James Handy
Acting
- Born:
- 1945-03-19
- Died:
- 2026-06-03
- Place of birth:
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
James Michael Handy (March 19, 1945 – June 3, 2026) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films and television shows since 1977. On film, he appeared as Byers in K-9 (1989) and its sequel, K-911 (1999). He later appeared in Arachnophobia (1990), Jumanji (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Logan (2017), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). His most notable television appearances are on Profiler (1997) and Alias (2002–06). On June 3, 2026, Handy was found in his front yard with multiple fatal stab wounds in his chest. The suspect, 44-year-old Michael Gledhill, Handy's girlfriend's son, was arrested and booked on a murder charge following a 911 call Gledhill made.
Known For
Filmography
Top Gun: Maverick
Street to Table
Senior Entourage
9-1-1
Woman Child
Suburbicon
Thru: The Hereafter Remains Unknown
Logan
Bad Sister
Documentary Now!
Mulaney
Touch
Lifted
Rizzoli & Isles
The Waiter
NCIS: Los Angeles
Castle
Raising the Bar
Commander in Chief
The Closer
CSI: NY
Without a Trace
The Dead Zone
UC: Undercover
Alias
Crossing Jordan
The Donor
15 Minutes
Unbreakable
K-911
Deterrence
Mary and Rhoda
Black & White
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
Third Watch
The West Wing
Time Served
L.A. Doctors
Every Dog Has Its Day
Gang Related
Murder in Mind
The Practice
EZ Streets
Early Edition
Profiler
Gone in the Night
Jumanji
Rave Review
The O.J. Simpson Story
Without Warning
ER
Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
Guarding Tess
Sudden Fury
NYPD Blue
The X-Files
Majority Rule
Obsessed
Angel Street
Melrose Place
Calendar Girl, Cop, Killer? The Bambi Bembenek Story
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Drive Like Lightning
False Arrest
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
The Rocketeer
Beverly Hills, 90210
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
Law & Order
Arachnophobia
Appearances
Wings
Unspeakable Acts
Mancuso, F.B.I.
The Preppie Murder
K-9
Quantum Leap
The Revenge of Al Capone
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Bird
Burglar
Convicted: A Mother's Story
The Room Upstairs
Hotshot
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Who Is Julia?
L.A. Law
Popeye Doyle
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
Matlock
Doubletake
Kojak: The Belarus File
Murder, She Wrote
The Verdict