Brion James
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-02-20
Day of Death
1999-08-07 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Redlands, California, USA
Brion 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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Acting
(2005)
Phoenix Point
as Spider Rico
(2005)
(2002)
The Thief & the Stripper
as Shoe
(2000)
The King Is Alive
as Ashley
(2000)
Farewell, My Love
as Renault
(2000)
The Operator
as Vernon Woods
(1999)
Diplomatic Siege
as Stubbs
(1999)
Arthurs Quest
as Trent
(1999)
Joseph's Gift
as Frank Childress
(1999)
The Hunter's Moon
as Sheriff Foulkes
(1999)
Dirt Merchant
as Detective Harry Ball
(1999)
Heist
as Caz
(1999)
Malevolence
as Warden Walker
(1998)
A Place Called Truth
as Hank
(1998)
In God's Hands
as Capitaine
(1998)
Jekyll Island
as Lawton Goodyear
(1998)
Brown's Requiem
as Cathcart
(1998)
(1998)
Black Sea 213
as Captain Killick
(1998)
Men in White
as Air Force
(1998)
Deadly Ransom
as Bobby Rico
(1997)
The Fifth Element
as General Munro
(1997)
The Killing Jar
as Dr. Vincent Garret
(1997)
Snide and Prejudice
as Hermann Goering
(1997)
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Salvador Dali / Sam
(1997)
Back in Business
as Emery Ryker
(1997)
The Underground
as Captain Hilton
(1997)
Bombshell
as Donald
(1996)
Assault on Dome 4
as Chairman
(1996)
American Strays
as Oris
(1996)
Precious Find
as Sam Horton
(1996)
Evil Obsession
as Stavinski
(1996)
(1995)
Cyberjack
as Nassim
(1995)
Steel Frontier
as General J.W. Quantrell
(1995)
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as Larry Walker
(1995)
Dominion
as Lynwood
(1995)
Nature of the Beast
as Sheriff Gordon
(1995)
Indecent Behavior III
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
(1995)
Spitfire
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
(1994)
Cabin Boy
as Big Teddy
(1994)
Radioland Murders
as Bernie King
(1994)
F.T.W.
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
(1994)
Scanner Cop
as Dr. Hampton
(1994)
The Companion
as Ron Cocheran
(1994)
Knight Rider 2010
as Jared
(1994)
Future Shock
as Jack Porter
(1994)
Hong Kong 97
as Simon Alexander
(1994)
The Soft Kill
as Ben McCarthy
(1994)
Savage Land
as Cyrus
(1994)
Art Deco Detective
as Jim Wexler
(1993)
Striking Distance
as Det. Eddie Eiler
(1993)
Showdown
as Vice Principal Kowalski
(1993)
Rio Diablo
as Jake Walker
(1993)
Time Runner
as Neila
(1993)
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
as Brown
(1993)
The Dark
as Paul Buckner
(1993)
Precious Victims
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
(1992)
The Player
as Joel Levison
(1992)
Nemesis
as Maritz
(1992)
Wishman
as Staten Jack Rose
(1992)
Frogtown II
as Prof. Tanzer
(1992)
Black Magic
as Tom McKay
(1991)
Ultimate Desires
as Wolfgang Friedman
(1990)
Another 48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
(1990)
Mom
as Nestor Duvalier
(1990)
Enid Is Sleeping
as Trucker
(1990)
Street Asylum
as Reverend Mony
(1989)
Tango & Cash
as Requin
(1989)
The Horror Show
as Max Jenke
(1989)
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Roy Grimes
(1989)
Mutator
as David Allen
(1989)
Circles in a Forest
as Mr. Patterson
(1989)
Z-TV
as Self
(1988)
Red Heat
as Streak
(1988)
Red Scorpion
as Krasnov
(1988)
D.O.A.
as Detective Ulmer
(1988)
The Wrong Guys
as Glen Grunski
(1988)
Dead Man Walking
as Decker
(1988)
Nightmare at Noon
as The Albino
(1987)
Cherry 2000
as Stacy
(1987)
Steel Dawn
as Tark
(1987)
Love Among Thieves
as Andre
(1986)
Armed and Dangerous
as Anthony Lazarus
(1986)
Amazing Stories
as Willie Joe
(1986)
Annihilator
as Alien Leader
(1985)
Silverado
as Hobart
(1985)
Flesh + Blood
as Karsthans
(1985)
Enemy Mine
as Stubbs
(1985)
Crimewave
as Arthur Coddish
(1984)
A Breed Apart
as Peyton
(1983)
(1983)
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Captain Rogers
(1982)
Blade Runner
as Leon
(1982)
48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
(1982)
Hear No Evil
as Billy Boy Burns
(1981)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter
(1981)
Southern Comfort
as Trapper
(1981)
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Defalice
(1981)
Killing at Hell's Gate
as Turkey Jones
(1980)
The Jazz Singer
as Man in Bar
(1980)
Wholly Moses
as Guard at Banquet
(1980)
Conquest of the Earth
as Willy
(1980)
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Eddie Rhodes
(1978)
Corvette Summer
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
(1978)
(1978)
Flying High
as Clyde Boyer
(1977)
Blue Sunshine
as Tony
(1976)
Nickelodeon
as Bailiff
(1976)
Treasure of Matecumbe
as Roustabout
(1976)
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Hayseed
(1976)
Bound for Glory
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
(1976)
The Invasion of Johnson County
as Ben Jones
(1975)
Hard Times
as Man (uncredited)
(1975)
The Kansas City Massacre
as Homer Van Meter
Crew
(1997)
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Associate Producer