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Brion James
Brion James

Brion James

ActingBorn February 20, 1945Died August 7, 1999 (age 54)Redlands, California, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

2005
Phoenix Point

as Spider Rico

Movie
2002Movie
2000Movie
2000
The Operator

as Vernon Woods

Movie
2000Movie
1999Movie
1999
The Hunter's Moon

as Sheriff Foulkes

Movie
1999
Dirt Merchant

as Detective Harry Ball

Movie
1999
Heist

as Caz

Movie
1999Movie
1999
Malevolence

as Warden Walker

Movie
1999
Joseph's Gift

as Frank Childress

Movie
1998
Brown's Requiem

as Cathcart

Movie
1998
Deadly Ransom

as Bobby Rico

Movie
1998
Men in White

as Air Force

Movie
1998Movie
1998
In God's Hands

as Capitaine

Movie
1998
Jekyll Island

as Lawton Goodyear

Movie
1998
The Magnificent Seven

as Stuart James

TV
1998
Black Sea 213

as Captain Killick

Movie
1997
The Underground

as Captain Hilton

Movie
1997Movie
1997
Bombshell

as Donald

Movie
1997
Back in Business

as Emery Ryker

Movie
1997
The Killing Jar

as Dr. Vincent Garret

Movie
1997
Snide and Prejudice

as Hermann Goering

Movie
1997
The Fifth Element

as General Munro

Movie
1996
Millennium

as Sheriff Bowman

TV
1996Movie
1996
Evil Obsession

as Stavinski

Movie
1996Movie
1996
Superman: The Animated Series

as Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)

TV
1996TV
1996
Precious Find

as Sam Horton

Movie
1996
The Sentinel

as Warren Chapel

TV
1995
Indecent Behavior III

as Andy Cowens (uncredited)

Movie
1995
Nature of the Beast

as Sheriff Gordon

Movie
1995
Cyberjack

as Nassim

Movie
1995
Dominion

as Lynwood

Movie
1995
Steel Frontier

as General J.W. Quantrell

Movie
1995Movie
1995
Spitfire

as Tough Guy (uncredited)

Movie
1994
Hong Kong 97

as Simon Alexander

Movie
1994
The Soft Kill

as Ben McCarthy

Movie
1994
Radioland Murders

as Bernie King

Movie
1994
The Companion

as Ron Cocheran

Movie
1994
Art Deco Detective

as Jim Wexler

Movie
1994
Savage Land

as Cyrus

Movie
1994
Scanner Cop

as Dr. Hampton

Movie
1994
F.T.W.

as Sheriff Rudy Morgan

Movie
1994Movie
1994
Future Shock

as Jack Porter

Movie
1994
Cabin Boy

as Big Teddy

Movie
1993
The Dark

as Paul Buckner

Movie
1993
Precious Victims

as Agent Jimmy Bivens

Movie
1993
Striking Distance

as Eddie Eiler

Movie
1993
Showdown

as Vice Principal Kowalski

Movie
1993TV
1993
Time Runner

as Neila

Movie
1993
Rio Diablo

as Jake Walker

Movie
1992
Nemesis

as Maritz

Movie
1992
Frogtown II

as Prof. Tanzer

Movie
1992
Highlander: The Series

as Armand Thorne

TV
1992
Black Magic

as Tom McKay

Movie
1992
Renegade

as Eli Starke

TV
1992
Wishman

as Staten Jack Rose

Movie
1992
Batman: The Animated Series

as Additional Voices (voice)

TV
1992TV
1992
The Player

as Joel Levison

Movie
1991
Ultimate Desires

as Wolfgang Friedman

Movie
1990
Mom

as Nestor Duvalier

Movie
1990
Another 48 Hrs.

as Ben Kehoe

Movie
1990
Street Asylum

as Reverend Mony

Movie
1990Movie
1989
Tango & Cash

as Requin

Movie
1989Movie
1989
Circles in a Forest

as Mr. Patterson

Movie
1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Steve Dixon

TV
1989
Mutator

as David Allen

Movie
1989
The Horror Show

as Max Jenke

Movie
1989
Z-TV

as Self

Movie
1988
Red Scorpion

as Krasnov

Movie
1988Movie
1988
Nightmare at Noon

as The Albino

Movie
1988
Red Heat

as Streak

Movie
1988
The Wrong Guys

as Glen Grunski

Movie
1988
D.O.A.

as Detective Ulmer

Movie
1987
Cherry 2000

as Stacy

Movie
1987
Steel Dawn

as Tark

Movie
1987Movie
1986TV
1986
Sledge Hammer!

as Felix Ridel

TV
1986
Sledge Hammer!

as Don Merrill

TV
1986
Armed and Dangerous

as Anthony Lazarus

Movie
1986
Amazing Stories

as Willie Joe

Movie
1986
Annihilator

as Alien Leader

Movie
1986
Matlock

as Mr. Grock

TV
1985
Enemy Mine

as Stubbs

Movie
1985
Amazing Stories

as Willie Joe

TV
1985
Flesh + Blood

as Karsthans

Movie
1985
Silverado

as Hobart

Movie
1985
Crimewave

as Arthur Coddish

Movie
1984
Hunter

as Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy

TV
1984
Miami Vice

as Edward Reese

TV
1984
A Breed Apart

as Peyton

Movie
1983TV
1983Movie
1983
The A-Team

as Ryder

TV
1983
The A-Team

as David Plout

TV
1982
48 Hrs.

as Ben Kehoe

Movie
1982
Hear No Evil

as Billy Boy Burns

Movie
1982Movie
1981
Killing at Hell's Gate

as Turkey Jones

Movie
1981Movie
1981Movie
1981Movie
1980Movie
1980
The Jazz Singer

as Man in Bar

Movie
1980Movie
1980
Wholly Moses

as Guard at Banquet

Movie
1980TV
1978
Mork & Mindy

as George

TV
1978
Flying High

as Clyde Boyer

Movie
1978
Corvette Summer

as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman

Movie
1977Movie
1977
CHiPs

as Billy Joe Ackerman

TV
1977
CHiPs

as Monk Adler

TV
1977
Roots

as Slaver

TV
1976
Nickelodeon

as Bailiff

Movie
1976
Bound for Glory

as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border

Movie
1976
Quincy, M.E.

as Henry Moeller

TV
1976Movie
1976Movie
1975
The Kansas City Massacre

as Homer Van Meter

Movie
1975
Hard Times

as Man (uncredited)

Movie
1974
The Rockford Files

as Clamshell

TV
1972
The Waltons

as Henry Ferris Jr.

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Joe Barnes

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 20, 1945
Day of DeathAugust 7, 1999
Place of BirthRedlands, California, USA
Popularity1.4