Brion James
Acting
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
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moviePhoenix Point
2005
Spider Rico
movieThe Operator
2000
Vernon Woods
movieFarewell, My Love
2000
Renault
movieThe Hunter's Moon
1999
Sheriff Foulkes
movieDirt Merchant
1999
Detective Harry Ball
movieMalevolence
1999
Warden Walker
movieJoseph's Gift
1999
Frank Childress
movieBrown's Requiem
1998
Cathcart
movieDeadly Ransom
1998
Bobby Rico
movieMen in White
1998
Air Force
movieIn God's Hands
1998
Capitaine
movieJekyll Island
1998
Lawton Goodyear
tvThe Magnificent Seven
1998
Stuart James
movieBlack Sea 213
1998
Captain Killick
movieThe Underground
1997
Captain Hilton
moviePterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997
Salvador Dali / Sam
movieBombshell
1997
Donald
movieBack in Business
1997
Emery Ryker
movieThe Killing Jar
1997
Dr. Vincent Garret
movieSnide and Prejudice
1997
Hermann Goering
movieThe Fifth Element
1997
General Munro
tvMillennium
1996
Sheriff Bowman
movieAssault on Dome 4
1996
Chairman
movieEvil Obsession
1996
Stavinski
tvSuperman: The Animated Series
1996
Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice) / Parasite (voice)
moviePrecious Find
1996
Sam Horton
tvThe Sentinel
1996
Warren Chapel
movieIndecent Behavior III
1995
Andy Cowens (uncredited)
movieNature of the Beast
1995
Sheriff Gordon
movieCyberjack
1995
Nassim
movieDominion
1995
Lynwood
movieSteel Frontier
1995
General J.W. Quantrell
movieSketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995
Larry Walker
movieSpitfire
1995
Tough Guy (uncredited)
movieHong Kong 97
1994
Simon Alexander
movieThe Soft Kill
1994
Ben McCarthy
movieRadioland Murders
1994
Bernie King
movieThe Companion
1994
Ron Cocheran
movieArt Deco Detective
1994
Jim Wexler
movieSavage Land
1994
Cyrus
movieScanner Cop
1994
Dr. Hampton
movieF.T.W.
1994
Sheriff Rudy Morgan
movieFuture Shock
1994
Jack Porter
movieCabin Boy
1994
Big Teddy
movieThe Dark
1993
Paul Buckner
moviePrecious Victims
1993
Agent Jimmy Bivens
movieStriking Distance
1993
Eddie Eiler
movieShowdown
1993
Vice Principal Kowalski
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
Rafer Cobb
movieTime Runner
1993
Neila
movieRio Diablo
1993
Jake Walker
movieNemesis
1992
Maritz
movieFrogtown II
1992
Prof. Tanzer
tvHighlander: The Series
1992
Armand Thorne
movieBlack Magic
1992
Tom McKay
tvRenegade
1992
Eli Starke
movieWishman
1992
Staten Jack Rose
tvBatman: The Animated Series
1992
Additional Voices (voice) / Irving (voice)
movieThe Player
1992
Joel Levison
movieUltimate Desires
1991
Wolfgang Friedman
movieMom
1990
Nestor Duvalier
movieAnother 48 Hrs.
1990
Ben Kehoe
movieStreet Asylum
1990
Reverend Mony
movieEnid Is Sleeping
1990
Trucker
movieTango & Cash
1989
Requin
movieDesperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
Roy Grimes
movieCircles in a Forest
1989
Mr. Patterson
tvTales from the Crypt
1989
Steve Dixon
movieMutator
1989
David Allen
movieThe Horror Show
1989
Max Jenke
movieRed Scorpion
1988
Krasnov
movieNightmare at Noon
1988
The Albino
movieRed Heat
1988
Streak
movieThe Wrong Guys
1988
Glen Grunski
movieD.O.A.
1988
Detective Ulmer
movieCherry 2000
1987
Stacy
tvSledge Hammer!
1986
Felix Ridel / Don Merrill
movieArmed and Dangerous
1986
Anthony Lazarus
movieAmazing Stories
1986
Willie Joe
movieAnnihilator
1986
Alien Leader
tvMatlock
1986
Mr. Grock
movieEnemy Mine
1985
Stubbs
tvAmazing Stories
1985
Willie Joe
movieFlesh + Blood
1985
Karsthans
movieSilverado
1985
Hobart
movieCrimewave
1985
Arthur Coddish
tvHunter
1984
Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
tvMiami Vice
1984
Edward Reese
movieA Breed Apart
1984
Peyton
tvThe Hitchhiker
1983
Lionel
movieThe Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
Captain Rogers
tvThe A-Team
1983
Ryder / David Plout
movie48 Hrs.
1982
Ben Kehoe
movieHear No Evil
1982
Billy Boy Burns
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982
Captain Rogers
movieKilling at Hell's Gate
1981
Turkey Jones
movieSoggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
Defalice
movieSouthern Comfort
1981
Trapper
movieThe Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
Crapshooter
movieThe Jazz Singer
1980
Man in Bar
movieTrouble in High Timber Country
1980
Eddie Rhodes
movieWholly Moses
1980
Guard at Banquet
tvGalactica 1980
1980
Willy
tvMork & Mindy
1978
George
movieFlying High
1978
Clyde Boyer
movieCorvette Summer
1978
Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
tvCHiPs
1977
Billy Joe Ackerman / Monk Adler
tvRoots
1977
Slaver
movieNickelodeon
1976
Bailiff
movieBound for Glory
1976
Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
tvQuincy, M.E.
1976
Henry Moeller
movieTreasure of Matecumbe
1976
Roustabout
movieThe Kansas City Massacre
1975
Homer Van Meter
movieHard Times
1975
Man (uncredited)
tvThe Rockford Files
1974
Clamshell
tvThe Waltons
1972
Henry Ferris Jr.
tvGunsmoke
1955
Joe Barnes
New Line: Independent Legacies
Self (archive footage)
Production1
moviePterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997
Associate Producer