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Brion James

Brion James

Acting

Born: February 20, 1945Redlands, California, USA

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

2005
Phoenix Point

Phoenix Point

Spider Rico

2005
The Thief & the Stripper

The Thief & the Stripper

Shoe

2002
The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive

Ashley

2000
The Operator

The Operator

Vernon Woods

2000
Farewell, My Love

Farewell, My Love

Renault

2000
Diplomatic Siege

Diplomatic Siege

Stubbs

1999
The Hunter's Moon

The Hunter's Moon

Sheriff Foulkes

1999
Dirt Merchant

Dirt Merchant

Detective Harry Ball

1999
Heist

Heist

Caz

1999
Arthurs Quest

Arthurs Quest

Trent

1999
Malevolence

Malevolence

Warden Walker

1999
Joseph's Gift

Joseph's Gift

Frank Childress

1999
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller

Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller

Monk

1998
Brown's Requiem

Brown's Requiem

Cathcart

1998
Deadly Ransom

Deadly Ransom

Bobby Rico

1998
Men in White

Men in White

Air Force

1998
A Place Called Truth

A Place Called Truth

Hank

1998
In God's Hands

In God's Hands

Capitaine

1998
Jekyll Island

Jekyll Island

Lawton Goodyear

1998
Black Sea 213

Black Sea 213

Captain Killick

1998
The Underground

The Underground

Captain Hilton

1997
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills

Salvador Dali / Sam

1997
Bombshell

Bombshell

Donald

1997
Back in Business

Back in Business

Emery Ryker

1997
The Killing Jar

The Killing Jar

Dr. Vincent Garret

1997
Snide and Prejudice

Snide and Prejudice

Hermann Goering

1997
The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

General Munro

1997
Assault on Dome 4

Assault on Dome 4

Chairman

1996
Evil Obsession

Evil Obsession

Stavinski

1996
American Strays

American Strays

Oris

1996
Precious Find

Precious Find

Sam Horton

1996
Billy Lone Bear

Billy Lone Bear

1996
Indecent Behavior III

Indecent Behavior III

Andy Cowens (uncredited)

1995
Nature of the Beast

Nature of the Beast

Sheriff Gordon

1995
Cyberjack

Cyberjack

Nassim

1995
Dominion

Dominion

Lynwood

1995
Steel Frontier

Steel Frontier

General J.W. Quantrell

1995
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

Larry Walker

1995
Spitfire

Spitfire

Tough Guy (uncredited)

1995
Hong Kong 97

Hong Kong 97

Simon Alexander

1994
The Soft Kill

The Soft Kill

Ben McCarthy

1994
Radioland Murders

Radioland Murders

Bernie King

1994
The Companion

The Companion

Ron Cocheran

1994
Art Deco Detective

Art Deco Detective

Jim Wexler

1994
Savage Land

Savage Land

Cyrus

1994
Scanner Cop

Scanner Cop

Dr. Hampton

1994
F.T.W.

F.T.W.

Sheriff Rudy Morgan

1994
Knight Rider 2010

Knight Rider 2010

Jared

1994
Future Shock

Future Shock

Jack Porter

1994
Cabin Boy

Cabin Boy

Big Teddy

1994
Brain Smasher... A Love Story

Brain Smasher... A Love Story

Brown

1993
The Dark

The Dark

Paul Buckner

1993
Precious Victims

Precious Victims

Agent Jimmy Bivens

1993
Striking Distance

Striking Distance

Eddie Eiler

1993
Showdown

Showdown

Vice Principal Kowalski

1993
Time Runner

Time Runner

Neila

1993
Rio Diablo

Rio Diablo

Jake Walker

1993
Nemesis

Nemesis

Maritz

1992
Frogtown II

Frogtown II

Prof. Tanzer

1992
Black Magic

Black Magic

Tom McKay

1992
Wishman

Wishman

Staten Jack Rose

1992
The Player

The Player

Joel Levison

1992
Ultimate Desires

Ultimate Desires

Wolfgang Friedman

1991
Mom

Mom

Nestor Duvalier

1990
Another 48 Hrs.

Another 48 Hrs.

Ben Kehoe

1990
Street Asylum

Street Asylum

Reverend Mony

1990
Enid Is Sleeping

Enid Is Sleeping

Trucker

1990
Tango & Cash

Tango & Cash

Requin

1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Roy Grimes

1989
Circles in a Forest

Circles in a Forest

Mr. Patterson

1989
Mutator

Mutator

David Allen

1989
The Horror Show

The Horror Show

Max Jenke

1989

Z-TV

Self

1989
Red Scorpion

Red Scorpion

Krasnov

1988
Dead Man Walking

Dead Man Walking

Decker

1988
Nightmare at Noon

Nightmare at Noon

The Albino

1988
Red Heat

Red Heat

Streak

1988
The Wrong Guys

The Wrong Guys

Glen Grunski

1988
D.O.A.

D.O.A.

Detective Ulmer

1988
Cherry 2000

Cherry 2000

Stacy

1987
Steel Dawn

Steel Dawn

Tark

1987
Love Among Thieves

Love Among Thieves

Andre

1987
Armed and Dangerous

Armed and Dangerous

Anthony Lazarus

1986
Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

Willie Joe

1986
Annihilator

Annihilator

Alien Leader

1986
Enemy Mine

Enemy Mine

Stubbs

1985
Flesh + Blood

Flesh + Blood

Karsthans

1985
Silverado

Silverado

Hobart

1985
Crimewave

Crimewave

Arthur Coddish

1985
A Breed Apart

A Breed Apart

Peyton

1984
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

The Gambler: The Adventure Continues

Reece

1983
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Captain Rogers

1983
48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

Ben Kehoe

1982
Hear No Evil

Hear No Evil

Billy Boy Burns

1982
Blade Runner

Blade Runner

Leon

1982
Killing at Hell's Gate

Killing at Hell's Gate

Turkey Jones

1981
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.

Defalice

1981
Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort

Trapper

1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Crapshooter

1981
Conquest of the Earth

Conquest of the Earth

Willy

1980
The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

Man in Bar

1980
Trouble in High Timber Country

Trouble in High Timber Country

Eddie Rhodes

1980
Wholly Moses

Wholly Moses

Guard at Banquet

1980
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park

Guard

1978
Flying High

Flying High

Clyde Boyer

1978
Corvette Summer

Corvette Summer

Wayne's Car Wash Henchman

1978
Blue Sunshine

Blue Sunshine

Tony

1977
Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon

Bailiff

1976
Bound for Glory

Bound for Glory

Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border

1976
The Invasion of Johnson County

The Invasion of Johnson County

Ben Jones

1976
Treasure of Matecumbe

Treasure of Matecumbe

Roustabout

1976
Harry and Walter Go to New York

Harry and Walter Go to New York

Hayseed

1976
The Kansas City Massacre

The Kansas City Massacre

Homer Van Meter

1975
Hard Times

Hard Times

Man (uncredited)

1975