Brion James
Born in Redlands, California, USA — Feb 20 1945• Died Aug 07 1999
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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 19…
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The Waltons
Henry Ferris Jr.
Renegade
Eli Starke
Miami Vice
Edward Reese
Quincy, M.E.
Henry Moeller
The A-Team
Ryder
Batman: The Animated Series
Irving (voice)
Little House on the Prairie
The Rockford Files
Clamshell
Highlander: The Series
Armand Thorne
The F.B.I.
Matlock
Mr. Grock
Walker, Texas Ranger
Rafer Cobb
The Incredible Hulk
Al
Millennium
Sheriff Bowman
The Sentinel
Warren Chapel
Tales from the Crypt
Steve Dixon
Amazing Stories
Willie Joe
Superman: The Animated Series
Parasite / Rudy Jones (voice)
The Hitchhiker
Lionel
Hunter
Lt. Jeff Wadsworth / Thomas Duffy
Gunsmoke
Joe Barnes
Sledge Hammer!
Felix Ridel
Mork & Mindy
George
Blade Runner
Leon
Roots
Slaver
The Fifth Element
General Munro
CHiPs
Billy Joe Ackerman
The Magnificent Seven
Stuart James
Galactica 1980
Willy
The Marshal
Sidekicks
48 Hrs.
Ben Kehoe
The Player
Joel Levison
Silverado
Hobart
Tango & Cash
Requin
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
Red Heat
Streak
Enemy Mine
Stubbs
When the Whistle Blows
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Reece
Striking Distance
Eddie Eiler
Hard Times
Man (uncredited)
Another 48 Hrs.
Ben Kehoe
Nemesis
Maritz
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Crapshooter
Crimewave
Arthur Coddish
The Jazz Singer
Man in Bar
Southern Comfort
Trapper
Flesh + Blood
Karsthans
Corvette Summer
Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Cherry 2000
Stacy
Scanner Cop
Dr. Hampton
Wholly Moses
Guard at Banquet
The Kansas City Massacre
Homer Van Meter
Armed and Dangerous
Anthony Lazarus
Red Scorpion
Krasnov
Nickelodeon
Bailiff
D.O.A.
Detective Ulmer
Spitfire
Tough Guy (uncredited)
Steel Dawn
Tark
Cabin Boy
Big Teddy
The Wrong Guys
Glen Grunski
Cyberjack
Nassim
Rio Diablo
Jake Walker
Hong Kong 97
Simon Alexander
Amazing Stories
Willie Joe
Showdown
Vice Principal Kowalski
Men in White
Air Force
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
Reece
Bound for Glory
Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Roy Grimes
Brown's Requiem
Cathcart
Mom
Nestor Duvalier
Harry and Walter Go to New York
Hayseed
A Breed Apart
Peyton
Blue Sunshine
Tony
Time Runner
Neila
Treasure of Matecumbe
Roustabout
Heist
Caz
Future Shock
Jack Porter
Arthurs Quest
Trent
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Larry Walker
The Companion
Ron Cocheran
Flying High
Clyde Boyer
Diplomatic Siege
Stubbs
The Killing Jar
Dr. Vincent Garret
Street Asylum
Reverend Mony
The King Is Alive
Ashley
American Strays
Oris
In God's Hands
Capitaine
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Captain Rogers
Radioland Murders
Bernie King
Savage Land
Cyrus
Frogtown II
Prof. Tanzer
The Horror Show
Max Jenke
F.T.W.
Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Wishman
Staten Jack Rose
Bombshell
Donald
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Guard
The Underground
Captain Hilton
Evil Obsession
Stavinski
Trouble in High Timber Country
Eddie Rhodes
Deadly Ransom
Bobby Rico
Nature of the Beast
Sheriff Gordon
The Soft Kill
Ben McCarthy
Love Among Thieves
Andre
Conquest of the Earth
Willy
Mutator
David Allen
Hear No Evil
Billy Boy Burns
Enid Is Sleeping
Trucker
Precious Victims
Agent Jimmy Bivens
Nightmare at Noon
The Albino
Farewell, My Love
Renault
Snide and Prejudice
Hermann Goering
Steel Frontier
General J.W. Quantrell
Dirt Merchant
Detective Harry Ball
Knight Rider 2010
Jared
A Place Called Truth
Hank
Black Magic
Tom McKay
Malevolence
Warden Walker
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
Monk
Joseph's Gift
Frank Childress
Back in Business
Emery Ryker
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Salvador Dali / Sam
Annihilator
Alien Leader
Assault on Dome 4
Chairman
Dominion
Lynwood
The Invasion of Johnson County
Ben Jones
Dead Man Walking
Decker
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Defalice
Precious Find
Sam Horton
Killing at Hell's Gate
Turkey Jones
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
Brown
Jekyll Island
Lawton Goodyear
The Dark
Paul Buckner
Black Sea 213
Captain Killick
The Hunter's Moon
Sheriff Foulkes
The Operator
Vernon Woods
Ultimate Desires
Wolfgang Friedman
Circles in a Forest
Mr. Patterson
The Thief & the Stripper
Shoe
Billy Lone Bear
Art Deco Detective
Jim Wexler
Swimming with Dolphins
Indecent Behavior III
Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Z-TV
Self
Phoenix Point
Spider Rico