Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born March 19, 1945
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.
MovieTop Gun: Maverick
2022
as Bartender (Jimmy)
Street to Table
2022
as Flynn
MovieSenior Entourage
2021
as Father MacGuffin
TV9-1-1
2018
as Felix
MovieWoman Child
2017
as Barney Winecott
MovieSuburbicon
2017
as Mayor Billings
MovieThru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown
2017
as Frank
MovieLogan
2017
as Old Doctor
MovieBad Sister
2015
as Bishop O'Reilly
TVDocumentary Now!
2015
as Self
TVMulaney
2014
as Father Ed
TVTouch
2012
as Lanford Biddle
MovieLifted
2010
as Travis
TVRizzoli & Isles
2010
as Leroy Grovner
MovieThe Waiter
2010
as The CEO
TVNCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Former NIS Operative
TVCastle
2009
as Clifford Stuckey
TVRaising the Bar
2008
as Judge Albert Meade
TVCommander in Chief
2005
as Bernard Hendrix
TVThe Closer
2005
as Mr. Rawley
TVCSI: NY
2004
as Charles Ross
TVWithout a Trace
2002
as Dr. Falk
TVThe Dead Zone
2002
as Joe Bannerman
MovieUC: Undercover
2001
as Priest
TVAlias
2001
as Arthur Devlin
TVCrossing Jordan
2001
as Mr. Bergstrom
MovieThe Donor
2001
as John
Movie15 Minutes
2001
as Captain Duffy
MovieUnbreakable
2000
as Priest
MovieK-911
2000
as Captain Byers
MovieDeterrence
2000
as Lancaster
MovieMary and Rhoda
2000
as Doorman
MovieBlack & White
1999
as Sergeant Wright
MovieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
1999
as Frank Brady
TVThird Watch
1999
as Father Goodwin
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Joseph Bruno
MovieTime Served
1999
as Judge William T. Engstrom III
TVL.A. Doctors
1998
as Ronny Wilcox
MovieEvery Dog Has Its Day
1998
as Sign Painter
MovieGang Related
1997
as Captain Henderson
MovieMurder in Mind
1997
as Dr. Harvard
TVThe Practice
1997
as Jeffrey Stewart
TVEZ Streets
1996
TVEarly Edition
1996
as Uncle Bob Sheaghan
TVProfiler
1996
as Lou Handleman
MovieGone in the Night
1996
MovieJumanji
1995
as Exterminator
MovieRave Review
1995
as James
MovieThe O.J. Simpson Story
1995
as Detective Vannatter
MovieWithout Warning
1994
as Dr. Norbert Hazelton
TVER
1994
as Dan Sullivan
MovieJonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
1994
as Don Moran
MovieGuarding Tess
1994
as Neal Carlo
MovieSudden Fury
1993
as Det. Stockman
TVNYPD Blue
1993
as Borough Commander Haverill
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Detective Alan Cross
MovieMajority Rule
1992
as Sen. Carl Dempsey
MovieObsessed
1992
as Jerry
TVAngel Street
1992
as Captain Mulligan
TVMelrose Place
1992
as Matt Fielding Sr.
MovieCalendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992
TVThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Frank Brady
MovieDrive Like Lightning
1992
as Walter Blaine
MovieFalse Arrest
1991
as Thomas Thinnes
MovieGuilty Until Proven Innocent
1991
as Gerry Duffy
MovieThe Rocketeer
1991
as Wooly
TVBeverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Tom Rose
MovieGoodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
1990
as Det. Al McQuiggan
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Mr. Wheeler
MovieArachnophobia
1990
as Milton Briggs
MovieAppearances
1990
as Danny Halligan
TVWings
1990
as Dr. Lenny
MovieUnspeakable Acts
1990
as Jeff Samek
TVMancuso, F.B.I.
1989
as Gulliver
MovieThe Preppie Murder
1989
as Joe Brady Quinn
MovieK-9
1989
as Captain Byers
TVQuantum Leap
1989
as Ross Tyler
MovieThe Revenge of Al Capone
1989
as FBI Chief
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
1988
as Doctor
MovieBird
1988
as Esteves
MovieBurglar
1987
as Carson Verrill
MovieConvicted: A Mother's Story
1987
as Bob Huggins
MovieThe Room Upstairs
1987
as Frank
MovieBrighton Beach Memoirs
1986
as Frank Murphy
MovieWho Is Julia?
1986
as Bob Greenmeyer
TVL.A. Law
1986
as John Vincent
MoviePopeye Doyle
1986
as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
MovieSamaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
as Melvin Mander
TVMatlock
1986
as Prosecutor
MovieDoubletake
1985
as Real Estate Broker
MovieKojak: The Belarus File
1985
as Federal Agent #1
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Lieutenant Pat Hogan
MovieThe Verdict
1982
as Kevin Doneghy
