James Handy
Known for Acting · 93 credits
- Born
- 1945-03-19
- Died
- 2026-06-03
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Jim Handy · Janes Handy · James Michael Handy
Biography
James Michael Handy (March 19, 1945 – June 3, 2026) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows since 1977. On film, he appeared as Byers in K-9 (1989) and its sequel, K-911 (1999). He later appeared in Arachnophobia (1990), Jumanji (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Logan (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). His most notable television appearances are on Profiler (1997) and Alias (2002–06).
On June 3, 2026, Handy was found in his front yard with multiple fatal stab wounds in his chest. The suspect, 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, Handy's girlfriend's son, was arrested and booked on a murder charge following a 911 call Gledhill made.
Known For
TV Shows (36)
Law & Order
1990
as Mr. Wheeler
9-1-1
2018
as Felix
The X-Files
1993
as Detective Alan Cross
Castle
2009
as Clifford Stuckey
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009
as Former NIS Operative
The West Wing
1999
as Joseph Bruno
The Closer
2005
as Mr. Rawley
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lieutenant Pat Hogan
Without a Trace
2002
as Dr. Falk
ER
1994
as Dan Sullivan
Melrose Place
1992
as Matt Fielding Sr.
NYPD Blue
1993
as Borough Commander Haverill
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990
as Tom Rose
CSI: NY
2004
as Charles Ross
Rizzoli & Isles
2010
as Leroy Grovner
Wings
1990
as Dr. Lenny
Quantum Leap
1989
as Ross Tyler
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Mr. Bergstrom
The Practice
1997
as Jeffrey Stewart / Philly Sidlow
Matlock
1986
as Prosecutor
L.A. Law
1986
as John Vincent
Third Watch
1999
as Father Goodwin
Profiler
1996
as Lou Handleman
The Dead Zone
2002
as Joe Bannerman
Early Edition
1996
as Uncle Bob Sheaghan
Touch
2012
as Lanford Biddle
L.A. Doctors
1998
as Ronny Wilcox
Commander in Chief
2005
as Bernard Hendrix
Raising the Bar
2008
as Judge Albert Meade
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Frank Brady
Documentary Now!
2015
as Self
Alias
2001
as Arthur Devlin
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
as Gulliver
Mulaney
2014
as Father Ed
EZ Streets
1996
Angel Street
1992
as Captain Mulligan
Movies (57)
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
as Bartender (Jimmy)
Logan
2017
as Old Doctor
Bad Sister
2015
as Bishop O'Reilly
Unbreakable
2000
as Priest
Suburbicon
2017
as Mayor Billings
15 Minutes
2001
as Captain Duffy
Jumanji
1995
as Exterminator
The Rocketeer
1991
as Wooly
Lifted
2010
as Travis
The Verdict
1982
as Kevin Doneghy
K-9
1989
as Captain Byers
Arachnophobia
1990
as Milton Briggs
Guarding Tess
1994
as Neal Carlo
The Preppie Murder
1989
as Joe Brady Quinn
Gang Related
1997
as Captain Henderson
Burglar
1987
as Carson Verrill
Brighton Beach Memoirs
1986
as Frank Murphy
Woman Child
2017
as Barney Winecott
Drive Like Lightning
1992
as Walter Blaine
K-911
2000
as Captain Byers
Deterrence
2000
as Lancaster
Bird
1988
as Esteves
Sudden Fury
1993
as Det. Stockman
Unspeakable Acts
1990
as Jeff Samek
The O.J. Simpson Story
1995
as Detective Vannatter
UC: Undercover
2001
as Priest
Who Is Julia?
1986
as Bob Greenmeyer
Murder in Mind
1997
as Dr. Harvard
Every Dog Has Its Day
1998
as Sign Painter
Kojak: The Belarus File
1985
as Federal Agent #1
Time Served
1999
as Judge William T. Engstrom III
The Revenge of Al Capone
1989
as FBI Chief
Without Warning
1994
as Dr. Norbert Hazelton
Popeye Doyle
1986
as Lieutenant Gregory Paulus
False Arrest
1991
as Thomas Thinnes
The Room Upstairs
1987
as Frank
Mary and Rhoda
2000
as Doorman
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
1991
as Gerry Duffy
Rave Review
1995
as James
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
1999
as Frank Brady
Black & White
1999
as Sergeant Wright
Doubletake
1985
as Real Estate Broker
Gone in the Night
1996
Senior Entourage
2021
as Father MacGuffin
Majority Rule
1992
as Sen. Carl Dempsey
Obsessed
1992
as Jerry
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
1994
as Don Moran
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
1990
as Det. Al McQuiggan
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
1988
as Doctor
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
1992
The Donor
2001
as John
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
1986
as Melvin Mander
The Waiter
2010
as The CEO
Street to Table
2022
as Flynn
Convicted: A Mother's Story
1987
as Bob Huggins
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown
2017
as Frank
Appearances
1990
as Danny Halligan
About James Handy
James Michael Handy (March 19, 1945 – June 3, 2026) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows since 1977. On film, he appeared as Byers in K-9 (1989) and its sequel, K-911 (1999). He later appeared in Arachnophobia (1990), Jumanji (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Logan (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). His most notable television appearances are on Profiler (1997) and Alias (2002–06). On June 3, 2026, Handy was found in his front yard with multiple fatal stab wounds in his chest. The suspect, 44-year-old Michael… With 93 credits spanning from 1982 to 2022, James Handy has appeared in 57 films and 36 TV shows.
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- Top Gun: Maverick (2022) — as Bartender (Jimmy)
- Logan (2017) — as Old Doctor
- Bad Sister (2015) — as Bishop O'Reilly
- Unbreakable (2000) — as Priest
- Suburbicon (2017) — as Mayor Billings
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