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Brion James

Brion James

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 freque

Born

Feb 20, 1945

Redlands, California, USA

Died

Aug 07, 1999

Known For

Acting

Movies

115 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

Blade Runner
Blade Runner
1982 as Leon
★ 7.9
The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element
1997 as General Munro
★ 7.6
Striking Distance
Striking Distance
1993 as Eddie Eiler
★ 5.9
Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash
1989 as Requin
★ 6.5
The Player
The Player
1992 as Joel Levison
★ 7.2
Silverado
Silverado
1985 as Hobart
★ 6.9
Red Heat
Red Heat
1988 as Streak
★ 6.2
48 Hrs.
48 Hrs.
1982 as Ben Kehoe
★ 6.7
Flesh + Blood
Flesh + Blood
1985 as Karsthans
★ 6.6
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 as Crapshooter
★ 6.5
Cherry 2000
Cherry 2000
1987 as Stacy
★ 6.0
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singer
1980 as Man in Bar
★ 5.9
Red Scorpion
Red Scorpion
1988 as Krasnov
★ 6.0
Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort
1981 as Trapper
★ 6.9
Hard Times
Hard Times
1975 as Man (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Crimewave
Crimewave
1985 as Arthur Coddish
★ 5.5
Bound for Glory
Bound for Glory
1976 as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
★ 6.9
D.O.A.
D.O.A.
1988 as Detective Ulmer
★ 6.3
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine
1985 as Stubbs
★ 7.0
Another 48 Hrs.
Another 48 Hrs.
1990 as Ben Kehoe
★ 6.0
Radioland Murders
Radioland Murders
1994 as Bernie King
★ 5.9
Nemesis
Nemesis
1992 as Maritz
★ 5.4
Armed and Dangerous
Armed and Dangerous
1986 as Anthony Lazarus
★ 5.7
Corvette Summer
Corvette Summer
1978 as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
★ 5.4
Cabin Boy
Cabin Boy
1994 as Big Teddy
★ 5.2
Steel Frontier
Steel Frontier
1995 as General J.W. Quantrell
★ 4.7
The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys
1988 as Glen Grunski
★ 5.5
Spitfire
Spitfire
1995 as Tough Guy (uncredited)
★ 4.5
The Horror Show
The Horror Show
1989 as Max Jenke
★ 5.3
Mom
Mom
1990 as Nestor Duvalier
★ 5.3
Steel Dawn
Steel Dawn
1987 as Tark
★ 5.0
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983 as Captain Rogers
★ 6.9
Wholly Moses
Wholly Moses
1980 as Guard at Banquet
★ 4.7
Annihilator
Annihilator
1986 as Alien Leader
★ 5.0
Treasure of Matecumbe
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976 as Roustabout
★ 6.5
Rio Diablo
Rio Diablo
1993 as Jake Walker
★ 4.7
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon
1976 as Bailiff
★ 6.1
Knight Rider 2010
Knight Rider 2010
1994 as Jared
★ 4.5
Time Runner
Time Runner
1993 as Neila
★ 4.1
Conquest of the Earth
Conquest of the Earth
1980 as Willy
★ 6.5
The Hunter's Moon
The Hunter's Moon
1999 as Sheriff Foulkes
★ 4.8
F.T.W.
F.T.W.
1994 as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
★ 4.6
Blue Sunshine
Blue Sunshine
1977 as Tony
★ 5.7
Harry and Walter Go to New York
★ 5.7
Mutator
Mutator
1989 as David Allen
★ 3.3
American Strays
American Strays
1996 as Oris
★ 5.5
Showdown
Showdown
1993 as Vice Principal Kowalski
★ 5.8
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
★ 5.2
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997 as Salvador Dali / Sam
★ 3.7
Scanner Cop
Scanner Cop
1994 as Dr. Hampton
★ 5.7
Hong Kong 97
Hong Kong 97
1994 as Simon Alexander
★ 5.3
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
★ 5.1
Love Among Thieves
Love Among Thieves
1987 as Andre
★ 6.1
Enid Is Sleeping
Enid Is Sleeping
1990 as Trucker
★ 4.7
A Breed Apart
A Breed Apart
1984 as Peyton
★ 5.7
Brown's Requiem
Brown's Requiem
1998 as Cathcart
★ 4.4
The Companion
The Companion
1994 as Ron Cocheran
★ 4.9
Malevolence
Malevolence
1999 as Warden Walker
★ 6.0
The King Is Alive
The King Is Alive
2000 as Ashley
★ 5.5
The Killing Jar
The Killing Jar
1997 as Dr. Vincent Garret
★ 4.0
Frogtown II
Frogtown II
1992 as Prof. Tanzer
★ 3.3
Arthurs Quest
Arthurs Quest
1999 as Trent
★ 2.8
Heist
Heist
1999 as Caz
Men in White
Men in White
1998 as Air Force
★ 3.4
The Soft Kill
The Soft Kill
1994 as Ben McCarthy
★ 3.2
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
1986 as Willie Joe
★ 6.3
Street Asylum
Street Asylum
1990 as Reverend Mony
★ 4.5
Circles in a Forest
Circles in a Forest
1989 as Mr. Patterson
★ 5.5
Snide and Prejudice
Snide and Prejudice
1997 as Hermann Goering
★ 4.5
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
★ 5.0
Flying High
Flying High
1978 as Clyde Boyer
Indecent Behavior III
Indecent Behavior III
1995 as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
★ 4.1
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995 as Larry Walker
★ 5.9
Ultimate Desires
Ultimate Desires
1991 as Wolfgang Friedman
★ 3.4
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981 as Defalice
★ 4.5
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
★ 6.8
Savage Land
Savage Land
1994 as Cyrus
★ 1.0
Future Shock
Future Shock
1994 as Jack Porter
★ 3.8
Nature of the Beast
Nature of the Beast
1995 as Sheriff Gordon
★ 5.9
Dirt Merchant
Dirt Merchant
1999 as Detective Harry Ball
★ 2.8
Precious Victims
Precious Victims
1993 as Agent Jimmy Bivens
★ 7.0
Trouble in High Timber Country
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980 as Eddie Rhodes
Black Sea 213
Black Sea 213
1998 as Captain Killick
★ 4.6
Precious Find
Precious Find
1996 as Sam Horton
★ 5.3
Farewell, My Love
Farewell, My Love
2000 as Renault
★ 2.8
Dominion
Dominion
1995 as Lynwood
★ 4.2
The Underground
The Underground
1997 as Captain Hilton
★ 5.4
Wishman
Wishman
1992 as Staten Jack Rose
★ 4.3
Back in Business
Back in Business
1997 as Emery Ryker
★ 5.4
Cyberjack
Cyberjack
1995 as Nassim
★ 5.0
Black Magic
Black Magic
1992 as Tom McKay
★ 3.4
Bombshell
Bombshell
1997 as Donald
★ 3.7
Assault on Dome 4
Assault on Dome 4
1996 as Chairman
★ 3.4
The Kansas City Massacre
The Kansas City Massacre
1975 as Homer Van Meter
★ 4.7
Killing at Hell's Gate
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981 as Turkey Jones
★ 6.0
Jekyll Island
Jekyll Island
1998 as Lawton Goodyear
★ 8.7
Nightmare at Noon
Nightmare at Noon
1988 as The Albino
★ 4.5
Evil Obsession
Evil Obsession
1996 as Stavinski
★ 3.5
The Operator
The Operator
2000 as Vernon Woods
★ 3.4
The Invasion of Johnson County
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976 as Ben Jones
★ 6.5
A Place Called Truth
A Place Called Truth
1998 as Hank
★ 2.3
Diplomatic Siege
Diplomatic Siege
1999 as Stubbs
★ 4.2
In God's Hands
In God's Hands
1998 as Capitaine
★ 4.7
Hear No Evil
Hear No Evil
1982 as Billy Boy Burns
★ 4.0
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989 as Roy Grimes
★ 9.5
The Dark
The Dark
1993 as Paul Buckner
★ 4.9
Deadly Ransom
Deadly Ransom
1998 as Bobby Rico
★ 8.0
Joseph's Gift
Joseph's Gift
1999 as Frank Childress
The Thief & the Stripper
★ 3.8
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking
1988 as Decker
★ 3.6
Art Deco Detective
Art Deco Detective
1994 as Jim Wexler
★ 5.2
Phoenix Point
Phoenix Point
2005 as Spider Rico
★ 2.2
movie
Z-TV
1989 as Self
Billy Lone Bear
★ 6.0