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