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