Brion James
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 20, 1945
- Died
- August 7, 1999
- Birthplace
- Redlands, California, USA
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.
Filmography
- New Line: Independent Legacies
New Line: Independent Legacies TBA
as Self (archive footage)
- Swimming with Dolphins
Swimming with Dolphins 2005
Actor
Phoenix Point 2005
as Spider Rico
The Thief & the Stripper 2002
as Shoe
The King Is Alive 2000
as Ashley
The Operator 2000
as Vernon Woods
Farewell, My Love 2000
as Renault
Diplomatic Siege 1999
as Stubbs
The Hunter's Moon 1999
as Sheriff Foulkes
Dirt Merchant 1999
as Detective Harry Ball
Arthurs Quest 1999
as Trent
Malevolence 1999
as Warden Walker
Joseph's Gift 1999
as Frank Childress
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller 1998
as Monk
Brown's Requiem 1998
as Cathcart
Deadly Ransom 1998
as Bobby Rico
Men in White 1998
as Air Force
A Place Called Truth 1998
as Hank
Heist 1998
as Caz
In God's Hands 1998
as Capitaine
Jekyll Island 1998
as Lawton Goodyear
Amazing Stories: The Movie III 1998
as Willie Joe
Black Sea 213 1998
as Captain Killick
The Underground 1997
as Captain Hilton
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills 1997
as Salvador Dali / Sam, Associate Producer
Bombshell 1997
as Donald
Back in Business 1997
as Emery Ryker
The Killing Jar 1997
as Dr. Vincent Garret
Snide and Prejudice 1997
as Hermann Goering
The Fifth Element 1997
as General Munro
Assault on Dome 4 1996
as Chairman
Evil Obsession 1996
as Stavinski
American Strays 1996
as Oris
Precious Find 1996
as Sam Horton
Billy Lone Bear 1996
Actor
Indecent Behavior III 1995
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Nature of the Beast 1995
as Sheriff Gordon
Cyberjack 1995
as Nassim
Dominion 1995
as Lynwood
Steel Frontier 1995
as General J.W. Quantrell
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See 1995
as Larry Walker
Spitfire 1995
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Hong Kong 97 1994
as Simon Alexander
The Soft Kill 1994
as Ben McCarthy
Radioland Murders 1994
as Bernie King
The Companion 1994
as Ron Cocheran
Art Deco Detective 1994
as Jim Wexler
Savage Land 1994
as Cyrus
Scanner Cop 1994
as Dr. Hampton
F.T.W. 1994
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Knight Rider 2010 1994
as Jared
Future Shock 1994
as Jack Porter
Cabin Boy 1994
as Big Teddy
Brain Smasher... A Love Story 1993
as Brown
The Dark 1993
as Paul Buckner
Precious Victims 1993
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
Striking Distance 1993
as Eddie Eiler
Showdown 1993
as Vice Principal Kowalski
Time Runner 1993
as Neila
Rio Diablo 1993
as Jake Walker
Nemesis 1992
as Maritz
Frogtown II 1992
as Prof. Tanzer
Black Magic 1992
as Tom McKay
Wishman 1992
as Staten Jack Rose
The Player 1992
as Joel Levison
Ultimate Desires 1991
as Wolfgang Friedman
Mom 1990
as Nestor Duvalier
Another 48 Hrs. 1990
as Ben Kehoe
Street Asylum 1990
as Reverend Mony
Enid Is Sleeping 1990
as Trucker
Tango & Cash 1989
as Requin
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars 1989
as Roy Grimes
Circles in a Forest 1989
as Mr. Patterson
Mutator 1989
as David Allen
The Horror Show 1989
as Max Jenke
Z-TV 1989
as Self
Red Scorpion 1988
as Krasnov
Dead Man Walking 1988
as Decker
Nightmare at Noon 1988
as The Albino
Red Heat 1988
as Streak
The Wrong Guys 1988
as Glen Grunski
D.O.A. 1988
as Detective Ulmer
Cherry 2000 1987
as Stacy
Steel Dawn 1987
as Tark
Love Among Thieves 1987
as Andre
Armed and Dangerous 1986
as Anthony Lazarus
Amazing Stories 1986
as Willie Joe
Annihilator 1986
as Alien Leader
Enemy Mine 1985
as Stubbs
Flesh + Blood 1985
as Karsthans
Silverado 1985
as Hobart
Crimewave 1985
as Arthur Coddish
A Breed Apart 1984
as Peyton
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues 1983
as Reece
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez 1983
as Captain Rogers
48 Hrs. 1982
as Ben Kehoe
Hear No Evil 1982
as Billy Boy Burns
Blade Runner 1982
as Leon
Killing at Hell's Gate 1981
as Turkey Jones
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. 1981
as Defalice
Southern Comfort 1981
as Trapper
The Postman Always Rings Twice 1981
as Crapshooter
Conquest of the Earth 1980
as Willy
The Jazz Singer 1980
as Man in Bar
Trouble in High Timber Country 1980
as Eddie Rhodes
Wholly Moses 1980
as Guard at Banquet
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park 1978
as Guard
Flying High 1978
as Clyde Boyer
Corvette Summer 1978
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Blue Sunshine 1977
as Tony
Nickelodeon 1976
as Bailiff
Bound for Glory 1976
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
The Invasion of Johnson County 1976
as Ben Jones
Treasure of Matecumbe 1976
as Roustabout
Harry and Walter Go to New York 1976
as Hayseed
The Kansas City Massacre 1975
as Homer Van Meter
Hard Times 1975
as Man (uncredited)
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