About
Brion James
Overview
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
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2005 | Swimming with Dolphins | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2005 | Phoenix Point | Actor | Spider Rico | 58 Average |
2002 | The Thief & the Stripper | Actor | Shoe | 58 Average |
2000 | The King Is Alive | Actor | Ashley | 59 Average |
2000 | The Operator | Actor | Vernon Woods | 58 Average |
2000 | Farewell, My Love | Actor | Renault | 58 Average |
1999 | Diplomatic Siege | Actor | Stubbs | 58 Average |
1999 | The Hunter's Moon | Actor | Sheriff Foulkes | 59 Average |
1999 | Dirt Merchant | Actor | Detective Harry Ball | 58 Average |
1999 | Heist | Actor | Caz | N/A N/A |
1999 | Arthurs Quest | Actor | Trent | 58 Average |
1999 | Malevolence | Actor | Warden Walker | 59 Average |
1999 | Joseph's Gift | Actor | Frank Childress | N/A N/A |
1998 | Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller | Actor | Monk | 59 Average |
1998 | Brown's Requiem | Actor | Cathcart | 58 Average |
1998 | Deadly Ransom | Actor | Bobby Rico | 59 Average |
1998 | Men in White | Actor | Air Force | 58 Average |
1998 | A Place Called Truth | Actor | Hank | 58 Average |
1998 | In God's Hands | Actor | Capitaine | 58 Average |
1998 | Jekyll Island | Actor | Lawton Goodyear | 59 Average |
1998 | Joseph's Gift | Actor | Frank Childress | N/A N/A |
1998 | Black Sea 213 | Actor | Captain Killick | 58 Average |
1997 | The Underground | Actor | Captain Hilton | 59 Average |
1997 | Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills | Actor | Salvador Dali / Sam | 58 Average |
1997 | Bombshell | Actor | Donald | 58 Average |
1997 | Back in Business | Actor | Emery Ryker | 58 Average |
1997 | The Killing Jar | Actor | 58 Average |
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1997 | Snide and Prejudice | Actor | Hermann Goering | N/A N/A |
1997 | The Fifth Element | Actor | General Munro | 74 Good |
1996 | Assault on Dome 4 | Actor | Chairman | 58 Average |
1996 | Evil Obsession | Actor | Stavinski | N/A N/A |
1996 | American Strays | Actor | Oris | 58 Average |
1996 | Precious Find | Actor | Sam Horton | 59 Average |
1996 | Billy Lone Bear | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1995 | Indecent Behavior III | Actor | Mr. Cowed | 58 Average |
1995 | Nature of the Beast | Actor | Sheriff Gordon | 59 Average |
1995 | Cyberjack | Actor | Nassim | 58 Average |
1995 | Dominion | Actor | Lynwood | 58 Average |
1995 | Steel Frontier | Actor | General J.W. Quantrell | 58 Average |
1995 | The Marshal | Actor | 70 Good |
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1995 | Sketch Artist II: Hands That See | Actor | Larry Walker | 58 Average |
1995 | Spitfire | Actor | Tough Guy (uncredited) | 58 Average |
1994 | Hong Kong 97 | Actor | Simon Alexander | 58 Average |
1994 | The Soft Kill | Actor | Ben McCarthy | 58 Average |
1994 | Radioland Murders | Actor | Bernie King | 59 Average |
1994 | The Companion | Actor | Ron Cocheran | 58 Average |
1994 | Art Deco Detective | Actor | Jim Wexler | 58 Average |
1994 | Savage Land | Actor | Cyrus | N/A N/A |
1994 | Scanner Cop | Actor | Dr. Hampton | 59 Average |
1994 | F.T.W. | Actor | Sheriff Rudy Morgan | 58 Average |
1994 | Knight Rider 2010 | Actor | Jared | 58 Average |
1994 | Future Shock | Actor | Jack Porter | 58 Average |
1994 | Cabin Boy | Actor | Big Teddy | 57 Average |
1993 | Brain Smasher... A Love Story | Actor | Brown | 58 Average |
1993 | The Dark | Actor | Paul Buckner | 58 Average |
1993 | Precious Victims | Actor | Agent Jimmy Bivens | 59 Average |
1993 | Striking Distance | Actor | Det. Eddie Eiler | 58 Average |
1993 | Showdown | Actor | Vice Principal Kowalski | 58 Average |
1993 | Time Runner | Actor | Neila | 58 Average |
1993 | Rio Diablo | Actor | Jake Walker | 58 Average |
1992 | Nemesis | Actor | Maritz | 57 Average |
1992 | Frogtown II | Actor | Prof. Tanzer | 58 Average |
1992 | Black Magic | Actor | Tom McKay | 58 Average |
1992 | Wishman | Actor | Staten Jack Rose | 58 Average |
1992 | The Player | Actor | Joel Levison | 66 Fair |
1991 | Ultimate Desires | Actor | Wolfgang Friedman | 58 Average |
1990 | Mom | Actor | Nestor Duvalier | 58 Average |
1990 | Another 48 Hrs. | Actor | Ben Kehoe | 59 Average |
1990 | Street Asylum | Actor | Reverend Mony | 58 Average |
1990 | Enid Is Sleeping | Actor | Trucker | 58 Average |
1989 | Tango & Cash | Actor | Requin | 63 Fair |
1989 | Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | Actor | Roy Grimes | 59 Average |
1989 | Circles in a Forest | Actor | Mr. Patterson | 59 Average |
1989 | Mutator | Actor | David Allen | 58 Average |
1989 | The Horror Show | Actor | Max Jenke | 57 Average |
1989 | Z-TV | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1988 | Red Scorpion | Actor | Krasnov | 58 Average |
1988 | Dead Man Walking | Actor | Decker | 58 Average |
1988 | Nightmare at Noon | Actor | The Albino | 58 Average |
1988 | Red Heat | Actor | Streak | 61 Fair |
1988 | The Wrong Guys | Actor | Glen Grunski | 58 Average |
1988 | D.O.A. | Actor | Detective Ulmer | 60 Fair |
1987 | Cherry 2000 | Actor | Stacy | 59 Average |
1987 | Steel Dawn | Actor | Tark | 57 Average |
1987 | Love Among Thieves | Actor | Andre | 58 Average |
1986 | Armed and Dangerous | Actor | Anthony Lazarus | 58 Average |
1986 | Amazing Stories | Actor | Willie Joe | 59 Average |
1986 | Annihilator | Actor | Alien Leader | 58 Average |
1985 | Enemy Mine | Actor | Stubbs | 65 Fair |
1985 | Flesh + Blood | Actor | Karsthans | 61 Fair |
1985 | Silverado | Actor | Hobart | 65 Fair |
1985 | Crimewave | Actor | Arthur Coddish | 58 Average |
1984 | A Breed Apart | Actor | Peyton | 58 Average |
1983 | The Gambler: The Adventure Continues | Actor | Reece | 59 Average |
1983 | The Gambler: The Adventure Continues | Actor | Reece | 69 Fair |
1983 | The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez | Actor | Captain Rogers | 59 Average |
1982 | 48 Hrs. | Actor | Ben Kehoe | 64 Fair |
1982 | Hear No Evil | Actor | Billy Boy Burns | 58 Average |
1982 | Blade Runner | Actor | Leon | 78 Good |
1981 | Killing at Hell's Gate | Actor | Turkey Jones | 59 Average |
1981 | Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Actor | Defalice | 59 Average |
1981 | Southern Comfort | Actor | Trapper | 62 Fair |
1981 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Actor | Crapshooter | 62 Fair |
1980 | Conquest of the Earth | Actor | Willy | 59 Average |
1980 | The Jazz Singer | Actor | Man in Bar | 58 Average |
1980 | Trouble in High Timber Country | Actor | Eddie Rhodes | N/A N/A |
1980 | Wholly Moses | Actor | Guard at Banquet | 58 Average |
1978 | KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park | Actor | Guard | 58 Average |
1978 | Flying High | Actor | Clyde Boyer | N/A N/A |
1978 | Corvette Summer | Actor | Wayne's Car Wash Henchman | 58 Average |
1978 | Blue Sunshine | Actor | Tony | 58 Average |
1976 | Nickelodeon | Actor | Bailiff | 59 Average |
1976 | Bound for Glory | Actor | Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border | 60 Fair |
1976 | The Invasion of Johnson County | Actor | Ben Jones | 59 Average |
1976 | Treasure of Matecumbe | Actor | Roustabout | 59 Average |
1976 | Harry and Walter Go to New York | Actor | Hayseed | 58 Average |
1975 | The Kansas City Massacre | Actor | Homer Van Meter | 58 Average |
1975 | Hard Times | Actor | Man (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
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1997 | Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills | Production | Associate Producer | 58 Average |