Brion James
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 20, 1945
- Died
- Aug 7, 1999 (aged 54)
- Place of birth
- Redlands, California, USA
- Credits
- 150
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.
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Known for
Filmography
Swimming with Dolphins
2005Movie
Phoenix Point
2005Movie
Spider Rico
The Thief & the Stripper
2002Movie
Shoe
The King Is Alive
2000Movie
Ashley
The Operator
2000Movie
Vernon Woods
Farewell, My Love
2000Movie
Renault
Diplomatic Siege
1999Movie
Stubbs
The Hunter's Moon
1999Movie
Sheriff Foulkes
Dirt Merchant
1999Movie
Detective Harry Ball
Arthurs Quest
1999Movie
Trent
Malevolence
1999Movie
Warden Walker
Joseph's Gift
1999Movie
Frank Childress
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
1998Movie
Monk
Brown's Requiem
1998Movie
Cathcart
Deadly Ransom
1998Movie
Bobby Rico
Men in White
1998Movie
Air Force
A Place Called Truth
1998Movie
Hank
Heist
1998Movie
Caz
In God's Hands
1998Movie
Capitaine
Jekyll Island
1998Movie
Lawton Goodyear
The Magnificent Seven
1998TV
Stuart James
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
1998Movie
Willie Joe
Black Sea 213
1998Movie
Captain Killick
The Underground
1997Movie
Captain Hilton
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997Movie
Salvador Dali / Sam
Bombshell
1997Movie
Donald
Back in Business
1997Movie
Emery Ryker
The Killing Jar
1997Movie
Dr. Vincent Garret
Snide and Prejudice
1997Movie
Hermann Goering
The Fifth Element
1997Movie
General Munro
Millennium
1996TV
Sheriff Bowman
Assault on Dome 4
1996Movie
Chairman
Evil Obsession
1996Movie
Stavinski
American Strays
1996Movie
Oris
Superman: The Animated Series
1996TV
Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice), Parasite (voice)
Precious Find
1996Movie
Sam Horton
The Sentinel
1996TV
Warren Chapel
Billy Lone Bear
1996Movie
Indecent Behavior III
1995Movie
Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Nature of the Beast
1995Movie
Sheriff Gordon
Cyberjack
1995Movie
Nassim
Dominion
1995Movie
Lynwood
Steel Frontier
1995Movie
General J.W. Quantrell
The Marshal
1995TV
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995Movie
Larry Walker
Spitfire
1995Movie
Tough Guy (uncredited)
Hong Kong 97
1994Movie
Simon Alexander
The Soft Kill
1994Movie
Ben McCarthy
Radioland Murders
1994Movie
Bernie King
The Companion
1994Movie
Ron Cocheran
Art Deco Detective
1994Movie
Jim Wexler
Savage Land
1994Movie
Cyrus
Scanner Cop
1994Movie
Dr. Hampton
F.T.W.
1994Movie
Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Knight Rider 2010
1994Movie
Jared
Future Shock
1994Movie
Jack Porter
Cabin Boy
1994Movie
Big Teddy
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
1993Movie
Brown
The Dark
1993Movie
Paul Buckner
Precious Victims
1993Movie
Agent Jimmy Bivens
Striking Distance
1993Movie
Eddie Eiler
Showdown
1993Movie
Vice Principal Kowalski
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993TV
Rafer Cobb
Time Runner
1993Movie
Neila
Rio Diablo
1993Movie
Jake Walker
Nemesis
1992Movie
Maritz
Frogtown II
1992Movie
Prof. Tanzer
Highlander: The Series
1992TV
Armand Thorne
Black Magic
1992Movie
Tom McKay
Renegade
1992TV
Eli Starke
Wishman
1992Movie
Staten Jack Rose
Batman: The Animated Series
1992TV
Additional Voices (voice), Irving (voice)
The Player
1992Movie
Joel Levison
Ultimate Desires
1991Movie
Wolfgang Friedman
Mom
1990Movie
Nestor Duvalier
Another 48 Hrs.
1990Movie
Ben Kehoe
Street Asylum
1990Movie
Reverend Mony
Enid Is Sleeping
1990Movie
Trucker
Tango & Cash
1989Movie
Requin
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989Movie
Roy Grimes
Circles in a Forest
1989Movie
Mr. Patterson
Tales from the Crypt
1989TV
Steve Dixon
Mutator
1989Movie
David Allen
The Horror Show
1989Movie
Max Jenke
Z-TV
1989Movie
Self
Red Scorpion
1988Movie
Krasnov
Dead Man Walking
1988Movie
Decker
Nightmare at Noon
1988Movie
The Albino
Red Heat
1988Movie
Streak
The Wrong Guys
1988Movie
Glen Grunski
D.O.A.
1988Movie
Detective Ulmer
Cherry 2000
1987Movie
Stacy
Steel Dawn
1987Movie
Tark
Love Among Thieves
1987Movie
Andre
Sidekicks
1986TV
Sledge Hammer!
1986TV
Felix Ridel, Don Merrill
Armed and Dangerous
1986Movie
Anthony Lazarus
Amazing Stories
1986Movie
Willie Joe
Annihilator
1986Movie
Alien Leader
Matlock
1986TV
Mr. Grock
Enemy Mine
1985Movie
Stubbs
Amazing Stories
1985TV
Willie Joe
Flesh + Blood
1985Movie
Karsthans
Silverado
1985Movie
Hobart
Crimewave
1985Movie
Arthur Coddish
Hunter
1984TV
Thomas Duffy, Jeff Wadsworth
Miami Vice
1984TV
Edward Reese
A Breed Apart
1984Movie
Peyton
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983Movie
Reece
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983TV
Reece
The Hitchhiker
1983TV
Lionel
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983Movie
Captain Rogers
The A-Team
1983TV
Ryder, David Plout
48 Hrs.
1982Movie
Ben Kehoe
Hear No Evil
1982Movie
Billy Boy Burns
Blade Runner
1982Movie
Leon
American Playhouse
1982TV
Captain Rogers
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981Movie
Turkey Jones
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981Movie
Defalice
Southern Comfort
1981Movie
Trapper
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981Movie
Crapshooter
Conquest of the Earth
1980Movie
Willy
The Jazz Singer
1980Movie
Man in Bar
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980Movie
Eddie Rhodes
Wholly Moses
1980Movie
Guard at Banquet
When the Whistle Blows
1980TV
Galactica 1980
1980TV
Willy
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1979TV
Denker
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978Movie
Guard
Mork & Mindy
1978TV
George
Flying High
1978Movie
Clyde Boyer
Corvette Summer
1978Movie
Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Blue Sunshine
1977Movie
Tony
The Incredible Hulk
1977TV
Al
CHiPs
1977TV
Billy Joe Ackerman, Monk Adler
Roots
1977TV
Slaver
Nickelodeon
1976Movie
Bailiff
Bound for Glory
1976Movie
Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
Quincy, M.E.
1976TV
Henry Moeller
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976Movie
Ben Jones
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976Movie
Roustabout
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976Movie
Hayseed
The Kansas City Massacre
1975Movie
Homer Van Meter
Hard Times
1975Movie
Man (uncredited)
The Rockford Files
1974TV
Clamshell
Little House on the Prairie
1974TV
The Waltons
1972TV
Henry Ferris Jr.
The F.B.I.
1965TV
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Joe Barnes
New Line: Independent Legacies
Movie
Self (archive footage)