James Handy
Acting
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.
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movieTop Gun: Maverick
2022
Bartender (Jimmy)
movieSenior Entourage
2021
Father MacGuffin
tv9-1-1
2018
Felix
movieWoman Child
2017
Barney Winecott
movieSuburbicon
2017
Mayor Billings
movieLogan
2017
Old Doctor
movieBad Sister
2015
Bishop O'Reilly
tvMulaney
2014
Father Ed
tvTouch
2012
Lanford Biddle
movieLifted
2010
Travis
tvRizzoli & Isles
2010
Leroy Grovner
movieThe Waiter
2010
The CEO
tvNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
Former NIS Operative
tvCastle
2009
Clifford Stuckey
tvRaising the Bar
2008
Judge Albert Meade
tvCommander in Chief
2005
Bernard Hendrix
tvThe Closer
2005
Mr. Rawley
tvCSI: NY
2004
Charles Ross
tvWithout a Trace
2002
Dr. Falk
tvThe Dead Zone
2002
Joe Bannerman
movieUC: Undercover
2001
Priest
tvAlias
2001
Arthur Devlin
tvCrossing Jordan
2001
Mr. Bergstrom
movie15 Minutes
2001
Captain Duffy
movieUnbreakable
2000
Priest
movieK-911
2000
Captain Byers
movieDeterrence
2000
Lancaster
movieMary and Rhoda
2000
Doorman
movieBlack & White
1999
Sergeant Wright
tvThird Watch
1999
Father Goodwin
tvThe West Wing
1999
Joseph Bruno
movieTime Served
1999
Judge William T. Engstrom III
tvL.A. Doctors
1998
Ronny Wilcox
movieEvery Dog Has Its Day
1998
Sign Painter
movieGang Related
1997
Captain Henderson
movieMurder in Mind
1997
Dr. Harvard
tvThe Practice
1997
Jeffrey Stewart / Philly Sidlow
tvEarly Edition
1996
Uncle Bob Sheaghan
tvProfiler
1996
Lou Handleman
movieJumanji
1995
Exterminator
movieRave Review
1995
James
movieThe O.J. Simpson Story
1995
Detective Vannatter
movieWithout Warning
1994
Dr. Norbert Hazelton
tvER
1994
Dan Sullivan
movieGuarding Tess
1994
Neal Carlo
movieSudden Fury
1993
Det. Stockman
tvNYPD Blue
1993
Borough Commander Haverill
tvThe X-Files
1993
Detective Alan Cross
movieMajority Rule
1992
Sen. Carl Dempsey
movieObsessed
1992
Jerry
tvAngel Street
1992
Captain Mulligan
tvMelrose Place
1992
Matt Fielding Sr.
tvThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
Frank Brady
movieDrive Like Lightning
1992
Walter Blaine
movieFalse Arrest
1991
Thomas Thinnes
movieGuilty Until Proven Innocent
1991
Gerry Duffy
tvBeverly Hills, 90210
1990
Tom Rose
movieGoodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
1990
Det. Al McQuiggan
tvLaw & Order
1990
Mr. Wheeler
movieArachnophobia
1990
Milton Briggs
movieAppearances
1990
Danny Halligan
tvWings
1990
Dr. Lenny
movieUnspeakable Acts
1990
Jeff Samek
tvMancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Gulliver
movieThe Preppie Murder
1989
Joe Brady Quinn
movieK-9
1989
Captain Byers
tvQuantum Leap
1989
Ross Tyler
movieThe Revenge of Al Capone
1989
FBI Chief
movieBird
1988
Esteves
movieBurglar
1987
Carson Verrill
movieConvicted: A Mother's Story
1987
Bob Huggins
movieBrighton Beach Memoirs
1986
Frank Murphy
movieWho Is Julia?
1986
Bob Greenmeyer
tvL.A. Law
1986
John Vincent
moviePopeye Doyle
1986
Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
movieSamaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
Melvin Mander
tvMatlock
1986
Prosecutor
movieDoubletake
1985
Real Estate Broker
movieKojak: The Belarus File
1985
Federal Agent #1
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Lieutenant Pat Hogan
movieThe Verdict
1982
Kevin Doneghy
Production1
Street to Table
2022
Executive Producer