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Brion James
Actor

Brion James

20 Feb 1945Born
7 Aug 1999Died
54Age at death
148Credits

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.

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James appeared in more than 100 films before he died of a heart attack aged 54.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 148 credits.

  1. 2005Swimming with DolphinsFilm
  2. 2005Phoenix PointFilm: Spider Rico
  3. 2002The Thief & the StripperFilm: Shoe
  4. 2000The King Is AliveFilm: Ashley
  5. 2000The OperatorFilm: Vernon Woods
  6. 2000Farewell, My LoveFilm: Renault
  7. 1999Diplomatic SiegeFilm: Stubbs
  8. 1999The Hunter's MoonFilm: Sheriff Foulkes
  9. 1999Dirt MerchantFilm: Detective Harry Ball
  10. 1999Arthurs QuestFilm: Trent
  11. 1999MalevolenceFilm: Warden Walker
  12. 1999Joseph's GiftFilm: Frank Childress
  13. 1998Kai Rabe gegen die VatikankillerFilm: Monk
  14. 1998Brown's RequiemFilm: Cathcart
  15. 1998Deadly RansomFilm: Bobby Rico
  16. 1998Men in WhiteFilm: Air Force
  17. 1998A Place Called TruthFilm: Hank
  18. 1998HeistFilm: Caz
  19. 1998In God's HandsFilm: Capitaine
  20. 1998Jekyll IslandFilm: Lawton Goodyear
  21. 1998The Magnificent SevenSeries: Stuart James (1 episode)
  22. 1998Amazing Stories: The Movie IIIFilm: Willie Joe
  23. 1998Black Sea 213Film: Captain Killick
  24. 1997The UndergroundFilm: Captain Hilton
  25. 1997Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly HillsFilm: Salvador Dali / Sam
  26. 1997BombshellFilm: Donald
  27. 1997Back in BusinessFilm: Emery Ryker
  28. 1997The Killing JarFilm: Dr. Vincent Garret
  29. 1997Snide and PrejudiceFilm: Hermann Goering
  30. 1997The Fifth ElementFilm: General Munro
  31. 1996MillenniumSeries: Sheriff Bowman (1 episode)
  32. 1996Assault on Dome 4Film: Chairman
  33. 1996Evil ObsessionFilm: Stavinski
  34. 1996American StraysFilm: Oris
  35. 1996Superman: The Animated SeriesSeries: Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice), Parasite (voice) (2 episodes)
  36. 1996Precious FindFilm: Sam Horton
  37. 1996The SentinelSeries: Warren Chapel (1 episode)
  38. 1996Billy Lone BearFilm
  39. 1995Indecent Behavior IIIFilm: Andy Cowens (uncredited)
  40. 1995Nature of the BeastFilm: Sheriff Gordon
  41. 1995CyberjackFilm: Nassim
  42. 1995DominionFilm: Lynwood
  43. 1995Steel FrontierFilm: General J.W. Quantrell
  44. 1995The MarshalSeries (25 episodes)
  45. 1995Sketch Artist II: Hands That SeeFilm: Larry Walker
  46. 1995SpitfireFilm: Tough Guy (uncredited)
  47. 1994Hong Kong 97Film: Simon Alexander
  48. 1994The Soft KillFilm: Ben McCarthy
  49. 1994Radioland MurdersFilm: Bernie King
  50. 1994The CompanionFilm: Ron Cocheran
  51. 1994Art Deco DetectiveFilm: Jim Wexler
  52. 1994Savage LandFilm: Cyrus
  53. 1994Scanner CopFilm: Dr. Hampton
  54. 1994F.T.W.Film: Sheriff Rudy Morgan
  55. 1994Knight Rider 2010Film: Jared
  56. 1994Future ShockFilm: Jack Porter
  57. 1994Cabin BoyFilm: Big Teddy
  58. 1993Brain Smasher... A Love StoryFilm: Brown
  59. 1993The DarkFilm: Paul Buckner
  60. 1993Precious VictimsFilm: Agent Jimmy Bivens
  61. 1993Striking DistanceFilm: Eddie Eiler
  62. 1993ShowdownFilm: Vice Principal Kowalski
  63. 1993Walker, Texas RangerSeries: Rafer Cobb (2 episodes)
  64. 1993Time RunnerFilm: Neila
  65. 1993Rio DiabloFilm: Jake Walker
  66. 1992NemesisFilm: Maritz
  67. 1992Frogtown IIFilm: Prof. Tanzer
  68. 1992Highlander: The SeriesSeries: Armand Thorne (1 episode)
  69. 1992Black MagicFilm: Tom McKay
  70. 1992RenegadeSeries: Eli Starke (1 episode)
  71. 1992WishmanFilm: Staten Jack Rose
  72. 1992Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries: Irving (voice), Additional Voices (voice) (1 episode)
  73. 1992The PlayerFilm: Joel Levison
  74. 1991Ultimate DesiresFilm: Wolfgang Friedman
  75. 1990MomFilm: Nestor Duvalier
  76. 1990Another 48 Hrs.Film: Ben Kehoe
  77. 1990Street AsylumFilm: Reverend Mony
  78. 1990Enid Is SleepingFilm: Trucker
  79. 1989Tango & CashFilm: Requin
  80. 1989Desperado: The Outlaw WarsFilm: Roy Grimes

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