Brion James

ActorProduction Feb 20 (died age 54) Redlands, California, USA 1955–2005 (50 year career)

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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 frequent…

Known For

Film

Blade Runner

Leon

Film

The Fifth Element

General Munro

Film

Tango & Cash

Requin

Film

48 Hrs.

Ben Kehoe

Film

The Player

Joel Levison

Film

Enemy Mine

Stubbs

Film

Silverado

Hobart

Film

Red Heat

Streak

Filmography

Acting (148)

Movies (115)

Swimming with Dolphins

2005

Phoenix Point

2005

as Spider Rico

2.2

The Thief & the Stripper

as Shoe

Farewell, My Love

as Renault

The King Is Alive

as Ashley

The Operator

as Vernon Woods

The Hunter's Moon

as Sheriff Foulkes

Dirt Merchant

as Detective Harry Ball

Malevolence

as Warden Walker

Diplomatic Siege

as Stubbs

Arthurs Quest

as Trent

Joseph's Gift

as Frank Childress

Heist

1999

as Caz

Jekyll Island

as Lawton Goodyear

Brown's Requiem

as Cathcart

In God's Hands

as Capitaine

Men in White

as Air Force

Deadly Ransom

as Bobby Rico

A Place Called Truth

as Hank

Black Sea 213

as Captain Killick

Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller

as Monk

The Fifth Element

as General Munro

Bombshell

as Donald

The Killing Jar

as Dr. Vincent Garret

4.0

Snide and Prejudice

1997

as Hermann Goering

4.5

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

1997

as Salvador Dali / Sam

The Underground

as Captain Hilton

Back in Business

as Emery Ryker

Billy Lone Bear

Evil Obsession

as Stavinski

American Strays

as Oris

Precious Find

as Sam Horton

Assault on Dome 4

as Chairman

Steel Frontier

as General J.W. Quantrell

4.7

Spitfire

1995

as Tough Guy (uncredited)

4.5

Indecent Behavior III

1995

as Andy Cowens (uncredited)

Nature of the Beast

as Sheriff Gordon

Dominion

as Lynwood

Cyberjack

as Nassim

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

as Larry Walker

Future Shock

as Jack Porter

Knight Rider 2010

as Jared

F.T.W.

as Sheriff Rudy Morgan

Cabin Boy

as Big Teddy

The Companion

as Ron Cocheran

Scanner Cop

as Dr. Hampton

Radioland Murders

as Bernie King

Savage Land

as Cyrus

Art Deco Detective

as Jim Wexler

Hong Kong 97

as Simon Alexander

The Soft Kill

as Ben McCarthy

Time Runner

as Neila

Striking Distance

as Det. Eddie Eiler

Precious Victims

as Agent Jimmy Bivens

The Dark

as Paul Buckner

Rio Diablo

as Jake Walker

Showdown

as Vice Principal Kowalski

5.8

Brain Smasher... A Love Story

as Brown

The Player

as Joel Levison

Nemesis

as Maritz

Wishman

as Staten Jack Rose

Black Magic

as Tom McKay

Frogtown II

as Prof. Tanzer

Ultimate Desires

as Wolfgang Friedman

Another 48 Hrs.

as Ben Kehoe

Mom

as Nestor Duvalier

Enid Is Sleeping

as Trucker

Street Asylum

as Reverend Mony

Tango & Cash

as Requin

Mutator

as David Allen

The Horror Show

as Max Jenke

Circles in a Forest

as Mr. Patterson

Z-TV

as Self

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

as Roy Grimes

Red Heat

as Streak

Red Scorpion

as Krasnov

D.O.A.

as Detective Ulmer

Dead Man Walking

as Decker

Nightmare at Noon

as The Albino

The Wrong Guys

as Glen Grunski

Cherry 2000

as Stacy

Steel Dawn

as Tark

Love Among Thieves

as Andre

Annihilator

as Alien Leader

Armed and Dangerous

as Anthony Lazarus

Amazing Stories

as Willie Joe

Flesh + Blood

as Karsthans

Silverado

as Hobart

Enemy Mine

as Stubbs

Crimewave

as Arthur Coddish

A Breed Apart

as Peyton

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

1983

as Captain Rogers

6.9

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

as Reece

Blade Runner

as Leon

48 Hrs.

as Ben Kehoe

Hear No Evil

as Billy Boy Burns

The Postman Always Rings Twice

as Crapshooter

Southern Comfort

as Trapper

Killing at Hell's Gate

as Turkey Jones

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

as Defalice

Wholly Moses

as Guard at Banquet

The Jazz Singer

as Man in Bar

Conquest of the Earth

1980

as Willy

6.5

Trouble in High Timber Country

1980

as Eddie Rhodes

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

1978

as Guard

5.1

Corvette Summer

1978

as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman

5.4

Flying High

1978

as Clyde Boyer

Blue Sunshine

1977

as Tony

5.8

Bound for Glory

1976

as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border

6.9

Treasure of Matecumbe

as Roustabout

Nickelodeon

as Bailiff

Harry and Walter Go to New York

1976

as Hayseed

5.7

The Invasion of Johnson County

as Ben Jones

Hard Times

as Man (uncredited)

The Kansas City Massacre

1975

as Homer Van Meter

4.7

Television (33)

The Magnificent Seven

as Stuart James

Spawn

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

as Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)

Millennium

as Sheriff Bowman

The Sentinel

as Warren Chapel

The Marshal

Walker, Texas Ranger

as Rafer Cobb

Renegade

as Eli Starke

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

as Irving (voice)

8.6

Highlander: The Series

as Armand Thorne

Tales from the Crypt

as Steve Dixon

Matlock

as Mr. Grock

Sledge Hammer!

as Felix Ridel

Sidekicks

Amazing Stories

as Willie Joe

Miami Vice

as Edward Reese

Hunter

as Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy

The A-Team

as Ryder

The Hitchhiker

as Lionel

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

as Reece

Galactica 1980

as Willy

When the Whistle Blows

1980

5.0

Big Shamus, Little Shamus

Mork & Mindy

as George

The Incredible Hulk

as Al

CHiPs

as Billy Joe Ackerman

Roots

as Slaver

Quincy, M.E.

as Henry Moeller

Little House on the Prairie

The Rockford Files

as Clamshell

The Waltons

as Henry Ferris Jr.

The F.B.I.

Gunsmoke

as Joe Barnes

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

1997

Associate Producer

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