Acting credits
148
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Brion James
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.4
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Movies: 115Series: 33Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 591
IMDb ID: nm0001397
Known for: Acting
Born: February 20, 1945
Died: August 7, 1999
Age: 54
Place of birth: Redlands, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2005
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.42
Wikidata: Q723780
Also known as
Brian James • Brion Howard James
Other jobs
Associate Producer (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Brion James.
Phoenix Point
as Spider Rico
2005 Movie
The Thief & the Stripper
as Shoe
2002 Movie
The King Is Alive
as Ashley
2000 Movie
The Operator
as Vernon Woods
2000 Movie
Farewell, My Love
as Renault
2000 Movie
Diplomatic Siege
as Stubbs
1999 Movie
The Hunter's Moon
as Sheriff Foulkes
1999 Movie
Dirt Merchant
as Detective Harry Ball
1999 Movie
Arthurs Quest
as Trent
1999 Movie
Malevolence
as Warden Walker
1999 Movie
Joseph's Gift
as Frank Childress
1999 Movie
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
as Monk
1998 Movie
Brown's Requiem
as Cathcart
1998 Movie
Deadly Ransom
as Bobby Rico
1998 Movie
Men in White
as Air Force
1998 Movie
A Place Called Truth
as Hank
1998 Movie
Heist
as Caz
1998 Movie
In God's Hands
as Capitaine
1998 Movie
Jekyll Island
as Lawton Goodyear
1998 Movie
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
as Willie Joe
1998 Movie
Black Sea 213
as Captain Killick
1998 Movie
The Underground
as Captain Hilton
1997 Movie
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Salvador Dali / Sam
1997 Movie
Bombshell
as Donald
1997 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Brion James.
The Magnificent Seven
as Stuart James • 1 eps
1998 Series
Millennium
as Sheriff Bowman • 1 eps
1996 Series
Superman: The Animated Series
as Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice) • 2 eps
1996 Series
The Sentinel
as Warren Chapel • 1 eps
1996 Series
The Marshal
25 eps
1995 Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Rafer Cobb • 2 eps
1993 Series
Highlander: The Series
as Armand Thorne • 1 eps
1992 Series
Renegade
as Eli Starke • 1 eps
1992 Series
Batman: The Animated Series
as Irving (voice) • 1 eps
1992 Series
Tales from the Crypt
as Steve Dixon • 1 eps
1989 Series
Sidekicks
1 eps
1986 Series
Sledge Hammer!
as Felix Ridel • 1 eps
1986 Series
Matlock
as Mr. Grock • 1 eps
1986 Series
Amazing Stories
as Willie Joe • 1 eps
1985 Series
Hunter
as Thomas Duffy • 1 eps
1984 Series
Miami Vice
as Edward Reese • 1 eps
1984 Series
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Reece • 2 eps
1983 Series
The Hitchhiker
as Lionel • 1 eps
1983 Series
The A-Team
as Ryder • 1 eps
1983 Series
American Playhouse
as Captain Rogers • 1 eps
1982 Series
When the Whistle Blows
1 eps
1980 Series
Galactica 1980
as Willy • 1 eps
1980 Series
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
1979 Series
Mork & Mindy
as George • 1 eps
1978 Series