Brion James

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

The A-Team

The A-Team

Highlander: The Series

Miami Vice

Little House on the Prairie

Batman: The Animated Series

Batman: The Animated Series

Quincy, M.E.

All Movies (115)

• Swimming with Dolphins2005
• Phoenix Point2005 · as Spider Rico
• The Thief & the Stripper2002 · as Shoe
• The King Is Alive2000 · as Ashley
• The Operator2000 · as Vernon Woods
• Farewell, My Love2000 · as Renault
• Diplomatic Siege1999 · as Stubbs
• The Hunter's Moon1999 · as Sheriff Foulkes
• Dirt Merchant1999 · as Detective Harry Ball
• Heist1999 · as Caz
• Arthurs Quest1999 · as Trent
• Malevolence1999 · as Warden Walker
• Joseph's Gift1999 · as Frank Childress
• Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller1998 · as Monk
• Brown's Requiem1998 · as Cathcart
• Deadly Ransom1998 · as Bobby Rico
• Men in White1998 · as Air Force
• A Place Called Truth1998 · as Hank
• In God's Hands1998 · as Capitaine
• Jekyll Island1998 · as Lawton Goodyear
• Black Sea 2131998 · as Captain Killick
• The Underground1997 · as Captain Hilton
• Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills1997 · as Salvador Dali / Sam
• Bombshell1997 · as Donald
• Back in Business1997 · as Emery Ryker
• The Killing Jar1997 · as Dr. Vincent Garret
• Snide and Prejudice1997 · as Hermann Goering
• The Fifth Element1997 · as General Munro
• Assault on Dome 41996 · as Chairman
• Evil Obsession1996 · as Stavinski
• American Strays1996 · as Oris
• Precious Find1996 · as Sam Horton
• Billy Lone Bear1996
• Indecent Behavior III1995 · as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
• Nature of the Beast1995 · as Sheriff Gordon
• Cyberjack1995 · as Nassim
• Dominion1995 · as Lynwood
• Steel Frontier1995 · as General J.W. Quantrell
• Sketch Artist II: Hands That See1995 · as Larry Walker
• Spitfire1995 · as Tough Guy (uncredited)
• Hong Kong 971994 · as Simon Alexander
• The Soft Kill1994 · as Ben McCarthy
• Radioland Murders1994 · as Bernie King
• The Companion1994 · as Ron Cocheran
• Art Deco Detective1994 · as Jim Wexler
• Savage Land1994 · as Cyrus
• Scanner Cop1994 · as Dr. Hampton
• F.T.W.1994 · as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
• Knight Rider 20101994 · as Jared
• Future Shock1994 · as Jack Porter
• Cabin Boy1994 · as Big Teddy
• Brain Smasher... A Love Story1993 · as Brown
• The Dark1993 · as Paul Buckner
• Precious Victims1993 · as Agent Jimmy Bivens
• Striking Distance1993 · as Eddie Eiler
• Showdown1993 · as Vice Principal Kowalski
• Time Runner1993 · as Neila
• Rio Diablo1993 · as Jake Walker
• Nemesis1992 · as Maritz
• Frogtown II1992 · as Prof. Tanzer
• Black Magic1992 · as Tom McKay
• Wishman1992 · as Staten Jack Rose
• The Player1992 · as Joel Levison
• Ultimate Desires1991 · as Wolfgang Friedman
• Mom1990 · as Nestor Duvalier
• Another 48 Hrs.1990 · as Ben Kehoe
• Street Asylum1990 · as Reverend Mony
• Enid Is Sleeping1990 · as Trucker
• Tango & Cash1989 · as Requin
• Desperado: The Outlaw Wars1989 · as Roy Grimes
• Circles in a Forest1989 · as Mr. Patterson
• Mutator1989 · as David Allen
• The Horror Show1989 · as Max Jenke
• Z-TV1989 · as Self
• Red Scorpion1988 · as Krasnov
• Dead Man Walking1988 · as Decker
• Nightmare at Noon1988 · as The Albino
• Red Heat1988 · as Streak
• The Wrong Guys1988 · as Glen Grunski
• D.O.A.1988 · as Detective Ulmer
• Cherry 20001987 · as Stacy
• Steel Dawn1987 · as Tark
• Love Among Thieves1987 · as Andre
• Armed and Dangerous1986 · as Anthony Lazarus
• Amazing Stories1986 · as Willie Joe
• Annihilator1986 · as Alien Leader
• Enemy Mine1985 · as Stubbs
• Flesh + Blood1985 · as Karsthans
• Silverado1985 · as Hobart
• Crimewave1985 · as Arthur Coddish
• A Breed Apart1984 · as Peyton
• The Gambler: The Adventure Continues1983 · as Reece
• The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez1983 · as Captain Rogers
• 48 Hrs.1982 · as Ben Kehoe
• Hear No Evil1982 · as Billy Boy Burns
• Blade Runner1982 · as Leon
• Killing at Hell's Gate1981 · as Turkey Jones
• Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.1981 · as Defalice
• Southern Comfort1981 · as Trapper
• The Postman Always Rings Twice1981 · as Crapshooter
• Conquest of the Earth1980 · as Willy
• The Jazz Singer1980 · as Man in Bar
• Trouble in High Timber Country1980 · as Eddie Rhodes
• Wholly Moses1980 · as Guard at Banquet
• KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park1978 · as Guard
• Flying High1978 · as Clyde Boyer
• Corvette Summer1978 · as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
• Blue Sunshine1977 · as Tony
• Nickelodeon1976 · as Bailiff
• Bound for Glory1976 · as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
• The Invasion of Johnson County1976 · as Ben Jones
• Treasure of Matecumbe1976 · as Roustabout
• Harry and Walter Go to New York1976 · as Hayseed
• The Kansas City Massacre1975 · as Homer Van Meter
• Hard Times1975 · as Man (uncredited)

All TV Shows (37)

• The Magnificent Seven1998 · as Stuart James
• Millennium1996 · as Sheriff Bowman
• Superman: The Animated Series1996 · as Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)
• Superman: The Animated Series1996 · as Parasite (voice)
• The Sentinel1996 · as Warren Chapel
• The Marshal1995
• Walker, Texas Ranger1993 · as Rafer Cobb
• Highlander: The Series1992 · as Armand Thorne
• Renegade1992 · as Eli Starke
• Batman: The Animated Series1992 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• Batman: The Animated Series1992 · as Irving (voice)
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Steve Dixon
• Sidekicks1986
• Sledge Hammer!1986 · as Felix Ridel
• Sledge Hammer!1986 · as Don Merrill
• Matlock1986 · as Mr. Grock
• Amazing Stories1985 · as Willie Joe
• Hunter1984 · as Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
• Miami Vice1984 · as Edward Reese
• The Gambler: The Adventure Continues1983 · as Reece
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Lionel
• The A-Team1983 · as Ryder
• The A-Team1983 · as David Plout
• When the Whistle Blows1980
• Galactica 19801980 · as Willy
• Big Shamus, Little Shamus1979
• Mork & Mindy1978 · as George
• The Incredible Hulk1977 · as Al
• CHiPs1977 · as Billy Joe Ackerman
• CHiPs1977 · as Monk Adler
• Roots1977 · as Slaver
• Quincy, M.E.1976 · as Henry Moeller
• The Rockford Files1974 · as Clamshell
• Little House on the Prairie1974
• The Waltons1972 · as Henry Ferris Jr.
• The F.B.I.1965
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Joe Barnes