About

Known credits:
119
Birthday:
1945-02-20
Place of birth:
Redlands, California, USA
Website:
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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

Acting

2005 Swimming with Dolphins Actor N/A
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2005 Phoenix Point Actor Spider Rico 58
Average
2002 The Thief & the Stripper Actor Shoe 58
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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
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1999 Arthurs Quest Actor Trent 58
Average
1999 Malevolence Actor Warden Walker 59
Average
1999 Joseph's Gift Actor Frank Childress N/A
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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
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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
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1997 Snide and Prejudice Actor Hermann Goering N/A
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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
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1996 American Strays Actor Oris 58
Average
1996 Precious Find Actor Sam Horton 59
Average
1996 Billy Lone Bear Actor 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
1995 Sketch Artist II: Hands That See Actor Larry Walker 58
Average
1995 Spitfire Actor Tough Guy (uncredited) 58
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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
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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

Production

1997 Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills Production Associate Producer 58
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