Brion James
Known for Acting · 149 credits
- Born
- 1945-02-20
- Died
- 1999-08-07
- Place of birth
- Redlands, California, USA
- Also known as
- Brian James · Brion Howard 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
TV Shows (33)
Little House on the Prairie
1974
The A-Team
1983
as Ryder / David Plout
Miami Vice
1984
as Edward Reese
The Waltons
1972
as Henry Ferris Jr.
Matlock
1986
as Mr. Grock
Hunter
1984
as Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Armand Thorne
Quincy, M.E.
1976
as Henry Moeller
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Irving (voice) / Additional Voices (voice)
The Rockford Files
1974
as Clamshell
Millennium
1996
as Sheriff Bowman
American Playhouse
1982
as Captain Rogers
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Rafer Cobb
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice) / Parasite (voice)
Renegade
1992
as Eli Starke
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Steve Dixon
The F.B.I.
1965
The Incredible Hulk
1977
as Al
Gunsmoke
1955
as Joe Barnes
The Sentinel
1996
as Warren Chapel
Amazing Stories
1985
as Willie Joe
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Lionel
Mork & Mindy
1978
as George
The Magnificent Seven
1998
as Stuart James
Sledge Hammer!
1986
as Felix Ridel / Don Merrill
Roots
1977
as Slaver
CHiPs
1977
as Billy Joe Ackerman / Monk Adler
Galactica 1980
1980
as Willy
Sidekicks
1986
The Marshal
1995
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
as Reece
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1979
When the Whistle Blows
1980
Movies (116)
The Fifth Element
1997
as General Munro
Blade Runner
1982
as Leon
Conquest of the Earth
1980
as Willy
48 Hrs.
1982
as Ben Kehoe
Tango & Cash
1989
as Requin
Striking Distance
1993
as Eddie Eiler
Red Heat
1988
as Streak
The Player
1992
as Joel Levison
Silverado
1985
as Hobart
Nemesis
1992
as Maritz
Flesh + Blood
1985
as Karsthans
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
as Ben Kehoe
Hard Times
1975
as Man (uncredited)
Enemy Mine
1985
as Stubbs
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
as Crapshooter
Nickelodeon
1976
as Bailiff
Blue Sunshine
1977
as Tony
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
Southern Comfort
1981
as Trapper
Armed and Dangerous
1986
as Anthony Lazarus
Red Scorpion
1988
as Krasnov
Evil Obsession
1996
as Stavinski
Hear No Evil
1982
as Billy Boy Burns
Cherry 2000
1987
as Stacy
Crimewave
1985
as Arthur Coddish
Knight Rider 2010
1994
as Jared
Dirt Merchant
1999
as Detective Harry Ball
Precious Find
1996
as Sam Horton
Nightmare at Noon
1988
as The Albino
Amazing Stories
1986
as Willie Joe
Bound for Glory
1976
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
Corvette Summer
1978
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Love Among Thieves
1987
as Andre
A Breed Apart
1984
as Peyton
Snide and Prejudice
1997
as Hermann Goering
The Horror Show
1989
as Max Jenke
American Strays
1996
as Oris
Radioland Murders
1994
as Bernie King
The Jazz Singer
1980
as Man in Bar
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
as Captain Rogers
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976
as Roustabout
Scanner Cop
1994
as Dr. Hampton
Nature of the Beast
1995
as Sheriff Gordon
Rio Diablo
1993
as Jake Walker
Wholly Moses
1980
as Guard at Banquet
The Companion
1994
as Ron Cocheran
Future Shock
1994
as Jack Porter
Bombshell
1997
as Donald
Showdown
1993
as Vice Principal Kowalski
Back in Business
1997
as Emery Ryker
Z-TV
1989
as Self
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995
as Larry Walker
The Underground
1997
as Captain Hilton
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981
as Turkey Jones
Men in White
1998
as Air Force
Steel Dawn
1987
as Tark
Brown's Requiem
1998
as Cathcart
Savage Land
1994
as Cyrus
A Place Called Truth
1998
as Hank
The Killing Jar
1997
as Dr. Vincent Garret
The Soft Kill
1994
as Ben McCarthy
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
1993
as Brown
The King Is Alive
2000
as Ashley
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
as Reece
Steel Frontier
1995
as General J.W. Quantrell
The Thief & the Stripper
2002
as Shoe
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
as Roy Grimes
Art Deco Detective
1994
as Jim Wexler
Precious Victims
1993
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
Wishman
1992
as Staten Jack Rose
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
as Hayseed
The Kansas City Massacre
1975
as Homer Van Meter
Billy Lone Bear
1996
Farewell, My Love
2000
as Renault
Diplomatic Siege
1999
as Stubbs
Time Runner
1993
as Neila
Cabin Boy
1994
as Big Teddy
Annihilator
1986
as Alien Leader
D.O.A.
1988
as Detective Ulmer
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
as Defalice
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978
as Guard
Indecent Behavior III
1995
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Circles in a Forest
1989
as Mr. Patterson
Enid Is Sleeping
1990
as Trucker
The Operator
2000
as Vernon Woods
The Hunter's Moon
1999
as Sheriff Foulkes
Dominion
1995
as Lynwood
The Wrong Guys
1988
as Glen Grunski
Deadly Ransom
1998
as Bobby Rico
In God's Hands
1998
as Capitaine
Assault on Dome 4
1996
as Chairman
Spitfire
1995
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Dead Man Walking
1988
as Decker
Joseph's Gift
1999
as Frank Childress
F.T.W.
1994
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Black Magic
1992
as Tom McKay
Ultimate Desires
1991
as Wolfgang Friedman
Street Asylum
1990
as Reverend Mony
Malevolence
1999
as Warden Walker
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997
as Salvador Dali / Sam
Hong Kong 97
1994
as Simon Alexander
Flying High
1978
as Clyde Boyer
Cyberjack
1995
as Nassim
Swimming with Dolphins
2005
Arthurs Quest
1999
as Trent
Mutator
1989
as David Allen
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980
as Eddie Rhodes
The Dark
1993
as Paul Buckner
Jekyll Island
1998
as Lawton Goodyear
Black Sea 213
1998
as Captain Killick
Mom
1990
as Nestor Duvalier
Frogtown II
1992
as Prof. Tanzer
Heist
1999
as Caz
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976
as Ben Jones
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
1998
as Monk
Phoenix Point
2005
as Spider Rico
About Brion James
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 throug… With 149 credits spanning from 1955 to 2005, Brion James has appeared in 116 films and 33 TV shows.
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- The Fifth Element (1997) — as General Munro
- Blade Runner (1982) — as Leon
- Conquest of the Earth (1980) — as Willy
- 48 Hrs. (1982) — as Ben Kehoe
- Tango & Cash (1989) — as Requin
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