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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Filmography
all 148
Movies 117
TV Shows 31
Voice 2
Producer 1
self 1
Spider Rico
Phoenix Point (2005)
Movie
Vernon Woods
The Operator (2000)
Movie
Gen. Stubbs
Diplomatic Siege (1999)
Movie
Sheriff Foulkes
The Hunter's Moon (1999)
Movie
Detective Harry Ball
Dirt Merchant (1999)
Movie
Warden Walker
Malevolence (1999)
Movie
Frank Childress
Joseph's Gift (1999)
Movie
Cathcart
Brown's Requiem (1998)
Movie
Bobby Rico
Deadly Ransom (1998)
Movie
General
Men in White (1998)
Movie
Capitaine
In God's Hands (1998)
Movie
Lawton Goodyear
Jekyll Island (1998)
Movie
Captain Killick
Black Sea 213 (1998)
Movie
Captain Hilton
The Underground (1997)
Movie
Salvador Dali / Sam / Associate Producer
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1997)
Movie
Donald
Bombshell (1997)
Movie
Emery Ryker
Back in Business (1997)
Movie
6.25
Hermann Goering
Snide and Prejudice (1997)
Movie
General Munro
The Fifth Element (1997)
Movie
6.16
Doge of Venice
Marco Polo: Haperek Ha'aharon (1997)
Movie
Sheriff Bowman
Millennium (1996)
TV
6.43
Chairman
Assault on Dome 4 (1996)
Movie
Stavinski
Evil Obsession (1996)
Movie
Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice) / Parasite (voice)
Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
TV
4.86
Sam Horton
Precious Find (1996)
Movie
Warren Chapel
The Sentinel (1996)
TV
Mr. Cowed
Indecent Behavior III (1995)
Movie
Sheriff Gordon
Nature of the Beast (1995)
Movie
Nassim
Cyberjack (1995)
Movie
Lynwood
Dominion (1995)
Movie
General J.W. Quantrell
Steel Frontier (1995)
Movie
Larry Walker
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995)
Movie
Tough Guy (uncredited)
Spitfire (1995)
Movie
Simon Alexander
Hong Kong 97 (1994)
Movie
Ben McCarthy
The Soft Kill (1994)
Movie
Bernie King
Radioland Murders (1994)
Movie
Ron Cocheran
The Companion (1994)
Movie
Jim Wexler
Art Deco Detective (1994)
Movie
Dr. Hampton
Scanner Cop (1994)
Movie
5.14
Sheriff Rudy Morgan
F.T.W. (1994)
Movie
Jack Porter
Future Shock (1994)
Movie
Big Teddy
Cabin Boy (1994)
Movie
6.26
Paul Buckner
The Dark (1993)
Movie
Agent Jimmy Bivens
Precious Victims (1993)
Movie
Det. Eddie Eiler
Striking Distance (1993)
Movie
1
Vice Principal Kowalski
Showdown (1993)
Movie
6
Rafer Cobb
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
TV
5.63
Jake Walker
Rio Diablo (1993)
Movie
Maritz
Nemesis (1992)
Movie
5.14
Professor Tanzer
Frogtown II (1992)
Movie
Armand Thorne
Highlander: The Series (1992)
TV
6.09
Tom McKay
Black Magic (1992)
Movie
Eli Starke
Renegade (1992)
TV
Staten Jack Rose
Wishman (1992)
Movie
Additional Voices (voice) / Irving (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
TV
5.56
Joel Levison
The Player (1992)
Movie
4.71
Bruce Munster
Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (1992)
Movie
Wolfgang Friedman
Ultimate Desires (1991)
Movie
Nestor Duvalier
Mom (1990)
Movie
Ben Kehoe
Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Movie
5.5
Reverend Mony
Street Asylum (1990)
Movie
Trucker
Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
Movie
Roy Grimes
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
Movie
Mr. Patterson
Circles in a Forest (1989)
Movie
Steve Dixon
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
TV
6.4
David Allen
Mutator (1989)
Movie
Max Jenke
The Horror Show (1989)
Movie
4.48
Self
Z-TV (1989)
Movie
Krasnov
Red Scorpion (1988)
Movie
1
The Albino
Nightmare at Noon (1988)
Movie
Streak
Red Heat (1988)
Movie
6
Glen Grunski
The Wrong Guys (1988)
Movie
Detective Ulmer
D.O.A. (1988)
Movie
6
Felix Ridel
Sledge Hammer! (1986)
TV
6
Anthony Lazarus
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Movie
4
Willie Joe
Amazing Stories (1986)
Movie
Alien Leader
Annihilator (1986)
Movie
Mr. Grock
Matlock (1986)
TV
6
Stubbs
Enemy Mine (1985)
Movie
2
Willie Joe
Amazing Stories (1985)
TV
5.33
Karsthans
Flesh + Blood (1985)
Movie
Hobart
Silverado (1985)
Movie
2
Arthur Coddish
Crimewave (1985)
Movie
Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
Hunter (1984)
TV
Edward Reese
Miami Vice (1984)
TV
6.5
Lionel
The Hitchhiker (1983)
TV
5
Captain Rogers
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
Movie
Ryder / David Plout
The A-Team (1983)
TV
3.29
Bobby Boy Burns
Hear No Evil (1982)
Movie
Defalice
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981)
Movie
Crapshooter
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
Movie
Man in Bar
The Jazz Singer (1980)
Movie
Eddie Rhodes
Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)
Movie
Guard at Banquet
Wholly Moses (1980)
Movie
George
Mork & Mindy (1978)
TV
Clyde Boyer
Flying High (1978)
Movie
Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Corvette Summer (1978)
Movie
Billy Joe Ackerman / Monk Adler
CHiPs (1977)
TV
1
Slaver
Roots (1977)
TV
Bailiff
Nickelodeon (1976)
Movie
Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
Bound for Glory (1976)
Movie
Henry Moeller
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
TV
5.85
Roustabout
Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
Movie
Homer Van Meter
The Kansas City Massacre (1975)
Movie
Man (uncredited)
Hard Times (1975)
Movie
6
Clamshell
The Rockford Files (1974)
TV
7
Henry Ferris Jr.
The Waltons (1972)
TV
6
Joe Barnes
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1945-02-20
Deathday1999-08-07 (54 years old)
Birth NameBrion Howard James
Birth PlaceRedlands, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsBrian James
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