James Handy
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 19, 1945
- Died
- Jun 3, 2026 (aged 81)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 94
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.
Known for
Filmography
Top Gun: Maverick
2022Movie
Bartender (Jimmy)
Street to Table
2022Movie
Flynn
Senior Entourage
2021Movie
Father MacGuffin
9-1-1
2018TV
Felix
Woman Child
2017Movie
Barney Winecott
Suburbicon
2017Movie
Mayor Billings
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown
2017Movie
Frank
Logan
2017Movie
Old Doctor
Bad Sister
2015Movie
Bishop O'Reilly
Documentary Now!
2015TV
Self
Mulaney
2014TV
Father Ed
Touch
2012TV
Lanford Biddle
Lifted
2010Movie
Travis
Rizzoli & Isles
2010TV
Leroy Grovner
The Waiter
2010Movie
The CEO
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009TV
Former NIS Operative
Castle
2009TV
Clifford Stuckey
Raising the Bar
2008TV
Judge Albert Meade
Commander in Chief
2005TV
Bernard Hendrix
The Closer
2005TV
Mr. Rawley
CSI: NY
2004TV
Charles Ross
Without a Trace
2002TV
Dr. Falk
The Dead Zone
2002TV
Joe Bannerman
UC: Undercover
2001Movie
Priest
Alias
2001TV
Arthur Devlin
Crossing Jordan
2001TV
Mr. Bergstrom
The Donor
2001Movie
John
15 Minutes
2001Movie
Captain Duffy
Unbreakable
2000Movie
Priest
K-911
2000Movie
Captain Byers
Deterrence
2000Movie
Lancaster
Mary and Rhoda
2000Movie
Doorman
Black & White
1999Movie
Sergeant Wright
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
1999Movie
Frank Brady
Third Watch
1999TV
Father Goodwin
The West Wing
1999TV
Joseph Bruno
Time Served
1999Movie
Judge William T. Engstrom III
L.A. Doctors
1998TV
Ronny Wilcox
Every Dog Has Its Day
1998Movie
Sign Painter
Gang Related
1997Movie
Captain Henderson
Murder in Mind
1997Movie
Dr. Harvard
The Practice
1997TV
Jeffrey Stewart, Philly Sidlow
EZ Streets
1996TV
Early Edition
1996TV
Uncle Bob Sheaghan
Profiler
1996TV
Lou Handleman
Gone in the Night
1996Movie
Jumanji
1995Movie
Exterminator
Rave Review
1995Movie
James
The O.J. Simpson Story
1995Movie
Detective Vannatter
Without Warning
1994Movie
Dr. Norbert Hazelton
ER
1994TV
Dan Sullivan
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
1994Movie
Don Moran
Guarding Tess
1994Movie
Neal Carlo
Sudden Fury
1993Movie
Det. Stockman
NYPD Blue
1993TV
Borough Commander Haverill
The X-Files
1993TV
Detective Alan Cross
Majority Rule
1992Movie
Sen. Carl Dempsey
Obsessed
1992Movie
Jerry
Angel Street
1992TV
Captain Mulligan
Melrose Place
1992TV
Matt Fielding Sr.
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992Movie
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992TV
Frank Brady
Drive Like Lightning
1992Movie
Walter Blaine
False Arrest
1991Movie
Thomas Thinnes
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
1991Movie
Gerry Duffy
The Rocketeer
1991Movie
Wooly
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990TV
Tom Rose
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
1990Movie
Det. Al McQuiggan
Law & Order
1990TV
Mr. Wheeler
Arachnophobia
1990Movie
Milton Briggs
Appearances
1990Movie
Danny Halligan
Wings
1990TV
Dr. Lenny
Unspeakable Acts
1990Movie
Jeff Samek
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989TV
Gulliver
The Preppie Murder
1989Movie
Joe Brady Quinn
K-9
1989Movie
Captain Byers
Quantum Leap
1989TV
Ross Tyler
The Revenge of Al Capone
1989Movie
FBI Chief
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
1988Movie
Doctor
Bird
1988Movie
Esteves
Burglar
1987Movie
Carson Verrill
Convicted: A Mother's Story
1987Movie
Bob Huggins
The Room Upstairs
1987Movie
Frank
Hotshot
1987Movie
Brighton Beach Memoirs
1986Movie
Frank Murphy
Who Is Julia?
1986Movie
Bob Greenmeyer
L.A. Law
1986TV
John Vincent
Popeye Doyle
1986Movie
Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986Movie
Melvin Mander
Matlock
1986TV
Prosecutor
Doubletake
1985Movie
Real Estate Broker
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985Movie
Federal Agent #1
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Lieutenant Pat Hogan
The Verdict
1982Movie
Kevin Doneghy