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)
The Fifth Element
General Munro
Blade Runner
Leon
48 Hrs.
Ben Kehoe
Another 48 Hrs.
Ben Kehoe
Striking Distance
Eddie Eiler
Red Heat
Streak
Treasure of Matecumbe
Roustabout
Tango & Cash
Requin
The Player
Joel Levison
Enemy Mine
Stubbs
Hard Times
Man (uncredited)
The Horror Show
Max Jenke
Red Scorpion
Krasnov
Blue Sunshine
Tony
Flesh + Blood
Karsthans
Southern Comfort
Trapper
Nickelodeon
Bailiff
Silverado
Hobart
Armed and Dangerous
Anthony Lazarus
Amazing Stories
Willie Joe
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Crapshooter
Cherry 2000
Stacy
Nemesis
Maritz
Showdown
Vice Principal Kowalski
Nightmare at Noon
The Albino
D.O.A.
Detective Ulmer
Love Among Thieves
Andre
Steel Dawn
Tark
The Companion
Ron Cocheran
A Breed Apart
Peyton
Bound for Glory
Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
Dirt Merchant
Detective Harry Ball
Scanner Cop
Dr. Hampton
Radioland Murders
Bernie King
The Jazz Singer
Man in Bar
Crimewave
Arthur Coddish
In God's Hands
Capitaine
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Captain Rogers
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Reece
Evil Obsession
Stavinski
The Wrong Guys
Glen Grunski
Precious Find
Sam Horton
Wholly Moses
Guard at Banquet
Nature of the Beast
Sheriff Gordon
Back in Business
Emery Ryker
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
Brown
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Hayseed
Cyberjack
Nassim
Black Magic
Tom McKay
The Killing Jar
Dr. Vincent Garret
Cabin Boy
Big Teddy
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
Monk
Corvette Summer
Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Time Runner
Neila
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Guard
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Larry Walker
The Dark
Paul Buckner
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Defalice
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Salvador Dali / Sam
Men in White
Air Force
Future Shock
Jack Porter
Conquest of the Earth
Willy
The Invasion of Johnson County
Ben Jones
Savage Land
Cyrus
The Underground
Captain Hilton
Frogtown II
Prof. Tanzer
The Soft Kill
Ben McCarthy
Brown's Requiem
Cathcart
Rio Diablo
Jake Walker
Ultimate Desires
Wolfgang Friedman
The King Is Alive
Ashley
Flying High
Clyde Boyer
Bombshell
Donald
Enid Is Sleeping
Trucker
A Place Called Truth
Hank
Hong Kong 97
Simon Alexander
Circles in a Forest
Mr. Patterson
Annihilator
Alien Leader
Killing at Hell's Gate
Turkey Jones
Mom
Nestor Duvalier
Precious Victims
Agent Jimmy Bivens
Knight Rider 2010
Jared
Indecent Behavior III
Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Trouble in High Timber Country
Eddie Rhodes
Joseph's Gift
Frank Childress
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Roy Grimes
Diplomatic Siege
Stubbs
F.T.W.
Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Assault on Dome 4
Chairman
Farewell, My Love
Renault
The Hunter's Moon
Sheriff Foulkes
Arthurs Quest
Trent
American Strays
Oris
Steel Frontier
General J.W. Quantrell
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Willie Joe
Hear No Evil
Billy Boy Burns
The Thief & the Stripper
Shoe
Billy Lone Bear
1996
The Kansas City Massacre
Homer Van Meter
Heist
Caz
Snide and Prejudice
Hermann Goering
Black Sea 213
Captain Killick
Spitfire
Tough Guy (uncredited)
Dominion
Lynwood
Dead Man Walking
Decker
Wishman
Staten Jack Rose
Street Asylum
Reverend Mony
The Operator
Vernon Woods
Mutator
David Allen
Malevolence
Warden Walker
Phoenix Point
Spider Rico
Jekyll Island
Lawton Goodyear
Deadly Ransom
Bobby Rico
Art Deco Detective
Jim Wexler
TV Shows (40)
Batman: The Animated Series
Irving (voice) · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Additional Voices (voice) · 1 eps
Miami Vice
Edward Reese · 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
1 eps
The Rockford Files
Clamshell · 1 eps
The A-Team
Ryder · 1 eps
The A-Team
David Plout · 1 eps
The Waltons
Henry Ferris Jr. · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Henry Moeller · 1 eps
Highlander: The Series
Armand Thorne · 1 eps
Matlock
Mr. Grock · 1 eps
The Incredible Hulk
Al · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
1 eps
American Playhouse
Captain Rogers · 1 eps
Renegade
Eli Starke · 1 eps
Millennium
Sheriff Bowman · 1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice) · 2 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
Parasite (voice) · 1 eps
Hunter
Thomas Duffy · 1 eps
Hunter
Jeff Wadsworth · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Rafer Cobb · 2 eps
The Sentinel
Warren Chapel · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Steve Dixon · 1 eps
Amazing Stories
Willie Joe · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Joe Barnes · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Lionel · 1 eps
Mork & Mindy
George · 1 eps
Sledge Hammer!
Felix Ridel · 1 eps
Sledge Hammer!
Don Merrill · 1 eps
CHiPs
Billy Joe Ackerman · 2 eps
CHiPs
Monk Adler · 1 eps
The Magnificent Seven
Stuart James · 1 eps
Roots
Slaver · 1 eps
Galactica 1980
Willy · 1 eps
The Marshal
25 eps
Sidekicks
1 eps
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Reece · 2 eps
When the Whistle Blows
1 eps
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1979
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Denker · 1 eps
