Acting · Redlands, California, USA · Born February 20, 1945
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.
Swimming with Dolphins
2005
MoviePhoenix Point
2005
as Spider Rico
MovieThe Thief & the Stripper
2002
as Shoe
MovieThe King Is Alive
2000
as Ashley
MovieThe Operator
2000
as Vernon Woods
MovieFarewell, My Love
2000
as Renault
MovieDiplomatic Siege
1999
as Stubbs
MovieThe Hunter's Moon
1999
as Sheriff Foulkes
MovieDirt Merchant
1999
as Detective Harry Ball
MovieHeist
1999
as Caz
MovieArthurs Quest
1999
as Trent
MovieMalevolence
1999
as Warden Walker
MovieJoseph's Gift
1999
as Frank Childress
MovieKai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
1998
as Monk
MovieBrown's Requiem
1998
as Cathcart
MovieDeadly Ransom
1998
as Bobby Rico
MovieMen in White
1998
as Air Force
MovieA Place Called Truth
1998
as Hank
MovieIn God's Hands
1998
as Capitaine
MovieJekyll Island
1998
as Lawton Goodyear
TVThe Magnificent Seven
1998
as Stuart James
MovieBlack Sea 213
1998
as Captain Killick
MovieThe Underground
1997
as Captain Hilton
MoviePterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997
as Salvador Dali / Sam
MovieBombshell
1997
as Donald
MovieBack in Business
1997
as Emery Ryker
MovieThe Killing Jar
1997
as Dr. Vincent Garret
MovieSnide and Prejudice
1997
as Hermann Goering
MovieThe Fifth Element
1997
as General Munro
TVMillennium
1996
as Sheriff Bowman
MovieAssault on Dome 4
1996
as Chairman
MovieEvil Obsession
1996
as Stavinski
MovieAmerican Strays
1996
as Oris
TVSuperman: The Animated Series
1996
as Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)
MoviePrecious Find
1996
as Sam Horton
TVThe Sentinel
1996
as Warren Chapel
MovieBilly Lone Bear
1996
MovieIndecent Behavior III
1995
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
MovieNature of the Beast
1995
as Sheriff Gordon
MovieCyberjack
1995
as Nassim
MovieDominion
1995
as Lynwood
MovieSteel Frontier
1995
as General J.W. Quantrell
TVThe Marshal
1995
MovieSketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995
as Larry Walker
MovieSpitfire
1995
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
MovieHong Kong 97
1994
as Simon Alexander
MovieThe Soft Kill
1994
as Ben McCarthy
MovieRadioland Murders
1994
as Bernie King
MovieThe Companion
1994
as Ron Cocheran
MovieArt Deco Detective
1994
as Jim Wexler
MovieSavage Land
1994
as Cyrus
MovieScanner Cop
1994
as Dr. Hampton
MovieF.T.W.
1994
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
MovieKnight Rider 2010
1994
as Jared
MovieFuture Shock
1994
as Jack Porter
MovieCabin Boy
1994
as Big Teddy
MovieBrain Smasher... A Love Story
1993
as Brown
MovieThe Dark
1993
as Paul Buckner
MoviePrecious Victims
1993
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
MovieStriking Distance
1993
as Eddie Eiler
MovieShowdown
1993
as Vice Principal Kowalski
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Rafer Cobb
MovieTime Runner
1993
as Neila
MovieRio Diablo
1993
as Jake Walker
MovieNemesis
1992
as Maritz
MovieFrogtown II
1992
as Prof. Tanzer
TVHighlander: The Series
1992
as Armand Thorne
MovieBlack Magic
1992
as Tom McKay
TVRenegade
1992
as Eli Starke
MovieWishman
1992
as Staten Jack Rose
TVBatman: The Animated Series
1992
as Irving (voice)
MovieThe Player
1992
as Joel Levison
MovieUltimate Desires
1991
as Wolfgang Friedman
MovieMom
1990
as Nestor Duvalier
MovieAnother 48 Hrs.
1990
as Ben Kehoe
MovieStreet Asylum
1990
as Reverend Mony
MovieEnid Is Sleeping
1990
as Trucker
MovieTango & Cash
1989
as Requin
MovieDesperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
as Roy Grimes
MovieCircles in a Forest
1989
as Mr. Patterson
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Steve Dixon
MovieMutator
1989
as David Allen
MovieThe Horror Show
1989
as Max Jenke
Z-TV
1989
as Self
MovieRed Scorpion
1988
as Krasnov
MovieDead Man Walking
1988
as Decker
MovieNightmare at Noon
1988
as The Albino
MovieRed Heat
1988
as Streak
MovieThe Wrong Guys
1988
as Glen Grunski
MovieD.O.A.
1988
as Detective Ulmer
MovieCherry 2000
1987
as Stacy
MovieSteel Dawn
1987
as Tark
MovieLove Among Thieves
1987
as Andre
TVSidekicks
1986
TVSledge Hammer!
1986
as Felix Ridel
MovieArmed and Dangerous
1986
as Anthony Lazarus
MovieAmazing Stories
1986
as Willie Joe
MovieAnnihilator
1986
as Alien Leader
TVMatlock
1986
as Mr. Grock
MovieEnemy Mine
1985
as Stubbs
TVAmazing Stories
1985
as Willie Joe
MovieFlesh + Blood
1985
as Karsthans
MovieSilverado
1985
as Hobart
MovieCrimewave
1985
as Arthur Coddish
TVHunter
1984
as Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
TVMiami Vice
1984
as Edward Reese
MovieA Breed Apart
1984
as Peyton
MovieThe Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
as Reece
TVThe Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
as Reece
TVThe Hitchhiker
1983
as Lionel
MovieThe Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as Captain Rogers
TVThe A-Team
1983
as Ryder
Movie48 Hrs.
1982
as Ben Kehoe
MovieHear No Evil
1982
as Billy Boy Burns
MovieBlade Runner
1982
as Leon
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Captain Rogers
MovieKilling at Hell's Gate
1981
as Turkey Jones
MovieSoggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
as Defalice
MovieSouthern Comfort
1981
as Trapper
MovieThe Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
as Crapshooter
MovieConquest of the Earth
1980
as Willy
MovieThe Jazz Singer
1980
as Man in Bar
MovieTrouble in High Timber Country
1980
as Eddie Rhodes
MovieWholly Moses
1980
as Guard at Banquet
TVWhen the Whistle Blows
1980
TVGalactica 1980
1980
as Willy
TVBig Shamus, Little Shamus
1979
MovieKISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978
as Guard
TVMork & Mindy
1978
as George
MovieFlying High
1978
as Clyde Boyer
MovieCorvette Summer
1978
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
MovieBlue Sunshine
1977
as Tony
TVThe Incredible Hulk
1977
as Al
TVCHiPs
1977
as Billy Joe Ackerman
TVRoots
1977
as Slaver
MovieNickelodeon
1976
as Bailiff
MovieBound for Glory
1976
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Henry Moeller
MovieThe Invasion of Johnson County
1976
as Ben Jones
MovieTreasure of Matecumbe
1976
as Roustabout
MovieHarry and Walter Go to New York
1976
as Hayseed
MovieThe Kansas City Massacre
1975
as Homer Van Meter
MovieHard Times
1975
as Man (uncredited)
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Clamshell
TVLittle House on the Prairie
1974
TVThe Waltons
1972
as Henry Ferris Jr.
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Joe Barnes
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
