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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brion James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | Redlands, California, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945-02-20 |
| Died | 1999-08-07 |
Movies
Phoenix Point
as Spider Rico
2005
The Thief & the Stripper
as Shoe
2002
The King Is Alive
as Ashley
2000
The Operator
as Vernon Woods
2000
Farewell, My Love
as Renault
2000
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
1999
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
Black Sea 213
as Captain Killick
1998
Jekyll Island
as Lawton Goodyear
1998
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
1997
Snide and Prejudice
as Hermann Goering
1997
The Fifth Element
as General Munro
1997
Assault on Dome 4
as Chairman
1996
Evil Obsession
as Stavinski
1996
American Strays
as Oris
1996
Precious Find
as Sam Horton
1996
1996
Indecent Behavior III
as Mr. Cowed
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
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as Larry Walker
1995
Spitfire
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
1995
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
Cabin Boy
as Big Teddy
1994
Future Shock
as Jack Porter
1994
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
as Brown
1993
The Dark
as Paul Buckner
1993
Precious Victims
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
1993
Striking Distance
as Det. Eddie Eiler
1993
Showdown
as Vice Principal Kowalski
1993
Time Runner
as Neila
1993
Rio Diablo
as Jake Walker
1993
Nemesis
as Maritz
1992
Frogtown II
as Prof. Tanzer
1992
Black Magic
as Tom McKay
1992
Wishman
as Staten Jack Rose
1992
The Player
as Joel Levison
1992
Ultimate Desires
as Wolfgang Friedman
1991
Mom
as Nestor Duvalier
1990
Another 48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
1990
Street Asylum
as Reverend Mony
1990
Enid Is Sleeping
as Trucker
1990
Tango & Cash
as Requin
1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Roy Grimes
1989
Circles in a Forest
as Mr. Patterson
1989
Mutator
as David Allen
1989
The Horror Show
as Max Jenke
1989
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
1988
Cherry 2000
as Stacy
1987
Steel Dawn
as Tark
1987
Love Among Thieves
as Andre
1987
Armed and Dangerous
as Anthony Lazarus
1986
Amazing Stories
as Willie Joe
1986
Annihilator
as Alien Leader
1986
Enemy Mine
as Stubbs
1985
Flesh + Blood
as Karsthans
1985
Silverado
as Hobart
1985
Crimewave
as Arthur Coddish
1985
A Breed Apart
as Peyton
1984
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Reece
1983
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Captain Rogers
1983
48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
1982
Hear No Evil
as Billy Boy Burns
1982
Blade Runner
as Leon Kowalski
1982
Killing at Hell's Gate
as Turkey Jones
1981
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Defalice
1981
Southern Comfort
as Trapper
1981
Conquest of the Earth
as Willy
1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter
1981
The Jazz Singer
as Man in Bar
1980
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Eddie Rhodes
1980
Wholly Moses
as Guard at Banquet
1980
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
as Guard
1979
Flying High
as Clyde Boyer
1978
Corvette Summer
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
1978
Blue Sunshine
as Tony
1978
Nickelodeon
as Bailiff
1976
Bound for Glory
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
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
1976
The Kansas City Massacre
as Homer Van Meter
1975
Hard Times
as Man (uncredited)
1975
Movies
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Associate Producer
1997
