James Handy
58 movies · 35 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 19, 1945
- Died
- Jun 3, 2026 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jim Handy · Janes Handy · James Michael Handy
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 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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
James Handy: movies and TV shows
Acting (93)
- 2022 Top Gun: Maverick
as Bartender (Jimmy)
- 2022 Street to Table
as Flynn
- 2021 Senior Entourage
as Father MacGuffin
- 2018
- 2017 Woman Child
as Barney Winecott
- 2017 Suburbicon
as Mayor Billings
- 2017 Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown
as Frank
- 2017 Logan
as Old Doctor
- 2015 Bad Sister
as Bishop O'Reilly
- 2014
- 2012
- 2010 Lifted
as Travis
- 2010
- 2010 The Waiter
as The CEO
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001 UC: Undercover
as Priest
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001 The Donor
as John
- 2001 15 Minutes
as Captain Duffy
- 2000 Unbreakable
as Priest
- 2000 K-911
as Captain Byers
- 2000 Deterrence
as Lancaster
- 2000 Mary and Rhoda
as Doorman
- 1999 Black & White
as Sergeant Wright
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 Time Served
as Judge William T. Engstrom III
- 1998
- 1998 Every Dog Has Its Day
as Sign Painter
- 1997 Gang Related
as Captain Henderson
- 1997 Murder in Mind
as Dr. Harvard
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995 Jumanji
as Exterminator
- 1995 Rave Review
as James
- 1995 The O.J. Simpson Story
as Detective Vannatter
- 1994 Without Warning
as Dr. Norbert Hazelton
- 1994
- 1994 Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
as Don Moran
- 1994 Guarding Tess
as Neal Carlo
- 1993 Sudden Fury
as Det. Stockman
- 1993
- 1993
- 1992 Majority Rule
as Sen. Carl Dempsey
- 1992 Obsessed
as Jerry
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992 Drive Like Lightning
as Walter Blaine
- 1991 False Arrest
as Thomas Thinnes
- 1991 Guilty Until Proven Innocent
as Gerry Duffy
- 1991 The Rocketeer
as Wooly
- 1990
- 1990 Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
as Det. Al McQuiggan
- 1990
- 1990 Arachnophobia
as Milton Briggs
- 1990 Appearances
as Danny Halligan
- 1990
- 1990 Unspeakable Acts
as Jeff Samek
- 1989
- 1989 The Preppie Murder
as Joe Brady Quinn
- 1989 K-9
as Captain Byers
- 1989
- 1989 The Revenge of Al Capone
as FBI Chief
- 1988
- 1988 Bird
as Esteves
- 1987 Burglar
as Carson Verrill
- 1987 Convicted: A Mother's Story
as Bob Huggins
- 1987 The Room Upstairs
as Frank
- 1987
- 1986 Brighton Beach Memoirs
as Frank Murphy
- 1986 Who Is Julia?
as Bob Greenmeyer
- 1986
- 1986 Popeye Doyle
as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
- 1986 Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Melvin Mander
- 1986
- 1985 Doubletake
as Real Estate Broker
- 1985 Kojak: The Belarus File
as Federal Agent #1
- 1984
- 1982 The Verdict
as Kevin Doneghy
Behind the camera (1)
- 2022 Street to Table
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2015 Documentary Now!
1 episode