Brion James

Acting

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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[1] 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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Fullname:

Brion James

Date of Birth:

1945-02-20

Country:

Redlands, California, USA

Media of

Brion James

Photos (21)

Filmography of

Brion James

Found 101 movies in total

Phoenix Point

Spider Rico

... 2005

... 2000

The Operator

Vernon Woods

... 2000

... 2000

... 1999

Dirt Merchant

Detective Harry Ball

... 1999

Brown's Requiem

Cathcart

... 1998

Deadly Ransom

Bobby Rico

... 1998

Men in White

General

... 1998

... 1998

Heist

Caz

... 1998

In God's Hands

Capitaine

... 1998

Joseph's Gift

Frank Childress

... 1998

Jekyll Island

Lawton Goodyear

... 1998

Black Sea 213

Captain Killick

... 1998

The Underground

Captain Hilton

... 1997

... 1997

Back in Business

Emery Ryker

... 1997

... 1997

The Fifth Element

General Munro

... 1997

The Soft Kill

Ben McCarthy

... 1997

... 1996

Precious Find

Sam Horton

... 1996

... 1996

Evil Obsession

Stavinski

... 1996

... 1996

... 1995

Nature of the Beast

Sheriff Gordon

... 1995

Cyberjack

Nassim

... 1995

Dominion

Lynwood

... 1995

Steel Frontier

General J.W. Quantrell

... 1995

... 1995

Spitfire

Tough Guy (uncredited)

... 1995

Hong Kong 97

Simon Alexander

... 1994

Radioland Murders

Bernie King

... 1994

The Companion

Ron Cocheran

... 1994

Art Deco Detective

Jim Wexler

... 1994

Savage Land

Cyrus

... 1994

Scanner Cop

Dr. Hampton

... 1994

F.T.W.

Sheriff Rudy Morgan

... 1994

The Dark

Paul Buckner

... 1994

... 1994

Cabin Boy

Big Teddy

... 1994

Future Shock

Jack Porter

... 1994

Precious Victims

Agent Jimmy Bivens

... 1993

Striking Distance

Det. Eddie Eiler

... 1993

Showdown

Vice Principal Kowalski

... 1993

Time Runner

Neila

... 1993

... 1993

Nemesis

Maritz

... 1992

Frogtown II

Prof. Tanzer

... 1992

Black Magic

Tom McKay

... 1992

Wishman

Staten Jack Rose

... 1992

The Player

Joel Levison

... 1992

Ultimate Desires

Wolfgang Friedman

... 1991

... 1991

Mom

Nestor Duvalier

... 1991

Another 48 Hrs.

Ben Kehoe

... 1990

Street Asylum

Reverend Mony

... 1990

Tango & Cash

Requin

... 1989

... 1989

Circles in a Forest

Mr. Patterson

... 1989

Mutator

David Allen

... 1989

The Horror Show

Max Jenke

... 1989

Nightmare at Noon

The Albino

... 1988

... 1988

Red Heat

Streak

... 1988

The Wrong Guys

Glen Grunski

... 1988

D.O.A.

Detective Ulmer

... 1988

Cherry 2000

Stacy

... 1987

Steel Dawn

Tark

... 1987

Red Scorpion

Krasnov

... 1987

Armed and Dangerous

Anthony Lazarus

... 1986

Amazing Stories

Willie Joe

... 1986

Annihilator

Alien Leader

... 1986

Enemy Mine

Stubbs

... 1985

Flesh + Blood

Karsthans

... 1985

Silverado

Hobart

... 1985

Crimewave

Arthur Coddish

... 1985

A Breed Apart

Peyton

... 1984

... 1983

48 Hrs.

Ben Kehoe

... 1982

City Dragon

Billy Boy Burns

... 1982

Blade Runner

Leon Kowalski

... 1982

... 1981

... 1981

... 1981

... 1981

... 1981

The Jazz Singer

Man in Bar

... 1980

Wholly Moses

Guard at Banquet

... 1980

Corvette Summer

Wayne's Car Wash Henchman

... 1978

... 1977

Nickelodeon

Bailiff

... 1976

Bound for Glory

Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border

... 1976

... 1976

The Kansas City Massacre

Homer Van Meter

... 1975