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