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