Brion James
Born: 1945-02-20 in Redlands, California, USA
Died: 1999-08-07
Known For: Acting
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
- Swimming with Dolphins
2002
- The Thief & the Stripper as Shoe
2000
- The King Is Alive as Ashley
- Farewell, My Love as Renault
- The Operator as Vernon Woods
1999
- Diplomatic Siege as Stubbs
- The Hunter's Moon as Sheriff Foulkes
- Malevolence as Warden Walker
- Arthurs Quest as Trent
- Dirt Merchant as Detective Harry Ball
- Joseph's Gift as Frank Childress
- Heist as Caz
1998
- The Magnificent Seven as Stuart James
- Brown's Requiem as Cathcart
- Men in White as Air Force
- A Place Called Truth as Hank
- In God's Hands as Capitaine
- Deadly Ransom as Bobby Rico
- Black Sea 213 as Captain Killick
- Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller as Monk
- Jekyll Island as Lawton Goodyear
1997
- The Fifth Element as General Munro
- The Killing Jar as Dr. Vincent Garret
- Bombshell as Donald
- The Underground as Captain Hilton
- Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills as Salvador Dali / Sam
- Back in Business as Emery Ryker
- Snide and Prejudice as Hermann Goering
1996
- Millennium as Sheriff Bowman
- Superman: The Animated Series as Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)
- The Sentinel as Warren Chapel
- Assault on Dome 4 as Chairman
- Precious Find as Sam Horton
- American Strays as Oris
- Evil Obsession as Stavinski
- Billy Lone Bear
1995
- The Marshal
- Cyberjack as Nassim
- Steel Frontier as General J.W. Quantrell
- Sketch Artist II: Hands That See as Larry Walker
- Spitfire as Tough Guy (uncredited)
- Nature of the Beast as Sheriff Gordon
- Indecent Behavior III as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
- Dominion as Lynwood
1994
- Knight Rider 2010 as Jared
- Cabin Boy as Big Teddy
- Scanner Cop as Dr. Hampton
- Radioland Murders as Bernie King
- Hong Kong 97 as Simon Alexander
- F.T.W. as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
- Future Shock as Jack Porter
- Savage Land as Cyrus
- The Companion as Ron Cocheran
- The Soft Kill as Ben McCarthy
- Art Deco Detective as Jim Wexler
1993
- Walker, Texas Ranger as Rafer Cobb
- Striking Distance as Eddie Eiler
- Rio Diablo as Jake Walker
- Showdown as Vice Principal Kowalski
- Brain Smasher... A Love Story as Brown
- Time Runner as Neila
- The Dark as Paul Buckner
- Precious Victims as Agent Jimmy Bivens
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as Irving (voice)
- Highlander: The Series as Armand Thorne
- Renegade as Eli Starke
- Nemesis as Maritz
- The Player as Joel Levison
- Wishman as Staten Jack Rose
- Black Magic as Tom McKay
- Frogtown II as Prof. Tanzer
1991
- Ultimate Desires as Wolfgang Friedman
1990
- Another 48 Hrs. as Ben Kehoe
- Enid Is Sleeping as Trucker
- Mom as Nestor Duvalier
- Street Asylum as Reverend Mony
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Steve Dixon
- Tango & Cash as Requin
- The Horror Show as Max Jenke
- Desperado: The Outlaw Wars as Roy Grimes
- Circles in a Forest as Mr. Patterson
- Mutator as David Allen
- Z-TV as Self
1988
- Red Heat as Streak
- Red Scorpion as Krasnov
- D.O.A. as Detective Ulmer
- The Wrong Guys as Glen Grunski
- Dead Man Walking as Decker
- Nightmare at Noon as The Albino
1987
- Cherry 2000 as Stacy
- Love Among Thieves as Andre
- Steel Dawn as Tark
1986
- Matlock as Mr. Grock
- Sledge Hammer! as Felix Ridel
- Sidekicks
- Armed and Dangerous as Anthony Lazarus
- Amazing Stories as Willie Joe
- Annihilator as Alien Leader
1985
- Amazing Stories as Willie Joe
- Silverado as Hobart
- Enemy Mine as Stubbs
- Crimewave as Arthur Coddish
- Flesh + Blood as Karsthans
1984
- Miami Vice as Edward Reese
- Hunter as Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
- A Breed Apart as Peyton
1983
- The A-Team as Ryder
- The Hitchhiker as Lionel
- The Gambler: The Adventure Continues as Reece
- The Gambler: The Adventure Continues as Reece
- The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez as Captain Rogers
1982
- Blade Runner as Leon
- 48 Hrs. as Ben Kehoe
- Hear No Evil as Billy Boy Burns
1981
- The Postman Always Rings Twice as Crapshooter
- Southern Comfort as Trapper
- Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. as Defalice
- Killing at Hell's Gate as Turkey Jones
1980
- Galactica 1980 as Willy
- When the Whistle Blows
- The Jazz Singer as Man in Bar
- Wholly Moses as Guard at Banquet
- Conquest of the Earth as Willy
- Trouble in High Timber Country as Eddie Rhodes
1978
- Mork & Mindy as George
- Corvette Summer as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
- KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park as Guard
- Flying High as Clyde Boyer
1977
- The Incredible Hulk as Al
- Roots as Slaver
- CHiPs as Billy Joe Ackerman
- Blue Sunshine as Tony
1976
- Quincy, M.E. as Henry Moeller
- Nickelodeon as Bailiff
- Bound for Glory as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
- Harry and Walter Go to New York as Hayseed
- Treasure of Matecumbe as Roustabout
- The Invasion of Johnson County as Ben Jones
1975
- Hard Times as Man (uncredited)
- The Kansas City Massacre as Homer Van Meter
1974
- Little House on the Prairie
- The Rockford Files as Clamshell
1972
- The Waltons as Henry Ferris Jr.
1965
1955
- Gunsmoke as Joe Barnes