Cast
Brion James
Acting
Cast
Brion James
Known for
Acting
Born
1945-02-20
From
Redlands, California, USA
Died
1999-08-07
Also known as Brian James
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.
The Fifth Element
as General Munro
Blade Runner
as Leon
The Player
as Joel Levison
Silverado
as Hobart
Striking Distance
as Eddie Eiler
Tango & Cash
as Requin
48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
Red Heat
as Streak
Enemy Mine
as Stubbs
Another 48 Hrs.
as Ben Kehoe
Southern Comfort
as Trapper
Nemesis
as Maritz
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Crapshooter
Hard Times
as Man (uncredited)
Flesh + Blood
as Karsthans
Armed and Dangerous
as Anthony Lazarus
Corvette Summer
as Wayne's Car Wash Henchman
Amazing Stories
as Willie Joe
Crimewave
as Arthur Coddish
D.O.A.
as Detective Ulmer
Red Scorpion
as Krasnov
Steel Frontier
as General J.W. Quantrell
Radioland Murders
as Bernie King
Cherry 2000
as Stacy
Cabin Boy
as Big Teddy
Heist
as Caz
Annihilator
as Alien Leader
The Jazz Singer
as Man in Bar
A Breed Apart
as Peyton
Steel Dawn
as Tark
KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park
as Guard
Nickelodeon
as Bailiff
Future Shock
as Jack Porter
Scanner Cop
as Dr. Hampton
Showdown
as Vice Principal Kowalski
Arthurs Quest
as Trent
The Horror Show
as Max Jenke
Hong Kong 97
as Simon Alexander
Mutator
as David Allen
The Wrong Guys
as Glen Grunski
The King Is Alive
as Ashley
Love Among Thieves
as Andre
Treasure of Matecumbe
as Roustabout
Bound for Glory
as Pick Up Truck Driver at the Border
Harry and Walter Go to New York
as Hayseed
Time Runner
as Neila
Nature of the Beast
as Sheriff Gordon
The Operator
as Vernon Woods
Brain Smasher... A Love Story
as Brown
The Killing Jar
as Dr. Vincent Garret
Brown's Requiem
as Cathcart
Wishman
as Staten Jack Rose
The Companion
as Ron Cocheran
Hear No Evil
as Billy Boy Burns
Blue Sunshine
as Tony
Diplomatic Siege
as Stubbs
Enid Is Sleeping
as Trucker
Rio Diablo
as Jake Walker
Nightmare at Noon
as The Albino
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as Larry Walker
Indecent Behavior III
as Andy Cowens (uncredited)
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
as Captain Rogers
Joseph's Gift
as Frank Childress
F.T.W.
as Sheriff Rudy Morgan
The Kansas City Massacre
as Homer Van Meter
Wholly Moses
as Guard at Banquet
The Soft Kill
as Ben McCarthy
Conquest of the Earth
as Willy
American Strays
as Oris
Precious Find
as Sam Horton
Assault on Dome 4
as Chairman
Dirt Merchant
as Detective Harry Ball
Savage Land
as Cyrus
In God's Hands
as Capitaine
Farewell, My Love
as Renault
The Hunter's Moon
as Sheriff Foulkes
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
as Defalice
Knight Rider 2010
as Jared
Dead Man Walking
as Decker
Mom
as Nestor Duvalier
Frogtown II
as Prof. Tanzer
Black Sea 213
as Captain Killick
Street Asylum
as Reverend Mony
The Dark
as Paul Buckner
Back in Business
as Emery Ryker
Dominion
as Lynwood
Snide and Prejudice
as Hermann Goering
Evil Obsession
as Stavinski
The Invasion of Johnson County
as Ben Jones
The Underground
as Captain Hilton
Spitfire
as Tough Guy (uncredited)
Men in White
as Air Force
Cyberjack
as Nassim
The Gambler: The Adventure Continues
as Reece
Precious Victims
as Agent Jimmy Bivens
Black Magic
as Tom McKay
Bombshell
as Donald
Deadly Ransom
as Bobby Rico
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Roy Grimes
Killing at Hell's Gate
as Turkey Jones
The Thief & the Stripper
as Shoe
Billy Lone Bear
A Place Called Truth
as Hank
Trouble in High Timber Country
as Eddie Rhodes
Flying High
as Clyde Boyer
Phoenix Point
as Spider Rico
Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller
as Monk
Malevolence
as Warden Walker
Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills
as Salvador Dali / Sam
Ultimate Desires
as Wolfgang Friedman
Z-TV
as Self
Jekyll Island
as Lawton Goodyear
Swimming with Dolphins
Circles in a Forest
as Mr. Patterson
Art Deco Detective
as Jim Wexler