Brion James
- Acting
- February 20, 1945 · Redlands, California, USA
- August 7, 1999
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
Filmography
- Swimming with Dolphins
- Phoenix Point · Spider Rico
- The Thief & the Stripper · Shoe
- The King Is Alive · Ashley
- The Operator · Vernon Woods
- Farewell, My Love · Renault
- Diplomatic Siege · Stubbs
- The Hunter's Moon · Sheriff Foulkes
- Dirt Merchant · Detective Harry Ball
- Arthurs Quest · Trent
- Malevolence · Warden Walker
- Joseph's Gift · Frank Childress
- Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller · Monk
- Brown's Requiem · Cathcart
- Deadly Ransom · Bobby Rico
- Men in White · Air Force
- A Place Called Truth · Hank
- Heist · Caz
- In God's Hands · Capitaine
- Jekyll Island · Lawton Goodyear
- The Magnificent Seven · Stuart James
- Amazing Stories: The Movie III · Willie Joe
- Black Sea 213 · Captain Killick
- The Underground · Captain Hilton
- Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills · Salvador Dali / Sam, Associate Producer
- Bombshell · Donald
- Back in Business · Emery Ryker
- The Killing Jar · Dr. Vincent Garret
- Snide and Prejudice · Hermann Goering
- The Fifth Element · General Munro
- Millennium · Sheriff Bowman
- Assault on Dome 4 · Chairman
- Evil Obsession · Stavinski
- American Strays · Oris
- Superman: The Animated Series · Parasite / Rudy Jones (Voice), Parasite (Voice)
- Precious Find · Sam Horton
- The Sentinel · Warren Chapel
- Billy Lone Bear
- Indecent Behavior III · Andy Cowens (uncredited)
- Nature of the Beast · Sheriff Gordon
- Cyberjack · Nassim
- Dominion · Lynwood
- Steel Frontier · General J.W. Quantrell
- The Marshal
- Sketch Artist II: Hands That See · Larry Walker
- Spitfire · Tough Guy (uncredited)
- Hong Kong 97 · Simon Alexander
- The Soft Kill · Ben McCarthy
- Radioland Murders · Bernie King
- The Companion · Ron Cocheran
- Art Deco Detective · Jim Wexler
- Savage Land · Cyrus
- Scanner Cop · Dr. Hampton
- F.T.W. · Sheriff Rudy Morgan
- Knight Rider 2010 · Jared
- Future Shock · Jack Porter
- Cabin Boy · Big Teddy
- Brain Smasher... A Love Story · Brown
- The Dark · Paul Buckner
- Precious Victims · Agent Jimmy Bivens
- Striking Distance · Eddie Eiler
- Showdown · Vice Principal Kowalski
- Walker, Texas Ranger · Rafer Cobb
- Time Runner · Neila
- Rio Diablo · Jake Walker
- Nemesis · Maritz
- Frogtown II · Prof. Tanzer
- Highlander: The Series · Armand Thorne
- Black Magic · Tom McKay
- Renegade · Eli Starke
- Wishman · Staten Jack Rose
- Batman: The Animated Series · Additional Voices (Voice), Irving (Voice)
- The Player · Joel Levison
- Ultimate Desires · Wolfgang Friedman
- Mom · Nestor Duvalier
- Another 48 Hrs. · Ben Kehoe
- Street Asylum · Reverend Mony
- Enid Is Sleeping · Trucker
- Tango & Cash · Requin
- Desperado: The Outlaw Wars · Roy Grimes