Biography
Brion Howard James (February 20, 1945 β 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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Filmography
all 140
Movies 112
TV Shows 28
Voice 2
Producer 1
Swimming with Dolphins (2005)
Phoenix Point (2005)
The Thief & the Stripper (2002)
The King Is Alive (2000)
The Operator (2000)
Farewell, My Love (2000)
Diplomatic Siege (1999)
The Hunter's Moon (1999)
Dirt Merchant (1999)
Arthurs Quest (1999)
Malevolence (1999)
Joseph's Gift (1999)
Brown's Requiem (1998)
Deadly Ransom (1998)
Men in White (1998)
A Place Called Truth (1998)
Heist (1998)
In God's Hands (1998)
Jekyll Island (1998)
Black Sea 213 (1998)
The Underground (1997)
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills (1997)
Bombshell (1997)
Back in Business (1997)
The Killing Jar (1997)
Snide and Prejudice (1997)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Millennium (1996)
Assault on Dome 4 (1996)
Evil Obsession (1996)
American Strays (1996)
Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
Precious Find (1996)
The Sentinel (1996)
Billy Lone Bear (1996)
Indecent Behavior III (1995)
Nature of the Beast (1995)
Cyberjack (1995)
Dominion (1995)
Steel Frontier (1995)
The Marshal (1995)
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995)
Spitfire (1995)
Hong Kong 97 (1994)
The Soft Kill (1994)
Radioland Murders (1994)
The Companion (1994)
Art Deco Detective (1994)
Savage Land (1994)
Scanner Cop (1994)
F.T.W. (1994)
Knight Rider 2010 (1994)
Cabin Boy (1994)
Future Shock (1994)
Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993)
The Dark (1993)
Precious Victims (1993)
Striking Distance (1993)
Showdown (1993)
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
Time Runner (1993)
Rio Diablo (1993)
Nemesis (1992)
Frogtown II (1992)
Highlander: The Series (1992)
Black Magic (1992)
Wishman (1992)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
The Player (1992)
Ultimate Desires (1991)
Mom (1990)
Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Street Asylum (1990)
Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
Tango & Cash (1989)
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
Circles in a Forest (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Mutator (1989)
The Horror Show (1989)
Red Scorpion (1988)
Dead Man Walking (1988)
Nightmare at Noon (1988)
Red Heat (1988)
The Wrong Guys (1988)
D.O.A. (1988)
Cherry 2000 (1987)
Steel Dawn (1987)
Love Among Thieves (1987)
Sidekicks (1986)
Sledge Hammer! (1986)
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Amazing Stories (1986)
Annihilator (1986)
Matlock (1986)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Amazing Stories (1985)
Flesh + Blood (1985)
Silverado (1985)
Crimewave (1985)
Hunter (1984)
Miami Vice (1984)
A Breed Apart (1984)
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues (1983)
The Hitchhiker (1983)
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
The A-Team (1983)
48 Hrs. (1982)
City Dragon (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Killing at Hell's Gate (1981)
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981)
Southern Comfort (1981)
Conquest of the Earth (1981)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)
The Jazz Singer (1980)
Trouble in High Timber Country (1980)
Wholly Moses (1980)
When the Whistle Blows (1980)
Galactica 1980 (1980)
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park (1979)
Big Shamus, Little Shamus (1979)
Mork & Mindy (1978)
Flying High (1978)
Corvette Summer (1978)
Blue Sunshine (1978)
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
CHiPs (1977)
Roots (1977)
Nickelodeon (1976)
Bound for Glory (1976)
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
Treasure of Matecumbe (1976)
Harry and Walter Go to New York (1976)
The Kansas City Massacre (1975)
Hard Times (1975)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
The Waltons (1972)
Gunsmoke (1955)
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GenderMale
Birthday1945-02-20
Deathday1999-08-07 (54 years old)
Birth NameBrion Howard James
Birth PlaceRedlands, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsBrian James
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