Brion James
115 movies · 33 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 20, 1945
- Died
- Aug 7, 1999 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Redlands, California, USA
- Also known as
- Brian James · Brion Howard James
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.
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Known for
Brion James: movies and TV shows
Acting (148)
- 2005
- 2005 Phoenix Point
as Spider Rico
- 2002 The Thief & the Stripper
as Shoe
- 2000 The King Is Alive
as Ashley
- 2000 The Operator
as Vernon Woods
- 2000 Farewell, My Love
as Renault
- 1999 Diplomatic Siege
as Stubbs
- 1999 The Hunter's Moon
as Sheriff Foulkes
- 1999 Dirt Merchant
as Detective Harry Ball
- 1999 Arthurs Quest
as Trent
- 1999 Malevolence
as Warden Walker
- 1999 Joseph's Gift
as Frank Childress
- 1998 Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
as Monk
- 1998 Brown's Requiem
as Cathcart
- 1998 Deadly Ransom
as Bobby Rico
- 1998 Men in White
as Air Force
- 1998 A Place Called Truth
as Hank
- 1998 Heist
as Caz
- 1998 In God's Hands
as Capitaine
- 1998 Jekyll Island
as Lawton Goodyear
- 1998
- 1998 Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as Willie Joe
- 1998 Black Sea 213
as Captain Killick
- 1997 The Underground
as Captain Hilton
- 1997 Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Salvador Dali / Sam
- 1997 Bombshell
as Donald
- 1997 Back in Business
as Emery Ryker
- 1997 The Killing Jar
as Dr. Vincent Garret
- 1997 Snide and Prejudice
as Hermann Goering
- 1997 The Fifth Element
as General Munro
- 1996
- 1996 Assault on Dome 4
as Chairman
- 1996 Evil Obsession
as Stavinski
- 1996 American Strays
as Oris
- 1996
- 1996 Precious Find
as Sam Horton
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995 Indecent Behavior III
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
- 1995 Nature of the Beast
as Sheriff Gordon
- 1995 Cyberjack
as Nassim
- 1995 Dominion
as Lynwood
- 1995 Steel Frontier
as General J.W. Quantrell
- 1995
- 1995 Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as Larry Walker
- 1995 Spitfire
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
- 1994 Hong Kong 97
as Simon Alexander
- 1994 The Soft Kill
as Ben McCarthy
- 1994 Radioland Murders
as Bernie King
- 1994 The Companion
as Ron Cocheran
- 1994 Art Deco Detective
as Jim Wexler
- 1994 Savage Land
as Cyrus
- 1994 Scanner Cop
as Dr. Hampton
- 1994 F.T.W.
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
- 1994 Knight Rider 2010
as Jared
- 1994 Future Shock
as Jack Porter
- 1994 Cabin Boy
as Big Teddy
- 1993 Brain Smasher... A Love Story
as Brown
- 1993 The Dark
as Paul Buckner
- 1993 Precious Victims
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
- 1993 Striking Distance
as Eddie Eiler
- 1993 Showdown
as Vice Principal Kowalski
- 1993
- 1993 Time Runner
as Neila
- 1993 Rio Diablo
as Jake Walker
- 1992 Nemesis
as Maritz
- 1992 Frogtown II
as Prof. Tanzer
- 1992
- 1992 Black Magic
as Tom McKay
- 1992
- 1992 Wishman
as Staten Jack Rose
- 1992
- 1992 The Player
as Joel Levison
- 1991 Ultimate Desires
as Wolfgang Friedman
- 1990 Mom
as Nestor Duvalier
- 1990 Another 48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
- 1990 Street Asylum
as Reverend Mony
- 1990 Enid Is Sleeping
as Trucker
- 1989 Tango & Cash
as Requin
- 1989 Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Roy Grimes
- 1989 Circles in a Forest
as Mr. Patterson
- 1989
- 1989 Mutator
as David Allen
- 1989 The Horror Show
as Max Jenke
- 1988 Red Scorpion
as Krasnov
- 1988 Dead Man Walking
as Decker
- 1988 Nightmare at Noon
as The Albino
- 1988 Red Heat
as Streak
- 1988 The Wrong Guys
as Glen Grunski
- 1988 D.O.A.
as Detective Ulmer
- 1987 Cherry 2000
as Stacy
- 1987 Steel Dawn
as Tark
- 1987 Love Among Thieves
as Andre
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986 Armed and Dangerous
as Anthony Lazarus
- 1986 Amazing Stories
as Willie Joe
- 1986 Annihilator
as Alien Leader
- 1986
- 1985 Enemy Mine
as Stubbs
- 1985
- 1985 Flesh + Blood
as Karsthans
- 1985 Silverado
as Hobart
- 1985 Crimewave
as Arthur Coddish
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 A Breed Apart
as Peyton
- 1983 The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Reece
- 1983
- 1983
- 1983 The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Captain Rogers
- 1983
- 1982 48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
- 1982 Hear No Evil
as Billy Boy Burns
- 1982 Blade Runner
as Leon
- 1982
- 1981 Killing at Hell's Gate
as Turkey Jones
- 1981 Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Defalice
- 1981 Southern Comfort
as Trapper
- 1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter
- 1980 Conquest of the Earth
as Willy
- 1980 The Jazz Singer
as Man in Bar
- 1980 Trouble in High Timber Country
as Eddie Rhodes
- 1980 Wholly Moses
as Guard at Banquet
- 1980
- 1980
- 1979
- 1978 KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
as Guard
- 1978
- 1978 Flying High
as Clyde Boyer
- 1978 Corvette Summer
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
- 1977 Blue Sunshine
as Tony
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977
- 1976 Nickelodeon
as Bailiff
- 1976 Bound for Glory
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
- 1976
- 1976 The Invasion of Johnson County
as Ben Jones
- 1976 Treasure of Matecumbe
as Roustabout
- 1976 Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Hayseed
- 1975 The Kansas City Massacre
as Homer Van Meter
- 1975 Hard Times
as Man (uncredited)
- 1974
- 1974
- 1972
- 1965
- 1955
Behind the camera (1)
- 1997 Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Associate Producer
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- Upcoming
- 1989