese
- 1984 · A Breed Apart as Peyton
- 1983 · The Gambler: The Adventure Continues as Reece
- 1983 · The Gambler: The Adventure Continues as Reece
- 1983 · The Hitchhiker as Lionel
- 1983 · The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez as Captain Rogers
- 1983 · The A-Team as Ryder
- 1983 · The A-Team as David Plout
- 1982 · 48 Hrs. as Ben Kehoe
- 1982 · Hear No Evil as Billy Boy Burns
- 1982 · Blade Runner as Leon
- 1981 · Killing at Hell's Gate as Turkey Jones
- 1981 · Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. as Defalice
- 1981 · Southern Comfort as Trapper
- 1981 · The Postman Always Rings Twice as Crapshooter
- 1980 · Conquest of the Earth as Willy
- 1980 · The Jazz Singer as Man in Bar
- 1980 · Trouble in High Timber Country as Eddie Rhodes
- 1980 · Wholly Moses as Guard at Banquet
- 1980 · When the Whistle Blows as
- 1980 · Galactica 1980 as Willy
- 1979 · Big Shamus, Little Shamus as
- 1978 · KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park as Guard
- 1978 · Mork & Mindy as George
- 1978 · Flying High as Clyde Boyer
- 1978 · Corvette Summer as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
- 1978 · Blue Sunshine as Tony
- 1977 · The Incredible Hulk as Al
- 1977 · CHiPs as Billy Joe Ackerman
- 1977 · CHiPs as Monk Adler
- 1977 · Roots as Slaver
- 1976 · Nickelodeon as Bailiff
- 1976 · Bound for Glory as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Henry Moeller
- 1976 · The Invasion of Johnson County as Ben Jones
- 1976 · Treasure of Matecumbe as Roustabout
- 1976 · Harry and Walter Go to New York as Hayseed
- 1975 · The Kansas City Massacre as Homer Van Meter
- 1975 · Hard Times as Man (uncredited)
- 1974 · The Rockford Files as Clamshell
- 1974 · Little House on the Prairie as
- 1972 · The Waltons as Henry Ferris Jr.
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Joe Barnes