James Handy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 19, 1945
- Died
- June 3, 2026
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Top Gun: Maverick 2022
as Bartender (Jimmy)
- Street to Table
Street to Table 2022
as Flynn, Executive Producer
Senior Entourage 2021
as Father MacGuffin
Woman Child 2017
as Barney Winecott
Suburbicon 2017
as Mayor Billings
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown 2017
as Frank
Logan 2017
as Old Doctor
Bad Sister 2015
as Bishop O'Reilly
Lifted 2010
as Travis
The Waiter 2010
as The CEO
UC: Undercover 2001
as Priest
The Donor 2001
as John
15 Minutes 2001
as Captain Duffy
Unbreakable 2000
as Priest
K-911 2000
as Captain Byers
Deterrence 2000
as Lancaster
Mary and Rhoda 2000
as Doorman
Black & White 1999
as Sergeant Wright
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure 1999
as Frank Brady
Time Served 1999
as Judge William T. Engstrom III
Every Dog Has Its Day 1998
as Sign Painter
Gang Related 1997
as Captain Henderson
Murder in Mind 1997
as Dr. Harvard
Gone in the Night 1996
Actor
Jumanji 1995
as Exterminator
Rave Review 1995
as James
The O.J. Simpson Story 1995
as Detective Vannatter
Without Warning 1994
as Dr. Norbert Hazelton
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence 1994
as Don Moran
Guarding Tess 1994
as Neal Carlo
Sudden Fury 1993
as Det. Stockman
Majority Rule 1992
as Sen. Carl Dempsey
Obsessed 1992
as Jerry
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story 1992
Actor
Drive Like Lightning 1992
as Walter Blaine
False Arrest 1991
as Thomas Thinnes
Guilty Until Proven Innocent 1991
as Gerry Duffy
The Rocketeer 1991
as Wooly
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston 1990
as Det. Al McQuiggan
Arachnophobia 1990
as Milton Briggs
Appearances 1990
as Danny Halligan
Unspeakable Acts 1990
as Jeff Samek
The Preppie Murder 1989
as Joe Brady Quinn
K-9 1989
as Captain Byers
The Revenge of Al Capone 1989
as FBI Chief
- Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story 1988
as Doctor
Bird 1988
as Esteves
Burglar 1987
as Carson Verrill
Convicted: A Mother's Story 1987
as Bob Huggins
The Room Upstairs 1987
as Frank
Hotshot 1987
Actor
Brighton Beach Memoirs 1986
as Frank Murphy
Who Is Julia? 1986
as Bob Greenmeyer
Popeye Doyle 1986
as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story 1986
as Melvin Mander
Doubletake 1985
as Real Estate Broker
Kojak: The Belarus File 1985
as Federal Agent #1, Actor
The Verdict 1982
as Kevin Doneghy
Credits from TMDB.