Brion James
Acting
- Born:
- 1945-02-20
- Died:
- 1999-08-07
- Place of birth:
- Redlands, California, USA
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brion James, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Swimming with Dolphins
Phoenix Point
The Thief & the Stripper
The King Is Alive
The Operator
Farewell, My Love
Diplomatic Siege
The Hunter's Moon
Dirt Merchant
Arthurs Quest
Malevolence
Joseph's Gift
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
Brown's Requiem
Deadly Ransom
Men in White
A Place Called Truth
Heist
In God's Hands
Jekyll Island
The Magnificent Seven
Amazing Stories: The Movie III
Black Sea 213
The Underground
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
Bombshell
Back in Business
The Killing Jar
Snide and Prejudice
The Fifth Element
Millennium
Assault on Dome 4
Evil Obsession
American Strays
Superman: The Animated Series
Precious Find
The Sentinel
Billy Lone Bear
Indecent Behavior III
Nature of the Beast
Cyberjack
Dominion
Steel Frontier
The Marshal
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Spitfire
Hong Kong 97
The Soft Kill
Radioland Murders
The Companion
Art Deco Detective
Savage Land
Scanner Cop
F.T.W.
Knight Rider 2010
Future Shock
Cabin Boy
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
The Dark
Precious Victims
Striking Distance
Showdown
Walker, Texas Ranger
Time Runner
Rio Diablo
Nemesis
Frogtown II
Highlander: The Series
Black Magic
Renegade
Wishman
Batman: The Animated Series
The Player
Ultimate Desires
Mom
Another 48 Hrs.
Street Asylum
Enid Is Sleeping
Tango & Cash
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Circles in a Forest
Tales from the Crypt
Mutator
The Horror Show
Z-TV
Red Scorpion
Dead Man Walking
Nightmare at Noon
Red Heat
The Wrong Guys
D.O.A.
Cherry 2000
Steel Dawn
Love Among Thieves
Sidekicks
Sledge Hammer!
Armed and Dangerous
Amazing Stories
Annihilator
Matlock
Enemy Mine
Amazing Stories
Flesh + Blood
Silverado
Crimewave
Hunter
Miami Vice
A Breed Apart
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
The Hitchhiker
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
The A-Team
48 Hrs.
Hear No Evil
Blade Runner
American Playhouse
Killing at Hell's Gate
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
Southern Comfort
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Conquest of the Earth
The Jazz Singer
Trouble in High Timber Country
Wholly Moses
When the Whistle Blows
Galactica 1980
Big Shamus, Little Shamus
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
Mork & Mindy
Flying High
Corvette Summer
Blue Sunshine
The Incredible Hulk
CHiPs
Roots
Nickelodeon
Bound for Glory
Quincy, M.E.
The Invasion of Johnson County
Treasure of Matecumbe
Harry and Walter Go to New York
The Kansas City Massacre
Hard Times
The Rockford Files
Little House on the Prairie
The Waltons
The F.B.I.
Gunsmoke
New Line: Independent Legacies