James Handy
Born: 1945-03-19 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2026-06-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
James Michael Handy (March 19, 1945 – June 3, 2026) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows since 1977. On film, he appeared as Byers in K-9 (1989) and its sequel, K-911 (1999). He later appeared in Arachnophobia (1990), Jumanji (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Logan (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). His most notable television appearances are on Profiler (1997) and Alias (2002–06). On June 3, 2026, Handy was found in his front yard with multiple fatal stab wounds in his chest. The suspect, 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, Handy's girlfriend's son, was arrested and booked on a murder charge following a 911 call Gledhill made.
Filmography
2022
- Top Gun: Maverick as Bartender (Jimmy)
- Street to Table as Flynn
2021
- Senior Entourage as Father MacGuffin
2018
- 9-1-1 as Felix
2017
- Logan as Old Doctor
- Suburbicon as Mayor Billings
- Woman Child as Barney Winecott
- Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown as Frank
2015
- Bad Sister as Bishop O'Reilly
- Documentary Now! as Self
2014
- Mulaney as Father Ed
2012
- Touch as Lanford Biddle
2010
- Rizzoli & Isles as Leroy Grovner
- Lifted as Travis
- The Waiter as The CEO
2009
- Castle as Clifford Stuckey
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Former NIS Operative
2008
- Raising the Bar as Judge Albert Meade
2005
- The Closer as Mr. Rawley
- Commander in Chief as Bernard Hendrix
2004
- CSI: NY as Charles Ross
2002
- Without a Trace as Dr. Falk
- The Dead Zone as Joe Bannerman
2001
- Crossing Jordan as Mr. Bergstrom
- Alias as Arthur Devlin
- 15 Minutes as Captain Duffy
- UC: Undercover as Priest
- The Donor as John
2000
- Unbreakable as Priest
- Deterrence as Lancaster
- K-911 as Captain Byers
- Mary and Rhoda as Doorman
1999
- The West Wing as Joseph Bruno
- Third Watch as Father Goodwin
- Black & White as Sergeant Wright
- Time Served as Judge William T. Engstrom III
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure as Frank Brady
1998
- L.A. Doctors as Ronny Wilcox
- Every Dog Has Its Day as Sign Painter
1997
- The Practice as Jeffrey Stewart
- Gang Related as Captain Henderson
- Murder in Mind as Dr. Harvard
1996
- Early Edition as Uncle Bob Sheaghan
- Profiler as Lou Handleman
- EZ Streets
- Gone in the Night
1995
- Jumanji as Exterminator
- The O.J. Simpson Story as Detective Vannatter
- Rave Review as James
1994
- ER as Dan Sullivan
- Guarding Tess as Neal Carlo
- Without Warning as Dr. Norbert Hazelton
- Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence as Don Moran
1993
- The X-Files as Detective Alan Cross
- NYPD Blue as Borough Commander Haverill
- Sudden Fury as Det. Stockman
1992
- Melrose Place as Matt Fielding Sr.
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Frank Brady
- Angel Street as Captain Mulligan
- Majority Rule as Sen. Carl Dempsey
- Obsessed as Jerry
- Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
- Drive Like Lightning as Walter Blaine
1991
- The Rocketeer as Wooly
- False Arrest as Thomas Thinnes
- Guilty Until Proven Innocent as Gerry Duffy
1990
- Law & Order as Mr. Wheeler
- Beverly Hills, 90210 as Tom Rose
- Wings as Dr. Lenny
- Arachnophobia as Milton Briggs
- Unspeakable Acts as Jeff Samek
- Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston as Det. Al McQuiggan
- Appearances as Danny Halligan
1989
- Quantum Leap as Ross Tyler
- Mancuso, F.B.I. as Gulliver
- K-9 as Captain Byers
- The Preppie Murder as Joe Brady Quinn
- The Revenge of Al Capone as FBI Chief
1988
- Bird as Esteves
- Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story as Doctor
1987
- Burglar as Carson Verrill
- The Room Upstairs as Frank
- Convicted: A Mother's Story as Bob Huggins
1986
- Matlock as Prosecutor
- L.A. Law as John Vincent
- Who Is Julia? as Bob Greenmeyer
- Brighton Beach Memoirs as Frank Murphy
- Popeye Doyle as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
- Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story as Melvin Mander
1985
- Kojak: The Belarus File as Federal Agent #1
- Doubletake as Real Estate Broker
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Lieutenant Pat Hogan
1982
- The Verdict as Kevin Doneghy