Brion James
Acting • Born 1945-02-20 – Died 1999-08-07
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
151 credits
The Fifth Element
Movie • 1997
General Munro
Blade Runner
Movie • 1982
Leon
48 Hrs.
Movie • 1982
Ben Kehoe
Arthurs Quest
Movie • 1999
Trent
Cyberjack
Movie • 1995
Nassim
The King Is Alive
Movie • 2000
Ashley
Armed and Dangerous
Movie • 1986
Anthony Lazarus
The Player
Movie • 1992
Joel Levison
Bombshell
Movie • 1997
Donald
Striking Distance
Movie • 1993
Det. Eddie Eiler
The Wrong Guys
Movie • 1988
Glen Grunski
Crimewave
Movie • 1985
Arthur Coddish
Another 48 Hrs.
Movie • 1990
Ben Kehoe
Radioland Murders
Movie • 1994
Bernie King
Nemesis
Movie • 1992
Maritz
Enemy Mine
Movie • 1985
Stubbs
Southern Comfort
Movie • 1981
Trapper
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
Movie • 1993
Brown
Cabin Boy
Movie • 1994
Big Teddy
Flesh + Blood
Movie • 1985
Karsthans
Red Scorpion
Movie • 1988
Krasnov
Tango & Cash
Movie • 1989
Requin
Corvette Summer
Movie • 1978
Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Steel Dawn
Movie • 1987
Tark
The Hunter's Moon
Movie • 1999
Sheriff Foulkes
Mutator
Movie • 1989
David Allen
Assault on Dome 4
Movie • 1996
Chairman
In God's Hands
Movie • 1998
Capitaine
The Horror Show
Movie • 1989
Max Jenke
Knight Rider 2010
Movie • 1994
Jared
Precious Find
Movie • 1996
Sam Horton
Cherry 2000
Movie • 1987
Stacy
Brown's Requiem
Movie • 1998
Cathcart
Steel Frontier
Movie • 1995
General J.W. Quantrell
Time Runner
Movie • 1993
Neila
Nightmare at Noon
Movie • 1988
The Albino
Swimming with Dolphins
Movie • 2005
Back in Business
Movie • 1997
Emery Ryker
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Movie • 1981
Defalice
Deadly Ransom
Movie • 1998
Bobby Rico
Showdown
Movie • 1993
Vice Principal Kowalski
The Underground
Movie • 1997
Captain Hilton
The Soft Kill
Movie • 1994
Ben McCarthy
American Strays
Movie • 1996
Oris
The Dark
Movie • 1993
Paul Buckner
Circles in a Forest
Movie • 1989
Mr. Patterson
Hong Kong 97
Movie • 1994
Simon Alexander
Dead Man Walking
Movie • 1988
Decker
Annihilator
Movie • 1986
Alien Leader
The Operator
Movie • 2000
Vernon Woods
The Companion
Movie • 1994
Ron Cocheran
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Movie • 1983
Reece
Street Asylum
Movie • 1990
Reverend Mony
Frogtown II
Movie • 1992
Prof. Tanzer
Red Heat
Movie • 1988
Streak
Savage Land
Movie • 1994
Cyrus
Trouble in High Timber Country
Movie • 1980
Eddie Rhodes
Black Magic
Movie • 1992
Tom McKay
Flying High
Movie • 1978
Clyde Boyer
Love Among Thieves
Movie • 1987
Andre
Hard Times
Movie • 1975
Man (uncredited)
Mom
Movie • 1990
Nestor Duvalier
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Movie • 1997
Salvador Dali / Sam
Ultimate Desires
Movie • 1991
Wolfgang Friedman
Phoenix Point
Movie • 2005
Spider Rico
Dominion
Movie • 1995
Lynwood
The Invasion of Johnson County
Movie • 1976
Ben Jones
Rio Diablo
Movie • 1993
Jake Walker
Snide and Prejudice
Movie • 1997
Hermann Goering
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
Movie • 1998
Monk
Nickelodeon
Movie • 1976
Bailiff
Dirt Merchant
Movie • 1999
Detective Harry Ball
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Movie • 1989
Roy Grimes
Scanner Cop
Movie • 1994
Dr. Hampton
Future Shock
Movie • 1994
Jack Porter
Evil Obsession
Movie • 1996
Stavinski
Z-TV
Movie • 1989
Self
Jekyll Island
Movie • 1998
Lawton Goodyear
Nature of the Beast
Movie • 1995
Sheriff Gordon
Black Sea 213
Movie • 1998
Captain Killick
Blue Sunshine
Movie • 1977
Tony
Heist
Movie • 1999
Caz
Men in White
Movie • 1998
Air Force
Conquest of the Earth
Movie • 1980
Willy
Art Deco Detective
Movie • 1994
Jim Wexler
D.O.A.
Movie • 1988
Detective Ulmer
A Breed Apart
Movie • 1984
Peyton
A Place Called Truth
Movie • 1998
Hank
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Movie • 1995
Larry Walker
The Kansas City Massacre
Movie • 1975
Homer Van Meter
Killing at Hell's Gate
Movie • 1981
Turkey Jones
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Movie • 1981
Crapshooter
Spitfire
Movie • 1995
Tough Guy (uncredited)
Hear No Evil
Movie • 1982
Billy Boy Burns
Silverado
Movie • 1985
Hobart
Indecent Behavior III
Movie • 1995
Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Precious Victims
Movie • 1993
Agent Jimmy Bivens
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Movie • 1983
Captain Rogers
Wishman
Movie • 1992
Staten Jack Rose
The Killing Jar
Movie • 1997
Dr. Vincent Garret
Bound for Glory
Movie • 1976
Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
Farewell, My Love
Movie • 2000
Renault
Enid Is Sleeping
Movie • 1990
Trucker
Amazing Stories
Movie • 1986
Willie Joe
Diplomatic Siege
Movie • 1999
Stubbs
Wholly Moses
Movie • 1980
Guard at Banquet
The Jazz Singer
Movie • 1980
Man in Bar
Treasure of Matecumbe
Movie • 1976
Roustabout
Billy Lone Bear
Movie • 1996
F.T.W.
Movie • 1994
Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Joseph's Gift
Movie • 1999
Frank Childress
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Movie • 1976
Hayseed
The Thief & the Stripper
Movie • 2002
Shoe
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Movie • 1978
Guard
Malevolence
Movie • 1999
Warden Walker
Sledge Hammer!
TV • 1986
Felix Ridel
The A-Team
TV • 1983
Ryder
Little House on the Prairie
TV • 1974
Matlock
TV • 1986
Mr. Grock
Miami Vice
TV • 1984
Edward Reese
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Steve Dixon
Quincy, M.E.
TV • 1976
Henry Moeller
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Joe Barnes
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV • 1993
Rafer Cobb
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)
Millennium
TV • 1996
Sheriff Bowman
Sidekicks
TV • 1986
Hunter
TV • 1984
Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
The Waltons
TV • 1972
Henry Ferris Jr.
Galactica 1980
TV • 1980
Willy
The Hitchhiker
TV • 1983
Lionel
The Marshal
TV • 1995
When the Whistle Blows
TV • 1980
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
TV • 1979
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
Parasite (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
TV • 1992
Irving (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
TV • 1992
Additional Voices (voice)
Amazing Stories
TV • 1985
Willie Joe
The Rockford Files
TV • 1974
Clamshell
The A-Team
TV • 1983
David Plout
Mork & Mindy
TV • 1978
George
CHiPs
TV • 1977
Billy Joe Ackerman
CHiPs
TV • 1977
Monk Adler
Roots
TV • 1977
Slaver
Highlander: The Series
TV • 1992
Armand Thorne
The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1977
Al
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
TV • 1983
Reece
The Sentinel
TV • 1996
Warren Chapel
Renegade
TV • 1992
Eli Starke
The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
The Magnificent Seven
TV • 1998
Stuart James