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Brion James
Born · February 20, 1945
Died · August 7, 1999 (54 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Redlands, California, USA
Bio
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.
Swimming with Dolphins
0.0
2005
Phoenix Point
Spider Rico
2.2
2005
The Thief & the Stripper
Shoe
3.0
2002
The King Is Alive
Ashley
6.0
2000
The Operator
Vernon Woods
3.8
2000
Farewell, My Love
Renault
3.0
2000
Diplomatic Siege
Stubbs
4.2
1999
The Hunter's Moon
Sheriff Foulkes
5.7
1999
Dirt Merchant
Detective Harry Ball
3.1
1999
Heist
Caz
0.0
1999
Arthurs Quest
Trent
3.2
1999
Malevolence
Warden Walker
6.0
1999
Joseph's Gift
Frank Childress
0.0
1999
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
Monk
5.0
1998
Brown's Requiem
Cathcart
5.0
1998
Deadly Ransom
Bobby Rico
6.0
1998
Men in White
Air Force
3.6
1998
A Place Called Truth
Hank
3.0
1998
In God's Hands
Capitaine
5.1
1998
Jekyll Island
Lawton Goodyear
8.7
1998
Black Sea 213
Captain Killick
5.0
1998
The Underground
Captain Hilton
6.0
1997
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Salvador Dali / Sam
3.7
1997
Bombshell
Donald
4.2
1997
Back in Business
Emery Ryker
5.4
1997
The Killing Jar
Dr. Vincent Garret
4.5
1997
Spawn
(0 episode)
7.9
1997
Snide and Prejudice
Hermann Goering
0.0
1997
The Fifth Element
General Munro
7.6
1997
Millennium
Sheriff Bowman · (1 episode)
7.7
1996
Assault on Dome 4
Chairman
3.6
1996
Evil Obsession
Stavinski
6.0
1996
American Strays
Oris
5.5
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice) · (4 episodes)
7.5
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
Parasite (voice) · (1 episode)
7.5
1996
Precious Find
Sam Horton
5.2
1996
The Sentinel
Warren Chapel · (1 episode)
7.1
1996
Billy Lone Bear
6.0
1996
Indecent Behavior III
Andy Cowens (uncredited)
4.5
1995
Nature of the Beast
Sheriff Gordon
5.9
1995
Cyberjack
Nassim
5.3
1995
Dominion
Lynwood
4.0
1995
Steel Frontier
General J.W. Quantrell
5.0
1995
The Marshal
(25 episodes)
5.7
1995
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Larry Walker
6.0
1995
Spitfire
Tough Guy (uncredited)
4.5
1995
Hong Kong 97
Simon Alexander
5.6
1994
The Soft Kill
Ben McCarthy
2.3
1994
Radioland Murders
Bernie King
6.0
1994
The Companion
Ron Cocheran
5.5
1994
Art Deco Detective
Jim Wexler
5.2
1994
Savage Land
Cyrus
0.0
1994
Scanner Cop
Dr. Hampton
5.8
1994
F.T.W.
Sheriff Rudy Morgan
4.7
1994
Knight Rider 2010
Jared
4.6
1994
Future Shock
Jack Porter
4.0
1994
Cabin Boy
Big Teddy
5.1
1994
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
Brown
5.1
1993
The Dark
Paul Buckner
4.6
1993
Precious Victims
Agent Jimmy Bivens
7.0
1993
Striking Distance
Det. Eddie Eiler
5.8
1993
Showdown
Vice Principal Kowalski
5.8
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger
Rafer Cobb · (2 episodes)
7.0
1993
Time Runner
Neila
4.5
1993
Rio Diablo
Jake Walker
5.2
1993
Nemesis
Maritz
5.4
1992
Frogtown II
Prof. Tanzer
3.5
1992
Highlander: The Series
Armand Thorne · (1 episode)
7.4
1992
Black Magic
Tom McKay
3.3
1992
Renegade
Eli Starke · (1 episode)
6.6
1992
Wishman
Staten Jack Rose
4.3
1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Irving (voice) · (1 episode)
8.5
1992
Batman: The Animated Series
Additional Voices (voice) · (1 episode)
8.5
1992
The Player
Joel Levison
7.2
1992
Ultimate Desires
Wolfgang Friedman
2.8
1991
Mom
Nestor Duvalier
5.5
1990
Another 48 Hrs.
Ben Kehoe
6.0
1990
Street Asylum
Reverend Mony
5.0
1990
Enid Is Sleeping
Trucker
4.8
1990
Tango & Cash
Requin
6.5
1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Roy Grimes
9.5
1989
Circles in a Forest
Mr. Patterson
7.8
1989
Tales from the Crypt
Steve Dixon · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
Mutator
David Allen
3.6
1989
The Horror Show
Max Jenke
5.4
1989
Z-TV
Self
0.0
1989
Red Scorpion
Krasnov
5.9
1988
Dead Man Walking
Decker
3.6
1988
Nightmare at Noon
The Albino
4.7
1988
Red Heat
Streak
6.2
1988
The Wrong Guys
Glen Grunski
5.6
1988
D.O.A.
Detective Ulmer
6.3
1988
Cherry 2000
Stacy
6.0
1987
Steel Dawn
Tark
5.0
1987
Love Among Thieves
Andre
5.5
1987
Sledge Hammer!
Felix Ridel · (2 episodes)
7.9
1986
Armed and Dangerous
Anthony Lazarus
5.6
1986
Amazing Stories
Willie Joe
6.7
1986
Annihilator
Alien Leader
5.0
1986
Matlock
Mr. Grock · (1 episode)
7.2
1986
Sidekicks
(1 episode)
6.0
1986
Enemy Mine
Stubbs
6.9
1985
Amazing Stories
Willie Joe · (1 episode)
7.5
1985
Flesh + Blood
Karsthans
6.6
1985
Silverado
Hobart
7.0
1985
Crimewave
Arthur Coddish
5.5
1985
Hunter
Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy · (2 episodes)
7.2
1984
Miami Vice
Edward Reese · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
A Breed Apart
Peyton
5.8
1984
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Reece
6.8
1983
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Reece · (2 episodes)
5.0
1983
The Hitchhiker
Lionel · (1 episode)
6.1
1983
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Captain Rogers
6.8
1983
The A-Team
Ryder · (1 episode)
7.5
1983
The A-Team
David Plout · (1 episode)
7.5
1983
48 Hrs.
Ben Kehoe
6.7
1982
Hear No Evil
Billy Boy Burns
4.0
1982
Blade Runner
Leon
7.9
1982
Killing at Hell's Gate
Turkey Jones
6.0
1981
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Defalice
4.5
1981
Southern Comfort
Trapper
6.9
1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Crapshooter
6.5
1981
Conquest of the Earth
Willy
6.3
1980
The Jazz Singer
Man in Bar
5.9
1980
Trouble in High Timber Country
Eddie Rhodes
0.0
1980
Wholly Moses
Guard at Banquet
4.7
1980
When the Whistle Blows
(1 episode)
5.0
1980
Galactica 1980
Willy · (1 episode)
6.1
1980
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
(1 episode)
5.0
1979
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Guard
5.3
1978
Mork & Mindy
George · (1 episode)
7.0
1978
Flying High
Clyde Boyer
0.0
1978
Corvette Summer
Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
5.4
1978
Blue Sunshine
Tony
5.6
1978
The Incredible Hulk
Al · (1 episode)
7.2
1977
CHiPs
Billy Joe Ackerman · (2 episodes)
6.8
1977
CHiPs
Monk Adler · (1 episode)
6.8
1977
Roots
Slaver · (1 episode)
7.4
1977
Nickelodeon
Bailiff
6.0
1976
Bound for Glory
Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
6.8
1976
Quincy, M.E.
Henry Moeller · (1 episode)
7.5
1976
The Invasion of Johnson County
Ben Jones
6.5
1976
Treasure of Matecumbe
Roustabout
6.6
1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Hayseed
5.5
1976
The Kansas City Massacre
Homer Van Meter
4.7
1975
Hard Times
Man (uncredited)
6.7
1975
The Rockford Files
Clamshell · (1 episode)
7.5
1974
Little House on the Prairie
(1 episode)
8.0
1974
The Waltons
Henry Ferris Jr. · (1 episode)
7.1
1972
The F.B.I.
(1 episode)
5.4
1965
Gunsmoke
Joe Barnes · (1 episode)
6.5
1955