Brion James
Acting
Born: February 20, 1945 · Redlands, California, USA
Died: August 7, 1999 (aged 54)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Blade Runner
1982
The Fifth Element
1997
Tango & Cash
1989
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
48 Hrs.
1982
Red Heat
1988
Enemy Mine
1985
The A-Team
1983
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The Player
1992
Photos (2)
Movies (114)
Blade Runner
Leon
The Fifth Element
General Munro
48 Hrs.
Ben Kehoe
Tango & Cash
Requin
Red Heat
Streak
The Player
Joel Levison
Striking Distance
Eddie Eiler
Silverado
Hobart
Another 48 Hrs.
Ben Kehoe
Flesh + Blood
Karsthans
Enemy Mine
Stubbs
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Crapshooter
Nemesis
Maritz
Red Scorpion
Krasnov
Hard Times
Man (uncredited)
Cherry 2000
Stacy
Armed and Dangerous
Anthony Lazarus
Southern Comfort
Trapper
The Horror Show
Max Jenke
Treasure of Matecumbe
Roustabout
Steel Dawn
Tark
D.O.A.
Detective Ulmer
Wholly Moses
Guard at Banquet
Men in White
Air Force
Scanner Cop
Dr. Hampton
Corvette Summer
Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Crimewave
Arthur Coddish
Blue Sunshine
Tony
The Jazz Singer
Man in Bar
Nature of the Beast
Sheriff Gordon
Radioland Murders
Bernie King
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Hayseed
Nickelodeon
Bailiff
Amazing Stories
Willie Joe
Precious Find
Sam Horton
Conquest of the Earth
Willy
The Wrong Guys
Glen Grunski
Cabin Boy
Big Teddy
Bound for Glory
Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
A Breed Apart
Peyton
Time Runner
Neila
Showdown
Vice Principal Kowalski
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Captain Rogers
Street Asylum
Reverend Mony
Wishman
Staten Jack Rose
Dirt Merchant
Detective Harry Ball
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Guard
Evil Obsession
Stavinski
Nightmare at Noon
The Albino
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
Brown
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Reece
Enid Is Sleeping
Trucker
The Soft Kill
Ben McCarthy
The Companion
Ron Cocheran
American Strays
Oris
Cyberjack
Nassim
The Operator
Vernon Woods
Steel Frontier
General J.W. Quantrell
In God's Hands
Capitaine
Love Among Thieves
Andre
Hear No Evil
Billy Boy Burns
Hong Kong 97
Simon Alexander
Rio Diablo
Jake Walker
Knight Rider 2010
Jared
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
Monk
Brown's Requiem
Cathcart
Frogtown II
Prof. Tanzer
Flying High
Clyde Boyer
Joseph's Gift
Frank Childress
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Defalice
Snide and Prejudice
Hermann Goering
Savage Land
Cyrus
The Dark
Paul Buckner
Deadly Ransom
Bobby Rico
Black Sea 213
Captain Killick
Spitfire
Tough Guy (uncredited)
Trouble in High Timber Country
Eddie Rhodes
The King Is Alive
Ashley
Bombshell
Donald
Future Shock
Jack Porter
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Salvador Dali / Sam
Farewell, My Love
Renault
Arthurs Quest
Trent
Diplomatic Siege
Stubbs
Black Magic
Tom McKay
Annihilator
Alien Leader
Indecent Behavior III
Andy Cowens (uncredited)
F.T.W.
Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Killing at Hell's Gate
Turkey Jones
The Thief & the Stripper
Shoe
Back in Business
Emery Ryker
The Killing Jar
Dr. Vincent Garret
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Larry Walker
Assault on Dome 4
Chairman
Malevolence
Warden Walker
The Underground
Captain Hilton
The Invasion of Johnson County
Ben Jones
Billy Lone Bear
1996
The Kansas City Massacre
Homer Van Meter
Mom
Nestor Duvalier
Precious Victims
Agent Jimmy Bivens
A Place Called Truth
Hank
Mutator
David Allen
Ultimate Desires
Wolfgang Friedman
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Roy Grimes
The Hunter's Moon
Sheriff Foulkes
Phoenix Point
Spider Rico
Circles in a Forest
Mr. Patterson
Jekyll Island
Lawton Goodyear
Dominion
Lynwood
Heist
Caz
Art Deco Detective
Jim Wexler
Dead Man Walking
Decker
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Willie Joe
TV Shows (39)
Miami Vice
Edward Reese · 1 eps
The A-Team
Ryder · 1 eps
The A-Team
David Plout · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Captain Rogers · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Additional Voices (voice) · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Irving (voice) · 1 eps
The Rockford Files
Clamshell · 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
1 eps
The Waltons
Henry Ferris Jr. · 1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice) · 2 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Parasite (voice) · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Henry Moeller · 1 eps
Matlock
Mr. Grock · 1 eps
Highlander: The Series
Armand Thorne · 1 eps
The Incredible Hulk
Al · 1 eps
Hunter
Thomas Duffy · 1 eps
Hunter
Jeff Wadsworth · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Steve Dixon · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Rafer Cobb · 2 eps
Renegade
Eli Starke · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Joe Barnes · 1 eps
Millennium
Sheriff Bowman · 1 eps
The Sentinel
Warren Chapel · 1 eps
Amazing Stories
Willie Joe · 1 eps
Mork & Mindy
George · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Lionel · 1 eps
Sledge Hammer!
Felix Ridel · 1 eps
Sledge Hammer!
Don Merrill · 1 eps
The Magnificent Seven
Stuart James · 1 eps
Roots
Slaver · 1 eps
CHiPs
Billy Joe Ackerman · 2 eps
CHiPs
Monk Adler · 1 eps
Galactica 1980
Willy · 1 eps
The Marshal
25 eps
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Reece · 2 eps
Sidekicks
1 eps
When the Whistle Blows
1 eps
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1 eps
