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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 20, 1945
Died
August 7, 1999
Place of Birth
Redlands, California, USA
Also Known As
- Brian James
Brion James
1.1 Popularity
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 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
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0.0
Swimming with Dolphins
2005
2.2
Spider Rico
Phoenix Point
2005
3.8
Shoe
The Thief & the Stripper
2002
5.6
Ashley
The King Is Alive
2000
3.4
Vernon Woods
The Operator
2000
2.8
Renault
Farewell, My Love
2000
4.2
Stubbs
Diplomatic Siege
1999
4.8
Sheriff Foulkes
The Hunter's Moon
1999
2.8
Detective Harry Ball
Dirt Merchant
1999
0.0
Caz
Heist
1999
Credits
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Swimming with Dolphins
2005
0.0
Phoenix Point
as Spider Rico
2005
2.2
The Thief & the Stripper
as Shoe
2002
3.8
The King Is Alive
as Ashley
2000
5.6
The Operator
as Vernon Woods
2000
3.4
Farewell, My Love
as Renault
2000
2.8
Diplomatic Siege
as Stubbs
1999
4.2
The Hunter's Moon
as Sheriff Foulkes
1999
4.8
Dirt Merchant
as Detective Harry Ball
1999
2.8
Heist
as Caz
1999
0.0
Arthurs Quest
as Trent
1999
2.8
Malevolence
as Warden Walker
1999
6.0
Joseph's Gift
as Frank Childress
1999
0.0
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
as Monk
1998
5.0
Brown's Requiem
as Cathcart
1998
4.4
Deadly Ransom
as Bobby Rico
1998
8.0
Men in White
as Air Force
1998
3.4
A Place Called Truth
as Hank
1998
2.3
In God's Hands
as Capitaine
1998
4.7
Jekyll Island
as Lawton Goodyear
1998
8.7
The Magnificent Seven
as Stuart James
1998
6.0
Black Sea 213
as Captain Killick
1998
4.6
The Underground
as Captain Hilton
1997
6.0
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Salvador Dali / Sam
1997
3.7
Bombshell
as Donald
1997
3.7
Back in Business
as Emery Ryker
1997
5.4
The Killing Jar
as Dr. Vincent Garret
1997
4.0
Snide and Prejudice
as Hermann Goering
1997
4.5
The Fifth Element
as General Munro
1997
7.6
Millennium
as Sheriff Bowman
1996
7.7
Assault on Dome 4
as Chairman
1996
3.4
Evil Obsession
as Stavinski
1996
3.5
American Strays
as Oris
1996
5.5
Superman: The Animated Series
as Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)
1996
7.6
Superman: The Animated Series
as Parasite (voice)
1996
7.6
Precious Find
as Sam Horton
1996
5.3
The Sentinel
as Warren Chapel
1996
7.1
Billy Lone Bear
1996
6.0
Indecent Behavior III
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
1995
4.1
Nature of the Beast
as Sheriff Gordon
1995
5.9
Cyberjack
as Nassim
1995
5.1
Dominion
as Lynwood
1995
4.2
Steel Frontier
as General J.W. Quantrell
1995
4.7
The Marshal
1995
5.0
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as Larry Walker
1995
5.9
Spitfire
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
1995
4.5
Hong Kong 97
as Simon Alexander
1994
5.3
The Soft Kill
as Ben McCarthy
1994
3.2
Radioland Murders
as Bernie King
1994
5.9
The Companion
as Ron Cocheran
1994
4.9
Art Deco Detective
as Jim Wexler
1994
5.2
Savage Land
as Cyrus
1994
1.0
Scanner Cop
as Dr. Hampton
1994
5.7
F.T.W.
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
1994
4.6
Knight Rider 2010
as Jared
1994
4.5
Future Shock
as Jack Porter
1994
3.8
Cabin Boy
as Big Teddy
1994
5.2
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
as Brown
1993
5.1
The Dark
as Paul Buckner
1993
4.9
Precious Victims
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
1993
7.0
Striking Distance
as Det. Eddie Eiler
1993
5.8
Showdown
as Vice Principal Kowalski
1993
5.8
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Rafer Cobb
1993
6.9
Time Runner
as Neila
1993
4.1
Rio Diablo
as Jake Walker
1993
4.7
Nemesis
as Maritz
1992
5.4
Frogtown II
as Prof. Tanzer
1992
3.3
Highlander: The Series
as Armand Thorne
1992
7.4
Black Magic
as Tom McKay
1992
3.4
Renegade
as Eli Starke
1992
6.7
Wishman
as Staten Jack Rose
1992
4.3
Batman: The Animated Series
as Irving (voice)
1992
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
as Additional Voices (voice)
1992
8.6
The Player
as Joel Levison
1992
7.2
Ultimate Desires
as Wolfgang Friedman
1991
3.4
Mom
as Nestor Duvalier
1990
5.3
Another 48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
1990
6.0
Street Asylum
as Reverend Mony
1990
4.5
Enid Is Sleeping
as Trucker
1990
4.7
Tango & Cash
as Requin
1989
6.5
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Roy Grimes
1989
9.5
Circles in a Forest
as Mr. Patterson
1989
5.5
Tales from the Crypt
as Steve Dixon
1989
8.0
Mutator
as David Allen
1989
3.3
The Horror Show
as Max Jenke
1989
5.4
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Z-TV
as Self
1989
0.0
Red Scorpion
as Krasnov
1988
6.0
Dead Man Walking
as Decker
1988
3.6
Nightmare at Noon
as The Albino
1988
4.5
Red Heat
as Streak
1988
6.2
The Wrong Guys
as Glen Grunski
1988
5.5
D.O.A.
as Detective Ulmer
1988
6.3
Cherry 2000
as Stacy
1987
6.0
Steel Dawn
as Tark
1987
5.0
Love Among Thieves
as Andre
1987
6.2
Sidekicks
1986
6.0
Sledge Hammer!
as Felix Ridel
1986
7.9
Armed and Dangerous
as Anthony Lazarus
1986
5.7
Amazing Stories
as Willie Joe
1986
6.5
Annihilator
as Alien Leader
1986
5.0
Matlock
as Mr. Grock
1986
7.1
Enemy Mine
as Stubbs
1985
6.9
Amazing Stories
as Willie Joe
1985
7.4
Flesh + Blood
as Karsthans
1985
6.6
Silverado
as Hobart
1985
7.0
Crimewave
as Arthur Coddish
1985
5.5
Hunter
as Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
1984
7.1
Miami Vice
as Edward Reese
1984
7.5
A Breed Apart
as Peyton
1984
5.6
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Reece
1983
5.0
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Reece
1983
6.8
The Hitchhiker
as Lionel
1983
6.1
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Captain Rogers
1983
6.9
The A-Team
as Ryder
1983
7.5
The A-Team
as David Plout
1983
7.5
48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
1982
6.7
Hear No Evil
as Billy Boy Burns
1982
4.0
Blade Runner
as Leon
1982
7.9
Killing at Hell's Gate
as Turkey Jones
1981
6.0
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Defalice
1981
4.5
Southern Comfort
as Trapper
1981
6.9
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter
1981
6.5
Conquest of the Earth
as Willy
1980
6.8
The Jazz Singer
as Man in Bar
1980
5.9
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Eddie Rhodes
1980
0.0
Wholly Moses
as Guard at Banquet
1980
4.7
When the Whistle Blows
1980
5.0
Galactica 1980
as Willy
1980
6.1
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1979
5.0
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
as Guard
1978
5.2
Mork & Mindy
as George
1978
7.0
Flying High
as Clyde Boyer
1978
0.0
Corvette Summer
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
1978
5.4
Blue Sunshine
as Tony
1977
5.7
The Incredible Hulk
as Al
1977
7.2
CHiPs
as Billy Joe Ackerman
1977
6.8
CHiPs
as Monk Adler
1977
6.8
Roots
as Slaver
1977
7.4
Nickelodeon
as Bailiff
1976
6.1
Bound for Glory
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
1976
6.9
Quincy, M.E.
as Henry Moeller
1976
7.5
The Invasion of Johnson County
as Ben Jones
1976
6.5
Treasure of Matecumbe
as Roustabout
1976
6.5
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Hayseed
1976
5.7
The Kansas City Massacre
as Homer Van Meter
1975
4.7
Hard Times
as Man (uncredited)
1975
6.8
The Rockford Files
as Clamshell
1974
7.6
Little House on the Prairie
1974
7.9
The Waltons
as Henry Ferris Jr.
1972
7.2
The F.B.I.
1965
5.4
Gunsmoke
as Joe Barnes
1955
6.6