James Handy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 19, 1945
- Died
- June 3, 2026 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
James Michael Handy (March 19, 1945 – June 3, 2026) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows since 1977. On film, he appeared as Byers in K-9 (1989) and its sequel, K-911 (1999). He later appeared in Arachnophobia (1990), Jumanji (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Logan (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). His most notable television appearances are on Profiler (1997) and Alias (2002–06). On June 3, 2026, Handy was found in his front yard with multiple fatal stab wounds in his chest. The suspect, 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, Handy's girlfriend's son, was arrested and booked on a murder charge following a 911 call Gledhill made.
Known For
Filmography
Top Gun: Maverick
Movie · as Bartender (Jimmy)
Street to Table
Movie · as Flynn
Senior Entourage
Movie · as Father MacGuffin
9-1-1
TV · as Felix · 1 ep
Logan
Movie · as Old Doctor
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown
Movie · as Frank
Woman Child
Movie · as Barney Winecott
Suburbicon
Movie · as Mayor Billings
Bad Sister
Movie · as Bishop O'Reilly
Documentary Now!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Mulaney
TV · as Father Ed · 1 ep
Touch
TV · as Lanford Biddle · 1 ep
The Waiter
Movie · as The CEO
Lifted
Movie · as Travis
Rizzoli & Isles
TV · as Leroy Grovner · 1 ep
Castle
TV · as Clifford Stuckey · 1 ep
NCIS: Los Angeles
TV · as Former NIS Operative · 1 ep
Raising the Bar
TV · as Judge Albert Meade · 1 ep
Commander in Chief
TV · as Bernard Hendrix · 1 ep
The Closer
TV · as Mr. Rawley · 1 ep
CSI: NY
TV · as Charles Ross · 1 ep
Without a Trace
TV · as Dr. Falk · 1 ep
The Dead Zone
TV · as Joe Bannerman · 1 ep
15 Minutes
Movie · as Captain Duffy
The Donor
Movie · as John
UC: Undercover
Movie · as Priest
Crossing Jordan
TV · as Mr. Bergstrom · 1 ep
Alias
TV · as Arthur Devlin · 8 eps
Deterrence
Movie · as Lancaster
K-911
Movie · as Captain Byers
Mary and Rhoda
Movie · as Doorman
Unbreakable
Movie · as Priest
Black & White
Movie · as Sergeant Wright
Time Served
Movie · as Judge William T. Engstrom III
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
Movie · as Frank Brady
The West Wing
TV · as Joseph Bruno · 2 eps
Third Watch
TV · as Father Goodwin · 1 ep
Every Dog Has Its Day
Movie · as Sign Painter
L.A. Doctors
TV · as Ronny Wilcox · 1 ep
Gang Related
Movie · as Captain Henderson
Murder in Mind
Movie · as Dr. Harvard
The Practice
TV · as Jeffrey Stewart, Philly Sidlow · 1 ep
Gone in the Night
Movie
EZ Streets
TV · 1 ep
Early Edition
TV · as Uncle Bob Sheaghan · 1 ep
Profiler
TV · as Lou Handleman · 7 eps
Jumanji
Movie · as Exterminator
Rave Review
Movie · as James
The O.J. Simpson Story
Movie · as Detective Vannatter
Without Warning
Movie · as Dr. Norbert Hazelton
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Movie · as Don Moran
Guarding Tess
Movie · as Neal Carlo
ER
TV · as Dan Sullivan · 1 ep
Sudden Fury
Movie · as Det. Stockman
NYPD Blue
TV · as Borough Commander Haverill · 1 ep
The X-Files
TV · as Detective Alan Cross · 1 ep
Drive Like Lightning
Movie · as Walter Blaine
Majority Rule
Movie · as Sen. Carl Dempsey
Obsessed
Movie · as Jerry
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
Movie
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
TV · as Frank Brady · 1 ep
Melrose Place
TV · as Matt Fielding Sr. · 6 eps
Angel Street
TV · as Captain Mulligan · 2 eps
The Rocketeer
Movie · as Wooly
False Arrest
Movie · as Thomas Thinnes
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Movie · as Gerry Duffy
Arachnophobia
Movie · as Milton Briggs
Unspeakable Acts
Movie · as Jeff Samek
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
Movie · as Det. Al McQuiggan
Appearances
Movie · as Danny Halligan
Beverly Hills, 90210
TV · as Tom Rose · 1 ep
Wings
TV · as Dr. Lenny · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as Mr. Wheeler · 1 ep
K-9
Movie · as Captain Byers
The Preppie Murder
Movie · as Joe Brady Quinn
The Revenge of Al Capone
Movie · as FBI Chief
Quantum Leap
TV · as Ross Tyler · 1 ep
Mancuso, F.B.I.
TV · as Gulliver · 1 ep
Bird
Movie · as Esteves
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Movie · as Doctor
The Room Upstairs
Movie · as Frank
Burglar
Movie · as Carson Verrill
Convicted: A Mother's Story
Movie · as Bob Huggins
Hotshot
Movie
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Movie · as Melvin Mander
Popeye Doyle
Movie · as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Movie · as Frank Murphy
Who Is Julia?
Movie · as Bob Greenmeyer
L.A. Law
TV · as John Vincent · 1 ep
Matlock
TV · as Prosecutor · 1 ep
Kojak: The Belarus File
Movie · as Federal Agent #1
Doubletake
Movie · as Real Estate Broker
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Lieutenant Pat Hogan · 1 ep
The Verdict
Movie · as Kevin Doneghy