Actor
Brion James
117 movies as actor
Born Feb 20, 1945 – Aug 7, 1999 (aged 54)From Redlands, California, USAAlso known as Brian James, Brion Howard 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 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
Blade Runner
1982 · Sci-Fi, Drama
The Fifth Element
1997 · Sci-Fi, Action
Tango & Cash
1989 · Action, Crime
48 Hrs.
1982 · Crime, Action
Red Heat
1988 · Action, Crime
Enemy Mine
1985 · Drama, Sci-Fi
Another 48 Hrs.
1990 · Action, Comedy
Striking Distance
1993 · Crime, Action
The Player
1992 · Mystery, Drama
Silverado
1985 · Western, Action
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · Crime, Romance
Flesh + Blood
1985 · Adventure, Drama
Brion James movies
New Line: Independent Legacies
New Line: Independent Legacies
Self (archive footage)
Swimming with Dolphins
Swimming with Dolphins
2005
Phoenix Point
2005 · Spider Rico
The Thief & the Stripper
2002 · Shoe
The King Is Alive
2000 · Ashley
The Operator
2000 · Vernon Woods
Farewell, My Love
2000 · Renault
Diplomatic Siege
1999 · Stubbs
The Hunter's Moon
1999 · Sheriff Foulkes
Dirt Merchant
1999 · Detective Harry Ball
Arthurs Quest
1999 · Trent
Malevolence
1999 · Warden Walker
Joseph's Gift
1999 · Frank Childress
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
1998 · Monk
Brown's Requiem
1998 · Cathcart
Deadly Ransom
1998 · Bobby Rico
Men in White
1998 · Air Force
A Place Called Truth
1998 · Hank
Heist
1998 · Caz
In God's Hands
1998 · Capitaine
Jekyll Island
1998 · Lawton Goodyear
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
1998 · Willie Joe
Black Sea 213
1998 · Captain Killick
The Underground
1997 · Captain Hilton
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997 · Salvador Dali / Sam
Bombshell
1997 · Donald
Back in Business
1997 · Emery Ryker
The Killing Jar
1997 · Dr. Vincent Garret
Snide and Prejudice
1997 · Hermann Goering
The Fifth Element
1997 · General Munro
Assault on Dome 4
1996 · Chairman
Evil Obsession
1996 · Stavinski
American Strays
1996 · Oris
Precious Find
1996 · Sam Horton
Billy Lone Bear
1996
Indecent Behavior III
1995 · Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Nature of the Beast
1995 · Sheriff Gordon
Cyberjack
1995 · Nassim
Dominion
1995 · Lynwood
Steel Frontier
1995 · General J.W. Quantrell
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995 · Larry Walker
Spitfire
1995 · Tough Guy (uncredited)
Hong Kong 97
1994 · Simon Alexander
The Soft Kill
1994 · Ben McCarthy
Radioland Murders
1994 · Bernie King
The Companion
1994 · Ron Cocheran
Art Deco Detective
1994 · Jim Wexler
Savage Land
1994 · Cyrus
Scanner Cop
1994 · Dr. Hampton
F.T.W.
1994 · Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Knight Rider 2010
1994 · Jared
Future Shock
1994 · Jack Porter
Cabin Boy
1994 · Big Teddy
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
1993 · Brown
The Dark
1993 · Paul Buckner
Precious Victims
1993 · Agent Jimmy Bivens
Striking Distance
1993 · Eddie Eiler
Showdown
1993 · Vice Principal Kowalski
Time Runner
1993 · Neila
Rio Diablo
1993 · Jake Walker
Nemesis
1992 · Maritz
Frogtown II
1992 · Prof. Tanzer
Black Magic
1992 · Tom McKay
Wishman
1992 · Staten Jack Rose
The Player
1992 · Joel Levison
Ultimate Desires
1991 · Wolfgang Friedman
Mom
1990 · Nestor Duvalier
Another 48 Hrs.
1990 · Ben Kehoe
Street Asylum
1990 · Reverend Mony
Enid Is Sleeping
1990 · Trucker
Tango & Cash
1989 · Requin
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989 · Roy Grimes
Circles in a Forest
1989 · Mr. Patterson
Mutator
1989 · David Allen
The Horror Show
1989 · Max Jenke
Z-TV
1989 · Self
Red Scorpion
1988 · Krasnov
Dead Man Walking
1988 · Decker
Nightmare at Noon
1988 · The Albino
Red Heat
1988 · Streak
The Wrong Guys
1988 · Glen Grunski
D.O.A.
1988 · Detective Ulmer
Cherry 2000
1987 · Stacy
Steel Dawn
1987 · Tark
Love Among Thieves
1987 · Andre
Armed and Dangerous
1986 · Anthony Lazarus
Amazing Stories
1986 · Willie Joe
Annihilator
1986 · Alien Leader
Enemy Mine
1985 · Stubbs
Flesh + Blood
1985 · Karsthans
Silverado
1985 · Hobart
Crimewave
1985 · Arthur Coddish
A Breed Apart
1984 · Peyton
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983 · Reece
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983 · Captain Rogers
48 Hrs.
1982 · Ben Kehoe
Hear No Evil
1982 · Billy Boy Burns
Blade Runner
1982 · Leon
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981 · Turkey Jones
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981 · Defalice
Southern Comfort
1981 · Trapper
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · Crapshooter
Conquest of the Earth
1980 · Willy
The Jazz Singer
1980 · Man in Bar
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980 · Eddie Rhodes
Wholly Moses
1980 · Guard at Banquet
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978 · Guard
Flying High
1978 · Clyde Boyer
Corvette Summer
1978 · Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Blue Sunshine
1977 · Tony
Nickelodeon
1976 · Bailiff
Bound for Glory
1976 · Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976 · Ben Jones
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976 · Roustabout
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976 · Hayseed
The Kansas City Massacre
1975 · Homer Van Meter
Hard Times
1975 · Man (uncredited)
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