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 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.

Phoenix Point
2005
Spider Rico
The Thief & the Stripper
2002
Shoe
The King Is Alive
2000
Ashley
The Operator
2000
Vernon Woods
Farewell, My Love
2000
Renault
Arthurs Quest
1999
Trent
The Hunter's Moon
1999
Sheriff Foulkes
Dirt Merchant
1999
Detective Harry Ball
Heist
1999
Caz
Diplomatic Siege
1999
Stubbs
Joseph's Gift
1999
Frank Childress
Malevolence
1999
Warden Walker
In God's Hands
1998
Capitaine
Brown's Requiem
1998
Cathcart
Deadly Ransom
1998
Bobby Rico
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
1998
Monk
Jekyll Island
1998
Lawton Goodyear
Black Sea 213
1998
Captain Killick
Men in White
1998
Air Force
A Place Called Truth
1998
Hank
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
1997
Associate Producer
The Fifth Element
1997
General Munro
Bombshell
1997
Donald
Back in Business
1997
Emery Ryker
The Underground
1997
Captain Hilton
Snide and Prejudice
1997
Hermann Goering
The Killing Jar
1997
Dr. Vincent Garret
Assault on Dome 4
1996
Chairman
Precious Find
1996
Sam Horton
American Strays
1996
Oris
Evil Obsession
1996
Stavinski
Billy Lone Bear
1996
Cyberjack
1995
Nassim
Steel Frontier
1995
General J.W. Quantrell
Dominion
1995
Lynwood
Nature of the Beast
1995
Sheriff Gordon
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995
Larry Walker
Spitfire
1995
Tough Guy (uncredited)
Indecent Behavior III
1995
Andy Cowens (uncredited)
Radioland Murders
1994
Bernie King
Cabin Boy
1994
Big Teddy
Knight Rider 2010
1994
Jared
The Soft Kill
1994
Ben McCarthy
Hong Kong 97
1994
Simon Alexander
The Companion
1994
Ron Cocheran
Savage Land
1994
Cyrus
Scanner Cop
1994
Dr. Hampton
Future Shock
1994
Jack Porter
Art Deco Detective
1994
Jim Wexler
F.T.W.
1994
Sheriff Rudy Morgan
Striking Distance
1993
Det. Eddie Eiler
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
1993
Brown
Time Runner
1993
Neila
Showdown
1993
Vice Principal Kowalski
The Dark
1993
Paul Buckner
Rio Diablo
1993
Jake Walker
Precious Victims
1993
Agent Jimmy Bivens
The Player
1992
Joel Levison
Nemesis
1992
Maritz
Frogtown II
1992
Prof. Tanzer
Black Magic
1992
Tom McKay
Wishman
1992
Staten Jack Rose
Ultimate Desires
1991
Wolfgang Friedman
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
Ben Kehoe
Street Asylum
1990
Reverend Mony
Mom
1990
Nestor Duvalier
Enid Is Sleeping
1990
Trucker
Tango & Cash
1989
Requin
Mutator
1989
David Allen
The Horror Show
1989
Max Jenke
Circles in a Forest
1989
Mr. Patterson
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
Roy Grimes
The Wrong Guys
1988
Glen Grunski
Red Scorpion
1988
Krasnov
Nightmare at Noon
1988
The Albino
Dead Man Walking
1988
Decker
Red Heat
1988
Streak
D.O.A.
1988
Detective Ulmer
Steel Dawn
1987
Tark
Cherry 2000
1987
Stacy
Love Among Thieves
1987
Andre
Armed and Dangerous
1986
Anthony Lazarus
Annihilator
1986
Alien Leader
Amazing Stories
1986
Willie Joe
Crimewave
1985
Arthur Coddish
Enemy Mine
1985
Stubbs
Flesh + Blood
1985
Karsthans
Silverado
1985
Hobart
A Breed Apart
1984
Peyton
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
1983
Reece
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983
Captain Rogers
Blade Runner
1982
Leon
48 Hrs.
1982
Ben Kehoe
Hear No Evil
1982
Billy Boy Burns
Southern Comfort
1981
Trapper
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
1981
Defalice
Killing at Hell's Gate
1981
Turkey Jones
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
Crapshooter
Trouble in High Timber Country
1980
Eddie Rhodes
Conquest of the Earth
1980
Willy
Wholly Moses
1980
Guard at Banquet
The Jazz Singer
1980
Man in Bar
Corvette Summer
1978
Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Flying High
1978
Clyde Boyer
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
1978
Guard
Blue Sunshine
1977
Tony
The Invasion of Johnson County
1976
Ben Jones
Nickelodeon
1976
Bailiff
Bound for Glory
1976
Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976
Roustabout
Harry and Walter Go to New York
1976
Hayseed
Hard Times
1975
Man (uncredited)
The Kansas City Massacre
1975
Homer Van Meter